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VIDEO: Accurascale delivers its all-new Class 37
By MIKE WILD
… small speaker. In addition there is lighting in the cab control desk and interior as well as directional lighting at …
REWORKED SEAFIRE 46 FROM SPECIAL HOBBY
By Chris Clifford
… Not the sharpest features on the instrument panel, but digital camera sensors are harsh critics. To the naked eye, … via the aftermarket of from scratch. Rudder pedals and a control column are supplied too, along with a moulded-detail …
Accurascale reveals new batch of Class 37s
By MARK CHIVERS
… to be added to the line-up shortly. Priced at £169.99 Digital Command Control (DCC) ready and £259.99 DCC sound-fitted, release is …
Bachmann’s Quarry Hunslet for 'OO9' gauge
By MIKE WILD
… 36-571 micro decoder for those looking to upgrade to digital control. No speaker is provided in this locomotive. We found …
Bachmann's Network Rail MPV for OO gauge
By MIKE WILD
… problems with the decoder being not responding under DCC control on our sample – something which we have made Bachmann … aware of – so our tests were carried out under analogue control, although still with the decoder fitted. A new design …
How to install Hornby Triplex sound in the Class 56
By MIKE WILD
… up process step by step. HORNBY HAS stepped up the game in digital control with the introduction of its Triplex Sound Bluetooth … new Bluetooth Triplex sound chips are a revolution in digital technology and simple to install and manage. Class 56 …
Rapido Trains UK Hunslet 16in 0-6-0ST
By MIKE WILD
… the bunker to make this a simple locomotive to upgrade to digital sound if you haven’t chosen the factory sound fitted …
Rumbling Bridge – a Scottish through station
By NICK SKELTON
… to take trains off scene. From the start it would use Digital Command Control (DCC) using my existing Lenz equipment, with as many … station with a van train passing under the stone bridge. Digital electrics From the outset, Rumbling Bridge was …
Installing Servo point motors on a model railway
By Nigel Burkin
… of servos makes them an attractive option for turnout control. NIGEL BURKIN experiments with a Heathcote … using on-off switches. It cannot be worked using a Digital Command Control (DCC) system but can be built into a … Examples include the ESU Switch Pilot and the Team Digital servo and motor controller. Servos are supplied …
Hornby’s releases Dublo 'A4' 4-6-2 for 'OO' gauge
By MIKE WILD
The Hornby Dublo brand is firmly back with the latest arrival modelling the streamlined Gresley ‘A4’ 4-6-2. MIKE WILD takes a closer look at 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley.
Deltic Delights
By MARK CHIVERS
… includes twin motors, twin flywheels, plug-and-play XL Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder interface, new interior detailing, …
Revolution 'N' gauge ‘PEP’ gains colour
By MIKE WILD
… Each of the newly-tooled models will also feature a Next18 Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder socket and factory-fitted sound …
Rapido’s Highland Railway ‘Jones Goods’ progresses
By JONATHAN NEWTON
… other detail options, depending on the model. A 21-pin Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder socket is provided with factory-fitted …
EQUIPMENT GUIDE: Rolling Roads
By MARK CHIVERS
… is particularly important if you are planning to install a Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. One option is to use a static rolling …
Accurascale’s Caledonian Sleeper Mk 5s
By MIKE WILD
… as the lighting - which operates on analogue or digital layouts straight from the box - can be turned on and … tray. There is also a ‘wand’ included with each set to control the lighting on the coaches (see Performance) while … as the lighting - which operates on analogue or digital layouts straight from the box - can be turned on and …