DCC in a motorcar??


CbarM

HO all the way!
Hey guys,

I know just having a motorcar on the layout somewhere is not to common, but have any of you ever thought of or have installed a DCC decoder in one? Im thinking it could be powered with Z scale components and an N scale decoder may fit. Whats your opinions?
 
There are HO 1/87 scale remote control vehicles that have been made and which you can watch on Youtube. But, I have yet to see any that appear overly realistic in their movements. These two are probably among the best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUMZq4Sgo_0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-0Gz71CPM8

You could do construction or farm equipment as well as trucks too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpEhYmIOFpA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY-NqJhARng
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSfueJqNygE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYXbhX-tVec

In the last video, you might notice that without a differential, the truck tends to want to go straight regardless of how hard the front wheels are turned.

Heres a video on building an HO scale RC truck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUWakIEMcRc
 
I had two of those Jeep "Woody" track inspection cars that ran on DC, but there was no room for a decoder.. The motor took up just about all the interior space ...
A larger vehicle may give more room inside ?
 
This lil guy is DCC, BLI made and I think it was less than a hundred bucks!
DSCF4454.jpgRuns great and looks cool doing it!
DSCF4456.jpgMy wife "claimed" it when it hit the layout, it's "her" car now!
 
I installed DCC / sound with a stay alive capacitor AND front and rear lights in a Ford high rail truck ! It's do-able depending on the vehicle you are working with.

Mark.
 
Thats cool ^^ I gotta see about gettin me one of those!

Thanks, "Hi-Rail Motorized Vehicle, ATSF 1929 Track Inspection Sedan DC/DCC,HO" Brass Construction.

I got mine from Joe at Factory Direct Trains, great guy, excellent customer service! This truck is a Bachman, also DC/DCC.
DSCF4463.jpg
DSCF4460.jpgThe crane moves and it has lights.
 
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I installed DCC / sound with a stay alive capacitor AND front and rear lights in a Ford high rail truck ! It's do-able depending on the vehicle you are working with.

Mark.

Wow!! Got pics?? Where did you get a sound decoder for something like that...or does the Ford have a 645 turbo buried under the hood? LOL
 
This is great. So many cool ideas of what can be done Coke to mind.
Can you get the stearing parts. What about the remote control and receivers. Where do these come from.

Dave
 



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