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Nice video!!! Thanks!!!

Hi Colin! That's a great solution using the magnets! It's always good to be able to make the wiring easily accessible, as none of us are getting any younger! I'm also looking into trying to make it easy to get to wires and things like servo decoders so I can reprogram them! I'm currently thinking of using Velcro to hold small wooden boards, but those magnets may be a better solution! Can you share what type they are, and where you got them please? Good news that your sister is now in rehabilitation! Those guys can work wonders! All the best, Ian, P.S. Forgot to say that your bag or servo cables arrived! Thank you! :)

Hi Colin, very busy, I see. Nice demo of diy ethernet cables, and I love those little plugs you put on the end of the wires, making it all very neat. All the best. John

Absolutely mind boggling Colin. It is quite obvious your really enjpying yourself, long may it last.

Nice work Colin. The magnets are a great idea as are the plugs. Happy Modelling

Hello Colin Good news about your sister wishing her a speedy recovery at the rehabilitation hospital. Nice progress on the layout Lighting upgrades on the upper section makes a big difference. Nice tutorial on wiring a Ethernet cable. Take care all the best

With wiring like this, the mostly white wire is the predominant. The one mostly colour with a fleck of white is the second of the pair. Difference between T568-A and B is that one scheme is conventional and the other has what's known as a network twist.

Hi Colin - must have been frustrating when the issue arose with the helix - main thing is you've got it sorted. Good to see progress on the layout. Cheers Euan

Greetings Woodthorp International and hello Colin 👋 That is hopeful news on your sister 🤞 fingers crossed that the physio can do their magic 😇 Excellent tips on wiring too 👍 we all end up wit dodgy knee's 🦵 in this hobby 😳 Very best wishes from the Emerald Isle ☘️

Sorry to hear about your sister Colin, you're making nice progress on the layout my friend

Great video, I just got a Lodi-Con....I can't find a English manual though? Any help would de appreciated.

Hope things improve with your sister. Tough times. Nice update with the track. Sometimes a distraction is all you need. Happy Modelling

Hi Colin, so sorry to hear about your sister. Will be thinking of you.

Hi Colin, I am so sorry to hear about your sister the trains can wait family is more important. Lots of bits in this one but the speed checking line looks good and the extension for longer running must make running your trains so much easier, it will be great when you start laying the track as in the plan bet you cannot wait. Cheers Robert.

Best wishes to you and your family. Very nice update and thanks for sharing. Dave

Good morning Colin! I've always wanted to have a go at speed matching a couple of locos! It's interesting how similar locos with similar motors can behave differently! Take care! Ian

First and most importantly, we are very sorry to hear of the sad news regarding your family. We have been there, both Joyce and I. You have our dearest sympathies and empathies. Great update on the layout in spite of the sadness outside it.

Trying times Collin, lot's of tech in the background, take care pal.

Best wishes Colin 👋 Sisters are precious ❤️ 🤞

So sorry to hear about your sister Colin very nice rock face wishing you all the best and are thinking of you cheers for now. Al 🤗🤗🤗👍

best wishes for your sister Colin. outstanding ground cover. itrains seems like a very cool program. great update!

good update on the train layout lots nice set up in shed thanks for the share on channel thanks lee

Hiya Colin you have a fantastic contorl system there my friend, you've done a great job on those rock faces, the trestle built bridge is awesome

Extreme high tech going in there Colin! Epic work on the trestle bridge and all the scenics behind it. Don't envy you the work in in hand rails section! As you rightly say it's going to look spectacular when the loco's run around! Regards Steve

Great work Collin, amazing what a "wash" brings to the picture.

Good morning Colin! Ah, the joys of multiple monitors! You're going to have a fantastic control system to go with your fantastic layout! Talking of fantastic, wow, the trestle bridge is in! You must be so pleased! Cheers, Ian.

Just got a small Lodi system myself for testing, I think your not far from aswell

Hello Colin! I hope you're well Wow the video system and the control is amazing. Great to see the bridge in place with the rocks now coloured. Absolutely amazing work 👏

Wow the bridge looks fantastic

Hey, Colin! What a brilliant video system you have installed. I guess an epic layout needs an epic video and control system! Very nice work on the trestle bridge... truly great!

Greetings Woodthorp International and hello Colin 👋 The rock face 🗿 looks fantastic behind the trestle bridge 🤩 well, you've always been the King of Rock 😉 Meticulous planning on the ITrain front 👀 especially when it comes to monitor's and camera's 😇 they could also come in handy for watching the football ⚽️ 🤭 It might be worth looking at British Finescale for code 40 flexible track for the check rails 🤔 as Peco Code 55 rails are the same depth as code 80, just buried in the sleepers 🔍 Best wishes from the Emerald Isle ☘️

Nice

Hello Colin, nice job👍👍. Greetings Gert

Hallo Colin, ich habe lange nicht mehr bei dir vorbei geschaut. Du hast sehr schöne und starke Lokomotiven🚂👍👍👍. Ein sehr interessantes und schönes Video. Viele Grüße Gert

Interesting deep dive Colin. I'm inspired to do something similar with my locos! :)

It’s the engine that pulls the train, surely😅

Hi Colin! Gotta love a pulling power experiment! There are obviously lots of factors at play here, such as the weight of the loco, whether or not it has traction tyres fitted, the steepness of the incline, the radius of the curves, the spec of the motor, the weight of each piece of rolling stock, whether or not the bogies of rolling stock are articulated or fixed, or using plastic wheels or metal ones, and whether metal ones exert extra friction from pickups... The list goes on! That big Challenger was amazing! It could probably pull you and the hairy controller up the helix! :) The couplers must also be good to handle the forces involved! I'd still be tempted to let the Merchant Navy haul the Pullman coaches, but only down the helix, it could then return lightly loaded for the next run! Cheers, Ian.

With 12 Drivingbwheels you'd expect it to pull a lot Colin. 🤔😅 Great test though. 👍

Hi Colin, That is amazing how many wagons these tiny locos can pull up your helix thanks for showing us. Cheers Robert.

Great Loco’s!

Thats quite a collection of steam Colin! The big articulated sure has some grunt.

Superb Coiin just Superb Demo of pulling power.

Hi Colin, getting really interesting for me now as you are running trains etc. All the complicated stuff goes way over my head. Very interesting about how many carriages can be pulled, just goes to show you what a bit of friction on the wheels can do. That american train, wow that can really do some pulling, very impressive. Not done anything in the loft sadly but my collection for the layout is growing. Hoping to start insulating the loft very soon then I can get on with the layout. Lot os love to the two ladies in your life, hopefullyu see you all at TINGS.

Hello Colin I hope your well I didn't know you had a collection of amazing UK Steamers. Really interesting to watch how powerful these little N gauge steamers are!

very cool indeed

Dizzy stuff Colin . but very cool running.

Really impressive Colin 👍

Too cool, Collin. That's brilliant!

Wow Colin. That's pretty complex. Think I'll stick to basic linked circuits 👍😅 Happy modelling

Hi Colin! Looks like you've spent quite a while creating the track plan in iTrains as it looks immense! I still can't believe there's no function within iTrains to natively choose the track colour for each section as it seems like a massive oversight! I'm loving watching you get to grips with the software though! Keep up the good work! All the best, Ian.