Revolution Mike B

Unfortunately Bill, the new JNA-Ts look virtually identical inside. They’ve all got a really odd pink tinge from the ballast they carry which also highlights the ribbed framing. I think I’ve managed to fudge it a little.

Note to self: Never, ever…..weather half a rake of wagons. You’ll never remember what colour paints you used, or in what order when doing the rest of them three years later. Second note to self: You should already know this. Many many pages back in this thread I’m pretty sure I said the same about the platform tops!! D’oh!!

I think it's more of a necessity as I've found a video of a Colas one passing through Cary

G’day possum….hope all is well in Straya? Having had a play around with one on the buffering up challenge, I’m looking forward to it too. It sounds great and runs like a dream.

I’ve just arrived home from GETS with a couple of things for next weekend. First of all, 37418, to run with Caroline, and secondly, a Colas 56 made by a company called Cavalex? Can’t say I’ve heard of them before but they seem like nice fellas 😀 While I was at the show, both Ben and I had the chance to operate Making Tracks Three….which was not only fantastic, but mind boggling too. Waiting for a few minutes for a train to arrive after coming in to view takes a bit of getting your head around! So for now, it’s a few days wait, and the layout will make the track down to Somerset for its second appearance at Taunton RailEx and Mike H will now be helping crash some trains too. I feel this coming weekend could be chaos………

With Taunton show rapidly approaching, yours truly managed to break his arm / wrist a few weeks ago playing in a charity football tournament! Rather than withdraw from the show, the layout is still going and I’m grateful for the help of Nick who’s going to help me get it there, and Ian and Rhys to help put the layout up on its legs once it arrives. if anything is running around unweathered, you’ll just need to turn a blind eye to it - painting with my wrong hand hasn’t gone well as there’s more paint on the desk, walls and carpet then on the models! A couple of things will be making their debut, my Caroline Inspection Saloon and my Accurascale 37/6. Cavalex are loaning me one of their new Colas 56s along with a DC Rail liveried one, and there should also be one of our new Class 18 battery shunters running backwards and forwards in the stone yard. There’s going to be some excellent layouts at this year’s show including Rhys’s Cornish China Clay layout ‘Porthlevan’, Steve Jone’s Chilcompton Tunnel (making its last appearance) and Mike H is taking Oldshaw. So until the next update, stay safe folks, and don’t play football if you’re old and past it!!

Posting as Mike the modeller, I’d like to see them done in silver but I fully understand that you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place. I’ve got 19 of the later Yeoman ones which once weathered look acceptable and I see no need to replace them. I’m sure with some sensible weathering I could get the silver ones to match the grey ones. I feel that the fact you’re inclined towards the latter indicates that you’d like to get it right. And there’s certainly no harm in that Adam.

If it looks as good as your photos, Adam and Dapol have done a fantastic job!!

The original project brief was that the loco should be able to traverse a minimum radius curve of 457mm. However, during our shake down tests, it comfortably ran around 263.5mm radius curves.

Thank you. We worked closely with the VoR to ensure we replicated the motion as near to the original as we could within the constraints of the model.

I was going to mention that earlier Mark but I noticed that Mick needs more than one so I assumed it would be easier to blank out the hazard labels than try to renumber the wagons?

Hi Folks Please ignore my earlier comment on using a full 6 power output decoder (as originally mentioned). You will need a 6 function (4+2 logic output) decoder to access all of the lighting functions. As decoders are often a personal choice due to manufacturer or budget, there isn’t a particular one that we recommend as what would be right for one person, wouldn’t necessarily be that of another. In regard to some decoders not working even though they are 6 function (4+2), please make sure that you have pushed the decoder firmly home on the pins. For any warranty queries, or help with anything else, please send an email to support@revolutiontrains.com (as per the instruction manual) and our Customer Service and Warranty Manager Simon will assist you. Please be mindful that he’s just returned after a two week holiday and his inbox may be a little full with emails relating to other RT queries.

For clarity, I should’ve said that while they were built in 2014, they were built in three batches (which is what @newbryford was alluding to) with the last of them built in 2019. Dates below: 2014 2016 2018-2019

Hi Folks, the FNA-D that we’ve produced is the latest version and they were built in 2014. Hope that helps.

By offering the FNA-D as a single wagon pack, it provides a win win situation. Firstly, you get a highly detailed wagon for just £32.95, and secondly, you can run the older style FNA-D with our newer version, allowing you to model the change over period if you so wish.

For those of you waiting for your orders, we are working our way through them. As you can appreciate, we've just had two different models arrive at once......in their thousands, and we only have two people in the packing department which is presently Ben and Mike H - 50% of our team. There are also only so many hours in a day, so we would welcome your patience.

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The model will sit at different levels to a 37 roof depending on which model 37 you own. There are some small spacers fitted to the bogie mounts to enable the vehicle to traverse trainset curves, which can be removed if the owner so wishes. This may cause the bogies to foul on the solebar and other detail. The coach was measured and so were the drawings and it is 100% to scale.

Folks, it would appear that some of you have had a bit of a bad experience with Royal Mail, whereby some models have parts that are loose, or damaged. If you don’t feel confident in reattaching them, or they’re broken beyond repair, please email the support address listed in the instruction manual and we will endeavour to help you. Our Customer Service and Warranty ‘Guru’ Simon is on holiday until next Monday, so we thank you in advance for your patience.

There are two versions of the Dapol Imperium. One is a 4 power +2 logic and the other is a full 6 power output.

The documentation that comes with the decoder.

Confirmation from my colleagues - we used a Dapol Imperium 6 function decoder to test the models. There should be other 6 function decoders that will be perfectly fine, but just remember to follow our instructions with the model that say “For DCC Control of red tail lights, tunnel search lights, and footstep lights functions, please see decoder documentation”.

Folks, I will reiterate. The model was designed to work with a full 6 function decoder, and as @newbryford has informed me, a 4 + 2 will not be suitable, which is what I alluded to earlier. As far as I’m aware, a Dapol Imperium was used, but I am waiting to hear from my colleagues to confirm this, however, as I previously stated, any 6 function (full 6 power outputs) decoder will work but please be mindful that some decoders are far bigger than others and may not fit.

It May be possible to map the two logic outputs but I don’t have my Caroline to try it - we tested the pre production samples with full 6 output function decoders. This was to enable people to access all of the lighting functions straight from the box using the decoder manufacturers instructions.

There is no logic on the PCB Tom. A full 6 function decoder is required and the decoder manufacturers instructions should be referred to when fitting. I’m theory, any make of 6 function decoder will work but be mindful that some are larger than others and may be a tight squeeze.