Flying Scotsman 4472

I'm assuming that your Athearn SD9 has a MIR 071 body fitted to it if so I use a Digitrax DN135D its a great little decoder and has a lot of lighting effects and unlike the Hornby/Bachmann decoders you have a lot of CV's to finally adjust the motor. But most of all it is small in size and therefore you should not have a problem fitting it into the body of the 071 as there ain't much room left with the athearn chassis. It also comes as a wires only decoder and its what I would recommend for your SD9 and SD45. Here's the link http://www.dccsupplies.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=459_182_394_212&products_id=2861

Your layout is really starting to take shape. Looking good. Where did you get the hanging basket liner as my local B&Q don't do it.

Steer clear of Bachmann decoders as well

I have to agree with you Rich that would be a great idea and I look forward to seeing it

Never mix DCC and DC mate. If your layout is going to be DCC then test with DCC

Yes she has seen it and loves it. My Missus doesn't give me grief about my hobby:-bd

I get that as well sometimes I just revert back to photobucket

Yes mate I just have to finalise my track plan

No mate the lights do work but I'm not really into having everything lit up on the layout

The first thing I did when I got it home was to give the walls and roof some dirt and rust

Dave is there anything you don't have Did you just get her as I didn't see that one in your collection before.

The first of the buildings has arrived from Glenderg for the main Street of Ballykay and I'm well impressed. A Big Thank You to Richie for all his hard work

It takes 4m/12' of track, is 1m/ 3' long and 30cm/12" wide. It can hold 12 x 201's, 16 x 071's or 20 x 141/181's. Its the Beast of Ballykay. A big thank you to Glenderg for building this monster shed for me

That's why I said they would be a nice addition to the 201's and 071's when they are withdrawn

I Can't understand why the RPSI won't take a rake for there will come a day when 201's and 071's will be preserved and will need something nice to pull behind them besides those God awful green Mk's

http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20C/Connolly/slides/Connolly_20080523_040_CC_JA.html

Sorry mate but they are very tall blue ones

Peco all the way I wouldn't touch Hornby track with a 20' bargepole

Its a film about aliens

DCC Supplies and they offer a fantastic back up service http://www.dccsupplies.com/shop/index.php?cPath=98_108

Well I did warn you several times

Looking forward to more pics

So was I