What do you want the most from model railway manufacturers?

davvydo · Post by **davvydo** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:58 pm

An anti capslock function for davvydo

i only did that so it would be noticed
keep yer bleeping opinions of other people to yourself

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:04 pm

You have a pm.

Could you tell me is there an Arriva Turquoise and White class 158 as used in Wales available?

highterrace · Post by **highterrace** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 3:16 pm

Well, if you want the post to be noticed you have an underline option, a bold option, an italic option and you can change the colours and the size.

Whereas making a post in caps is considered very rude on bulletin boards.

davidaward · Post by **davidaward** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 5:19 pm

rwaceyw wrote:
davidaward wrote:An Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0
Its been done by Hornby david, all you have to do is buy one cheap ( sell for around Â£20 on ebay ), and superdetail it, as I have

David

There's the fact that I'm a lazy . and would prefer to buy one off the shelf is kind aan obstruction there!

Another one high on my wish list would be a BR 76XXX

highterrace · Post by **highterrace** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 7:00 pm

I'd like to see an A7 or A8 personally, even though I have built a couple as kits.

forestfan · Post by **forestfan** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 7:49 pm

All new rolling stock fitted with Kadees and a class 47 that is not to wide (heljan) and is a better model than the hornby model would be nice.

Tom

47522 · Post by **47522** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 9:06 am

Bachmann are going to produce a class 57 in 00.
They might also produce a class 47 based on their 57... i wouldnt cost much!

trains2 · Post by **trains2** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 10:10 am

Mole259 wrote:first whats DCC?

and two i want to see some southern EMU stock

Digital Sumthing Control

Basically you dnt use a standard Hornby of Gaugemaster control, but a DCC controller available from many places, ZTC the most 'famous'. You fit your loco with a chip and the controller reads this. You then drive the train via the chip rather than the track.
If you can see where im going with this it means you can drive as many trains as you want at any one time! However, it does cost a bit, chips are around Â£25 i think.

...and hear hear on 'part 2'

mpeffers · Post by **mpeffers** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:07 pm

Mole259 wrote:first whats DCC?

and two i want to see some southern EMU stock

DCC = Digital Command Control

Instead of the track taking the power and trains having to be isolated, the trains are given a number and you type the number in. Because it's computer based, it's an obvious choice if you want sounds or steam. Nowerdays, most RTR models come with a chip space to place your dcc chip in.

highterrace · Post by **highterrace** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:12 pm

How about an affordable DCC system, they be a bit of of my price range atm.

trains2 · Post by **trains2** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:28 pm

mpeffers wrote:
Mole259 wrote:first whats DCC?

and two i want to see some southern EMU stock
DCC = Digital Command Control

Thats the one!

47522 · Post by **47522** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 2:50 pm

A standard height for NEM pockets

LNERandBR · Post by **LNERandBR** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:28 am

forestfan wrote:All new rolling stock fitted with Kadees and a class 47 that is not to wide (heljan) and is a better model than the hornby model would be nice.

Tom

What about the old Lima model?

forestfan · Post by **forestfan** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:56 pm

I for got that lima did a 47, I will look out for a lima 47 when I am at the next swap meet.

Tom

Post by **NeutronIC** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:08 pm

The Lenz compact system is only 70 quid, you need a power supply which I think is another 30 quid and then after that all you need is your decoders - their basic LE1000A decoders are under a tenner each.

The compact is a very good starter DCC system, everything you need in one box and it supports more than enough for the beginner.

Alternatively, for a really basic intro to DCC the Bachmann DCC systems are even cheaper - at something like 70 quid for one of their complete sets including stock, track and a controller - though that is significantly less capable than the compact (no accessories for example) - but if all you want to do is experiment with DCC it's a great start and fully compatible with all the other DCC's so your stock is perfectly usable as you upgrade to bigger systems including from other manufacturers.

Matt.