Model Railway Forum

I have used AnyRail which I find much more intuitive compared to some of the others. I eventually bought mine but you could use it for free but were limited to I think 50 track pieces. There were ways you could get round some of the limitations, worth having a look especially if the free trial versi...

It is best to make the decision early in the hobby once you have quite a stable of locos to go DCC can become very expensive. At 7 locos even using cheap basic decoders you are talking about £200+ to kit out all your stock and it only gets worst the more locos you have whereas spreading the cost bec...

I had a look at the manufacturers site, Roco. I think if I was starting and considering possible automation, I would leave the white z21 range out as they are very much cut down versions lacking the choice of interfaces of the black Z21. The Z21 does come with a plug and play WiFi router so easy set...

I am not familiar with the Z21 or for that matter Android tablets, but on my iPad I can have it connect to a number of networks so I can use it at home or at both my daughters homes. It remembers the networks it has been linked to and automatically connects without any need for any intervention. As ...

If you know that you will have to dismantle the layout at some point point then you need to design that in from the start so a sectional baseboard is essential and that gives you the opportunity to do the wiring with the boards at comfortable height and accessible. As for supporting the base boards ...

Hi Dirk Aquadere in the UK is a bituminous paint primer, but I believe down under it is a PVA adhesive. PVA will probably provide a weak bond since it relies on being absorbed into the surfaces being glued which tin foil is obviously not. I would imagine a cyanoacrylate ie. Super glue would do the j...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all. We have just come back from our final sally to the shops, 6:00am at Sainsbury’s and can finally relax and put our feet up having reached the stage of we got what we got and what we ain’t got we ain’t got! Mind you the calm is only temporary with all the f...

One issue you will have with a bus is with switched sections as it will not be as simple as to provide a break in the rail and simply wire a switch across. It is not impossible the switch will have to be wired into the dropper of the relevant section but if you are having a central control panel you...

The correct term to Google is midget flange bulb. However, a quick search has come up with many types but the smallest I have found has been 5mm diameter and none in the required voltages. The term sub-miniture might come up with something nearer what you want.

Richard

The actual bulb looks like a standard either grain of wheat bulb @3mm diam. or a grain of rice if the diameter is less (1.8mm) mounted in a flanged case. I have not come across one like that with most G of W or G of R bulbs coming with flyleads. If you cannot source an exact replacement you might be...