Hi model railroad enthusiast.
I am an 82 year old kid who loves model railroading of any gauge and the last couple of year micro electronics i.e Raspberry Pi etc. When I saw the CyberBrick project, I jumped at it. I wasn’t real wild about some of the models available, but when the X-train model appeared, I was hooked. I am starting this Post for those of you and myself to share out progress, with X’s Train Model. I don’t know X nor am I connected with him/her in any way. I just wanted a place for those of us who are building the “Train Model” to get together to share our progress and problems, give suggestion and help with the model build problems. Working with the material and files that X has provided us, which so far for me has be EXCELLENT. The parts I have printed out on my A1+ have been perfect (all most), fitting together like a glove. As you can see by the photos I have posted on his CyberBrick page, So far I have ordered and received the BOM he has listed from Bambu MakerWorld Store but I am still waiting for the material from KickStart. I am assembling items that do not require the KickStart electronics or as far as I can go until I need the electronics. I have build one open top hopper car, assembled a couple of turnouts, printed out several pieces of track, print and started to assemble the locomotive. My goal here, is that we can all share our joys and frustrations, while building this project, without any shaming, bitching, griping, belittling, etc, etc. Let’s make this adventure FUN, because if we are not having fun, then it is not worth doing.
All Aboard
Jim
P.S I also do not want to put pressure on X to put out additional models etc any faster then he plans on doing or that his time allows.
I received my kickstart kit yesterday (all for the pieces where there) and finished the first locomotive this morning. It was a challenge for me (small parts-stiff hands-poor eye sight) but fun. I haven’t ran it yet, but here is hoping. The only instructions to assemble the loco, controller, turnout controls, was the video on X’s CyberBrick page. So I watched it while building the loco, pausing, backing up, watching, pausing over and over. The parts fit very well, snaking the wires was a little challenge and I will do some wires different when i build the second locomotive. I will be building the controller next. Then we will see if it will run. Jim
Who would have thought…So my train isn’t working. “If at first you don’t succeed…read the directions”. Just because I have been modeling for 72+ years doesn’t mean I know what I am doing, so I need to figure out how to make this thing work. Good thing I am retired and have lots of time. Printing out MalcThe Oracle’s prototype controller board now, going to use it to program and test out components and will see it things are/ can get them working like they should. So going to disassemble the locomotive electronics and start over.
Also, Would like to have a pilot light on the controller in order to know if it is turned on and some way to recharge the batteries with out having to take it all apart.
You are on the right track, follow the signals, you have choo chosen the right thing. Yeah, that was weird.
The only LED on the controller is on the board itself, I am not even sure the transmitter can drive LEDs directly. Possibly using the lower-level programming environment.
I would suggest to anyone who chooses to design a controller, to locate the transmitter in such a way that the LED can bleed through thin surfaces or below a hole in the model.
I suffered a poor connection and it was hard to know when debugging. This was part of the reason I design the prototyping remote control board. Easy to swap out parts and cable, access to the battery (Blu-Tack FTW), plus, a quick print.
Remarkable that this group was only 3 days old when I went looking for it. Avid MRRer, and also gadget nerd. Just setting up my Bambu P1S and got sidetracked (get it?) when I clicked on the CyberBrick link. I’ll be back after I get up-to-speed.
When I started this Thread back in May with the intention that those who are building CyberBrick Train have a place to go for help and support, but it died some where along the way. I almost finished printing the bridges and viaduct pieces and am assembling them. They aren’t as straight forward and easy as Xiaoqiang states. I am pretty good at looking at a photo and assorted parts and figuring out how it all goes together, but I must confess, this a hard. I know Xiaoqiang said that work is getting in the way of him having fun and compiling a set of directions so I thought we should-could do it for him while helping ourselves and each other. So far I have printed the controller, locomotive, several cars, a bunch of track, Type A and B bridges, the elevated bridges and pylons (BTW after two fails, printing the tall pylons, I smeared a ton of glue on the pet plate so they would stick/stay during the print). I still have not got the locomotive to run, define\itly will need help there. So…thats where I am today, hope all is going smooth for the rest of you and if not I am here with suggestions and hopefull others are too. Jim
