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Firstly, my ideal requirements : - Non-DCC - Can use any samples (mp3) - Stand-alone operation. Not feedback-controlled Is there any application tailored to model railway use that I can install on a laptop and use to trigger horns and engine sounds, etc? I'm not running DCC, and therefore don't mind...

Hornby coaches seem to have particularly deep frames, so I'm not really suprised that there is a round peg - square hole syndrome.

I'll probably buy one pack, and see how it goes.

Thanks

After what I've seen, I'll certainly look to flush-glaze the rest of my BR Mk1s, as these do have rather deep frames.

Then (if all goes well), I may move onto doing my Lima 117 DMU.

I keep forgetting my Gaugemaster HF2 when the power is on, and therefore frequently swear in various langauges when I get zapped when I lean on the track to do something. I've now learnt to keep a loco on the track to give the HF2 something to think about whenever the power's on and I'm doing work o...

I've just taken apart two old Hornby Mk1 sleeper coaches. I did this to install / replace window blinds, and to refix some popped-out windows. These I discovered were flush Glazing, replacing the original glazing mouldings. I've heard of flush-glazing before, but never seen them, and they look to be...

This is quite a good idea for another reason.

If a building / accessory needs to be moved, all one has to do is score round the perimeter, which would make the building much easier to lift.

I've an idea that Hornby still believe they can survive on the brand name alone. Some management may not have come to terms with the fact that it's not the sixties anymore. A typical company hierarchy exists at Hornby I suspect. That being the designers and products team(s), and then the management ...

I used to make use of Octomed. I remember quite liking the editing, but that was decades ago.

Not too sure what a 58 would pull on my network.
They never really headed-up rakes of ventilated vans or Siphons.

However, I'm sure that small insignificant point wouldn't prevent any self-respecting BR-blue-era model railway from having one sitting on it.

Oh dear. I suddenly feel really old. The class-58, i always thought, was one of these 'nasty new-fangled' locomotives until i see in Wiki: "The first locomotive, 58001, was handed over to British Rail at Doncaster Works on 9 December 1982 and delivery of the remainder of the locomotives continu...

After the short visit to the nearby military airbase, a reminder that works still continue on the permanent way. Ballasting is still proceeding, albeit slowly, due to aged Mother needing care, and a PS4-Pro (mine that is, not Mother's). Points are complete, as is the far reaches of the loop-line. Ju...

The only bad thing I've noticed about my Xuron is that the handgrips tend to work themselves off during use.

They are good.

Woodland Scenics use exactly the same jar if you buy their ballast.

Yes, it did take me a couple of cuts to realise that the Xuron gives one straight cut, but crimps the other side.

Once you know that, things become easier.

I used to keep some smaller sized ball-bearings, and drop them in a tin.
They did help with the mixing if you were a shaker.