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  • gambort
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  • May 30, 2012
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  • LEGO, Models, ,
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    • While the immediate use of Masao Hidaka‘s clever device may not be apparent to non train fan readers, I hope that the ingenious basic principles will be. Basically it’s an all mechanical, close to all ‘system’ system for changing which path a train will take, based on the position of the red dot. So much elegant engineering here and I hope it might inspire even better approaches to this and similar problems.

    Thanks RAILBRICKS.

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    3 Responses to “Automated points switch”

    1. Tromas Says:
      May 30th, 2012 at 3:54 pm

      That is absolutely brilliant! Incredibly ingenious!!

    2. Duq Says:
      May 31st, 2012 at 3:32 am

      Brilliant! This can be very usefull on a layout, for example to make freight trains go one way and passenger trains go the other way.

    3. jediknight219 Says:
      June 1st, 2012 at 8:52 am

      What about a PF train where you can control the position of the red dot using the remote control?