The Dorset Wanderer

Weymouth was only half way to Devon- expenses may have to rise-ha ha

Helpfully I see that Model Rail has relocated Weymouth to Devon-please ignore the change of county!!!

Helpfully I see that Model Rail has relocated Weymouth to Devon-please ignore the change of county!!!

Second the Morley - excellent product for the price with built in CDU for turnouts as well

DC or DCC.

 

If DC divide your layout into a number of sections such as branch line, Depot Entry, Depot headshunt, up main, down main and use DPDT or Rotary Switches to connect the sections to one of two or more controllers. One controller per section is very 1960s childs train set MO.

 

In my experience the Morley and OnTrack controllers have the best walkround hand held units with leads up to 3 metres and very light handhelds which have only 3 wires and only a potentiometer in the housing, they don't get hot and the lead pulls out of the DIN connector if you tread on it.

A two track Morley with two handheld slaves should be adequate if you only want to run two trains max simultaneously

See you there Paul, this time with 009

It’s in the events calendar including layouts booked

Yes Steve is on the counter and Martin cutting wood. New interior and layout- looks good

MRS fully open for nearly a month was in there on Thursday

According to the website, Platform Models closed on 5th August. However, they also announced that the guys next door from Model Railway Solutions would be continuing the business and MRS announced on their website that they intended to open on 4th September. So, there should be something there although I haven't yet been to confirm. Perhaps it might be sensible to phone ahead to check? MRS 01202798068.

Be interesting to see what the plans are for Brockenhurst and the crossings west of Wareham.

Level crossings are made dangerous by the intuallectually challenged who cause inconvenience for others. An inanimate object does not cause danger- consider the woman who complained when her dog ended up 10ft off the ground when she attached it to a lifting barrier. Let those who cause the problem answer for it!

Try Narrow Planet- they do an amazing range- phone and describe what you want

Do the Fourfees have Kato chassis?

Peco make Hom -3 meter gauge track- not true tt track thus the check rails and frogs conform to those standards.

Oh dear, I thought they weren't being released until later this month. I do hope it was a demonstration model only, otherwise I might have had to down the decorating tools and pop up to collect mine.

Only the body was on show- no chassis fitted.

Hi,

I go to Wells most years and I agree it's always an enjoyable show with some great layouts and traders. The location of the venue means that other members of the family are very happy to come along for a few hours of retail therapy and lunching whilst I visit the show so a win/win! I know it's easy for me to say, having been many times, but the car park direction signs seemed pretty clear and well located. I was caught out by the £3.00 parking charge yesterday though. It does say clearly on the Railwells website and in the first post of this topic (so not misinformation from the Railway Modeller) that car parking was free on the Sunday so I was surprised to find a chap on the gate collecting. I didn't query it at the time as I assumed I must have read the website incorrectly but I've checked since and it's quite clear. Clearly I'm not worried about the £3.00 but would be interesting to know how the confusion arose and I hope the money went to the Wells Railway Fraternity and not the owner of the field!

Mike

It was for the car boot sale.

Yes but you don't pass the sausage and bacon roll stall on Saturday going that way

Depends on orders and if a Chinese holiday falls during the lead time- been out of dealing with China for a couple of years now so can't remember dates

Steve

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I thought it was reported as much further ahead than that now.

Roy

Announced early enough so Hornby can ensure that run quantity is sufficient to fulfill orders I expect. Plus slot is confirmed usually about 3 months prior to production

Steve

Chris-The voice of reason and an understanding of how production in China actually works.wish all would take note

Steve

Maybe Newton Abbott had a different shade than Rogerstone? The difference in shades between sheds or wagon works could be significant- please don't anyone say they remember the shade!!!!

Like this one? This is our own 3D printed effort.

Steve.

The Combi is not feedback.

Steve

This is not a Hornsby specific problem- deal with any Chinese manufacturer and they will try it on from time to time. Repeat orders may not be inspected- approx 400 dollars a day plus expenses may not prove economic sense. So this happens. The difficult bit is reclaiming cost from manufacturers.

Steve

Ring Narrow Planet to explain what you need ifnecessary- I have had plates in 009, 3mm and 4mm- they actually undestand what you need.

Steve

Try Narrow Planet- Recommended

Steve