Marcus-Jay

On 27/03/2019 at 21:09, nick_bastable said:

exhibitions would smell nicer

 

Nick

Nick,

Although you posted this quite some time back.... I would like to declare you today's winner of the internet.

Ticketing for the event is now open. You need to pre-book a place, but you can pay for it on the day.

The Booking Form can be found here

We have experts on a multitude of subjects from Scenery and back scenes, to baseboards and card modelling. Probably even some electronics going on!

Alternatively, if you have a project or a skill, you would like to demonstrate then PM me and we can see if we can find a space.

Please feel free to share the event amongst your friends.

Cheers,

Marcus

On 17/03/2018 at 16:21, St. Simon said:

Does anyone know of anywhere I can get information on doing the above.

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If you are free on July 20th there will be demonstrations and talks about JMRI at the Chiltern Model Railway Association's Interactive Modellers Workshop. You will be able to sit down and talk to experts on this very subject
 

The ticketing details can be found, on a PDF, here

I am in the process of adding an O16.5 Narrow gauge to an existing O gauge layout.  It's only a loop track with a pair of passing loop stations and a couple of sidings. However, it is a 30m loop!

The O layout was originally a portable, but has not moved in the decade or so since installation! So we are adding with the intent of making it easy to break up should it ever be required, thinking it will add cost today but save it further down the line. 

In the spec, we have added in a 'baked bean tin' sized loop of the bus wires at each baseboard joins. Although we won't cut it at this stage it will give us plenty of leeways to add connectors in the future.  For our bus wiring, we're using Brimal 32/0.2 which we will strip back and add smaller droppers to each of the individual track sections.

13 hours ago, mpb56125 said:

You can also use Freightliner 86's with your TPE mark 5 coaches. Passing Wilmslow earlier today.

 

Mark

 

And judging by other pics on Faceache, a 37/4! Although that might be on the 68 end only!

And it was about this time last year that I was packed up and ready to go to Fawley in the morning!!!

Good luck to this year's contestants.

And lo, they put people on them and the future begins

CAF MkV debut on the Caledonian Sleeper with 92014 at the front

Dear All,

I'd just like to publicise the Chiltern Model Railway Associations Interactive Modellers Workshop  Chiltern Model Railway Associations Interactive Modellers Workshop later on this year:

With an accompanying IMW Facebook Event

There will be a number of experts attending (subject to availability) and there will be a wide range of topics covered both in tabletop demos and group talks.

Please let me know if there are any general subjects you might be interested in, as there is still room for more.

Yes, if only (all) our models can be coupled with a "kiss" rather than a "kick"

As you mention it would need to be isolated from the main DCC trackwork, and your isolation fishplates should do the trick there. A DPDT switch should do the trick for the track itself. But I would be inclined to have a generous locos length dead section between the two pieces of track, just on the off chance you try and run something with multiple pickups into the programming siding by mistake.

Thought I'd post a few updated images. Just to show we have been working on the layout.

The bespoke station buildings

68003 on a route learner through the stations' reversible lines.

As always with a layout, it is not all playing trains. Here Nik adjusts the board joins coming off the stations cant'd track

An overview of the station approach

20168 on some 'rule#1' shunting moves through the station

Lots of progress has been made since these images were taken. We are hoping to have Whitedown Junction out on the exhibition circuit  in the last quarter of this year or early next year, So watch this space.

3 minutes ago, 071 said:

That's okay Marcus, we are very patient and we do offer our deposit scheme to make it even easier 

 

I don't like you anymore

What are the dates for things? I've ordered a Mk5 TPE set which is Q1 2020

When could one, hopefully, be rolling a 92 and Sleepers?

49 minutes ago, 071 said:

Yes actually, you can see the bundles we are doing for the sleeper here: https://accurascale.co.uk/pages/special-offers

 

Awwwwahhh. Not got a bundle with a 92 thrown in as well.  I could possibly sell a kidney 

Will need to wait for next big pay day..

On 02/03/2017 at 03:02, cooley_boy said:

I went through and just removed all the wiring and PCB.

I fitted a Loksound V4 with a 20 x 40mm speaker.

I then had the exciting job of deciphering the LED wiring trying to figure out what everything was and then wiring it into the functions on the decoder. 

 

The mess the start with.

 

 

All tidied up and finished. All that excess wire removed.

So the internal PCB is Dud if you're going DCC. Was this a rewired/worked 8 or 21 pin chip Rand?

13 minutes ago, McC said:

Yes, if you really wanted, you can pay in full now, just choose the option on the site and it will process your order!

 

Pile of 'ching' happily sent. The glory of 'freelance' income. Easy come easy go. 
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Now to wait many months and forget I ordered it and have a big box postal surprise :-)

If my numbers are correct a 92 and 16 Coaches is £790.. .That's £46.47 a vehicle

I hope you guys are making money somewhere!!!

I've put down a deposit, but since there seem to be complete prices knocking about can one pay in full?

18 hours ago, newbryford said:

 

Pedant alert. The Mk5 isn't a DVT - it's a DTSO - driving trailer standard open - there is no guard's van space.

 

Cheers,

Mick

I stand "pedanted"

32 minutes ago, 071 said:

 

Hi Marcus,

 

We're making provision for DCC fitment. Space for a sugarcube etc should be fine. Is this for station announcements, door sounds etc? 

 

Cheers!

 

Fran

Horn, brake sounds etc. I have a number of 'fitted' MkIII DVTsand it does add to things when the toot comes from the front. Not the sort of unit that will require a 'mega bass' speaker!

Could probably throw in some guards announcements in there. And it is always nice when the lights work as a complete set with red at the back and white at the front.

Another preemptive question.. Will the MkV DVT have pre-built provision/space for a speaker and sound fitting if we desired or would we be butchering the unit from the get-go?

Cheers,

Marcus

You might need to check the firmware version of the CANCMD, DCC accesory control is in the V4 software (I think off the top of my head). You'll need to either: Connect up the system to a computer via a CANUSB4 (I'm assuming you have one) or take it over to a local area group meeting and someone will be happy to help you out with the firmware upgrade. I've done it myself, for the same reason, it's relatively painless.

I am unconvinced by the stylised Stags Horns branding as it looks like you are getting two fingers!

Are they not thistles? Rather than stag horns?

For the time being I'm having to wait until funds allow me to re-order these parts from Shapeways before I can re-tool.

Ever thought of crowd funding

I was disappointed that there were no signs from the M1

The M1 is about 10 miles away, signing from there would be very very difficult.

If, however, you mean the A1(M) then you will find the town centre quite well sign posted and the opening post in this thread, as well as all the exhibition literature, contains the postcode for the venue and other travel and parking information.

Relive the entire series today on C5 from 13:00 > 19:00

https://www.channel5.com/tv-guide/#/