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‘PRAIRIE’decorated
… matching specifications including a five-pole motor, 8-pin Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder socket, turned metal wheels and sprung …
Dawn of the modern era
… powerful motor, all-wheel drive, directional lights and a Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder socket. The Class 50, along the ‘Q1’ … first ready-to-run locomotives to be fitted with new Digital Command Control (DCC) sockets making them compatible …
Crosti ‘SUPER SOUND’
… DIGITAL CONTROL Less detailed locomotives can present an advantage … running sessions as I don’t want to make my ears hurt with digital sound, but there were now two options to resolve this …
Kernow D600 'Warships’
… lighting which all works together with analogue control and with individual function buttons on digital control (more on that later). There are also two … underneath can be used to turn off the cab and tail For digital control Kernow’s D600s need a six-function decoder to …
FAQMODELLING ESSENTIALS
… This issue we look to the enthralling world of Digital Command Control. MARK CHIVERS considers some of the terminology and … way answering some of the most frequently asked questions. Digital Command Control opens up huge potential for model …
SMART UPGRADES
… from Hornby until it was withdrawn from the range in 2006. DIGITAL CONTROL However, in 2008 Heljan came through with a brand new … it sounds just like the real thing too. INSTALLING DIGITAL SOUND IN HELJAN CLASS 58 1 The starting point for …
45C REVISITED
By PHOTOGRAPHY, MIKE WILD
… alone. ROLLING STOCK All steam and diesel locomotives are Digital Command Control (DCC) sound fitted with YouChoos, our preferred … to be live and is controlled by DCC Concepts Cobalt IP digital point motors. We have to have two boosters and four …
Over Peover
… as some of John’s locomotives still need upgrading for digital operation, while those that are so fitted feature digital sound and synchronised smoke units installed by Cliff … by solenoid, which offers realistic arm bounce too. Train control can be selected for analogue DC or Digital Command …
Barmouth Junction
… weight down. WIRING AND TRACK As the layout would be using Digital Command Control (DCC), wiring was done as progress was made on the …
TIME LINE
… lane track with metal slots which powered cars under the control of ‘drivers’. This set the wheels in motion for … the new and old designs together. 2004 Scalextric goes digital with the introduction of a new control system which … run on each circuit and change tracks. 2010 A new six-car digital system is launched which includes a screen to display …
Hornby’s new ‘Terrıer’ for ‘OO
… ‘Terrier’. Detailing on top of the boiler is excellent. Digital Command Control (DCC) ready and DCC fitted – the latter equipped with … 0-6-0T ran like silk on our test track using analogue control. Our test track uses code 75 track and we found that …
COMMON OAK LANE
… be incorporated to enable the layout to be used both with Digital Command Control and analogue. All sections can be switched on for digital operation or activated individually for analogue …
THE MULTI-MICRO LAYOUT Challenge
By PHOTOGRAPHY, MIKE WILD
… a Springside casting. The Class 08 is a Hornby model with digital sound. A Fowler ‘4F’ 0-6-0 has just arrived with a … 0-6-0T shunts the yard. The layout is controlled with Digital Command Control. ‘00’ MICRO LAYOUT radius points together with a …
BOOKS
… The final section is a gorgeous collection of colour digital artwork depicting cutaways, part-views, close-ups and … highlights their teething problems, from powerplant and control issues, to the apparent reluctance of the US Air … the early 1950s. Period photos are accompanied by superb digital artwork of the XP-79 fighter and XRB-49 bomber, with …
Loftus Road
By PHOTOGRAPHY, TREVOR JONES
… but it wasn’t long before we were seduced by the power of Digital Command Control (DCC) and decided to equip the layout with its …