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By MIKE WILD 25th March 2023

… space for its return. The layout is wired for analogue control using eight KPC handheld controllers. These control both the scenic section and the automatic shuffle … and unfortunately the younger members all want to use Digital Command Control or have little interest in the steam …

12th January 2023

… thought they’d ever see in ready-to-run form), and a new digital control system. Yes, you heard right – a radical and high-tech new Bluetooth digital control and sound system which you can read about in …

By MARK CHIVERS 3rd February 2023

… including switchable LED lighting and a new 21-pin Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder socket. For those wishing to create a …

By MIKE WILD 25th February 2023

… yard presents some unique challenges – and not least for Digital Command Control (DCC). Fortunately, the solution comes in a small … to the track power bus meaning that it was purely there to control trains. This was ideal as the long leads meant it was …

By JONATHAN NEWTON 16th December 2022

… a layout. The simplest and oldest is analogue DC, while Digital Command Control (DCC) offers extra flexibility and features such as … speed. On DCC, the track is permanently powered, with digital signals decoded by onboard chips within locomotives …

By MIKE WILD 19th February 2023

… a conscious effort to incorporate the ability to add a Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder into the tiny ‘W4’. In the same vein as …

By MIKE WILD 10th January 2023

… with new products across locomotives, carriages, wagons, control systems and more. Join us to discover our top ten … ' Deltic ' for 'OO' gauge Hornby HM7000 Bluetooth control Triplex sound decoders , locomotive decoders and app …

By MIKE WILD 17th November 2022

… To make the switch to digital all you really need is a control system, a handful of decoders and a circuit of track … to get you up and running. Nothing more. … Analogue or digital, app or handset, there are new important choices when …

By STEPHEN FAY 9th May 2023

… 1ft Size: 6ft x 2ft Region: Western (S&D) Period: 1962 Control: DCC or Analogue … Norton Saint Somers - the Somerset …

By MIKE WILD 23rd February 2023

… tip of the iceberg when it comes to the possibilities of digital sound. In this project we are upgrading Hornby’s … and uncoupling F14 Brakes F15 Safety valve F16 Blower control F17 Shunting mode F18 Disable brake sound F19 … drill for this – a handheld pin vice gives much greater control. 19. The tender has now been reconnected and the …

By MIKE WILD 24th February 2023

… powered roof fan which will operate on DC and DCC control systems. Prices for the limited edition of 31276 are …

By MIKE WILD 6th January 2023

… NEM coupling pockets and an optional exhaust smoke effect. Digital functionality includes independent control of head and tail lights, day and night lighting, …

By MIKE WILD 2nd January 2023

… of the design to use solid state electronics for their control system. Reality Check has the full story on … enough capacity to spare. When it comes to conversion to digital control the Class 25 will need a large scale decoder … There isn’t a specific space provided for speaker for digital sound, but more experienced sound installers will …

By PETER MIDWINTER 21st January 2023

… the exchange sidings. Porth Eithin currently uses analogue control, although consideration has been given to changing it over to digital operation in the future. The trackplan is split into … water. With the slow conversion of my other layouts to Digital Command Control (DCC), Porth Eithin is going to be no …

5th December 2021

… doubles as a speaker enclosure for those wishing to add digital sound (HM137) utilising the 8-pin Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder socket. A separate pack of bufferbeam …