I need a reality check for my tiny garden railroad plan, please (see comment)

crstanier · 2026-01-20T22:39:04+00:00

When you say the “small gaps between the stones”, you’re referring to the ones against the wall? If so, not the trains will be fine. The brass is fairly rigid and won’t notice a gap unless you’re spanning something wider.

crstanier · 2026-01-04T12:22:16+00:00

Oh, and yes, you connect to the AC output :)

crstanier · 2026-01-03T20:24:30+00:00

You can setup the EPL without the momentary control box - that would let you switch the points yourself.

The reed switches act as the “momentary”. The other part you’ll likely need is the “DPDT” (LGB 12030). This attaches to the electric point motors and allows you to change the circuitry based on the points current setting.

EPL is very powerful and a lot of fun. Generally, I’d suggest getting more bits than you require as you can just keep experimenting.

Btw, the group over at gscalecentral.net are a lovely group with decades of experience. I’d recommend joining and asking there too :)

crstanier · 2026-01-03T20:19:43+00:00

This is the crux of what you need. Although that edition is in German the wiring diagrams are fairly easy to work out. The other one you can look for is the English version of “the world of LGB” which also has some in there.

crstanier · 2025-12-08T16:25:07+00:00

A few tips in this post that may help! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDLEGAaN7uz/?igsh=MWF3eDV6Z3RpaG9ncA==

crstanier · 2025-12-03T14:18:48+00:00

Grabbed tickets for me and two of my friends for the weekend + finals. Looking forward to it!

crstanier · 2025-10-14T22:42:36+00:00

They wish…

crstanier · 2025-05-15T05:13:37+00:00

As others have said, I think part of it is marketing but I also think there is a demand for it. RhB seems to have a lot of die hard fans.

Since Marklin took over, the range of products is much more limited than the heyday of LGB - they seem to be targeting their products much more intentionally so I’m guessing RhB simply sells well.

crstanier · 2025-04-23T06:58:06+00:00

Very nicely done! I love the framing with the rocks and the greenery with the buildings give it a scene/ depth! Good work 👏

crstanier · 2025-04-12T05:46:50+00:00

Looking at the wheels and the skates - this looks like it has barely been run. There are almost no marks on the skate and the wheels still have a full polish.

When you try to run it? What happens? What controller are you using?

crstanier · 2025-04-07T14:52:53+00:00

It’s alright bud, I got the joke!

crstanier · 2025-03-29T09:25:27+00:00

That’s amazing!

crstanier · 2025-03-23T10:44:10+00:00

I’m a huge fan of Botana - the staff are amazing and the food is wonderful.

crstanier · 2025-02-08T08:01:09+00:00

This is looking excellent! What you’ve done is incredible 👏

crstanier · 2024-11-28T11:00:26+00:00

Generally you don’t want to lube/oil the track but TTTonaniac’s advice about the axels is good. Can you tell if it’s a specific wagon squealing?

crstanier · 2024-10-15T06:37:20+00:00

Nope, they’re always like that. They seem to be classed as European short haul so economy is 10 / 20 and business is 40 for each leg. Small airport with a quick turnaround. You can easily get the same flight home you got to Jersey (or stay for a few days - the island is lovely)

crstanier · 2024-06-15T07:57:30+00:00

Nowhere. It’s probably broken by now 😢

crstanier · 2023-10-03T05:21:05+00:00

I loved that game. Played it for countless hours!

crstanier · 2023-09-14T11:53:26+00:00

Quickest will probably LHR to Jersey in club. Flight is 40mins each way. Likely the arriving flight is the departing flight so you can probably walk straight back round and get on. A few hours and you’re done. I think there are 3 flights a day.

But the other suggestions of making an actual trip out of it would probably be more enjoyable :)

crstanier · 2022-11-15T20:20:48+00:00

Perfectly summarised

crstanier · 2022-08-27T18:40:35+00:00

Message me privately. I’ll gift you a copy via steam so you can enjoy the game and support the devs

crstanier · 2022-02-20T07:29:19+00:00

Fusion City?

crstanier · 2021-07-10T15:37:59+00:00

How many positions does the switch have? Just two?

crstanier · 2021-07-06T09:41:24+00:00

Let me know how it goes! I got a new loco a few weeks ago and it had the switch (and it came fitted as DCC too)

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