ColinK

I had my first run cobo sound fitted by Howes. I don’t know if the sound is 100% accurate, but it is really good and distinctive from my other loco sounds.

I would consider getting one if it is an upgraded model, otherwise I’ll stick with the two I have as I spent a great deal of time working on them. My blue one was carefully weathered, while the other was modified to represent one that had the proposed class 31 engine installed; it’s in Regional Railways livery 😀

There is one loco I would really like to see made for 0-16.5, a Bord na Mona Hunslet wagonmaster. A body only kit is brass or 3D printed would be fine.

Hi, I am currently making a 009 loco which has a 3D printed body. Thecbody was designed to fir a Farish N gauge 08 shunter chassis (not sure if it was to the old or new design). But I’m planning to fit a Kato BoBo chassis instead as it will look better, go round curves easier and is a lot cheaper. The chassis will fit, but I need to enlarge the hole in the footplate by around 3mm in all directions. I’ve tried filing it (outside to avoid the nasty dust) but it is so hard I’m getting nowhere. Any suggestions welcome?

Nice video.

I had a nice surprise today driving the Skipton -Malham service. Nice weather and the whole world seemed to descend on Malham. Some crazy parking and I really struggled to get the bus through (a few weeks previously the stupid parking stopped me getting through on the early afternoon run). On my last trip I arrived arrived at Malham 10 minutes after I should have departed and there was a huge queue of people waiting to board. As the first person got on a lady knocked on the cab window and asked if I would like a brew or cake. I could have done with the brew as I missed one earlier due to being late (traffic and parked cars) but had no time to drink it, so went for the cake. A couple of minutes she reappeared with a huge slab of very tasty chocolate cake, all wrapped up so I could eat it at Skipton. I presume the lady came from The Buck Inn; such a nice thought and consideration from her to feed a hot and hassled bus driver.

Life is full of swings and roundabouts. Faller make a working roundabout too😀😀😀😀

This has to be the best thread on RMweb.

You can now get a working swing from Faller.

It was filmed from public areas.

I hope you’ve fully recovered from your shingles, a very nasty disease. I’m just over shingles on my face, relieved that I didn’t loose my sight.

PROBLEM SOLVED Well, my friend Robert tried the three way point at his house and it worked properly without any modifications and told me why. So so simple. Now you have to remember all the ‘normal’ points already worked fine powered by the CDU, but the two three way points didn’t. The reason was something I hadn’t thought of; the CDU output is not AC current, but a short burst of DC current; and the little circuit board I built for the three way points uses diodes - diodes only let DC through in one direction. So the way it was wired, the diodes were blocking the DC from reaching the solenoids. All I had to do was swap the two wires coming out of the CDU, so the current was flowing in the other direction and everything works. It really was as simple as that. I have to count myself unlucky, I connected the 3 way points to the CDU at least four times, and got it the wrong way round each time. I am glad I used the 5 amp diodes as the DCC concepts CDU when connected in the high power configuration (wires attached to the two outer terminals) gives a really big burst of power.

Great work, I do like the latest photo which looks like the bodies are supported by brickss. Suggests someone has nicked the wheels,; is your workshop in Liverpool?

Another one, Frodsham, brick platform changes to wooden over the bridge, and it dips a bit.

My Heljan 05, two 07s and 14 are all shelf queens as none of them run properly. The 05 and 07s are certainly pick up problems, the 14 a combination of pick ups and too much side play. The shunters are worse after sound fitting. I’m really gutted over the 14 as its one of my favourite locos and I had it professionally painted rail blue. Are the newer 14s just as bad? I’m not good at adjusting pick ups, is there anyone who does that type of repair? In contrast, one of my friends has a 05 which runs superbly. My Heljan 26, 27s and 33 run superbly and have done for years.