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Call me cynical, and it's great news that Heljan are doing a re-run of the class 33s for 2021. It just seems that the one everyone wants to go with there 4TC sets from Kernow is more exspensive than the rest of the range. That's the post Tops, BR Blue with Yellow ends, no orange 'cant' rail or white window surrounds. Or is it just me.

Hi Nigel. Thanks for your help. Deffinatly no connection between pick-ups and motor wires and other factory suppression gubbins had been removed, leaving solely, two wire from pickups and two from the motor. I have also just tested the decoder on a separate motor and the same thing happens, only runs one way. Has to be the decoder ! This is the fourth Adams 02 I have fitted but 1st to give me problems.

I tried that and it just enables it to run backwards but then nothing forwards.

Thanks, will try another motor. Should have tested it first but came from a good source and is the first decoder of many that has failed.

Hi all. Hope someone can help before I ring the prouder of the decoder and make a fool of myself. Just fitted a Zimo MX648R decoder to an EFE Adams class 02. It has been hard wired making doubly sure of connecting wires correctly (I'm not a beginner as have fitted many decoders) This one however has presented me with a problem. All the sounds function correctly and it travels forwards but nothing in reverse. I have tried a reset with 0 and 8 but still nothing in reverse. The loco ran perfectly on DC before fitting the decoder but now I have this problem. As a note; if leaving the dc option active it does the same thing, forwards but nothing in reverse. Normally I turn the dc option off but was just testing if the same problem occurred. Is it me our is it a faulty chip ? Or can some Cvs be changed to rectify this. Any advise greatly recieved.

I'm glad to here your take on this project and it's approval. Perhaps there may be more in the future, who knows. As you say. The Americans ha've done this sort of thing for years, but heaven help us if we mess with liveries in the UK.

Your safe, it's not a Southern Loco.

Of course, but I am slightly biased.

Well, that would be something to behold wouldn't it. You are right tho, I think something should be done.

It's coming up to a celebration, yes, a rather large one at that. In 2023 it will be 100 years that the Southern Railway was formed. Heritage railways, start buying Dark Olive Green paint. A project, yes, this project, I just can't remove it from my brain. I have been thinking about this project for a while but due to time restraints and work I hadn't got around to doing anything about it, until now that is. Oh god what's he thinking! I was somewhat hesitant as to what people might think, do to me or even kill me saying "that's sacrilege, that's vandalism, you can't do that" Let's imagine for the moment that the powers that be at Eastliegh works said to there apprentices "here's a loco, do what you want in celebration of the Southern Railway formed 100 years ago in 1923" well, someone might say it. It got me thinking as to what they might do. What would you do if let loose on a loco? For some years there has been a green Class 73 sitting in my cupboard doing nothing, it's actually a Lima body on a Hornby chassis. I was thinking this could be a candidate for this project. Yes, worringly, a lot of thinking has been going on lately. Ok, so it's a bit of fun, nothing serious and hopefully not intending on upsetting anyone. I model 1930s southern and the BR corporate era around the late 1970s. Anyone remember Pine Road, Exton Quay or Parkstone Goods then, that's me. So, let's get back to the project in mind, yes. That project that won't go away. Now, it has to be something reasonably easy to do, paint and that won't take to long, hey guys, there's a Class 73 in the cupboard. What do we have? Class 73, in stock, Paint, in stock, Lining, in stock, Not trying to blow my own trumpet but I have to say that a Class 73 in Dark Olive Green with Black boarder and White lining complete with half yellow ends, white window surrounds, brass horns and Black grills looks pretty dam good. Remember, this is a 'what might be' 'what could be' a 'what if' before you all go ripping your claws in to me, I would welcome your genuine opinion. Is this just sacrilege or does it actually look half decent to you? Eastliegh Works should really keep their apprentices under control. As an extra, I will keep this 73 as I have on order, a set of plates in memory of my Father on one side and my Mother on the other, they just havnt arrived yet. I will post further photos when they do. Perhaps also, i should worn you now. Should you arrive at an exhibition one day and I am presant, don't be surprised if this makes an apperance.

Not on a Southern Dark Olive livery number 207. At present I can't find a photo of 182 in dark olive livery with the 'plate' attached.

You got one already, didn't think they were out till this week. It shouldn't have the reinforcement plate at the bottom of the tanks. Thought that was added by the IoW, the original batch from Kernow didn't have it.

Mine dosent have it.

Thank you Gruff. I have built a lot of kits in my time mainly Southern steam, Adams 02s etc. My second passion is Southern BR Blue and really wanting a Class 74 thought I would have a bash at this. Appreciating it's an old kit and trying to bring it up to more of today's standard, it has fought me all the way. Getting towards the finished product it has been worth all the fuss. Colin.

Hi all. I have been working on a class 74 from Silver Fox Models. I have recently purchased a sound decoder from DC Kits of there new sound project from Legomanbiffo for the class 74. Obviously it's hard wired as I have used the old Hornby Class 90 chassis. The sound project has a third rail arc and crackle after installing a couple of mini Blue LEDs under the bogies. I get the " crackle" sound which works on F17 but am not sure which aux function wire to conect the LEDs to. I was told the 'violet' but this has not worked, trying all the other aux outputs to no avail. I'm guessing that one of the CVs has to be changed to assign the 'arc' to the aux out. The sound file has been installed on to an ESU lokpilot V4.0 Any help greatly appreciated ie Mr Legomanbiffo. More on my blog as to how the project developed. Here

I thought today I would have ago at fixing this slight discrepancy. That looks better dosent it. More on my blog as to how easy it is. https://cpineroad.blogspot.com/2021/01/kernow-or-is-it-efe-gate-stock.html

Your right, it does. I read somewhere, which I just can't find but was probably in Mike kings book that the boggies were swapped at some point, if the wheels were changed it may have happened at this point.

As there is very little information out there on these, I think it would be fair to say that they still had Mansell wheels at least until 1931 when the ront end was changed and possably bogies were swapped out at the same time. Set 24 still had them in 1938, along with a few others after looking at photographs. One of those things that would be very difficult to find a definitive answer.

Give Mrsoundguy a ring, he will tell you which decoder you need, a nice helpfull chap. Just fitted one into mine, good sound and its a zimo chip. Its a tight fit but will go in there. As everone says be aware of the speaker becoming detached.

Hi Jack. Out of interest, would it be possible to contact the person who owns the copyrite of the photos in your blog posts.

I came across this by accident as well and just put in my first order. The look impressive.

As in my post above This link will take you to my blog where i have re-done the chassis with a highlevel gearbox https://cpineroad.blogspot.com/2020/08/00-works-class-330.html It will show you the amount of room there is but bear in mind that it is a live chassis ie: wheels insulated on one side only, so probably not good for DCC.

I couldn't wait for my '0330' to arrive. A beautiful model but we have already made some changes. More here should you be interested. https://cpineroad.blogspot.com/2020/08/00-works-class-330.html

I will eagerly await the next round of videos and photos. Especially now as more kit built stock starts to appear.

Thank you for the good coments. Sorry for the late reply. Yes, Railway Modeller got it wrong on the cover and yes, indeed it is 4mm scale, 00 gauge. It was an enjoyable build. As i expect you read the layout had its own history. Colin.