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I used a points position indicator for my panel - had no clue what one was or how to fit it so just watched the video below and all became clear - just made up my own panel with switches and lights and just so my simple brain could comprehend what was going on I used green lights for points set for ...

My grey furry supervisor is no trouble, but the other cream coloured one tends to eat the telegraph poles so has been banned!

When I started my layout I didn’t bother with backscenes as I thought they looked a bit pants but decided to try one and must say think it looks rather good. Unfortunately trying to cut them in around my existing scenery is going to be a bit of a mare but I’m sold on adding more now https://i.postim...

My plan is to add some speakers below deck and play some ambient tracks through my phone (I've bought a small cheap car amp to run the speakers) - there are hundreds of tracks on YouTube - eg, countryside, seaside, wind, rain, thunderbolt and lightning... as an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch...

Iv'e bought some for use on my layout but won't be using it until Spring / summer this year - fortunately on a layout that's not going anywhere (I hope)

Absolutely, and as my eyes get worse my layout gets better haha! One of the solid facts about any creative endeavour, you might mull over little bodges and mistakes but no one else notices them, well mostly...

Aye, thanks Richard, I assumed the Seep wouldn't be up to it on it's own so will look at the other options. Early days yet. Mind you, this does lead me onto what might be termed a fundamental question re signalling - with colour lighting, the nice pretty colours are only viewable along the "lin...

DCC Concepts recommended a 10k or 7k resistor for 12v but I have a 5v signalling bus on my layout so I will use something suitable.

Hi Brian, yes they are DCC Concepts ground signals and work by reverse polarity (I asked them) the lower right LED is actually two white SMD LEDs and so when you change polarity you either light a red and white or a white and white - four LEDs in total. I'm using them independent of the control boar...

Hi all, I’ve got these wonderful little ground signals to play around with but I’m a bit stuck how to switch them between the red / white and white / white aspects. Each signal has two wires so to change aspects you need to reverse the polarity, ideally I’d like to link the aspect to the throwing of...