Mike Hord wrote:
>>(Magic) smoke? - A bit tough to make it last for any length of time though!
>>maybe a chemical eng. type could advise here. I do remember smoke kits
>>fitted to electric trains.
>>Train sounding noises?
>>Sparks? - or at least a flashing white/orange/red led combo somewhere
>>inside the funnel - it is a steam train isn't it?
>>
>>RP
> 
> 
> I think smoke might be a bit much, given the time frame.  It's not a steam 
> train, either. :-(

Rats.
Smoke is easy. Radio Shaft sells fog glycol. A ni-cad cell
charged by the track and you have the current reserve needed
to heat a nichrome wire hot enough to boil the glycol and make
smoke.

> I do like the ideas mentioned by others of adding IR remote control, and
> of starting the train slowly and adding a sound effects module.  The
> Radio Shack sound module seems especially promising.  Thanks for the

Except that it was a 28 pin DIP.

Hallmark had some cheap greeting cards that you could record
your own message on. Cheap and ready to go.

Robert

_______________________________________________
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist