Loch Kimmage on the L&B

Brian Mosby · May 02, 2017, 12:07

AS you may or not know i now own Isle Ornsay - Hebridean Light Railway (009)

& to Keep with my L&B lettered layouts this will be renamed Loch Kimmage & Blaendulais (Seven Sisters)... (were I am moving to in July

when I have time I will update in this new topic but here is the 1st build topic by Tom Dauben
http://www.009society.com/forum/index.php?topic=766.0

stock will be the same as I used on Coombe Bridge also I will be rewiring it from DCC to DC

I am picking up the layout in just under 3 weeks

Steve Lewis · May 02, 2017, 14:14

As a digital user for 20 Years now I am curious to know why you would re wire back to Analogue?

Brian Mosby · May 02, 2017, 18:22

Quote from: Steve Lewis on May 02, 2017, 14:14
As a digital user for 20 Years now I am curious to know why you would re wire back to Analogue?

Do not like DCC I have used in on layouts in the past
also down to the cost as I have over 30 009 locos it will cost around

Steve Lewis · May 02, 2017, 18:44

Interesting each to his own I suppose, I am in the process of building an L&B themed 00-9 ayout in an 8 x 6 shed as a diversion from my other modelling interests. although I have not used analogue control for for 20 years on my various layouts I decided that as the layout in the shed would be relatively simple I would use analogue I even purchased a new Morley Controls power unit for the purpose,

However a few days ago, when I had laid around 1/3 of the track work and wired up 6 or 7 isolating sections along with their associated switches etc, I began to realise that there would be a lot more work to do, what particulary ' got me' was the fact that I would not be able to 'park' 3 locos in the shed area without further recourse to isolated sections, so last evening I dewired the track work already laid removed the switches and wired in a digital feed!

The proposed loco roster will only be around 4 locos so the additional decoder cost of around

JulienW · May 03, 2017, 10:40

To be honest I don't think that there is any 'right' way to do 009 with respect to Analogue and Digital other than personal preference.

My own take on it is that with the majority of 009 loco kits using older, pre-dcc chassis fitting a chip to a loco may not be the easiest thing in the world to do - certainly no plug-in jobs and is some cases major modifications are needed to sufficently isolate the chassis block & motor to fit the chip - but if using more modern chassis where a socket is fitted (or chip is present) or even rtr locos then life gets much easier.

I can see the advantage when it comes to wiring (with the MPD not needing multiple sections and 'sopts' for locos dependent of section breaks), and if statriing out I would probably go down the DCC route, but like a lot of those who have been modelling for some time I have quite a selection of locos (I dread to think how many!) which when it comes to buying the chips at

Allscales · May 07, 2017, 18:02

Having started in HOe with two Roco digital start sets, it's what I'm sticking with. I have been lucky in being able to convert loco's as I buy them, so it helps to ease the pain. I know what that's like too, as I converted my HOm collection in one lump... Ouch!

Having recently started a little side project in Japanese N with some little two coach EMU's, that will be analogue as convering 5 EMU's to DCC was a bit much and there's no loco depot so relatively simple. I would prefer to do DCC as it's simpler from a wiring perspective.

I always find it odd when people use the phrases "magic" and "too complicated". I sometimes wish someone would xplain what's so complicated! I suspect it's more that the old push button panel has gone rather than anything else.

Brian Mosby · May 15, 2017, 18:50

4 days and counting to the pick up

Brian Mosby · May 19, 2017, 22:49

I now have the layout its still in the back of the truck & i will un-load it tomorrow hope to post photos once set up

Brian Mosby · May 20, 2017, 16:18

well 1st thing I got the layout out of the Truck & onto the office floor

IMG_20170520_092252 by brian mosby, on Flickr

IMG_20170520_092258 by brian mosby, on Flickr

IMG_20170520_092311 by brian mosby, on Flickr

So after a trip to B&Q for some wood I built a framework so the layout sits above the office work tops with the track just under 5ft from the floor

so here are some photos with my stock

IMG_20170520_152949 by brian mosby, on Flickr

IMG_20170520_153012 by brian mosby, on Flickr

IMG_20170520_153023 by brian mosby, on Flickr

IMG_20170520_153034 by brian mosby, on Flickr

IMG_20170520_153141 by brian mosby, on Flickr

IMG_20170520_153149 by brian mosby, on Flickr

IMG_20170520_153201 by brian mosby, on Flickr