If you are using a loco with a c sized battery you can use a ‘Mr Motorman’ to remotely control your train, I bought one of these but I found it to be more hassle than it was worth - it’s rarely used now. We just set them off and watch,
I don’t think anyone has mentioned yet but plarail trains and Trackmaster 1 trains can both run on the old Trackmaster 1 track and the plarail blue track. in my opinion the Trackmaster 1 track is the best looking track, although the plarail blue track works better, is most versatile and has more options regarding points & other ‘special’ track features like tunnels, elevations, auto-change points & levelcrossings. I have no experience with the Trackmaster 2 track but it looks a bit flimsy/flexible to me,
As for noisy trains, I find that the plarail locos are much quieter than their Trackmaster 1 counterparts. Trackmaster 2 trains are quiet too but don’t get good traction on the old track so the amount of rolling stock they can pull is much reduced. They are also faster. For me personally the best locos are plarail engines
Plarail/Trackmaster are great for kids my kids play with them and don’t look after them! The amount of times I’ve found a train stalled against a skirting board! Another good thing about the Trackmaster 1 / plarail is that when the loco is switched off the drive is disengaged meaning the kids can push them along. They are designed primarily for children so they are hardy!
(This post was last modified: 10-31-2017, 05:32 PM by Tramp.)
I don’t think anyone has mentioned yet but plarail trains and Trackmaster 1 trains can both run on the old Trackmaster 1 track and the plarail blue track. in my opinion the Trackmaster 1 track is the best looking track, although the plarail blue track works better, is most versatile and has more options regarding points & other ‘special’ track features like tunnels, elevations, auto-change points & levelcrossings. I have no experience with the Trackmaster 2 track but it looks a bit flimsy/flexible to me,
As for noisy trains, I find that the plarail locos are much quieter than their Trackmaster 1 counterparts. Trackmaster 2 trains are quiet too but don’t get good traction on the old track so the amount of rolling stock they can pull is much reduced. They are also faster. For me personally the best locos are plarail engines
Plarail/Trackmaster are great for kids my kids play with them and don’t look after them! The amount of times I’ve found a train stalled against a skirting board! Another good thing about the Trackmaster 1 / plarail is that when the loco is switched off the drive is disengaged meaning the kids can push them along. They are designed primarily for children so they are hardy!