FALLER Playtrain

[Marco_4124]

Any users of FALLER Playtrain on this forum? (just curious).

[Rasputin]

that is the type of trolley I would like Geobra to make

[playmofire]

There have been a number on eBay recently which I have been tempted to bid on and I ha a couple of trucks once.

[Marco_4124]

Please note that FALLER Playtrain is based on 0-scale, and that the track width is smaller.

[playmofire]

Please note that FALLER Playtrain is based on 0-scale, and that the track width is smaller.

That I found out with the trucks!   

[Marco_4124]

On YouTube is this movie about a FALLER Playtrain garden layout. Some models are modified.

[playmofire]

Thanks for the link, it's an interesting video.

The railbus has been nicely painted, as have the steam loco and the carriage.  It's a very smart livery, green and white/cream.

The overhead view of the railbus with the side tipper wagons is good.

I like the uncoupler and wish Playmobil had made on like that, even if it were manually operated.

[Marco_4124]

I like the uncoupler and wish Playmobil had made on like that, even if it were manually operated.

You don't need a uncoupler with Playmobil trains. Each Playmobil wagon has a button on top of the coupling hook. Press them in both, and the cars will uncouple. This is a little addition that the LGB coupling does not have.

[playmofire]

I'm wanting to uncouple a wagon or carriage "automatically" as the train passes by rather than stopping it and uncoupling it by hand.  The LGB coupler works better with the LGB style couplings which were also used on the original Playmobil rolling stock than it does with the current Playmobil couplings.

[highlandcattle]

Hi, I love the faller playtrain. The intercity bus is clearly made for Playmobil clickies. The plastic quality is less solid then playmobil however. I plan to rescale my bus to playmobil scale but havent done so

Here is a thread were we discussed faller etrains a couple of years ago:
http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=2142.0