MasterSteveDJ Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Although I'm a big fan of Virtual Railway 2, it does have its failings. On reading the moments of others that use VR2, I thought I would investigate Hornby RailMaster. Having read the introduction and watched the video, I was left a bit puzzled. Does it only work if you have your own normal actual layout set up? Can you use it on a computer screen without having an actual normal layout set up? Do you get a choice of on screen layouts? Can you build your own on screen layout like you do with VR2? Finally, would it be possible for Hornby to upgrade Virtual Railway 2 and RailMaster to run together? I live on my own in a sheltered housing flat where there's no room for a model railway of any size. So HV2 is ideal for someone like myself you suffers from lack of space. I don't expect something for nothing. If Hornby want to make money out of updating either HV2, HRM or both, I would be happy to pay for downloading items from the Hornby range in the same way I pay for and download music from itunes. To me there's room in the model railway market for both the normal way of having a model railway set up in your home and a model railway set up on your computer screen. In this day and age, the technology is there, it would be a shame not to make use of it. Your thoughts and answers to my above questions would be welcome.SteveDJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMSTim Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 RailMaster is nothing like HVR. HVR is a virtual "game" which does not involve real models at all. RailMaster is a control system, allowing you to run your model trains on a real layout. You need to have a model railway and also a hornby Elite DCC controller, so it wouldn't be suitable for you in your circumstances. They are two completely different systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainlover23 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 An expensive and alternative way to play trains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMSTim Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Expensive? £45 street price to bring a completely new angle to playing with trains with much more enjoyment ... expensive?There's no pleasing some people. C'est la vie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyCube Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 It's not exactly a "completely new" concept... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiroNakamura Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 "completely new angle" not completely new concept - certainly in terms of cost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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