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With the physical set-up, the current will split equally across each light; eg in a 5 light parallel circuit drawing 0.5A in total, each part of the circuit will draw 0.1A. With the cabling as it is, that means that the cable closest to the power supply will have to carry 0.5A, the next cable will carry 0.4A, and so on.

As a practical point, and given the age of 12V cables, it's probably worth using your "best" cables closer to the power supply, as they'll carry the greatest current.

Thanks all, glad you like it!

On that subject, does anyone know of a 16-long adaptor for old-to-new style rails? Trixbrix has one but only four-long, meaning that it won't work with the third rail. If anyone knows of a printable file, I'd love it!

Can we see please?

Yes, but it should make the moving joins far simpler. The transition to new-style track should work just with a half-plate offset, like this: Should be possible too to tile over the join, to make it a bit less-ugly. Just a thought!

If it’s just running battery trains, why not use the classic rails? Should be much easier to align (and are available in dark bluish grey).

Like Red Dwarf meets Flash Gordon! Does it have an interior?

Robert Downey Jr after a heavy night?

Fabulous model!

A bit of scenery I'm designing for a train project, I thought I might as well add it here! The setting will probably change significantly, but I'm pretty happy with the general design of the pub; I'll test a small section to ensure that I'm happy with the colour scheme in the brick though before starting (I'm unsure about the medium nougat). Exterior - could definitely do with a decent beer garden! Should be added when the setting expands Downstairs is the bar, complete with all necessary parts - cosy fireplace, dartboard, draught beer and shelf of spirits, and a kitchen in which chicken in a basket can be fried. The first floor contains the guest accommodation; two double rooms with en-suite and chocolates on the pillows. The more expensive room gets a bath and obligatory rubber duck. The loft is an ideal place for all those random bits, old beer barrels, a chest of something, some bicycle wheels and a rocking horse.

Stunning build!

The gearing on the Technic motor should be a little higher by my reckoning, meaning that the train motor has the mechanical advantage and should largely just force the Technic motor to run at the same speed... at least that's the theory! Will see how it works in practice.

My old boss was the First Sea Lord, and he had a command staff that allowed him to control marines.

I think it should be OK as the pistons have a full stud width of space to allow the bogie to turn, however will test thoroughly!

Part of a bigger project upon which I'm working, but as I've finished the design I thought I might as well post it here! It's based on an LMS "Black Five" locomotive mostly because I needed a prototype to work from as I'm imagination-deficient, and I thought that looked about right! Motorised using both a train motor in the tender and a Technic motor driving the main wheels. I've put together some of the bits, but it's not quite finished in the brick yet so just a render for now.

Think the obvious place to go from here is a Goldeneye version!

Very handy, thanks!

How did you make the five-blade main rotor?

I don't think the 12V third rails fit on 9V curves.

I'm excited to see the Jazz Club. Nice.

The description says that the centre wheels slide, so presumably the outer axles are fixed.

I did have a little play around with pantographs, got a basic version working with a 9V track working before I decided to go in a different direction. That kept things nice and simple, just cut a 9V cable so that it could be split off to the pantograph.

Cheers, will bear that in mind