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A DIY railworks controller

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Saw this and thought it was interesting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EifxnRH6 ... re=related

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Part of the Chaddock Engineering group - trying to make things easy!
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chaddockdk wrote:Bit late. :lol:

http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic. ... 4&t=115471

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I Don't know, :) it inspired me to make this




And using Matts software :)

Mug of tea essential :wink:
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awesome. :)
db schenker rail driver in training :)
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Now that is impressive.

I remember making a steering wheel from wood etc when I was youthful because I could not afford a plastic one. It worked and had bicycle tyre inner tubes to act as massive centreing springs on the wheel .

Well done.
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Thanks both :) board was from a firestorm dual power 2 gamepad & switches from ebay. rest from spares box
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Graphics by Draw :)


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Button labels done in word
& wood care of a cut down wardrobe - knobs are feet off a scrapped cabinet & angle from B&Q
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markpullinger wrote:Thanks both :) board was from a firestorm dual power 2 gamepad & switches from ebay. rest from spares box

That is truly excellent

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Re: A DIY railworks controller

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There was someone on the RM Web forums who was running their model railway using a Class 47 throttle control unit. Be an interesting challenge to set one of those up to work with Railworks.
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stuart666 wrote:There was someone on the RM Web forums who was running their model railway using a Class 47 throttle control unit. Be an interesting challenge to set one of those up to work with Railworks.
http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic. ... 5#p1449202

http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic. ... 5#p1449403
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Re: A DIY railworks controller

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pedned wrote:
stuart666 wrote:There was someone on the RM Web forums who was running their model railway using a Class 47 throttle control unit. Be an interesting challenge to set one of those up to work with Railworks.
http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic. ... 5#p1449202

http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic. ... 5#p1449403
Alright. Im impressed. :)

Wonder if anyone has a spare Collett cab I can hook up....
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