Welcome to Little Wicket Railway! A OO model railway set in the LMS steam era (but visited by locomotives from all eras). I got back into the hobby after a 20 year break and a lot has changed! Very interested in automation, electronics and saving money.
I'll share build progress and anything I learn along the way👍
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I have this problem now I keep using the rest code and it just goes back tolink device and then reset again have done this several times. and it's driving me mad...
I'm a bit late to this but I just bought one and here's my take. I have got back into railway modeling since retiring, 009 with most stuff scratch or kit built especially the electronics as I'm a retired IT systems engineer and this was the big draw. I've tried my best to use DCC but it was becoming expensive and frustrating trying to fit decoders into extremely small locos so I recently decided to give good old DC a try. The HM6000 seemed to tick all the boxes, I particularly wanted to try the sounds. Bluetooth PCM with sound! Out of the box I was unimpressed to say the least. Locos going supersonic and humming like a swarm of bees. I'm using Kato N gauge chassis which seem happier to be on lower voltages than most. In desperation I built a simple voltage dividing circuit to go in the feeds from the controller to the rails to cut the max PCM waveform voltage by roughly half. Now I have a 2 channel controller that will give me realistic scale speeds and big bonus the sounds work so much better seemingly in line with what the loco is doing. The locos seem happier too with no more humming. Still using JRMI / CRMI to control the track and signals but train control is moving to DC with block detection Arduino controlled and it's working well. Fed up with the faff and expense of DCC ? With a few modifications this is a viable alternative. P.S. An old laptop PSU works a treat. My old Toshiba PSU even had the right plug on it! PPS Love your channel.
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Shocking design and build quality. I can never understand how Hornby can't avoid these amateurish problems from ending up in their designs and passing QC. Makes it all the harder to justify paying the higher costs of modern models.
I saw a bunch of these videos and I ask myself, what do they different? I haven't manged to get one simple scan of a stone, claymodel or simple things like that on a turntable under perfect conditions. Most of the time the scanner refuses to start at all or the scan is missing some parts no matter how often u repeat hovering the area. I spent over a week now trying to get at least one scan. It's just frustrating!
I used to catch those DMU's from Solihull to Moor St back in the late 70's / early 80's when I working in Brum. We used to call them Bog Coaches!
Rob talks about building a circuit to log in and out of a block as complicated, which it is NOT!!! I can do it with 2 chips and under $7, and that cost includes the IR sensors for a block as long as you want.
Midnight Freight Diesel 58 is my favourite and it's the bestest train ever
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Excellent video - but I don't think you could call it the same tooling from years ago. The big differences are that this one has a metal running board, not plastic, and the previous version had an ugly join line right down the middle of the top of the boiler - right where you don't want it - which makes the seams on this one more than acceptable by comparison. I can see why you might think it's the same tooling - they look very similar, but that's only because they're both excellent representations of the prototype.
Hi little Wicket, I love your videos very much and already have picked up a lot of information for my own DCC-EX command station. I have one question regarding the connection of the DCC power to the rails. At both end there are loops where normally the polarity of the supplied power needs to be changed to prevent a short circuit. How did you solve the problem? I understand that this is not really subject to your video but I would like to know this. Best regards and keep on doing well.
Hi! I use DCC40 gaugemaster reverse loop modules. I already had them, but they're not ideal. They use relays, so click and are slower than a digital solution. I don't show it in the video for simplicity, but I had to reduce the DCC-EX sensitivity to shorts.
@@LittleWicketRailway Thank you, thats clear now for me.
If you are running these near Metcalfe models (eg tunnels or card bridges), just dont park the engine under while running, the water vapour will cause damage overtime, especially if you are running a lot of 'Steam' engines.
My first digital set and I picked it up for $30AUD minus the green loco.
That's a fantastic bargain!
@@LittleWicketRailway ok on getting home and inspecting it the controller is a new style DC type. Bummer but still a great score.
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I would buy one from you.
Great help !Thanks
Glad it helped!
Great video, i shall hopefully visit today, cycling over from Peterborough and then over to Melton Mowbray or Leicester before catching train back to Peterborough, depending on how long I spend at museum, a its a place wanted to visit for the past couple of years, i remember going to watch the Sundew dragline walking to Corby from Exton, in 1974.
Hope you enjoy it and that the weather is good for your cycle.
I could not get on with this dongle. Just didn't seem to work properly. I suspect it something I'm not doing right but even with hornby's help I couldn't see what it was.
It won't be for everyone. Hopefully you were able to return for a refund 👍
Looks like they use the same technology as trs trains invented. I wonder if they licensed it...
Did TRS invent it? I'd also be interested to know. I wonder if getting a decoder to pulse an atomiser in response to wheel rotations is licensable, it's not really a new concept. Maybe the design of reservoir/wicking system was special?
@@LittleWicketRailway a year ago I saw an interview with the "Inventor" here on KZread somewhere. And while you might be right about the fact that none of the technology is new. The application of using a water atomizer in a model train, synchronised with sound/wheel motion is. And he was applying for a patent. Which I wager would succeed. After all, new applications and combinations of existing technology get patented all the time.
@@fladder1 my knowledge of intellectual property law isn't great, but it looks like this idea was first patented in Germany back in 2005 patents.google.com/patent/DE202005005647U1/en
Lol, just goes to show that even in this case we shouldn't believe what someone claims😅 Thanks for the patent link I'll study that. Maybe I'll find a way to fit a similar system in an n scale loc
Looks like the patent expired 9 years ago
very useful and very interesting and a Few surprises. I will use this a future guide for my own incline I have planned, thanks you Chris ✔✔😃😃
Glad you found it useful
What size did your baseboard end up being. I’m currently designing my 00 gauge layout and not sure what size to go for. I prefer continuous running to shunting though.
I think it ended up being 11ft by 4ft
Excellent video, more helpful than anything Hornby has provided. Thank you!
Thanks 👍
Almost unbelievable. Thanks.
nice, hope the dev team are looking at "Rpi Pico W", new automations would not need recompiling (guessing that is being done for the arduino), pico could "command" the arduino/motor board, arduino pins are 5 volt, Pico pins are 3.3 volt, need level shifter for serial communication between them
Dcc ex is superb. I have a setup with 2 full circuits, a branch, 2 passing loops and an extra through line in the main station. The branch runs automatically with full semaphore signalling, the 2 main circuits operate their signalling and when the loops are set the signsl logic follows. I have used master and slave Arduino Megas and a load of sensors. It really is cool, doesn't use JMRI or any other proprietary 'stuff' and works really well. I'm now adjusting things so that rather than the trains operating the signals, the signals will control the train. DCC-EX is superb anx badly under publicised. Well done Little Wicket for this showcase.
*snigger, childish moment* FOFF? isn't that an expletive ?
Thanks. This looks like what I'm looking for, but one question. Could you program this to Run automation at set times of the day for a set amount of time and then park the trains at set locations at the end, say a 20 minute run time? I need it to run automatically at set times of the day. I'm currently looking at DC to control this with programming power to turn on and off with sensors, that include weather sensors, for an outdoor track.
There is an additional piece of software from DCC-EX which is a clock. It runs on an additional Arduino that you hook up using the i2C bus to your DCC-EX base station. The two can interact and it opens up timed automations. For example, you could use this with a PCA9685 to run lighting sequences inside buildings if that was of interest.
Tbh, you should return it in my opinion. That eBay seller had a hell of a cheek.
Very interesting. The hobby is getting technically/electronically more and more complex. It can be daunting just trying to keep up with it all, but this shows how effective and useful these advances can be.
Fantastic video Rob, what a crazy little system, definitely something that seems quite daunting but as always you've made it bite sized and seem very manageable. Perhaps something to try one day on my own layout. What a treat to see it all run flawlessly. You must be very pleased after that effort. Looking forward to more. Keep well.
Very interesting. I'm on DC and too invested there to change but that was really informative, thanks.
DCC-EX will also work with DC I think. I'm not fully up to speed, but I have seen a video demo of automation being used with DC.
DCC EX user here, love it, will never buy a mainstream system again.
Agreed. It's fantastic and only getting better
The AI thumbnail is not the one. 👎
I'm glad you've said that. I thought I'd let AI have a go, but I think I agree.
Love this Video. Thanks so much
Glad you liked it 😀
As an American modeler whos into all kinds of railroads and brands, i find it odd that lighting is considered extra detail when its been a standard ever since the days of Lionel and American Flyer.
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Thats super. I have always been tempted by automation with DCC and this hows how simple it actually is. And the fact that you can turn it on and off aswell is pretty handy
There's loads more you can do too.
im personally not a fan of the steamer.. but its a nice option for people that do like it
DCC-EX is a great system. I'm just starting to get into it myself. Thank you for the very informative video
Thanks for watching 👍
Do you think I can use that with viessmann Analog signals? They only have one ground pin for 2 or more LEDs
I also have no current on the PWM Ports somehow
Black Fives Matter! Great video once again...
Cast the cab detail in white metal?? Do you sell kits for a conversion like this?? Great job by the way...
Did you ever finish this project? As I have a Hornby pug that I'd like to do the same too. If you'd be willing to share the motor mount CAD file I'd love to give it a try. Thanks.
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Say that is the same locomotive I turned into lady from Thomas and the magic railroad
How come I feel like that a lot of railway model fans in the uk are going crazy
Hi. Thanks for you fantastic tutorials. How do you control the servo motor speed in your servos sketch. I have tried altering the delay setting with no joy. on the net i can only find example that relate to angles and not the 1 to 3000 count. I am a total beginner with Arduino and still on page one. Thks in advance
The steam problem is the small chimney orifice on the Scotsman. It cant let enough of the steam out before closing. My P2 with steam gen has a much larger outlet and a double chimney with no means to clog, however, it is getting a new Road and Rails speaker to improve the sound department. 8 ohms only though.
I joined up a couple weeks ago, and now care for the thomas layout and models