lionel and mth technology of the 2030s

I'd like to see a working catenary train set.

Page; you may be closer to the truth than we can imagine.  Looking back 20 years ago, we never could have guessed one could control a whole layout with lots of trains with a little flat thing with no physical buttons, levers, or knobs.  Keep your imagination working, and maybe you will have a part in seeing it come true!!

Possibilities....On-board battery power dominant.  Third rail obsolete.  Theater surround-sound.   Wireless uncoupling....any car/engine...anywhere.  First Person View (FPV) cab camera control option (anyone else seen this feature on drones demonstrated??  Incredible!!).  BTO 3d printing commonplace.

And, as King Mongkut of Siam once famously pronounced....."Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera!"

KD

Well if I could "imagine" trains, then I couldn't lose my "train" of thought....

Page, sounds like you have watched "Back To The Future" too many times. LOL. Seriously it could happen that way some day. Star Trek with William Shatner as Capt. Kirk brought us the cell phone about 20 years later.

Lee Fritz

I hope the quality improves along with the technology.  I hope your older self sees lower prices too.

dkdkrd posted:

Possibilities....On-board battery power dominant.  Third rail obsolete.  Theater surround-sound.   Wireless uncoupling....any car/engine...anywhere.  First Person View (FPV) cab camera control option (anyone else seen this feature on drones demonstrated??  Incredible!!).  BTO 3d printing commonplace.

And, as King Mongkut of Siam once famously pronounced....."Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera!"

KD

I'm onboard with this!  Add in some Virtual reality gesture control from the cab view so you could gesture just like operating a real locomotive while you watch your model correspond.  Think Minority Report.  I would also like to see more module customization in the software for sounds.  For example, you could recorded your own sound track for a particular locomotive or bell or whistle, and then upload it into the locomotive's command control and have it be the default sound.  Think of the possibilities for replacing the default station sounds or freight yard sounds or even startup or shutdown extended sequences. 

I'd love custom sounds, but making a sound be realistic for other than simple bell and single tone whistle will be difficult.  Think of the prime mover sound for a diesel or the various labor sounds for steamers.  That isn't going to be easy for someone to record and slap into a sound card.  Maybe when we can synthesize more accurate sounds it would be easier...

Ironhorseman posted:

dkdkrd posted:

Possibilities....On-board battery power dominant.  Third rail obsolete.  Theater surround-sound.   Wireless uncoupling....any car/engine...anywhere.  First Person View (FPV) cab camera control option (anyone else seen this feature on drones demonstrated??  Incredible!!).  BTO 3d printing commonplace.

And, as King Mongkut of Siam once famously pronounced....."Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera!"

KD

I'm onboard with this!  Add in some Virtual reality gesture control from the cab view so you could gesture just like operating a real locomotive while you watch your model correspond.  Think Minority Report.  I would also like to see more module customization in the software for sounds.  For example, you could recorded your own sound track for a particular locomotive or bell or whistle, and then upload it into the locomotive's command control and have it be the default sound.  Think of the possibilities for replacing the default station sounds or freight yard sounds or even startup or shutdown extended sequences. 

i'm on board with these especialy the 3d printing thing and maybe take it a step further

build a train on  an app and transfer it as a hologram to your layout 

no more running out of room to store trains on shelves or in boxes when not in use

and maybe more cheaper and attractive to young folk like myself

Maybe they will finally figure out how to prevent the zinc pests.

MDuppy posted:

Maybe they will finally figure out how to prevent the zinc pests.

what are those

I can see you in a virtual reality, getting dirty hot and sweaty and ready for the shower after a session!

paigetrain posted:

 

do you think we will have stuff like that in the 2030s from lionel or MTH 

 

 

I sure hope not.......

According to posts here it will have to be Menards since Lionel and MTH will not be around.

Rod Miller