No problem jviss, as I say I just thought it was worth a share because I haven't seen anything like it.
I'm trying to find out about the smoke generators. It may be that he won't want to share his work. If he's happy to though, I'll report back.
According to the initial contact, he reported it has 7 smoke generators. I'm not sure that can be right - I can't detect 7 effects
I'm having to translate the German responses though, so something could be getting lost there. Perhaps it just has 7 smoke outlets 
The blowdown though, is apparently a 60w unit. The main smoke unit must either have a dynamically-braked fan or be some sort of diaphragm pump though I think as the chuff plumes are very distinct.
I believe the main control is an ESU XL4 decoder
The automatic coupler retains the original Bachmann unit which is a nice touch and reasonably simple to implement i think.
I'm trying to find out about the smoke generators. It may be that he won't want to share his work. If he's happy to though, I'll report back.
According to the initial contact, he reported it has 7 smoke generators. I'm not sure that can be right - I can't detect 7 effects
I'm having to translate the German responses though, so something could be getting lost there. Perhaps it just has 7 smoke outlets The blowdown though, is apparently a 60w unit. The main smoke unit must either have a dynamically-braked fan or be some sort of diaphragm pump though I think as the chuff plumes are very distinct.
I believe the main control is an ESU XL4 decoder
The automatic coupler retains the original Bachmann unit which is a nice touch and reasonably simple to implement i think.