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It really is looking good. I love the small details.

James,
Thanks. I'm very interested in this. I've thought many times about getting a 3D printer myself and in fact my wife wanted to get me one for Christmas but I turned it down because I wasn't sure I could get to grips with it.

Which machine have you got?

Do keep updating your progress please.

Railway is coming on well, Dwayne. Glad to hear your good news on the domestic front.
What do you use to glue the acrylic?

I can but echo what the others have said, Andrew. Well done, and looking forward to more.

When I got my Imax it had a Hologram on the back that links to a website and confirms that it is a genuine Imax. Grant. I got mine from HobbyKing and it never entered my mind that it might be some kind of rip off. I've just looked and it does indeed have a hologram on the bottom ( not back) which s...

I've just briefly flicked through, Rik, and it looks great so far. Thank you very much

I think he's going to use it to fertilise the lineside vegetation.

Yes please Rik, I have one on order and it looks horribly complicated. I have one and although I have to fight my way through the instructions every time I use it, and I switch it on with my heart in my mouth each time, in reality it isn't quite as bad as it looks. It's rather like a smart phone, i...

ge_rik wrote: ↑Sat May 13, 2017 12:33 pm
I'll see if I can track down some pb wire - there must be a supplier here somewhere.

Rik,
Try "Eileens Emporium" ( google it) . They sell all sorts of wire, metal, strip, tools, paints etc etc. Excellent mail order service.

Thanks Rik. Shame.

Lovely Rik, thank you.
It took very nearly an hour to download over my unbelievably slow Egyptian hotel connection, but well worth waiting for.

Tom, the example on the Deltang site gives: Example: 1. Enable Stop & Reverse (eg: 3,4,8,6,7 = Menu3, P4, Stop&Reverse, 6s deceleration, Random pause). 2. Connect reed switch between P4 and Negative. 3. Install magnet between tracks. Thats fine for what we were both intending, running a shut...

When the reed switch runs over a magnet, it connects P8 to 0v, which is the trigger for the shuttle mode. The loco then slows to a halt, waits for a predetermined length of time (depending on what you program it to wait) and then reverses, slowly building up speed. When it passes over another magne...

Lovely as always. I do like the bridge shot in particular.

Thanks Tom. As I thought, removing the circuit board will remove ALL control so it won't stop at a limit point? I guess I could add a couple of micro switches to act as travel limits, which I've done many times, but its getting messy. For control I'm using an RC garage door opener with 20 channels. ...

Tom,
I haven't done it myself yet, but its on my to-do list to run my railcars on a shuttle service sometimes, and I was planning to do exactly what you've suggested.

Have you considered pneumatic control? A lot more weatherproof than electrickery and no magic smoke to escape...... Thanks for the suggestion, Graeme. No, it had never even crossed my mind. I've had a look at the links you gave and it certainly looks impressive and elegant, but it also looks expens...

I would like to help as if you read my RWLR thread you will see I am able to use servos with RC for points, signals, etc. But if you don't want to go down that route I did play around with a Fulgurex slow action point motor years ago and got it to operate a Peco SM32 point: http://www.dccsupplies.c...

Why not just use a cheap hobby servo for the point? Tom, Sorry, somehow I missed this post. I have thought of using RC servos, in fact I bought a couple to experiment with some while ago. I successfully used servos for 4mm points many years ago, but in those days, on receipt of a signal they simply...

Looks good Rik.
Clever idea videoing in the dark so we can't see there is no little man running back and forth to switch the red and white lamps between front and rear!