‘YORKIE' - A Yorkshire Engine Company 0-6-0 Locomotive in 16mm

摘要

Most 16mm locomotives now come with radio control - it sure beats chasing after it! If you are new to radio control, or just coming back to it after a period of time, it has certainly moved on. I remember my first ED set with a single valve, and ninety volt and one and a half volt batteries. The aerial was taller than me and the transmitter was so heavy it sat on the ground. Well, things have progressed and got cheaper. Nowadays the norm is 2.4GHz. This gives a number of advantages. The aerial is certainly a lot shorter, just an inch or so on the receiver, and it is generally interference free. It will also penetrate the brass sides of the tanks so the receiver can be mounted in the right-hand tank. The question is which system to buy.