Hi All I am actually in NZ at the moment but my home town is Blandford Forum in the UK. I have 2 grandchildren in both the UK and NZ and have been tasked to supply/build a railway layout for them at both locations. I managed to buy a ready built layout from EBAY for the UK setup and I have just finished a simple layout here in NZ. Both are DC controlled but the plan is to convert to DCC in the future. I have a Railmaster + Elink command station which I rapidly found inadequate due to lack of manual throttle control so after looking around, I found DCC++ and JMRI very promising. I am also in the process of developing an Accessory controller for multiple LEDs, Servos and Sensors to link into the DCC++ commander. If anyone is interested I can publish the details here when it is ready. Ron
Hi Ron, welcome to the Train Board, glad to have you on board. Your plan sounds good, especially for the grand-kids. I wish you well.
Welcome aboard, Ron. You have a daunting task to satisfy grandchild fans in such far aplace locations!
Welcome to TrainBoard, Ron. I've never been to G.B., but I have enjoyed visiting N.Z., especially the southern island. Reminded me of California during WWII. Beautiful land, and friendly people.
