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Offline qwerty  
#1 Posted : 06 August 2014 14:58:08(UTC)
qwerty

Australia   
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Location: WESTERN AUSTRALIA, PERTH
Hi Guys!

new to the group so a big hello from down under!!

im just starting out got an old starter set the old man left me and looking and getting into digital and possibly running it from the laptop, ordered the "Controlling Locomotives, Trains, and Accessories - Electrical Manual" and a couple of C expansion sets, but does anyone have any links to give me a better idea on how it all works before my book arrives or if there is something better i can read??

looking forward to drawing off everyone on heres wealth of knowledge and keeping you all updated as my layout comes along,

regards

qwerty
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Offline foumaro  
#2 Posted : 06 August 2014 15:11:45(UTC)
foumaro

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Location: Attiki Athens Greece
Wellcome aboard.ThumpUp
Offline RayF  
#3 Posted : 06 August 2014 15:16:43(UTC)
RayF

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Hello and welcome to the forum.

The first thing you should do is to learn how to post photos so you can show us what you have. They say that a picture says a thousand words, but the truth is that we all want to see your trains anyway! BigGrin

Is your starter set C track? Is it digital or analogue? The more you can tell us the more we can help you.

Meanwhile be re-assured that whatever you need to know you will find the answers to here on this forum.
Ray
Mostly Marklin.Selection of different eras and European railways
Small C track layout, control by MS2, 100+ trains but run 4-5 at a time.
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Offline qwerty  
#4 Posted : 06 August 2014 15:38:50(UTC)
qwerty

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Location: WESTERN AUSTRALIA, PERTH
well i have a K track starter pack which is digital but all the new stuff i ordered is C track (i know they are not compatible) ill try and attach a picture of the one i have on this post. this forum is more on the difficult side for searching for things, but im excited to learn

qwerty attached the following image(s):
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Offline Renato  
#5 Posted : 06 August 2014 16:00:47(UTC)
Renato

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Hi,

Welcome to the forum.

Here you will find a lot of people glad to answer your questions.

Cheers

Renato
Offline RayF  
#6 Posted : 06 August 2014 17:03:31(UTC)
RayF

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Nice set!
Ray
Mostly Marklin.Selection of different eras and European railways
Small C track layout, control by MS2, 100+ trains but run 4-5 at a time.
Offline Irish Rail  
#7 Posted : 06 August 2014 17:37:33(UTC)
Irish Rail

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Posts: 123
Location: West Cork
Welcome to the forum. Trial and error is a good place to start :) But there is a huge reservoir of knowledge here when you get stuck.

By the way, you can connect C track to K track with a special adapter track (item number 24922)

Enjoy
Offline jvuye  
#8 Posted : 06 August 2014 18:15:09(UTC)
jvuye

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Welcome to the forum qwerty from the azerty world!
Pretty starter set, you have everything you need to get started!!ThumpUp
These sets had pretty good instruction booklets to start with...so if they are still present you have a good starting point there.
Otherwise we'll be able to scan one for you and get you in teh starting blocks.
As far as extensions are concerned, a few more coaches and one or two locos will do the trick...initially!Wink
Next is to add switches ("points" in Oxford's English), but with a MS1 like yours, you'll have to perform manual switching or separately wire the switch motors like in the old days of analog running.
Fun is here for you!
Cheers from SW France
Jacques Vuye aka Dr.Eisenbahn
Once a vandal, learned to be better and had great success!
Offline steventrain  
#9 Posted : 06 August 2014 19:17:57(UTC)
steventrain

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Location: United Kingdom
Hi and welcome to the forum qwerty.Smile
Large Marklinist 3- Rails Layout with CS2/MS2/Boosters/C-track/favorites Electric class E03/BR103, E18/E118, E94, Crocodiles/Steam BR01, BR03, BR05, BR23, BR44, BR50, Big Boy.
Offline Jeremy Palmer  
#10 Posted : 06 August 2014 19:40:26(UTC)
Jeremy Palmer

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Welcome to forum qwerty - lucky man, we have a forum member who is a most knowledgeable model railroad man in your part of the world..
Jeremy.

1). If at first you don't succeed, bungee jumping mightn't be for you.
2). The early bird may get the worm, but it's the second rat that gets the cheese.
Offline shamrock  
#11 Posted : 06 August 2014 22:42:24(UTC)
shamrock

United States   
Joined: 11/12/2013(UTC)
Posts: 206
Welcome!

I am very new to the forum as well but just last night I was flipping dip switches on a new-to-me locomotive and with the help of another forum member setting up my digital turnouts on my CSII.

No big deal to any of the members here but 6 months ago I would have been clueless about what I just wrote! Thanks to this forum my little ones enjoy the models with me and think there is nothing I can't fix!!!

Good luck and great starter set.

Cheers,

Tim
CS2/C-Track digital turnouts/Collection back to 1948/Current favorites on track: KPEV T16.1 37166, BR 53 37024, Ae 6/6 11453, Krok 39560
Offline ozzman  
#12 Posted : 06 August 2014 22:45:27(UTC)
ozzman

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Posts: 1,828
Location: Sydney, Australia
Hello querty and welcome to this forum. As the responses above stated, lots of help and advice here!
Gary
Z Scale
"Never let the prototype get in the way of a good layout"
Offline Alsterstreek  
#13 Posted : 06 August 2014 22:50:23(UTC)
Alsterstreek

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Originally Posted by: jvuye Go to Quoted Post
Welcome to the forum qwerty from the azerty world!


LOL

I hope the current does not flow the other way round down under!


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Offline ozzman  
#14 Posted : 07 August 2014 00:43:44(UTC)
ozzman

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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: jvuye Go to Quoted Post
Welcome to the forum qwerty from the azerty world!


LOL

I hope the current does not flow the other way round down under!




Of course it does. Why wouldn't it? Glare
Gary
Z Scale
"Never let the prototype get in the way of a good layout"
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Offline Tom Jessop  
#15 Posted : 07 August 2014 00:49:24(UTC)
Tom Jessop

Australia   
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Posts: 800
Location: Newcastle NSW Australia


Welcome to the best "M" forum. There are a few others on the web but this is the most active. Plenty of advice available ,so just ask any question that comes to mind. As already mentioned you have a very long time member who is extremely knowledgeable & can work wonders with Marklin problems living in WA . Nice to see another Ozzy on here , we are slowly growing to be a large force on this forum .


Welcome again,

Tom in Oz.
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Offline jvuye  
#16 Posted : 07 August 2014 00:51:51(UTC)
jvuye

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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: jvuye Go to Quoted Post
Welcome to the forum qwerty from the azerty world!


LOL

I hope the current does not flow the other way round down under!




Actually as soon as you pass the Equator the rules of magnetism (the 3-fingers rule) turn 180 deg., no?LOL
Anyway this is typical of this forum: give newbies a little dose of our "tongue in cheek" humor!
"Sense of humor" is called "survival skil" here!Laugh

Jacques Vuye aka Dr.Eisenbahn
Once a vandal, learned to be better and had great success!
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Offline PJMärklin  
#17 Posted : 07 August 2014 04:28:15(UTC)
PJMärklin

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Location: Hobart, Australia
Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: jvuye Go to Quoted Post
Welcome to the forum qwerty from the azerty world!


LOL

I hope the current does not flow the other way round down under!





Hello Alsterstreek,

Yes it does ! (but only the current in the bathwater running out the plughole)

Regards,

PJ
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Offline Tom Jessop  
#18 Posted : 07 August 2014 05:40:27(UTC)
Tom Jessop

Australia   
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Posts: 800
Location: Newcastle NSW Australia


Kirchoffs law of magnetism is alive & well in Oz along with a expansive sense of humour .


Cheers Tom in Oz
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Offline MalinAC  
#19 Posted : 07 August 2014 13:35:54(UTC)
MalinAC

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Welcome too the Forum . Learn lots from other members and have fun doing it . Take care Eddie Cool Cool Cool Cool
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