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berkshirebugsy
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Although I am in the later years of my working life I have resurrected my interest in model railways which combines that with two other of my interest which are automation and electronics

So hopefully over the next few seasons I may be able to post some photos of my progress.

I already have my DCC decoder which I built myself using an Arduino controller board (and add on). This has cost me less than £40 which I am very pleased with.

My problem is getting hold of a cheap DCC loco so I can at least test this but that may have to wait for a month or two until pennies permit.

Take care everyone...I may be calling on your assistance sooner or later!
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Welcome to the friendly forum. No criticism here, just lots of freely-given advice.
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Welcome. Keep an eye on Ebay, especially listings that end on weekdays (daytime even better). There are some bargains out there to pick up from time to time. However, it's not a cheap hobby but most of us would say that we get a lot of pleasure from our investment. I hope you do too.
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Welcome to the forum mostly great advice and some humour.
Nurse, the screens!
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Welcome to the forum - it a great place - with lots of help, information and fun.
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Welcome Bugsy look forward to seeing your progress over the months ahead.
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Hello and welcome, just ask and any problems you have will be shared and hopefully resolved.
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Thank you everyone for your welcomes.

This is a project that I'm taking slowly...I wouldn't be surprised if I don't lay any track for a couple of months.

A couple of years ago I acquired a baseboard with a trackmat graphic on the top of it (no track though) but it has been sat collecting dust behind a very old piano (also collecting dust) so in the next couple of weeks I'm hoping to give it a closer inspection to see if it is usable or not.

Watch this space!
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Hi Bugsy and welcome to our forum.
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