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I put in an address change to 7810 with further changes to CV,s 2--6 and had a similar result. I therefore changed back to factory settings and very good performance resumed. Next step just change the address to from 03 to 7810???

Have just listened to the Hornby mag. sound file project and on this the pump sound is plainly evident. Do I need to adjust something? --it is on factory setting

Does anyone know if the sound file includes the very audible air pump "slap sound" when the loco is in drifting/coasting mode? I have not been able to find this.

The data I have is-- CV1---003 2------ 003 3------035 4------031 5------255 6------088 Not sure about chuff values 3------

Having time on my hands I decided to really check out the crawl ability of my DCC sound fitted 7810. Using my normal Prodigy advance 2 set up I checked the loco performance over a 21.5 feet siding (incorporating 7 electrofrog points).I am still on factory settings for the decoder and operating on 14 speed steps on throttle setting 1. The loco took 24 minutes and 40 seconds to complete the course minus any stuttering or stalling. I do not have any other loco to compete with that. I believe that translates to a 1: 76.2 speed of 0.75 mph. I am what you might call a very happy and satisfied customer. I hope my arithmetic is correct!!

Finally I received my ACS 7810 with sound and I am delighted with its looks and performance. It is indeed an exquisitely designed and assembled model.It crawls well, it smoothly accelerates and decelerates. The model was received with NO loose bits and all extras were present. Well done ACS and I am sure you will have learned from the experience--Thank you. I would also like to comment on my chosen retailer,s input on this purchase--the QC check card signed by the proprietor--the thank you provided for customer patience--voucher against future purchase and maybe more important two small biscuit packs.To me this graphically shows Derails view of the customer .Well done Derails for this and your want to keep customers informed. I look forward to doing more business with you both. Ed Plant

Questions I do not have the answers for-- Who QC checks purchases via a retailer--Does ACS apply this for all or does the retailer? What is covered in any UK applied QC check or is this reliably carried out in China? Thinking here of the tricky unboxing routine ,repacking and delicate detail issues. Finally with respect to my outstanding order for 7810--are indirect orders forwarded to retailers at the same time as direct orders?

Waiting patiently is one thing; customers not being kept informed with long pregnant pauses is quite another. I am sure my retailer knows no more than their customers- so there is no need to hassle in that direction. Accurascale please update even if there is more bad news. Ed P

Agree with S.R U CLASS idea--50 strong--never done before.On numbers built alone, it must warrant serious thought.

Thank you for that --reassuring as I await my Draycott Manor order. Can you comment on the air pump sound?

Reference the manor running on speed step 2 video by McC --is that the factory fitted arrangement--if so sounds very good . I ask because the following inputs talk about a bigger speaker replacement. Also the only video I have seen/listened to that identifies the characteristic air pump "slap" when coasting is the Hornby mag/Key publishing video??

Apologies for my cock up on the mushrooms--I stand very definitely corrected. However I do not understand the reversed image because the 2 pics show the smokebox facing different ways? Maybe my age/reasoning is letting me down?

Now in overdrive!--The pics of 7805 taken on both sides show air pumps and reversing gear on both sides--Have never seen this before? Am I reading this correctly?

Reading the many and various comments on the AS Manor my mind turns to the out of fashion phrase-- Common Sense-- -Quite apart from the many direct and indirect customers eagerly awaiting their model (and presumably paid for) --if periodic updates are not forthcoming a vacuum will result which in itself invites repeated questions as to when. Customers unlike mushrooms are best not kept in the dark. AFAIK the last update has been well exceeded. For me the update is as important as the actual delivery date. I too eagerly anticipate delivery. -I have no doubt this model exceeds all that have gone before it. However when trying to design,manufacture and assemble such a high fidelity and complex model in high volume there will be some failures. AS have clearly stated there position of offering positive help to those genuinely affected Raising the "fidelity bar" in itself must place greater demands on design,manufacture and assembly Not criticism--maybe common sense? REGARDS, Ed Plant

Is the period 1954--1958 covered in the first run?