davetheroad

I just noticed this RC section a week ago and have followed the links provided and avidly read everything, even if a lot of it is way too technical for me. Even so the idea of radio control really intrigues me, especially as I have just spent a considerable time track cleaning!. I think converting my DMU fleet might be worth it as they do a lot of stopping and starting in contrast to the big through trains which can thunder trough the station at speed. Maybe the downside is it is all in n-gauge and where do you fit in the batteries. I presume for DMU's the battery or batteries can go in the trailer coach and the control chip as well. I have three questions 1. If using a Deltang transmitter I can control 12 reciever chips but what if i need more?. Can you have say 3 transmitters and that way control 36 trains? 2. If my batteries are round cells can i wire them in series to get extra voltage and charge them seperately to avoid these mysterious balancing problems? 3. Are there problems with interference from light and electrical equipment like fan heaters etc? It looks as if i have found a nice winter project to put me off building scenery, I hate building scenery.

Glad to see the Pretendolino buffet twin pack is on the way. I hop it does not arrive in the next 3 weeks as, although i have it on order, i will be on holiday and it would be just my luck to get home and find they are all sold out.. For Dapoldave - when are you expecting the pretendolino buffet twin packs to be in the shops?

Brilliant work, i for one would be willing to assemble enough parts for a train or two A few questions. 1. bogies - are you having a go at these as well? 2. power chassis - which one? 3. length between bogies - longer than a Mk4? Finally tilting - not needed at all, we can elevate out curves if we want a tilt and anyway Pendolinos don't tilt when sitting in stations.

Apologies if this has already been mentioned How about some of those herring bone pattern brick sheets. The type everyone seems to use for turning their front gardens into carparks. You these these everywhere nowadays and i noticed that they are using them to surface some of the platforms on the WCML. They would make a pleasant change from tatty tarmac!

these look very nice. Are there any preserved examples wandering around the network nowadays perchance?