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  1. woodenhead
    Flat Earthers - people who take Rule 1 just that bit too far.
  2. woodenhead
    Or maybe just to do a 16 tonner to this standard - I am sure people will buy them.
  3. woodenhead
    That also sounds a much more interesting way to get to Hammersmith from Euston avoiding going outside of the station or venturing down into the underground at such a crowded spot though half of the people using the underground at Paddington appear to use the Bakerloo platforms!
  4. woodenhead
    So you just need those centre headcode 37s now @Accurascale Fran for a good South Wales vibe. I reckon those boys at Revolution will be interested in shrinking these too.
  5. woodenhead
    But no push pull version unless it sells like hot cakes in normal form.
  6. woodenhead
    Correct, I saw one once, centre road as I passed on an overnight service to London for a spot of trainspotting I think at Stratford. Now did they go via Sheffield Midland or Stalybridge, Guide Bridge, Denton?
  7. woodenhead
    Or perhaps it was stuck behind one on yellows all the way.
  8. woodenhead
    Just realised this thread was about the rail controller software as well, should just have started a new topic really shouldn't I.
  9. woodenhead
    Not looking for automation just to run my trains. interested that it can reduce voltage for N Gauge, does this reduce the chance of burnout. I've a few early generation Dapol 26s and 27s and dodgy electrics.
  10. woodenhead
    So I am finally thinking of DCC (in N) for my next layout - as it will be end to end it seems that I may benefit from not having to put isolation everywhere to hold locos and I may like a sound loco or two. In the past I was thinking NCE Powercab as the starting point, but there are none about, Bachmann are suggesting Dynamis should be in stock soon and it seems to be a reasonable price for a starter. I just want to control trains, maybe some points and there maybe sound - nothing complicated. Will the Bachmann Dynamis meet these basics competently and in a manner than a DC luddite like myself can understand?
  11. woodenhead
    I remember seeing one at Bescot - it was my first and my dad asked if I could identify the class as it approached - I said 45 not knowing at the time 44s had doors. Imagine I lost my sh*t the first time I saw a 55, which was at KX (sorry thread drift)
  12. woodenhead

    Having watched a couple of videos this week on simply DCC conversions in N gauge I am actually considering buying some chips (of the six pin kind) and a controller.

    1. Izzy

      Izzy

      Don't skimp on decoders. Just get the budget Zimo's @ £20. MX617's. Then you'll start off with the best motor control and not waste money on second rate ones. If you have a laptop and are happy using it then for a controller get a Sprog2. (Try Coastal DCC for supplies of both or Sprog direct for the latter). Load JMRI and your away for about £60. If you have a smart phone then these can be used as wi-fi throttles with it. Possibly the cheapest way of doing it with the widest capability. Sprog + JMRI/Decoder Pro easily the best way of setting up decoders bar non whatever DCC system you use so the cost outlay is never a waste. ( The Sprog can be used as a decoder programmer or a command station).

       

      Have fun whatever!

       

      Izzy

    2. woodenhead

      woodenhead

      Thanks Izzy

       

      When I read this last week, I thought what the heck are you on about, but today I took at look at JMRI and then Sprog.

       

      For £60 plus a chip I can test this out, you wouldn't think I spend all day writing code when I seem to be such a luddite when it comes to train control.  Having looked at Bachmann Dynamis over the weekend and other budget makes of controller like NSC, Prodigy and Hornby they all seem to have downsides and none stand out.  But when I looked at Sprog today I actually saw why it is an option and why I should give it a try - even found a recent Lenovo PSU I can use for the power - 20v 4.5a - perfect for a Sprog 3.

       

      It seems daft to buy a controller when my phone and laptop are both next to the railway!

    3. Izzy

      Izzy

      Glad you think it might be of use to you. I think it's probably the best bit of DCC kit I have bought. Lots of people use them with Raspberry Pi bits to make standalone DCC systems. I am now looking at this via the new Pi 400 but I'm a bit of a numpty with all this kind of stuff. I just ride the tailcoats of others....  There is a thread in the DCC discussions section. Thanks to all the efforts of many the open source JMRI kicks most others into touch given all that is possible with it.

       

      Izzy

       

       

  13. woodenhead
    Can't be Digital - there are clearly more than two wires here:
  14. woodenhead
    Andy Y doesn't want you to miss out on the Virtual Show this weekend and has charmed BT into fixing your Interweb. Hold on, how are you communicating with this forum if you don't have some form of interweb connection even if it is in a wireless form using one of those things once known as a mobile phone.
  15. woodenhead
    One has to hope that the disappearance of EOI for a King on KR Models is a sign that perhaps there was some sort of tooling started and perhaps there could be an EFEing King one day too.
  16. woodenhead
    No King either now - no N gauge at all.
  17. woodenhead
    Hope there are no gaps in the roof to let any of that light out, people will think he's running a farm up there.
  18. woodenhead
    And that market for accurate LSWR pattern locos and coaches must be massive, up there with accurate S&DJR coaches. You can do them after you've done a range of Toplights to suit all the variations so far identified in any polls.
  19. woodenhead
    it's interesting as enthusiasts we have sentimentality about objects that the actual owners of (when in service) had no sentiments for. They would scrap them when done with, rebuild them when they could, swap parts and dump them unceremoniously. Even today, class 73s were purchased out of preservation for use back on the national network and class 56s are being turned into Anglo-American frankensteins.
  20. woodenhead
    Just the handle for the shovel, as it had been replaced a couple of years earlier when the first replacement snapped.
  21. woodenhead
    Or maybe it's an OO rat who strayed into the image
  22. woodenhead
    Patience Ian, patience...they can't re-run everything at once.
  23. woodenhead
    I tried to watch it the other night but for some reason it kept causing my speaker bar to fail and when on TV sound it crashed - how odd!!
  24. woodenhead

    Panic buying

    woodenhead replied to 57xx's topic in Wheeltappers

    I rather think it is like Hornby selling out of anniversary Duchesses and people scrabbling to find any - to the manufacturer having no stock left is win/win - they've made their money and now have lots of space for something else to sell.
  25. woodenhead
    Watched this tonight, now I know not to trust social media and as such watching this film only confirmed that - which means I am being manipulated to watch a programme from an echo chamber at Netflix rather than the Facebook one, but this is a thought provoking glimpse into how AI is now running (or is that ruining) our culture, society and fabric of democracy. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11464826/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/19/the-social-dilemma-a-wake-up-call-for-a-world-drunk-on-dopamine
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