Nigel Burbidge
Hi Nick
Possibly somewhat harsh to call it cheating. The fact our models are propelled by electric motors and remotely operated rather than controlled by someone standing in the cab is all accepted as the norm, not cheating. As you rightly point out, it is a question of creating a theatrical illusion, which can be created using a mixture of techniques, some of which you have pointed to in your posts. So long as disbelief is sufficiently suspended through these artifices everyone is happy!
cheers
Nigel