The Underground Ernie Rotating Billboard arrived today courtesy of Nigels all the way from the UK. And thank you Nigels for including the engine, Joella, that was a nice surprise. He is an unusual looking fellow and I look forward to getting inside of him to see his mechanics.
The Billboard is fantastic and in addition to the pictures below, you can see more of this set by visiting Nigels Thread here https://www.blueplastictracks.com/showth...ight=Ernie
The graphics on the 3 sided Billboard are great. I think it may be easy to print out my own graphics using the full sized Avery stick on paper, stick it on in one piece then slice out the gapes between the rotating bars. I also have some bright ideas about lighting the Billboard (get it....bright idea...ha)
Although regular Tomy tracks fit perfectly to the Station and PlaKids look pretty good in there too, I did have to make a very small modification to the female track connector to accommodate either a Plarail Subway or Clear tunnels as they have small tabs at the connection points. I think some lights on the inside of the Station would look nice.
The Billboard can be used by itself but wouldn't automatically operate because the is a built in button in the track. The Billboard would work by turning the switch to the On possition as opposed to Auto or Off. I will be taking it apart to see if I can quiet the motor and gearing down. Its not really that noisy, but I may be able to quiet it a little with some White Lithium Grease.
Big thanks to Nigels for getting me one of these very neat scenic pieces, I owe ya one. I am sure that once it makes it into one of my YouTube videos it will generate much interest.
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The Billboard is fantastic and in addition to the pictures below, you can see more of this set by visiting Nigels Thread here https://www.blueplastictracks.com/showth...ight=Ernie
The graphics on the 3 sided Billboard are great. I think it may be easy to print out my own graphics using the full sized Avery stick on paper, stick it on in one piece then slice out the gapes between the rotating bars. I also have some bright ideas about lighting the Billboard (get it....bright idea...ha)
Although regular Tomy tracks fit perfectly to the Station and PlaKids look pretty good in there too, I did have to make a very small modification to the female track connector to accommodate either a Plarail Subway or Clear tunnels as they have small tabs at the connection points. I think some lights on the inside of the Station would look nice.
The Billboard can be used by itself but wouldn't automatically operate because the is a built in button in the track. The Billboard would work by turning the switch to the On possition as opposed to Auto or Off. I will be taking it apart to see if I can quiet the motor and gearing down. Its not really that noisy, but I may be able to quiet it a little with some White Lithium Grease.
Big thanks to Nigels for getting me one of these very neat scenic pieces, I owe ya one. I am sure that once it makes it into one of my YouTube videos it will generate much interest.
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