TT-Man

Both the Hornby Dublo Sir Nigel Gresley and the Flying Scotsman have the new drawbar connection. It just plugs in and contains all the electrical contacts. Very neat. Much like that seen on the Dapol Manor and others. A great improvement over the old style with the trailing wires.

It is becoming increasingly common that DCC Ready locos come with a speaker already fitted. This socket could be a speaker connection. But, in which case it's odd that no speaker is actually fitted.

I didn't say I couldn't find it. I was pointing out that one of the routes to past posts is broken, as an example that there are some aspects of this website that don't work.

My records show that I have uploaded 12,056 photos and 114 videos from my iMac to various sites and servers since 2009. This is the first time that there has ever been a problem. I have just made a test upload to another site from both the iPhone and the iMac without any issue. I made a photo upload to the Hornby Forum in a post on the 18th March and there was no problem. So it may be premature to attribute the problem to Apple, especially when there are current bugs with the Hornby website e.g. when trying to find the 18th March post referred to above, I looked at the MyCommunity/ForumActivity webpage. It fails when you press the 'Next Page' or page selection dropdown box, by taking you back to previously viewed screen rather the next page of Forum posts.

Regarding the 4 test images just uploaded. I would point out that all four of these pictures appear in the correct orientation in the native CAMERA app on the iPhone as the phone detects its orientation and immediately corrects the finished image. This is still the case when 'Screen Lock' is applied. So you can't fool the app into making an inverted picture by holding the phone upside down. You can subsequently make an inverted image by using the rotation feature in the phone app or in the iMac app after you have already taken the picture. But this is manual manipulation in the software after the image is captured.

I think you may be mistaken. The photo was taken with an iPhone. The phone was in the correct orientation when the photo was taken. This is supported by: A symbol that appears on the phone showing the phones orientation at the moment a picture is taken.When reviewed on the phone the photo appears in the orientation that it was taken.When uploaded to my iMac a photo always appears in the orientation that it was taken.When uploaded to the forum from my iMac, before the "Post Reply" button is pressed it is shown as the correct orientation.It only after the post is published that it shows as being inverted. The second photo was uploaded in the EDITed post as an experiment after being inverted on my iMac. The inverted photo has been published inverted.

I installed decoders in 2 new Hornby Dublo locos today. I noticed that underneath the PCB that holds the decoder there was another socket. It looks like a 4 pin male socket. You can see it on the bottom right side (EDIT - the photo has been published upside down so is now top left) of the PCB in the photo. There is no reference to it in the instructions that come with the locos. Does anyone know what it is for?

After initially being very excited about TT:120 my enthusiasm cooled when I accepted the reality that it could be years before there is a large enough range to be worthwhile building the layout I had in mind (5m x 2m on 3 levels). For now I have returned to OO and am just collecting TT items against the day when I will have accumulated enough stock to make building a TT layout worthwhile.

Looks like this offer has expired already.

My hidden storage loops have Peco setrack points and 3rd radius curves. The visible areas of the layout are all 4th radius and above with medium and long Peco Streamline points. I suppose the only way to know is to try it out. Changing the wheels is a simple job so I will have a go.

I just took delivery of the Hornby Dublo Flying Scotsman. It has an optional set of rear pony wheels that are flanged, whereas the fitted wheels are flangeless. I have several other similar Hornby Dublo locos on order and I assume they will have the same option. What radius of curve will these negotiate if fitted? Or are they only intended for display.

I have had 12 orders arrive so far this year. Not one took less than 20 days. So I have seen no improvement in delivery times. I have 3 orders currently in transit which already show that they won't be any quicker. I was charged VAT twice and customs processing fees on one order which Hornby refunded. I have one order that I paid for on 2nd February that has never arrived. When queried with Hornby they said they had been informed by the carrier that it had been delivered. It hasn't and I have asked for what proof they have. I had to sign for all 12 orders I have actually received so it will be interesting to see what they respond with. However, its been a week since I last heard from Hornby about this, so they are taking their time. On balance I am happy as long as orders turn up within a month and Hornby provide free shipping and deal with the importation hurdles.

Thanks to all above for the time taken to give some thoughts on this question. I have a Digikeijs DR5000 on back order. There is a lack of availability currently due to the world wide chip shortage. I can always use the DR5000 with the Z21app but I thought it would be nice to try the HM7000 if possible. Although I don't foresee myself using Bluetooth decoders so I don't need it for that reason. In the past I have used Digitrax, Prodigy Advanced, Z21 Start and Daisy II. All of which I found to be excellent for my needs at the time. But for my ambitious new layout I thought the DR5000 and its accessories would be the best fit. I will also be using Train Controller or iTrains on the new layout as well. I have used Train Controller before but that was pre-iTrains existence. I am still trying to weigh up which to go with for the new project.

Will the HM7000 app work with Digikeijs DR5000? Can HM7000 communicate with Wi-Fi or only Bluetooth? Is the Dongle required to work with Digikeijs? Any help with these questions is much appreciated.

@ColinB. Yes for me it's always better to fix myself if possible rather than return. This loco took 5 weeks to get to Bulgaria with useless Royal Mail International and being held in customs jail for 10 days. I did ask TMC to send it by courier but they screwed up. Sending it back and then getting a replacement would have been another 2 months plus! Then there is possible argument with customs that you have already paid VAT once and you don't want to get stuffed a second time - and there would be another handling fee. Thanks Brexit I love you so much!!!