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    North Sunderland Railway

    in UK Prototype Questions

    Posted

    I'm Building Chathill in OO. The goods shed is a puzzle. Yes I've got the footprint (OS Maps plus the full track layout of the station held at Northumberland County Record Office) but finding any decent photos of the building is a real challenge. Ive never found anything that shows the east or south elevation. A plan would be really useful!

    Hornby 2019 Speculation

    in Hornby

    Posted

    How about a NER J21 or J26/27, these would go nicely alongside the Q6 and the planned G5 from TMC, all in use from WW1 to the end of steam, so loads of livery possibilities.....and how about some NER 20T wooden coal hoppers, these were in use for a similar period, and used in their 100s by the NCB into the 1990s.

     

    But it’s Hornby, and these aren’t used on the Southern, so zero chance!

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    Automation and assymetric DCC

    in DCC Help & Questions

    Posted

    Who uses assymetric DCC to automate bits of their layout? I’m looking to automate a fiddle yard and do it without expensive software, strikes me that some simple logic and some relays on my mega points system will do he job.

     

    Anyone experienced in making assymetric DCC work?

     

    Will All ZIMO decoders support assymetric?

    Lenz Standard+ or Zimo M600R DCC decoder?

    in DCC Help & Questions

    Posted

     

     

    ....although in view of what Paul says I'm tempted to give Nos. 309 and 349 a try...

     

     

    DT

     

    For best results, set CV4 at 100 or above. This will allow long coasting duration(heavy train).

     

    CV309 = X where X is a free F key (in preference set at 'momentary' operation for optimal brake application/release operation).

    CV349 = 6.

     

    To operate, when train is moving, reduce throttle (partly or to zero) the presss the F key assigned in CV309. As long as the key is engaged, the brake effect will progressively intensify. Releasing the Brake Key, even after a short 'dab' will reset the brake force at the start figure ready for the next application. As a real driver would do, you can now control the rate of deceleration by applying, releasing and re-applying the brake key. Or leave the brake key engaged for a 'controlled emergency stop'.

     

    Good luck; once you have experienced the control a Brake Function key will give you, you'll wonder why all decoders don't have this feature. LOL.

     

    Best regards,

     

    Paul

    DC or DCC?

    in BRM Magazine

    Posted

    Although  I  am  a  dedicated  Digital  user   ( since  1997)  I personnaly  feel  that  Analogue will  be  with  us  for  ages, infact  I  am currently  involved  in  a  project,  in  its  early  stages which has  not  yet  had  a  decision  made  as  to  its  power  source  and  currently  the  feeling  is  it  may  well be Analogue,  due  to  the  planned  simplicity  of  the  layout,  The  baseboard  materials  were  purchased  today  and  it  is  likely  that  a   Vesta Zero Two  controller  from  Morley  Controllers will be  ordered  next  week. 

     

    The  said  controller  may  give  a  clue  to  the scale  of  the  layout!

     

    I was  a  user  of  H&M  Duettes  & Clippers  in  my  early  Modelling  days,  but  personally  would  not  even plug  one  in  these  days,  I feel  they  are  simply  too old  now, better  to  be  safe  than  sorry!

     

    I'm a firm convert to DCC, but I still use my H&M Duette to test every loco before it gets chipped, the Duette is about 45 years old and still works as well as it did the day it arrived under the Christmas tree.

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    DC or DCC?

    in BRM Magazine

    Posted

    Even assuming the results are slightly biased towards DCC (online forum, more comfortable with technology etc...), could you be comfortable in saying that more in the hobby use DCC than don't?

     

    I would be interested to see a breakdown of how much from each scale/gauge and era use DCC/DC

     

     

    There is a survey currently running that will be able to supply the data by Era, scale/gauge, and age of the modeller. My understanding is it has already received more responses than this one, and takes a much broader cross section of the hobby than the pedantic types that inhabit RMweb http://surveyguerilla.co.uk/2017-model-railway-survey

    Football Focus

    in Wheeltappers

    Posted

    Ah King Kenny.I can still see him chipping the keeper at Wembley to win the European cup.A great player and a great side.

    Ah King Kenny, I still remember him dismantling King Kevin's great side at Newcastle and signing up his dads army. Shame he was simply clueless as a manager. 

     

    PS Can I have my stereo & hubcaps back please?

    Hornby P2

    in Hornby

    Posted

    The pre production looks gorgeous. I can finally give up on trying to get my ProScale kit to run. That has to be my worst buy ever on ebay. Nearly £200 wasted.

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