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Good Morning, There is a lot to like about SLW. The fidelity and quality of the models is in my opinion second to none and when I have had to contact them to amend or add to my orders, they have been a pleasure to deal with. Unless something completely untoward happens, I have absolutely no plans to change my orders further or jump ship to another supplier. Unless new models are announced of course when my current orders are likely to increase. The one area that niggles me however is communication and perhaps more relevantly communication on expected delivery dates. I am certainly not asking for nor expecting the level of engagement that we have seen from some other suppliers and I accept that recent and current world events mean that any information given will be subject to change but honestly how difficult would it be for an indicative date (Quarter, half year, year even) to be provided and amended as and when necessary in place of the “Future Release” text already included for each model on their website. Simply something to help people make plans and to help manage expectations. I look forward to getting my locos and yes they will arrive when they arrive but a little extra information would certainly be good. PJ10

When I contributed to this tread on 7th Dec I felt that the response I received did not address my concerns and I politely stated this in a follow on post. What I didn’t say was that I felt that Accurascale were not taking the issues raised on sound and motors seriously. This feeling has been reinforced by some of the posts and reactions to other posts made by Accurascale since then. It’s my opinion that posts stating lowest return rate, contact support etc, etc really don’t cut it if you have problems or concerns. I was therefore pleased to read Fran’s post that they are now working with ESU to address the sound issues and am favourable intrigued about the “better solution to remedy current locos overall”. Thank you Accurascale. Unfortunately, I have had to return a class 37 to Accurascale for repair with a suspected motor issue. This is on top of a Deltic I previously returned. So that’s two out of five locos returned with motor problems. I hope that future solutions for motors are also being considered. PJ10

Hi, I also haven't received the newsletter. Is it possible for someone to post it here. I assume there's no copyright. Thanks

Hi adb968008 Thanks for the information above. I've also just read your posts in the Hattons 66 thread about repairing the motor. Very useful and something I'll file for future reference should it be required when my Accurascale locos are out of warranty. The brush arrangement shown in the 66 thread does seem particularly poor. Fingers crossed the Accurascale team are looking for a better motor solution as without proper springing to keep the brushes pressing against the commutator, I can see problems arising when the brushes begin to wear down. PJ10

Hi, Arriving Monday at Tower "It is looking like the new Dapol TTA's will be with us on Monday. Dapol did despatch these to us yesterday but it is looking like the palletts of them will arrive on Monday....." PJ10

Hi Fran, Thank you for your response. Unfortunately I don't feel your response does answer my questions but I'll raise any further issues with Simon and the support team. Thanks again PJ10

Hi Fran, Unfortunately I happen to find that the information you have just provided makes me more not less concerned. The physics and chip specifications mentioned above and in other parts of this thread taken together with this new information that overload protection is kicking in to protect the decoder suggests to me that there is a problem with the design. You say that you have only seen a small numbers of returns but I refer to Dougjuk’s post yesterday where his experience suggests a 1 in 10 cut out rate. This is not a small percentage. And how many people are avoiding the problem by adjusting the volume – not really a proper solution. After all if you bought a car and could only drive it at 40mph not 70mph on the motorway you wouldn’t be too happy. I’m sure you will advise that any problems be returned to you for repair, an excellent service I used to replace a motor on one of my Deltics. Can I ask what happens if problems or chip failures manifest themselves out of the warranty period? I have several Deltics and Class 37 locos that are used infrequently simply as I am in the process of building my layout. What happens a few years down the line when I start fully using them? I also would like to comment on the statements that the design and setup of chip, circuit board and loco have been optimised. Perhaps so but it’s interesting that CV tweeks to improve the running of Accurascale locos have been posted on this and other threads. I appreciate that CV tweeks are different to possible hardware issues but the point is that perhaps the solution offered is not as optimal as it could be. I offer the above not as criticisms and I intend to carry on purchasing Accurascale products. I am simply trying to get answers to a situation that from my point of view is concerning and may mean that I change from buying sound to non sound from Accurascale in future. Thankyou. PJ10

Hi, Tower Models stated on their website that they had been put back to January - "Dapol have now confirmed that the production run of both the standard and our limited editions should be with us in January". But an update dated 28th Nov says " Unexpected email from Dapol this afternoon. Although the TTA's had been put back until January it now appears that they will be arriving late next week". So they may be imminent. PJ10

Hi, Robin Gristwood used ferules of old paint brushes bent into a rectangular shape in his Dominion Dock Goods - Layout update. Hope the following link works PJ10

Hi, The delivery schedule on the Rapido Website has them as delayed. And a brief scan of todays newsletter doesn't give any info (unless I've missed it). I suspect we may be waiting a few more months. PJ10

Agreed. I forgot some people still use these.

Hi. A slightly better picture of the signal head may be required but they appear to be bulbs as opposed to LEDs. And this would be the case if they are very old as you suggest. The green wires appear to be for the green bulb so I guess the red wires are for the red bulb. I'd wire each pair of wires separately to my DC controller track output and slowly turn the control dial. I would expect the bulb connected to begin to glow when the dial is turned. Be careful not to turn the dial too far as you will blow the bulb. PJ10

Evening, I have been reading with interest the class 37 threads for the Accurascale and Bachmann models. I should say that I have no axe to grind with either manufacturer. I should also say that I greatly appreciate Accurascale's approach to model development and their openness and transparency. I've certainly learned much about the model development process and the related trials and tribulations. All that said I find it somewhat surprising that the best Accurascale can offer to show us at this stage given the discussions is "something which we received 8 months ago now". Given that as acknowledged by Fran, changes needed to be made to this samples, I would have expected that some further samples or at the very least photos would have been available from China to assure the Accurascale team that all was well before "pressing the production go button". Especially when the run is reported to be huge. Any mistakes identified when the production samples arrive later this month could be very costly. But maybe that's the process and could explain why my 3 Deltics arrived with Jumbo ears nose handrails. If so I continue to be educated. Incidentally I do have skin in the game with 2 Accurascale 37s currently on preorder and plans to order some Scottish 37/4 when they are announced at Glasgow (ok that's conjecture on my behalf - the announcement that is ). PJ10

Hi ChickenSoup, I used a GMC-100MO Controller for running in my recently acquired 26 and 27. Each loco got 30-40 mins in each direction at about half speed. I'll eventually convert them to DCC using Zimo chips when available. Running in was done on a Direct Train Spares Rolling Road. The controller was absolutely fine, the rolling road less so with some wear being evident, possibly due to the weight of the locos. I bought the controller from Amazon a while ago - quite a bit cheaper than buying direct if I recall correctly. I've packed the locos away so can't measure the current for you - sorry. PJ10

Hello, There is a thread on the new model. PJ10