Hi all I'm another older enthusiast returning after 45 years now I have the time and a bit more pocket money. I may have some really dumb questions so please be patient - I'm trying to find out everything I can on YouTube and here. I've designed my layout which has two main loops and a siding section, so I think I need three separate power supplies to the layout, one for each loop and one for the sidings. My really dumb question is: what actual power controllers do I need ? Would one... Power controllers ..read more

Need a backup to my main automatic running. 10 locos running 4x speed 10 locos running normal speed ..read more

When I used to live in Wetter ( On the Ruhr ) the little town was very busy on the railway at the time I saw many Changes I used to love the V200 they used to go on fire every now & then Here is a little video one Such instance. Babs Ein interessantes Video von damals. ? @CFT Video Berlin. Eingereicht von Dominik Plamper . | By Der EisenbahnerFacebook Ein interessantes Video von damals. ? @CFT Video Berlin. Eingereicht von Dominik Plamper . www.facebook.com ..read more

This is my first post in the 'grown ups' section of the Forum so at the risk of the total novice teaching grannies to suck eggs ... I actually made this two years ago and it's been in place on the layout ever since but has only used for testing. Now the unfinished layout is about to be broken up after a house move which will give me a dedicated railway room in which a small terminus/fiddle yard layout will be the 'upper' of a two level layout, i.e. two separate layouts. The original aim... A turntable for the fiddle yard ..read more

Hello Happy Members ! I found somewhere else this very amazing layout: The Heart of Georgia HOG Layout in HO Scale Scott Perry's Better Beginner's Layout that features operations and simple construction to help new modelers get the most out of their layout! hogrr.blogspot.com Stay tuned ! The worst part of this thread is just bellow ! My smaller and very personal version of this famous layout. Maybe just another crazy idea ? As usual, all your comments, advices and criticisms will be greatly appreciated. You can also laugh if you want ..read more

Hi all, I recently made a custom nameplate for my model railway titled: "The Downfield Line" and wondered if anyone would like me to make one for their layout... just reply with your layout's name and i will make it whenever i get round to it. After that i can send you the file and you can print it out at home... PS: I can also change the colour of the sign if need be ..read more

Hi readers. I was going to post this in [2mm/N Gauge] but the site guide designates that as a Anglo-American category so, anyway... Having acquired a Kato EMU via greedybay, I'm in need of a couple of bits before facing the ordeal of trying to reassemble it. It's a German catenary 3-car EMU class 430 (two 430s with a 480 carriage in the centre). I've tried a couple of UK Kato stockists but both responded with 'Sorry, without the part numbers...' and I've yet to receive a reply from Kato... Kato parts identification ..read more

Good afternoon one and all, My humble apologies for my lack of attendance on here, many health issues have occurred to me. So, my question or two to you all is that I would to try and fit sound decoders to some of my locomotives. I did contact Roco for help with assistance in getting the right Sound Decoder for my Roco BR80’s. Their reply / response was to say the least extremely unhelpful ! I also wanted to see if it was possible to fit Sound Decoder’s too two of my Brawa items, a... DCC Sound ..read more

Hi there and welcome to the Finescale section of the OO Gauge & 4mm Scale forum. This section is being introduced to make it easier to find topics with a strong Finescale bias in 4mm scale. Enjoy David ..read more

After five years stored in the layout shed Shasta, my Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Z is back out. Scheduled to be at the Carnforth model rail show April 27/28th, this will be its first appearance since it was at Folkestone show in 2019 all the shows got cancelled during the pandemic and since then, my two more recent Z layouts 'Hakuho' and 'Republic Steel' have been the ones the show organisers want But Shasta is still good and runs very well... Shasta, my USA Z layout, back out on the road in 2024 ..read more