No.8_Bear

P.S. I do apologise to everyone for using the words "OO scale" - in the title - I do appreciate OO is not a scale its a gauge! - It should read "4mm" - best No.8_Bear

Thanks for the reply - I did look at the Langley figures, but didn't see anything that quite fitted the bill - but I'll take another look. I think men are generally easier as the clothes don't change that much - but ladies fashions change very distinctly between decades. However - the Andrew Staddens set does look absolutely great - so I'm going to order them! - (BTW I did have a go creating my own figures with Milliput but that didn't turn out too well!)

I'm modelling in the early 1920s and I'd like to people my layout with some appropriate figures - I'm no fashion expert, but most of the ones I've looked at appear more 1950s - present day - I've also found some Victorian/Edwardian ones but they wouldn't look correct either - has anyone got any suggestions please?

Chris - thank you! - the penny has dropped - removed the capacitor (bit unnerving for a newbie like me) but its done it! - The running speed is now fine. I think I'll try adding some extra weight to improve the pulling power - but otherwise all good

I din't because obviously I'd need to detach the speaker - OK I'll check out the thread

So quick update just in case it helps anyone else - I did as suggested above put the blanking plate and ran it as good old DC and it shot round the layout like crazy with hardly any juice at all - so then I connected up a Hornby decoder from another loco and again it ran OK as well - clearly there is something wrong with the decoder should have done this at the outset!

OK thanks - I'll give that a go

thanks John - I did wonder about a stay alive - I'll give that careful consideration

Thanks Bernard will - tbh this is the only problem I've had and I'm enjoying thing pretty much (well it took me about a 10 attempts to work out how to wire a double slip - but that's another story!) - I've built up a small collection of RTR - Bachmann and Hornby engines and I'm amazed at how much the hobby has changed in the intervening time - but this one reminds me of the Triang Lord of the Isles I once had!

Hi all - i have returned to the hobby after a long break and have built a modest DCC tail-chaser layout. I've been learning a lot from online discussions and videos and things have been going pretty well - but I have one problem I don't seem to be able to solve. I purchased an Oxford Rail Dean Goods with sound and its a terrible runner. Painfully slow, it stops for no reason and if you get it going at all it kind of 'lurches' along - it has done this from the outset. I emailed Oxford and asked about this - they were nice enough to reply but didn't offer any advice. I've cleaned every wheel, pick up etc til its gleaming - and its correctly lubricated. Is there anything anyone can suggest (I was going to send it back but I managed to snag one of the tender handbrakes on its first outing!) - any advice would be gratefully rec'd! Cheers