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  1. Quick update on my running issues. A decoder reset seems to have worked. I've also removed the base keeper plate, cleaned out the big blobs of white grease and reapplied lubricant slightly less aggressively. However, it looks like the pipework that runs down the side of the boiler from the whistles is damaged at the bottom where it meets the running plate, probably my fault. I can't even work out where that pipework fits in :-(
  2. Anyone else having issues with the DCC sound fitted version? Arrived today, put on test track and it lets out a whistle then nothing. After thinking it might be a connection issue and re-arranging my rolling road it randomly worked perfectly for about 15 minutes. I had to turn off off and go do something. When I turn it back on, same thing, whistle then silence and refused to move. I can hear a feint buzzing in the engine and I know the track has power, but it won't receive commands. I've tried two controllers. If I pick it up off the track and put it down again then it's whistle, but everything cuts out after about a second.
  3. Will need a steady hand later. Just been sent this from Accurascale - https://accuras.reamaze.com/kb/class-55-deltic/how-to-attach-the-chain-between-locomotive-body-and-bogie Their customer service is very rapid.
  4. Hi all, does anyone know how to reattach the chains? Does it look like I'm missing a bit? I can sort of hook it back onto the peg, but it doesn't look anything like the other 3 and it comes off again almost immediately. Apologies if this has already been asked, but there are 240+ pages and search isn't kicking up anything useful. Keen to get this chain back on because it's stopping me from running it.
  5. As a quick update. I received a letter letting me know that Action Fraud and therefore presumably the police are doing absolutely nothing about this. They just let the debit/credit card companies deal with it and ultimately the cost gets passed back onto us via interest rates and account fees. So I suspect the person/persons behind this company may do this again. In fact, now I know you can just get away with it, I may change career...
  6. This looked to be a legitimate business: - UK based company registered with companies house - professional website with genuine contact details that correspond to registration docs - Google business profile - facebook business page - small number of Google reviews (2 of which were 5*), not abnormally low for a small business - actual positive reviews from not that long ago from people I believe to be independent from the shop - confirmed as being registered distributers for some big brands - were still actively marketing products until recently - also on Ebay - professional order process and automated confirmation of orders - Videos on YouTube from people having bought from that shop in the past That's what makes this so interesting. It looks to have been a genuine attempt at doing legit business that has quite suddenly turned into a scam. I really want to know what's happened behind the scenes. They were manipulating the website last week by adding products and changing prices, I believe, to try and lure as many people in as possible with products that didn't exist at attractive prices. They've then suddenly disappeared. Did they do this in an attempt to bring cash into the business quickly in an attempt to save it, i.e. trading whilst insolvent? Or was this pure deception intended for personal financial gain, i.e. fraud? I'd like to know the outcome of this to see if what civil or criminal consequences there are for the director. What was the plan here? It's not like the company and those involved can just vanish. This wasn't some ficticious overseas entity that stole card details or took cash or bank transfers outside of the country. This is a registered legal entity with a director based in the UK taking using debit/credit/paypal and presumably a UK bank account, there will be consequences.
  7. I'm not having much luck here. Just re-ordered one of the items from Hattons instead. They accepted my order 2 days ago before telling me today they didn't actually have it. At least they processed a refund.
  8. I wouldn't expect a response. I've called multiple times, he never answers. I've left a voicemail with no response. I've sent two emails without response. He deleted his Facebook page whilst I was posting to it on Saturday and changed his Google listing to permanently closed. All products have now been deleted from his website. On the Dean Park facebook group there are posts saying that people are starting to report him to trading standards and action fraud, they're also submitting claims to their credit card providers. It's not looking good.
  9. I'm following this with interest having made 2 reasonably large orders last week. Has it now been confirmed that products ordered will not be received? Has anyone actually had any contact with Adam Cann? Thanks
  10. I only found this blog today whilst looking for inspiration and couldn't stop flicking through the 230 pages and over 10 years worth of fantastic work! I really hope that your recovery is going well now and that you're on the mend. All the best, Rob.
  11. Before I sent mine back I was advised to try setting CV54 to 0 to allow the decoder to have another go at fixing this. It didn't work, it actually make it quite a bit worse with an added lurch at the start. I have now received a replacement and it's running perfectly. Having spoken to my retailer they said the slow speed stutter is a known problem, but they've probably had the usual about of returns of this model. So this isn't an issue with every one. Probably just the vocal, unlucky few on the forums desperate for help giving the impression that all these models have issues. I'm sure there are many quiet happy customers.
  12. I think the pump would have driven me nuts if you can hear it on the footplate. Just finished a 30 minute run in and it's still hesitating. You're right, it's too expensive not to be perfect and I'll be looking to return for a replacement. I think I told myself that I could live with it because I really like it and I don't want the hassle of a return.
  13. Hi All, Couple of questions for 94xx owners: 1) for those with the sound fitted version. Is the "chirping" noise with ever rotation meant to be there? It goes when I turn sound off, so I assume it's intentional, but I find the squeaking quite annoying. It's like there's an angry sparrow in the cab. 2) has anyone had wheels that hesitate very briefly once during rotation when at slow speed. The motor overcomes it, but I wondered if this was a common issue and if there was a known fix? I'm currently giving it a very long run in to see if that solves it. The pause is hardly noticable and disppears completely once the first few speed steps are out of the way. I think I could live with it if it doesn't go away. Regarding slow speed control, I wasn't impressed at first, but after activating the "shunting mode" function I'm much happier and can go slower than I'd ever need. Thanks
  14. Glad Charlie's fixed it. Has given me a bit more confidence to give it a go, especially since I can easily get the gradient to 1.5% by using straight sections between each half of the helix.
  15. Reading this with interest. Designing a new layout for a larger space. I want a significant amount of staging for 8ft+ trains. I'm considering a helix to allow staging below the boards, but I've had bad experiences with gradients before. I can get the gradient down to 1.1% by running three loops around part of the layout which drops the staging down by 50cm, but it involves 90m of track (double track), of which I think only 7m could be incorporated into the scenic layout which seems crazy.
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