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Most of my locos are in a glass cabinet until I decide to swap them for what is currently on the layout. What's on the track stays on the track until it is replaced by something else. The trucks, carriages, etc., are either on the track or on a shelf underneath the layout. Dust is a bit of a pain b...

Where does everything go when you've done for the day? Do you leave it all out? What about the locos? Throw a dustsheet over it all? Use a dozen of those lacy cake umbrellas (or one massive one)? Methodically pack the trains back into their lovely packaging boxes ready for the next outing? Would be...

I've finally got everything together, fitted a decoder, fixed the loco I accidentally broke, fully digested the entire 68 page NCE PowerCab manual (okay, the 2 page quick start guide), plugged everything in without electrocuting myself and have been immensely rewarded by my new Class 42 going round...

Major Update!

trains now run round both loops along the entire track, still a few iffy bits so have to be careful but they do run..

https://youtu.be/Pz_lNf06854

now to spend some time making them run properly and fixing the various iffy bits of track...

Nicely done, and having spend three hours sitting on the cellar floor with whatever I lean back on moving away I feel your pain. at least Leopard street is 3' off the floor so not too much head banging. in theory mine is dismantlable for such work, works on the 3' long boards. like a berk I forget t...

don't currently have it, garage roof fell in (long story) but I used to run the Lenz system with the LH100. have to say while it was technically very capable it wasn't exactly user friendly to operate. I think the LH100 handset is meant more as a programming interface that can also drive trains with...

was a tellyprog a couple of years back here. part of it showed some kids on a station platform canopy, the entire focus was "how dare Network Rail permit such a thing through not stopping it!". not one jot of "blame" being allocated to the teenagers who had climbed a security fen...

short video of a few trains running

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b3r1lwXaN8I

and yes post office mangling stuff is bay, supplier noted I'm not the first this week to have had it happen, replacement being sent. for now it turns out frogs are also pink as well as green

Board G now wired and powered up! (servos locked as before), now about 18" of track from a full circuit, which should be live tomorrow

woo!

Board F now wired up and running, still has some bus wires to add (it links to one side but not the other to complete the rings), this is something that needs doing but doesn't need doing "right now" if that makes sense. have to do it to power up more servos but to run on the main track it...

Derekashley wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2024 4:13 pm Hi aleopardstail
Thanks again for your advice, your clear and concise explanation helped me to understand the mystery (to me)
of leds and resistors, and yes, all working now

excellent stuff, working is good

Mountain wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2024 1:19 pm You could model the one side of a signal box on the backscene?

Oooo, hadn't thought of that, there will be a bit of space adjacent to the buffer stop, thats not a bad shout will have to have a think

Hello everyone. Long time no update. Latest is that I have been buying and building things for the model railway. I have built from scratch East Leake signal box and I also have bought one of the accurascale class 37 in br blue. Some may or may not agree with me but it is one of the best models tha...

bit more progress, was expecting to be gaming tonight but due to a slight technical misunderstanding that didn't happen so down in the cellar, board F is nearly wired up, only two more feed wires to hook up and ready for power on testing, should be done tomorrow night with a start on board G to foll...

I wish I could keep up !! I know I should have bought a Q6 when they were somewhat under £100. Geoff T. got it from TMC second hand, sub £100 delivered. didn't get the accessory pack though so no brake rigging etc hopefully will have her chugging around at a steady speed as a 'scenic train', one of...