Some of you know I’ve been working on this for a while. It took quite a lot of research and a surprising amount of it comes from real proposals. Much of it is still entirely fictitious and unlikely to ever be built but here is my MTR Future… Read More
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See the sawdust I’ve bought and shipped the plywood. I’ve procured the epoxy. I’ve set-up my own mini Amazon distribution centre at my office. It’s finally time to start making some sawdust. Suppliers Plywood – Yellow River Timber, Mong KokEpoxy and other tools – Lee Kee Marine, Sai… Read More
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After spending ages going backwards and forwards pouring over different designs they were manufactured and delivered in an amazingly short amount of time. I ordered 10 of the loco controller boards and 5 light controller boards. All in it cost less than £10 to get these 15 PCBs to my… Read More
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I’ve picked up a couple of new locos for the layout. One of which is based on the prototype Regio-Shuttle RS-1 from the City-Bahn Chemnitz. It has front and rear directional running lights as well as interior lighting so what better excuse to see some running in the dark. Read More
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It’s a task I’ve been putting off for a while. I’d designed the schematic a few weeks ago with the general sense of the different modules and feature I’d like on the control board that will go inside the locomotives to control the motor and lights. I have a couple… Read More
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Just a quick one today. I’ve started laying out track roughly where it will finally go to get a better sense of the layout. Here’s a sneak peek of what it looks like right now. Update: Here’s a quick running shot of the FS Class E.424. Read More
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A couple of mini updates on the layout. I went out today and picked up a few more bits for the layout. One of which was some 0805 SMD LEDs. I modified one of the buffer stops I picked up last week to include a micro warning light. It… Read More
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Just a short update today with an image of my newly built table for the model railway layout. I went out to pick up the 12 mm plywood and batons locally then cut and assembled to build a table. I added cross bracing as it wasn’t as sturdy as I’d… Read More
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Part of the development of the model railway is the control and feedback systems. I found lots of people on YouTube designing control boards which could cope with up to two signals which were either 2 or 3 aspect signals. I thought for my layout there’s probably a more efficient… Read More
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As part of lockdown self-amusement I’ve decided to build myself a small model railway layout. When I saw small I really do mean quite small. The space I have available is about 1280 mm by 920 mm that’s approx (4′ by 3′). Not much space whatsoever. Additionally the corner of… Read More
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