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Bachmann releases 2-HAP EMU
… which links to the main Printed Circuit Board (PCB) to control the unit’s lighting functions. The body tooling is … a 21-pin decoder socket to power the train through Digital Command Control. As standard, all of the 2-HAPs are DCC ready – …
Coniston Lake
… an old-fashioned stud contact system. I considered using a digital system but couldn’t even understand the … All semaphore signals are operational using servo control units from GF Controls. They are all electrically … thanks to Geoff Peters of GF controls who supplied the control modules and plenty of advice. Most of the signals are …
Heljan samples in close up
… Both will use a 21-pin decoder and feature separate control for lighting for both analogue and digital operation. Above: Heljan is producing the GWR AEC …
OO Works LSWR ‘0330’ 0-6-0ST
… wheels. As supplied, the model is purely analogue as no Digital Command Control socket is fitted, although a suitable decoder could be hardwired to enable digital control if desired. On test, our model ran well, …
TOP 100 LOCOMOTIVES
… to take another step towards reality. There was Zero 1 digital control in the 1970s, smoke generator fitted locomotives, then the move to digital control in the 2000s which was soon followed by …
VIDEO: Locoman Sound's 'Q6' D&H sound
… whistles, water filling and more. It also had live volume control through F18 and F19 on a DCC handset making it simple … HM159 or by logging in to KeyModelWorld and visiting the Digital Sound section. … VIDEO: Locoman Sound's 'Q6' D&H sound …
RULE ‘BRITANNA’
… DIGITAL CONTROL RULE ‘BRITANNA’ The ‘Britannia’ 4-6-2s were the …
Reevy Road West, 'OO', BR, 1970s/1980s
… Set in the period 1974-1984, the layout features Digital Command Control (DCC) operation using the NCE PowerPro system. … …
Stanier ’Princess’ upgrades
… Royal’. MIKE WILD breaks out his tools to give 46207 a digital makeover with the addition of sound, ‘stay alive,’ … wanted to show the potential of aftermarket components for digital sound in the new ‘Princess’, including the addition … the decoder was mapped to put FO2 (brown wire) under the control of F10 on a DCC handset. To do this the following CVs …
Stephenson’s Rocket train pack for OO gauge
… and features a tiny five-pole skew-wound motor, 6-pin Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder socket located in the tender water …
Hornby’s die-cast ‘Duchess’
… in the tender making this a simple job to convert to digital control should you wish to run it on your layout. OVERALL The …
New Train-Tech Relay Controller
… model railway accessories, suitable for analogue or digital use. Designed to control motors, solenoids and lamps, the RL1 features two … also be operated from a standard accessory address on a Digital Command Control (DCC) system. For modellers looking …
BACHMANN'S CLASS 117 DMU
… units. Above: The cab interior is fully modelled with control desk fittings and destination blinds. THE MODEL Until … tool is also included), resulting in just one PluX22 Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder being required for digital users. The decoder socket is situated in the DMBS …
Staff Projects: Polarity switching
… could be introduced with a new piece of trackwork and Digital Command Control electronics. Above: D1061 Western Envoy rumbles … SL-10 Plastic insulated rail joiners Peco SL-11 Cobalt IP digital point motors DCC Concepts DCP-CB1DIP Plug-in terminal …
Fenny Stratford
… for departure with a fresh round of coal. LAYOUT CONTROL At the outset we agreed that the layout would be DCC … level crossing gates. All points are operated using Cobalt Digital slow action point motors. The signals are » hand … The signals and the crossing gates are operated by mini digital servos controlled by a Megapoints Controller. Above: …