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Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:29 pm
Forum: DCC Topics
Topic: Sub-£70 fully featured DCC system from....Hornby?
Replies: 4
Views: 11799

Re: Sub-£70 fully featured DCC system from....Hornby?

I have pre-ordered one from Hattons at £68. I have tried the major interfaces from Lenz, Digitrax etc and compared with the elegance of modern iPad or Android visual interface they are all from the era of valve radios. Nearest I can get to something that just 'works out of the box' is TouchCab on iP...
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Sun Oct 21, 2012 3:29 pm
Forum: Buildings and Scenery
Topic: Cheap Sources for Scenic Materials
Replies: 5
Views: 10438

Re: Cheap Sources for Scenic Materials

At Kegworth yesterday I got a quick tutorial from the guy with the HO scale lumber layout with the car float, who was mass-producing trees from Buddleia and Spirea flower heads for the Black Diamonds layout, who also uses the dried contents of used teabags for ballast ...
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Sun Oct 21, 2012 3:24 pm
Forum: Track
Topic: Kato HO Unitrack
Replies: 4
Views: 18210

Re: No fixed track

I'm not a fan of fixed track having last used sectional track when a teenager. I did hand lay one layout, Pine Point Mill, the rest are with PECO or Shinohara flex track. I do chop up turnouts and bend them to my requirements, having been known to straighten curved turnouts and bend straight ones! ...
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Sat Oct 20, 2012 2:14 pm
Forum: Loco & Rolling Stock
Topic: Kadees for KATO locos
Replies: 3
Views: 6856

Kadees for KATO locos

Hi

I want to standardise the couplers on my Kato locos but Kadee number-5's have fixing loops on either side of the coupler box. Do you just cut these loops off or is there a special number-5-compatible coupler that fits Kato?

Thanks

Steve
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Sat Oct 20, 2012 2:09 pm
Forum: Track
Topic: Kato HO Unitrack
Replies: 4
Views: 18210

Kato HO Unitrack

Hi I'm a great fan of Unitrack for prototyping. It's not very space-efficient compared with your final choice of product for a permanent layout but you can test your operational plan and functionality without glueing or screwing anything then regretting it. The most infuriating experience with Unitr...