OO gauge Oxford Diecast Ford Transit Mk 5 converted to the Faller Car System

This is a video of an OO gauge (1:76 scale) Oxford Diecast Ford Transit Mk 5 converted to run on an analogue Faller Car System layout. It has a genuine Faller motor and steering, a rechargeable battery, a charging socket and reed switch for stopping and parking.

[@danielwright4109]

How do you get the cars to move on there own

[@merryweatherscalevehicles]

Thanks for your enquiry. The cars run on the Faller Car System, which is a metal wire embedded in the road. The steering has a copper arm with a magnet which follows the wire. The cars use Faller parts to motorize the British cars at the correct British scale/gauge for model railways. Stopping is via a reed switch in the car, which is activated my electro magnets under the road. My layout is Arduino controlled, so I have my hands free to film them. I will soon be doing a demo of how I convert them. Of course you don't have to put them on a model railway. This is a model roadway after all.

[@thebandit1324]

​@@merryweatherscalevehicles any news on when you are gonna be doing a video on how to convert them ? And one other question. Do you know the best way to remove the wheels from the shafts on oxford diecast cars. do they unscrew or do you carefully yank them off with pliers ?

[@merryweatherscalevehicles]

Sorry for the late reply. I've been busy with work. To get the wheels off an Oxford Diecast model I take the body off and I use a pair of strong tweezers and lever them off carefully.