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On 05/03/2019 at 22:21, pbkloss said:

At least you have something to show and it looks good ... mines still at the talk stage :-)

 

 

Any progress yet?

Nice job. Well done. I must now see if I can find my equivalent bus!

I am impressed with the subtle weathering of the T9. 

i remember the critiques of the T9 when it came out (although most of us were just thrilled that it had finally arrived) and I was glad mine (all 4!) have the 8 wheeled water cart tenders. I splashed out on one and had Youchoos add a Zimo sound chip - sublime!

My model railway club’s one T9 - BR - has succumbed to metal fatigue (?) in the chassis and a Member is currently tackling. I understand that is not uncommon. 

Thanks for sharing- good stuff. 

My personal reality is a little less complicated. The S&D terminates at its southern end at a point where it reaches the LSWR Main line to the West. The station, known as Broadtemple, has 3  S&D terminal platforms (or more precisely platform edges) and 2 through  LSWR/SR through platforms. It is still very much a work in progress. The single line S&D track is largely an incline of 1:50, much of it hidden so the tight curves are not visible, which runs to an elevated cassette fiddle yard. 

Interesting. I have always feared downsizing and my cunning plan would be to spend more time and effort on my model railway club efforts. 

Look forward to seeing your photos. 

Ok now checked out Cobalt on bench and it works. Must be my wiring! Back to the DCC Concepts website to try and sort out connections. Boy is it confusing the changes in the positions of the contacts over the various generations of Cobalts. My Mark 1 does not have labels on contacts. 

Looks a good place to start. Personally I would add a turntable, which for me adds operational fun. 

So will you have a cassette fiddle yard?

I will try Dai but I am no Digitrax expert. I introduced my model railway club (Shepton & District MRS) to Digitrax and the club now owns a Zenith. I am impressed with what this unit can do.

Looks good. Many of my point motors are original analogue Cobalts and the newer IPs with decoders built in make life much simpler. Good choice. I am also using a couple of SSs where under board fitting is difficult. Again a nice product and worth bearing in mind for those difficult spots.

Just found this blog and find it interesting.

No problems with garbled text or other unexpecteds. I am viewing on an iPad using Chrome as browser.

It will be atight thing whether I start let alone finish my Smallbrook kit or Kernow bring out their RTR version first!

I agree the sepia tones are particularly effective. What a great little model the O2 is.

Obviously there are cost implications but as a 4mm modeller I just love to watch 7mm sound locos. There is often enough space in the body to get a decent speaker and mounting that can really sound great. So yes chip - but with sound.