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Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Nordsee on November 14, 2010, 05:08:50 pm

Title: Moving crew figures.
Post by: Nordsee on November 14, 2010, 05:08:50 pm
While at a local Model Railway shop I saw some figures, for HO guage I believe, and they moved!! A man with a shovel filled a cement mixer, one with a pickaxe worked, quite amazing! Not cheap, but on an appropiate scaled model something different Any of you members seen them as well?
Title: Re: Moving crew figures.
Post by: essex2visuvesi on November 15, 2010, 06:46:36 am
yes i beleive they are made by a german company Viessmann.... theres several to choose from here
http://www.viessmann-modell.com/index.php?lang=en&show=shop&cPath=32&cat=c127_eMotion%20%C2%96%20Moving%20world.html
Title: Re: Moving crew figures.
Post by: Bunkerbarge on November 15, 2010, 08:02:40 am
The choice of subject certainly appears to be creative.  I'm not sure what sort of mind would want to incorporate some of those into a railway layout.

Pretty amazing though to be able to generate movement at that scale.
Title: Re: Moving crew figures.
Post by: Lord Bungle on November 15, 2010, 11:38:53 am
I wonder how many models will now appear with the couple in the bed or on the blanket on them somewhere  {-)
Title: Re: Moving crew figures.
Post by: davidm1945 on November 15, 2010, 12:57:21 pm
I model in 1/24th scale.......Hmmmm!

No, perhaps not.  %)

Dave.
Title: Re: Moving crew figures.
Post by: Netleyned on November 15, 2010, 02:18:36 pm
Bed Springers?

Ned
Title: Re: Moving crew figures.
Post by: roycv on November 18, 2010, 05:24:21 pm
I saw a working shovel digger fully working, crane in OO gauge.  It was loading 'sand' into railway wagons on a model railway layout. The kit was about $800.00  It was superb!
regards Roy
Title: Re: Moving crew figures.
Post by: Guy Bagley on November 18, 2010, 06:02:56 pm
we animate little lego figures.... approx 1 to 45 scale.... it can be done... where there is a will there is a way .....

helps with the company picking up the cost too !