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The Fatadder

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  1. Certainly for the sound fitted example it was mentioned earlier in the thread that the fans are driven by how hard the loco is working. I assume the same is true if you are running a lokpilot with the full Cavalex settings. Whereas on a non LokPilot / non cavalex setup the fans are on F3/F4 and are controlled by switching on the function.
  2. That makes for an interesting solution that I will have to have a go at. While I now only have 3 finished old 37s remaining (plus the one thats earmarked for 902 conversion), at least two of them are models I am less likely to upgrade to the later body (due to painting the logos on 403 and the lack of a heavyweight shell on the Loadhaul one). Will attempt it when I convert the other end of 902s body which should make for a good test piece.
  3. Very confused as to why mine is refusing to behave now, as far as i can tell everything is set up to at the very least give manual control over the same as you have achieved with the earlier version of the Dapol chip (and in theory the tail lights as well) Guess the next step will be swapping over with the chip in my deltic and seeing if the decoder will work all 8 functions in that in order to eliminate a partially faulty decoder
  4. I have double checked, Bachmann Earl is 23mm between the insides of the splashers, I dont recall there being a need to remove material in Gibson's guide for an EM gauge conversion on this
  5. Interesting as I’m also using the Dapol chip, but only have the headlights / high intensity working is your the original or the 8 fct version? if I could get the fans working it would be more than adequate until I get round to upgrading to sound I’ve also had the loco shooting off when the power is switched off. The first time almost going off the end of the layout before grabbing it
  6. What switch position were you using to get the fan working on a non ESU chip?
  7. No ref card in my (non sound) 074, just the details in the manual
  8. I can take some photos once the paint has dried I’ve sprayed it green for now, but may yet change my mind and respray it black when I sort out the tender. For the moment it will be running with the green tender that came with the dukedog that provided the chassis until I source a Dean 3000gl. Now debating buying another to use the spare tender…..
  9. Paint arrived this afternoon, so this evening I’ve sprayed the body of the bulldog green. Looking at prototype photos it’s debatable if it’s green or wartime black. I also need to change the tender to a Dean 3000gl at some point (which is starting to feel like a need to add another printed bulldog…..)
  10. Had a delivery from Rainbow Railways this afternoon containing a couple of tins of Phoenix paint. So this evening given it was still warm enough for spraying I cracked on with the EWS gold on 37668 (which in turn will mean the main EWS red can be sprayed on Saturday, and hopefully the blue on the NVA tomorrow). Really looking forward to having this painted and reassembled. I also had a delivery of a Dapol decoder for 56078, just need to work out how to get everything working now.
  11. That’s useful to know, but will download and have a look. my hope is that by replicating settings I can get the wrong decoder to work in the right way…
  12. In the main 56 thread Cavalex posted the function mapping Obviously the proper chip will also have the logic commands driving other behaviours, but in theory from the above it should be possible to have control over headlights / marker lights / both fans (individually) and tail lights, so it will just be the cab lights that are lost. With direct control from the decoder to the function. I am assuming that these would all be voltage outputs rather than logic (which would explain why only the headlights are currently working). Per the Dapol instructions changing cv 59 to 0 will change this, I am hoping that will see a bit more life coming out of the functions. My assumption would be that this would required the switches set in the standard analogue / non ESU position, given it would still be lacking all of the additional ESU programming.
  13. Yes, It was produced by a chap on the GWR Modelers Facebook group (I think he is the same person who is selling damaged seconds on ebay). He has done straight and curved Bulldogs, Birds and is now working on an Aberdare. The body / bogie are printed and are a straight fit on a Bachmann Earl chassis
  14. I have been messing around with alternative decoders in my 56, I thought it might be worth taking some of the dcc discussions into its own topic to keep it separate from the general discussion (and easier to refer back to)
  15. In an attempt to separate out the DCC content from the core thread on the new Cavalex Class 56. My hope is that separating this discussion out from the general discussion it will be a more useful point of reference in the future. Obviously the model is designed to be used with a specifically programmed Lokpilot 5 or Loksound 5 decoder. Some retailers (Trains4U and Road & Rails for a start) are selling these pre programmed, while Cavalex are working on a retrofit sound kit at some point in the future. In the meantime, if you have access to an ESU Lokprogrammer Cavalex / ESU have provided the required decoder information here https://projects.esu.eu/projectoverviews/8 ready to install on your decoder. Hopefully Cavalex will be able to share the CV mapping of these settings as a text file at some point in order that those without a lokprogrammer or a preset chip will be able to use alternative routes to programme their loco. The issues come if you want to use an alternative brand of decoder, be that a case that you dont like ESU chips (as some dont) or you are looking for a cheaper decoder. My first though was to try the Dapol Imperium 8fct, the logic being it offers 4 powered functions and 4 MTC logic outputs (as opposed to the Lokpilot with 4 powered and 6 MTC logic outputs). So in theory the cheaper decoder should get 75% of the functionality at half the price (I live in hope that the tail lights and working fan are on aux 1-4 and not on aux 6/7 that I do not have on this decoder.) Logically I am assuming that as both decoders confirm to the NMRA standards the decoder pin for aux 1-4 on the Dapol chip match that of the ESU chip. This is hard to confirm as while ESU publish a pin output diagram, Dapol do not appear to. So far I have tried the switches in both sets of positions shown in the manual, however the ESU decoder settings leave no working lights/fan. The analogue mode gives a high intensity headlight (direction controled) on F0/F1 and marker lights on F2/F3. but no working Aux functions for tails/cablights / roof fans. On the plus side this means that any 21pin 4 function decoder will give the most fundamental lighting required on a layout with the loco on the head of a train. The question now will be working out how to get those aux functions to do anything. My hope is that it will be possible to work backward from the cv data on the Lokpilot setup to work out how to get other chips which have 4-6 aux functions to get full control of the loco. (I am also hoping that I am not the only one going down this route of an alternative chip, and that someone else either already has worked it out or gets there before me!)
  16. Thanks, that is perfect, I would say definitely green based on the contrast between the cab and the black outside frames. Which I am quite happy seeing as there is a tin of newly ordered GWR green arriving sometime this afternoon.
  17. Hoping someone on here might be able to do me a favour I am trying to confirm the 1947 livery of curved frame Bulldog 3335, apparently there is a photo in the Maidment book on small wheel GWR 4-4-0s which alas is not in my library. Hoping someone on here may have a copy and be able to have a quick look to see if they think it is painted in green or black before I get the paints out on this
  18. Having finally worked out why I couldn’t upload images, a couple of photos of 55078 now that Ive finished the weathering just need to get a decoder in it now
  19. @RBE would it be possible to get these settings in a text file rather than in a proprietary ESU file format please? Fairly sure there will be quite a few people without a lokprogramer wanting to set their decoders up with decoderpro or with their controller.
  20. Having a few issues since switching to a new phone running the latest version of ios17, When ever I try to upload a photo onto the forum I am getting a black rectangle. I think this is in some way related to Apple's new security features, with Safari now being set to "private access to photos" (a setting that as far as I can make out cannot be disabled). Further reading suggests that when the user clicks into an upload screen, that gives access to your photo album allowing the upload. What I cant tell is why this doesnt seem to work on the forum. Has anyone else running iOS17 had a similar problem (or better still found a solution) edit2: solved..... I assume there is a max file size on the forum which the default photo size was exceeding.
  21. I had a pack of 3000 grit sanding sponges arrive today so the next step on 56078 was to sand back the remains of the Railfreight logos. This was followed by masking the doors / windows and giving the sides a coat of semi satin varnish. with that done the final step today was to add streaks from the roof, for this I have been using the dregs of paint in the bottom of my brush cleaning bowl! I will give it another day to dry before finishing off the side with powders.
  22. I’ve done as much as I can weathering mine, the bodyside has to wait until I buff out the remains of the old logos and dust some varnish I’ve the shiny bits. roof was weathered with a grey / black mix before blending in with powders chassis was given a mix of black/ cam black brown and burnt umber. the edges of the steps were finished in gun metal before dry brushing with the dirt mix looking forward to getting the sides finished.
  23. Try again, not sure what is happening there I have also made a start weathering the chassis, this time with a mix of German cam black brown, burnt umber and black. The light grey compressor is now somewhat hidden in dirt (as it was on the prototype by the end of 98/99) Nice to see my new phone can automatically cut out the background mess photographing a model on the work bench
  24. For non named locos I use the custom plates from narrow planet, they need painting but are cheaper than everyone else
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