ThePurplePrimer

That looks great Can you tell us a bit about your lever frame please

Hi Roundhouse The block detection thing sounds very interesting - what do you need for the detectors themselves ?

Hi Neil I wasn't suggesting it was wrong - I don't know enough to say that :-) I just know I have found brass easier to solder to than zinc plated steel

Looks great to me But the screws don't look like brass - are they ?

The thing I would like to do is this ... I have a Heljan DCC enabled turntable and I would like to have a number of spurs off of it ( let's say 12 ) that each has a loco in it. The exit to the turntable would lead to a longish straight. I would like to be able to press a button ( either physical or on a screen ) and have the turntable turn to that locos road - the loco enter the turntable and stop - the turntable turn to the exit road - the loco run along the straight - come back to the turntable and then park itself back in its road. Then I could select another or the system could randomly select the next loco and repeat until I run out of tea/beer/wine

Thanks for the replies Hopefully there might at some point be enough of us interested in JMRI that Andy might consider it worthwhile for us to have a section on the forums. I really dislike the way the Yahoo groups work - certainly when you consider it in comparison to the software used here ( plus the way the forums are managed )

The software for free is of course great The Prodigy needs a special dedicated cable to link it to the PC and that cable is around £50 so I thought it would be worth asking a few questions before I bought the cable.

Hi guys I have a prodigy 2 advance and I am interested in the possibility of computer control for my future layout. It seems that plenty is possible with JMRI but it seems that the only support 'forum' is via Yahoo groups. This is a problem for me as I don't like the yahoo groups system at all and if that is my only avenue to discuss ideas and get support then I don't think I will bother. So I wonder how many rmweb members use it and think it is worth looking into

Complete Speculation - actually just plain old guessing, on my part ... Ixion recently said this on these very forums ... "3. O Scale Locomotive Ixion is also collaborating with another UK company on the production of a ready-to-run 7mm scale standard gauge steam locomotive suitable for both the UK and Australian markets. More information about this model will be available soon."

Looking forward to the video

Hi Neil Yes that is a great answer thanks. What I meant to ask, and I think you guessed what I meant, was what is the function of them and now I know. I will be wtaching this electrical progress with interest

Hi Neil I find electrics interesting but it's not something I understand beyond the basics Could you explain what those circuit boards will actually do that you made up please ?

That would be great if you can Chris - thanks

That's really gorgeous Any chance of a look at the fiddle yards ?

That coach really is fantastic but I have to agree that the guard is just spot on. If you didn't know differently you would swear the figure was made especially for the job. Lovely

I had recently become curious about the idea of building a few wagons in 4mm scale so I did a search and ended up at this thread. I had no idea just how good 4mm wagons could be - the models in this thread have been a real eye opener to me - stunning ! I am not expecting to get anywhere near the quality of these ( but I intend to try and get there eventually ) and I just wanted to say thanks for inspiring me and showing me what was possible. PS - I hope you won't mind a few questions from me when I get started

I am liking that idea

Has there been any ( good ) versions of Minories that included some goods element to it ? I like the idea of Minories but would want some excuse to have plenty of wagons on the layout too

Thanks for the information Paul I think that will come in handy

That latest wagon looks really good - looking forward to seeing more

Superb

This looks interesting - will be watching this

This is turning into a very interesting topic What is in the butties ?

Lovely !

This really is a very lovely model Can I ask what the main colour is called ? - what would I be looking for if I wanted to buy a pot of that colour ?