Does anyone have any recommendation for anyone that make a RTR Loco - O Scale - 2 Rail with a camera?
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I think that's a long shot. First off, 2-rail O-scale is usually the domain of the more highly detailed scale locomotives, and I've never heard the term RTR used for any of them. In addition, I'm not aware of any O-gauge locomotive, be it 2-rail or 3-rail that has a camera from the factory.
Way long ago Lionel made one that was called rail scope in 3rail and HO. I think we still have one hanging around the store. Plus you also had to buy the monitor that went with it. As I recall it was marginal at best.
I've seen small cameras at a lot of shows. Also I remember seeing plans for a car that could hold a Flip camera. I would just look up mini cameras.
Ralph
I've seen small cameras at a lot of shows. Also I remember seeing plans for a car that could hold a Flip camera. I would just look up mini cameras.
Ralph
Way long ago Lionel made one that was called rail scope in 3rail and HO. I think we still have one hanging around the store. Plus you also had to buy the monitor that went with it.
NO the monitor was a separate sale item. I have the Lionel Railscope and caboose but no monitor. Railscope can work with any TV.
Wasn't it just black and white also?
Ralph
Ralph
Yes it was, expensive and flaky!
I used a small 2.4ghz camera from eBay, I currently have one in a snowplow that I push around at shows. I bring a monitor to display what the train sees. I have a couple more cameras, and I'm going to mount one in an engine (when I find the right one), and one in a boxcar or other rolling stock up high so it gets a view over the train.
Originally Posted by Ralph4014:
Wasn't it just black and white also?
Ralph
Ralph
Yes, and the signal transmission was through the rail. Back in the day, cutting edge. Today junk. I have one. I didn't buy the monitor either.
When the LCCA convention was held in Detroit many years ago, Dick Kughn had a Standard gauge set running at his CarRail Museum. It had a large color camera with a visible antenna mounted in a car with a 32" TV in the room.
Railscope had only been out for a year or two and as mentioned above was truly junk, but THIS was really neat!
I would love to have 2-3 big flat screen TV's and a small room with simulated engine controls installed so we could operate an actual loco on our layout using this simulator.
Dang it I'm going to do it!
Chuck
Originally Posted by Rail Dawg:
I would love to have 2-3 big flat screen TV's and a small room with simulated engine controls installed so we could operate an actual loco on our layout using this simulator.
Dang it I'm going to do it!
Chuck
It's done all the time in Japan at train shows.
Yet another reason to visit the 0 gauge layout of the San Diego Model RR in Balboa CA museum.
They have a camera equipted RDC which projects its travels on a large TV screen in the visitors section. Very slick presentation.
