I'm so sorry to read that Bob.

I fail to see why people complain.
It's the same old story.....if you don't want to read a thread then don't.
There are many threads on here that I don't read but I don't complain about them.

As a long established member of this community I think you should reconsider your decision and remain active and, hopefully, get your N gauge mojo back.

I'm closing this thread and asking for it to be locked, because some of the NGF users don't like me talking about my interests in other scales.

As I said in post #1 above "The layout is DCC sound (so that I can learn all about DCC and DCC sound, which is 100% new to me). There is only one problem for you, my readers. It's in OO. But what I learn with this build, and hopefully from my new membership of Syston  MRC, will help me finish my N gauge project, which has somewhat stalled.

More photos of the [baseboard] build will follow, as these things cross between all scales".

I've lost my N gauge mojo right now, and the new build with new things to learn about DCC wiring and operation apply to all scales. But I'm not prepared to share these scale-agnostic experiences with the Forum when I'm just as likely to get lambasted for mentioning the Orribly Oversized scale, which I have continued in my posts to point out that's not the reason I'm posting. I've been talking about generic skills.

So a small number of NGF users can feel very self-satisfied now in shutting this thread down, and ultimately shutting me down, at a time when my modelling mojo was at a low point. Quite frankly I don't know when I want to bother posting anything here again, because of the intolerance of some members.

Enjoy your hobby.

4 weeks since the last update on the Dapol website. Are we any further along, please?

Yes, bit frustrating. There's been one post this year in the N gauge section of Dapol Digest, which has gone unanswered, but now updates are being posted there at the expense of other, more heavily utilised sources. My password has expired, but it barely seems worth updating unless it's actually going to receive some love and traffic!

They're only visible if you've got an account with the Dapol Digest.

I have Win 11 on my main PC and a laptop with Win 10 as not compatible for Win 11 (apparently you can work round that).
Have to say I am happy with Win 11 but the change was jarring - like many first thing was to turn off anything Ai and have managed to ditch 'Clippy 2.0'.

That said turning off Ai everywhere I can, when they give the option, is the first thing I do. Frustrates the heck out of me that 'they' think they know what I want where all I actually want is a choice ON or OFF - It cannot be that difficult to understand to designers... can it?

If you would like to see the latest sample of 87031 Hal o' the Wynd in BR Blue, please visit the Dapol Digest.

https://digest.dapol.co.uk/forum/n-gauge-models/electric/n-gauge-class-87/10977-87031-in-br-blue#post10977

Quote from: Newportnobby on January 26, 2026, 10:46:29 AMUsed in many an advert, this may strike a chord with some. I couldn't get on with the rest of the album, though

Sounds like the sort of music played before a funeral service to me.

Used in many an advert, this may strike a chord with some. I couldn't get on with the rest of the album, though

I've been a fan since 1978, and have been to all of their Sydney concerts. Though I will say that the main thing wrong with the concerts is you come away feeling like you've been bashed over the head with the Bono bible.