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The cooler groups are automatic after being in a certain power position for a set length of time. The fans have been modelled on how they work based on the 66 it was recorded from to squeeze as much realism into the sound file as I could

rather distasteful to make fun of a driver's misfortune.

I can confirm that the rad fans will be audible and if not loud enough, you can make them even louder with a cv tweak. The fans have also been modelled as close as possible to how they operate on the real thing

if you throw the throttle right round, it triggers the wheel slip and it wont accelerate whilst simulated wheel slip occurs. Ease up on the throttle a tad and it wont trigger the slip. Cheers Jamie

The flicker is decoder controlled. It activates in sync with the coal shovelling.

When a loco starts, its alternator or generator sucks all the juice from the batteries to turn the engine over

The Class 20 file was recorded from a poorly class 20 that had governor issues thus wasnt loading up right and had weak horns. I replicate on the file how the loco I recorded behaved and sounded. Any of my files can have active brakes if requested.

Hi All As it currently stands, my sounds are predominantly available via Richard Croft (Roads and Rails) but Digitrains do indeed sell my sounds under the Engineman banner. If you want smoke in your locos, TRS Trains also sell my files set up for smoke. Difference between the Engineman range and Files via Richard/ Roads and Rails is that the Engineman sound files are engineered slightly more to provide a brake function whereas R&R sell what Chinnor Railway used to sell which was a sound file aimed at those who wanted a realistic file and operation without the need to press a button to slow it down. My sounds will eventually be available via my own page once supply issues are resolved. Accurascale have indeed snapped me up to produce sound files for all of their future sound fitted locos, but that doesn't mean I have stopped creating my own files. Admittedly, I have slowed down with file production but that was due to Covid restrictions and baby twins arriving soon after. A VP185 HST is next to be produced.... Cheers Jamie

you can easily make your own decent stay alive for less than a fiver. Mouser is the best place to start

Esu v5 L with esu smoke unit. I'm actually trying to sell this 61xx. A fair amount of wiring and surgery wad needed

Looks a good model, but I can't say it beats the Bachmann 9Fs enough for me to want to shell out on its silly price and add 9F no.5 to my collection

I used one of Richard Croft's round megabass speakers

Buying a Hattons 66 and putting a TTS sound decoder in it is like buying a Bentley and putting a 1970s Skoda engine in it