royaloak Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Connor43002 said: My mistake, I live in Cornwall so just assumed it was the entirety of the south west that didn't get 5 car 800s anymore, although since I made the original comment I have known of 3 or 4 of them to have come down here It is rare they get into the Peoples Republic of Kernow although one was booked on the High Summer Saturdays Newquay train, not sure if they are still booked on it now it goes to Penzance, I did get a picture at Plymouth of 2 class 800s side by side but that was only because one terminated at Plymouth instead of running through to Paddington. Looking forward to the new timetable with the 17 attachments taking place at Plymouth every weekday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
125_driver Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I'm looking at renumbering 800 sets , does anyone do transfers to do this? Can't find anything on a Google search. Only fussed about the set running numbers, not individual vehicles , as I'm no rivet counter! Any advice much appreciated.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Transfer producers will be falling over themselves to sell you 800 sets of transfers! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
125_driver Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Haha very funny, but I'm guessing from the lack of response nobody has done them yet?! Really quite surprising I'd say..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 3rd Rail Exile Posted December 10, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 10, 2019 12 hours ago, 125_driver said: Haha very funny, but I'm guessing from the lack of response nobody has done them yet?! Really quite surprising I'd say..... As others have mentioned, "1st Class" signs with white backgrounds and the GWR initials for the nose would come in handy as well. Maybe even the silver box surrounding the top headlight at the 1st Class end as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
125_driver Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Also , which decoder would be appropriate to be fitted to the 800, I'm not.fussed on sound however I want something that will not lose power if a bit of dirty track is encountered.....any advice much appreciated thank you..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted December 11, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, 125_driver said: Also , which decoder would be appropriate to be fitted to the 800, I'm not.fussed on sound however I want something that will not lose power if a bit of dirty track is encountered.....any advice much appreciated thank you..... Any decoder will lose power if you have dirty track, you then need some means of providing power to bridge that loss, typically through the use of stay-alive capacitors. Some decoders are better suited to utilising stay-alives than others. Personally I use DCC Concepts Zen 218s, 6 functions, can be used in 8 or 21 pin locos and come with a small stay-alive, good enough for my needs. At the end if the day, keeping track clean is important, stay-alives used to overcome dirty track are just a sticky plaster covering the underlying problem. Roy Edited December 11, 2019 by Roy Langridge 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 11/12/2019 at 01:06, 125_driver said: Also , which decoder would be appropriate to be fitted to the 800, I'm not.fussed on sound however I want something that will not lose power if a bit of dirty track is encountered.....any advice much appreciated thank you..... I emphasise that I haven’t tried this project on a Class 800 but I have used YouChoos products with satisfaction. Below is a link to the YouChoos installation guide, which includes stay-alives. I think it fair to say that space is short in Hornby’s 800 Class so the guide may be useful. https://www.youchoos.co.uk/Index-Resource.php?L1=Guides&Item=OOHornby800 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEOEng03 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Has anyone gone for the YouChoos version of the sound file. I have listened to the example on their website and must say, isn't how I hear them from the regular travelling I do on them - by this I mean the engine runs sound from stationary to speed for both electric and diesel. Might be good to hear from another source, or indeed from someone's model. I've a matched pair from Biff in one set and was thinking of just a single one for my second unit. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Does anyone have any ideas as to why the LNER 800 has gone back to July? It seemed to be announced at very last minute (i.e. when they should already have been on the boat!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Anyone got detailed images of the front of the IEP Class 800 (both the model and prototype) with the nose cone removed and the coupling in use? I was thinking of making a pair 3D printed coupling to join two ends of the power cars together. Something that looks a bit more realistic and something is atleast functional where it can go around a curve. TIA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John ks Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Here's my attempt, it uses IIRC cut down Bachmann stepped Tension Lock couplings ,a short length of brass & a couple of 1.4mm screws What I was contemplating doing was to cut the existing dummy couplings (at the red lines), glue them together, drill a hole through them & pass the brass tube through the hole to give abetter look than the brass tube Hope this helps John 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
25901 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 5 hours ago, MGR Hooper! said: Anyone got detailed images of the front of the IEP Class 800 (both the model and prototype) with the nose cone removed and the coupling in use? Hope these are a help https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4694/40638243191_41c1bcb9ed_b.jpg https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4862/31030841357_6189cc7db8_b.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/75454768@N02/16731115900 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Thank you. Let's see if I can draw something up and offer it for sale online. Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
classy52 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) Does anyone think that Hornby will do the Class 802 in TPE livery and as a 5 car set? It would be a perfect compliment to the Accurascale/Dapol TPE offerings to run together on a layout but must admit I don't know much about the Class 800 and whether an 802 is different to the 800 in regards to tooling, maybe someone can set me straight? Edited January 1, 2020 by classy52 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 40 minutes ago, classy52 said: Does anyone think that Hornby will do the Class 802 in TPE livery and as a 5 car set? It would be a perfect compliment to the Accurascale/Dapol TPE offerings to run together on a layout but must admit I don't know much about the Class 800 and whether an 802 is different to the 800 in regards to tooling, maybe someone can set me straight? I bloomin' well hope so I'd be all over that! One of my Hornby wish lists for 2020, along with eventually getting the LNER 800! An 802 has bigger fuel tanks I think, but other than that not much at all different from the outside I don't think? I think given there are only 2 operators of 800s but 3 operate 802s (GWR, TPE and HT) I'd expect the tooling changes to be worthwhile? I'd also probably be keen on a Hull Trains one, I like that livery too. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 A TPE 802 would be brilliant!! Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackB95 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Hear hear! Add myself to the TPE 802 list please. Wonder if they'll do one in the proper colours and/or the grey It'll be nice to finally have a model of something I play with. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, JackB95 said: Hear hear! Add myself to the TPE 802 list please. Wonder if they'll do one in the proper colours and/or the grey It'll be nice to finally have a model of something I play with. A grey one would be interesting since they are still getting about as far as I am aware. They also lent them to HT to do their training I think so probably have coverage of the whole ECML and also over to Manchester and Liverpool from York. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackB95 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 1 minute ago, TomScrut said: A grey one would be interesting since they are still getting about as far as I am aware. They also lent them to HT to do their training I think so probably have coverage of the whole ECML and also over to Manchester and Liverpool from York. Exactly! Perfect for anyone who models ECML, or across to Liverpool/Scarborough etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, JackB95 said: Exactly! Perfect for anyone who models ECML, or across to Liverpool/Scarborough etc. It's great area wise just a bit niche time wise I think! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackB95 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 1 hour ago, TomScrut said: It's great area wise just a bit niche time wise I think! Hasn't stopped Hornby before 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, JackB95 said: Hasn't stopped Hornby before Yes it's probably less niche than the test train, although it's more of a collector's item I suppose Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted January 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2020 Agree you never know with Hornby , but a TPE full livery 802 has got to be a stunner . These 397 units (I think) look very nice too 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackB95 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Just now, Legend said: Agree you never know with Hornby , but a TPE full livery 802 has got to be a stunner . These 397 units (I think) look very nice too I can see Accurascale doing the 397. They'll have the colours and licences for the Mk5As and then can venture out onto 195s and 331s, and of course the TfW and WMT versions. Onto a winner with them. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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