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By RICHARD WATSON 6th February 2023

… a few simple steps you can quickly have them ready for Digital Command Control (DCC) operation and the installation of point motors. … motor directly and as I’ll be using DCC Concepts Cobalt Digital point motors, the next step doesn’t require …

24th November 2021

… DIGITAL Voyager Bachmann’s ‘OO’ gauge models of the Class 220 … but with the right parts they can be upgraded to digital sound and lighting. MIKE WILD shows how. Above: The … provide the sound and a pair of MX671 function decoders to control the lighting. These have both been provided by …

By MIKE WILD 3rd February 2023

… all-wheel drive and a Next18 decoder socket. Speed control was excellent throughout and the directional lighting … is pre-wired to the decoder socket to make upgrading to digital sound a straightforward process. Lighting control is also split on DCC with F0 controlling the forward …

By MARK CHIVERS 23rd February 2023

… USA tour with a headlamp you can switch on and off on Digital Command Control - demonstrating the effort Hornby is putting into … can't assume newcomers will know about the intricacies of Digital Command Control or have the interest in getting to …

2nd February 2023

… generator that is set to work in sync with the wheels and digital sound. Free with this issue you’ll find our special … take Hornby’s latest generation ‘OO’ gauge model and add digital sound and stay alive, while for those who may wish to …

By MARK CHIVERS 9th January 2024

… include a pair of Class 47 Co-Co diesels as D1683 in Digital Command Control (DCC) ready and Triplex Sound fitted (TXS) forms, …

By MIKE WILD 22nd February 2023

… flywheels, low-ratio gearbox, all-wheel pick-up, 21-pin Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder socket, onboard power bank, fully …

By MIKE WILD 13th January 2023

… features including powered roof fans, independent lighting control and a new design of NEM coupling pocket. Added to … runs when power is applied on analogue and on command with digital. Above: Different roof fan designs are incorporated … throughout the speed range with both analogue and digital control systems. The die-cast chassis of the powered …

By MIKE WILD 28th April 2023

Join Mike Wild and Mark Chivers for the launch of our latest limited edition model featuring the pre-production sample in our video Premiere.

By MARK CHIVERS 9th April 2023

… Class 90 electric (HM190) and the Midland ‘4F’ 0-6-0 with digital sound upgrade, while Rapido Trains UK delivered its …

10th January 2023

… is set to expand in 2023 with the addition of a series of digital sound fitted locomotives using Hornby's newly revealed Triplex sound Bluetooth chips . Initial digital sound fitted models, factory fitted with a Next18 …

By JOHN GAY 17th January 2023

… in total. Every section of track has droppers to the Digital Command Control (DCC) busbar, which has resulted in the layout … Operation At the heart of the layout is a Digitrax DCS100 Digital Command Control (DCC) system with a PR4 USB interface …

By MIKE WILD 7th February 2023

… was very much a driving force behind creating this layout. Digital control was a must from the start to allow independent … The two points were fitted with DCC Concepts Cobalt IP digital motors set to the same accessory address so that they …

By MARK CHIVERS 23rd February 2023

… locomotive drive with a five-pole skew-wound motor, 8-pin Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder socket, fixed rear pony truck, … factory-fitted Twin Track Sound (TTS), Hornby's bespoke digital sound system (R3284TTS). Hornby’s TTS system provided …

By Stu Fone 11th June 2023

… full-size re-enactors (from history and sci-fi), radio-control trucks and tanks and even engineering hobby stands …