by Czar » Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:43 am
Actually I was thinking maybe the ability to back up a short distance - to pick up the cars. It could also use some of Carrera's sound technology to make the sound of air brakes, rattling chains, and/or a winch. There is nothing in the Carrera system (that I know of) that would allow this kind of feature. Maybe a simple switch with a secondary chip on the truck to activate the reverse motor - then controlled by the controller plunger for backward movement. The chip modification would also reduce the speed significantly so you could control backing up. It could also activate that annoying "beep - beep - beep" of a truck in reverse. In addition to the sounds of chains, there could also be additional radio chatter in the background. I'm sure there is enough room inside the cab to place a speaker, etc. Since the windows are blacked out, this might be a good vehicle to have a ready made camera mount inside. Or, if you want to take it even further... how about a FPV (First Person View) camera with virtual reality?