aureol40012 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 07/01/2021 at 20:28, Opelsi said: My 45040 arrived today and I am delighted. Will see about getting crests for the nameplate as I would like these though a minor point (and as mention possibly not prototypical for as modelled). Must give it a run soon and have a listen to the sounds. Last nose-end variant for me will be 46020 when it emerges then I think I will have the full compliment! Thank you kindly Bachmann I fitted crests from Fox to mine, they look spot on! 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Newer ones look like just out of works , older look like half a decade down the line 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47423 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Got my last one from Derails today and put it at the side of Hornbys 87035 and it wasn't far off. It'll be interesting to see how different to Heljans blue it will be. I'll get a blue 33 out and compare it tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyneux Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) It looks ‘within tolerance’ in a line up of colours from different manufacturers. This was just what I had to hand from the cabinet, from left to right: Hornby, Vi Trains, Bachmann, Heljan. Guy Edited January 13, 2021 by lyneux 7 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted January 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2021 Has anybody here bought a sound fitted model and, if so, please could you let me know what decoder it has please? I have three peaks with Legomanbiffo sound and was thinking of trying a factory fitted sound for a bit of variety. If it is a full fat Lokssound V5 then I can always reblow it if I am not happy. Thanks, Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium amwells Posted January 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2021 22 minutes ago, Roy Langridge said: Has anybody here bought a sound fitted model and, if so, please could you let me know what decoder it has please? I have three peaks with Legomanbiffo sound and was thinking of trying a factory fitted sound for a bit of variety. If it is a full fat Lokssound V5 then I can always reblow it if I am not happy. Thanks, Roy Not sure on what it is, but I love the shunt function on it!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted January 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2021 43 minutes ago, Roy Langridge said: Has anybody here bought a sound fitted model and, if so, please could you let me know what decoder it has please? I have three peaks with Legomanbiffo sound and was thinking of trying a factory fitted sound for a bit of variety. If it is a full fat Lokssound V5 then I can always reblow it if I am not happy. Thanks, Roy If you look at Digitrains YouTube channel they have added a clip of the 45. Sounded good to my ears 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIRTY DIESEL Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Roy Langridge said: Has anybody here bought a sound fitted model and, if so, please could you let me know what decoder it has please? I have three peaks with Legomanbiffo sound and was thinking of trying a factory fitted sound for a bit of variety. If it is a full fat Lokssound V5 then I can always reblow it if I am not happy. Thanks, Roy Being a 40 Basher back in the day, it was one of our ‘sworn enemies’, but it looks like a Peak and sounds like one, it even thrashes (for a Peak ha) like one. I’ve never had drivelock or coast function on any of my sound locos but enjoyed playing around with that. Not worked out yet how to dim the lights or turn the sound down (F19 doesn’t seem to work using my NCE handheld controller). I did need to trim accelerating & deceleration as it would seem to take an age to stop. This was before I worked out that F2 is (brake) so might re assign original values to see what happens. All in all very happy with it. Stu 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aureol40012 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 7 hours ago, DIRTY DIESEL said: Being a 40 Basher back in the day, it was one of our ‘sworn enemies’, but it looks like a Peak and sounds like one, it even thrashes (for a Peak ha) like one. I’ve never had drivelock or coast function on any of my sound locos but enjoyed playing around with that. Not worked out yet how to dim the lights or turn the sound down (F19 doesn’t seem to work using my NCE handheld controller). I did need to trim accelerating & deceleration as it would seem to take an age to stop. This was before I worked out that F2 is (brake) so might re assign original values to see what happens. All in all very happy with it. Stu Were you in MAWG (Merseyside anti-Wagon Group) like me?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyneux Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Roy Langridge said: Has anybody here bought a sound fitted model and, if so, please could you let me know what decoder it has please? Hi Roy, Yes. CV8 reads 151 so it’s definitely ESU and not Zimo. Is there a way to tell which ESU chip it is just by reading CVs? Guy Edited January 13, 2021 by lyneux 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted January 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2021 1 hour ago, lyneux said: Hi Roy, Yes. CV8 reads 151 so it’s definitely ESU and not Zimo. Is there a way to tell which ESU chip it is just by reading CVs? Guy Thanks Guy. CV 7 was, I believe intended to allow you to find out the decoder version, but ESU seem to set it to 255 in all the recent Loksound chips. Only other way I know is to look at the chip, which means having the body off which of course many people don’t want to do. Cheers, Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyneux Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Hi Roy, Ok, I was struggling with Lenz and JMRI to read the decoder type so I opened up and set up my new Digikeijs DR5000 back-up DCC system that came before Christmas (purchased before Brexit lol!). A bit of fiddling and the decoder type identifies as a "Loksound V5 DCC" in the latest version of JMRI with the Digikeijs command station. There you have it! It's a V5! Guy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted January 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, lyneux said: Hi Roy, Ok, I was struggling with Lenz and JMRI to read the decoder type so I opened up and set up my new Digikeijs DR5000 back-up DCC system that came before Christmas (purchased before Brexit lol!). A bit of fiddling and the decoder type identifies as a "Loksound V5 DCC" in the latest version of JMRI with the Digikeijs command station. There you have it! It's a V5! Guy Superb, many thanks. 45022 sound fitted to be ordered tomorrow then. Will join 45040, 45048 and 97403 as my sealed-beam peaks. Having thought about your reply more (now it is not late at night!) - if the DCC version is fitted as JMRI is reporting, it is my understanding that these models will not run on DC. Is that made clear anywhere? If so, I have not noticed such a statement. Roy Edited January 14, 2021 by Roy Langridge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIRTY DIESEL Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 13 hours ago, aureol40012 said: Were you in MAWG (Merseyside anti-Wagon Group) like me?! Ha no, we were the North Wales anti anything that strummed, didn’t whistle & didn’t have the number 555 on it... My 45040 on my layout seems to have taken root on The Bangor instead of a no heat 40, I’m hoping it doesn’t get ‘butterflied’ as (I know) 40141 is sitting in Junction yard on the Amlwch Tanks.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BR Blue Posted January 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 13/01/2021 at 07:57, lyneux said: It looks ‘within tolerance’ in a line up of colours from different manufacturers. This was just what I had to hand from the cabinet, from left to right: Hornby, Vi Trains, Bachmann, Heljan. Guy Thank god they are not yellow or mustard coloured 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyneux Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Just now, BR Blue said: Thank god they are not yellow or mustard coloured Are you referring to some 'out of tolerance' yellow wagons by any chance Eamon? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf27 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 12:52, lyneux said: Are you referring to some 'out of tolerance' yellow wagons by any chance Eamon? Olive green surely? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted January 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19, 2021 On 13/01/2021 at 23:11, Roy Langridge said: Superb, many thanks. 45022 sound fitted to be ordered tomorrow then. 45022 arrived yesterday and the sound is the best Bachmann factory sound I have heard (ok, limited to about five but nonetheless good). The sound functions available include some that I am not used to having on my usual Legomanbiffo sounds (AWS, windscreen etc.) but are also missing some that I would have expected (compressor, fans etc.) The speaker sounds pants, but that was expected and will be replaced in due course. At some point I will see how well Bachmann and Legomanbiffo versions play together and if they are speed matched. Roy 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post aureol40012 Posted January 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2021 (edited) You can’t beat weight and brute force when it comes to snow plough duties. 45040 on the Buxton snowplough. Edited January 24, 2021 by aureol40012 12 1 5 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Squirrel Rail Posted January 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, aureol40012 said: You can’t beat weight and brute force when it comes to snow plough duties. 45040 on the Buxton snowplough. That is absolutely brilliant - I've watched it 5 times and still can't stop laughing.. Not on snow plough duties is my 45039 just completed.. 17 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Take care with the plastic dogbone driveshafts and the brass flywheel weights .. Fun video just the same. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APT Fan Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 19/01/2021 at 09:25, Roy Langridge said: 45022 arrived yesterday and the sound is the best Bachmann factory sound I have heard (ok, limited to about five but nonetheless good). The sound functions available include some that I am not used to having on my usual Legomanbiffo sounds (AWS, windscreen etc.) but are also missing some that I would have expected (compressor, fans etc.) The speaker sounds pants, but that was expected and will be replaced in due course. At some point I will see how well Bachmann and Legomanbiffo versions play together and if they are speed matched. Roy Given your comments, what would your preference be? To buy from Bachmann with sound fitted or buy non-sound and add a sound decoder of your choice? Unless its too early to say as it sounds like it has only just arrived. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted January 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2021 3 hours ago, APT Fan said: Given your comments, what would your preference be? To buy from Bachmann with sound fitted or buy non-sound and add a sound decoder of your choice? Unless its too early to say as it sounds like it has only just arrived. If I didn’t have sound I would buy non-sound and fit Legomanbiffo sounds. I only went the sound fitted route to have something sounding slightly different as I already have two that I have done myself. Hope that helps. Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GraemeWatson Posted January 27, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 25/01/2021 at 21:41, APT Fan said: Given your comments, what would your preference be? To buy from Bachmann with sound fitted or buy non-sound and add a sound decoder of your choice? Unless its too early to say as it sounds like it has only just arrived. Sound works out as a ~£60 upgrade on the base model if you go with Bachmann sound. A Loksound decoder could set you back ~£120. I am happy with the Bachmann sound, but will of course replace the speaker, as I would do with a Loksound anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyneux Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 It's a Loksound V5 anyway, so just get it reblown it if you don't like the sound. Guy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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