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Re: MOC: Motorized Cows
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lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 3 Aug 2004 20:40:48 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Erik Amzallag wrote:
   The system is simple : an RCX and a light sensor which detects the train, and a micromotor to turn the head.

That’s exceedingly cool. But since I don’t have an RCX, it makes me wonder whether something similar could be done without it. Perhaps a small lever that’s pressed by the train as it goes past, which is connected by a hidden string to the heads? Or something that uses the weight of the train on the tracks?

Probably not as easy or as good as using RCX, but it makes one wonder...

Anyway, super job!



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  Re: MOC: Motorized Cows
 
I missed the initial post the first time I read about this, but my first thought was magnets. My wife (a non-AFOL) thought magnets too when I showed her the video. I've noticed the train magnets are strong enough to make the magnets twitch on trains (...) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)

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  MOC: Motorized Cows
 
Hi everybody I presented a "little" but really fun MOC at BricMania, July 24 and 25th, France two cows who watch the trains run. If you did'nt see them, watch these videos to have an idea on what I will speak here : (3 URLs) The idea : The idea is (...) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !! 

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