DoctorLard7 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Plus they haven't really discounted them yet so they should be doing fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norton961 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Given the partial shutdown of Chinese manufacturing due to the virus issue then Hatton decision to stock up in bulk would appear to be a good one. I suspect we will be seeing delays in newly announced models as the supply chain starts to dry up. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Has anyone fitted sound to one of these? If so, how much space is there to play with? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 So, I've had a few PM's and requests from "other places" how I strip down Hattons AB. I'll put this here then give people the link to as to save me the bother of replying individually. One thing folk seem to be having difficulty with is how to separate the cab & smokebox from the Saddle tank/firebox assembly. It follows the normal convention for RTR steam locos where the cab is a separate moulding, E.g. Bachmanns 9F. It's pretty simple on the AB considering Hatton's manufacturers have not used any adhesive. (Thanks Hatton's) First up the cab. After releasing the body/tank assembly from the running plate, pull the bottom of the cab moulding outwards to release the tabs at about its mid-rift area (Arrowed on the photograph), This should release the tabs from their corresponding slots in the tank/firebox moulding. The cab can then be slipped upwards and out of its location groove. Smokebox door/smokebox is released in the same way. The tabs are on the bottom/front of the saddle tank so it's the tank that needs easing apart allowing the smokebox assembly to be pushed out towards the bottom of the tank. Is that any help, Dave? P 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 That's just what I wanted. Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 @Porcy Mane Thanks for your help. Once I got the smokebox out that was it. Sorted! 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmiller2008 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) Hi All I've just Purchased a BCPD No1 and looking to fit it with DCC, Hattons suggest a Gaugemaster DCC23 6pin Ruby but these seem hard to get. Can anyone advise of another decent decoder that fits? Does a Zimo MX617N fit? Thanks Mark Edited May 1, 2020 by Markmiller2008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 53 minutes ago, Markmiller2008 said: Can anyone advise of another decent decoder that fits? Does a Zimo MX617N fit? How about a Zimo 621N? Last pic in this post: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmiller2008 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 8 hours ago, Porcy Mane said: How about a Zimo 621N? Last pic in this post: Perfect, ill look at getting one of these, that photo comparing it to the blanking plug is very useful thanks Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kaput Posted May 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 2, 2020 Zimo MX616N fits perfectly. Might be a challenge to find a 621N as they aren't in production any longer and I believe the 617 is a tad too big. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Kaput said: Zimo MX616N fits perfectly. Might be a challenge to find a 621N as they aren't in production any longer and I believe the 617 is a tad too big. Oh . I've just bought a 617 to fit in mine. I've got no chance of fitting sound to it, so thought I'd just have an ordinary decoder in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 It does fit. I've just done it. All it takes is a pair of scissors to shorten the pins. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 It fits but it doesn't work. I wonder if I've put in in the wrong way around? If it's in the wrong way around, does it siply not work, or does it go up in smoke? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kaput Posted May 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 2, 2020 Wrong way round on a 6pin decoder will just make nothing happen, won't do any harm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Ruston said: It fits but it doesn't work. I wonder if I've put in in the wrong way around? If it's in the wrong way around, does it siply not work, or does it go up in smoke? You did identify the no.1 pin correctly before insertion. Back to the 2018 pic: 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Porcy Mane said: You did identify the no.1 pin correctly before insertion. Back to the 2018 pic: Thanks. I read the instructions and it did mention something about a No.1 pin but I looked and couldnt find anything that had a number on it. I put it in the other way around and it ran, so I have tried to reprogram the address. I don't know what I've done but I've made a proper mess of it. When I put it on the program track and read the address it shows it as 0. I can't select a loco 0 on the controller and so it won't run at all now. Even if I knew how to set the address I can't select the loco that I want to change because it doesn't exist in the list anymore. I'm using a PIKO Smart Control Lite and I've got the instruction book and although it's written in English, I don't understand a bloody word of it. It's twisting my melon, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I've got it going again! I have no idea how I did it though. I was going to try and change the cv's to alter the acceleration/deceleration but I think I ought to quit whilst I'm ahead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDuff999 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 I may have missed it, as I have not read all 55 pages, but has anyone up-graded the chassis on one of these yet? I’m thinking about finer-scale wheels and probably metal valve gear. If so, would I be right in assuming replacement wheels would need readily available 3mm axles? Also, How much of a problem would it be to remove the smoke box number plate from the pseudo GWR version? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardbealach Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Am I right in thinking no one has been able to sound chip these AB's? (AM) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norton961 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I think Chris Gibbons of High Level is planning a P4 chassis kit. David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kaput Posted July 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2020 5 hours ago, ardbealach said: Am I right in thinking no one has been able to sound chip these AB's? (AM) Nope - https://www.youchoos.co.uk/Index-Resource.php?L1=Guides&Item=OOHatBarc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardbealach Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Many thanks, Kaput, for the link. Once again proving anything is possible. (AM) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stafford Railman Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Ordered the Red 040 'Katie' and after another fiasco with another box shifter got Hattons to fit the DCC decoder, it arrived ran smoothly from the start and after running in on my layout got even better, super model, tempted to buy another..... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meld9003 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Porcy, Did you ever publish the results of your investigations into the dimensions of 14" and 16" Barclays? Only with them being on offer at the moment... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Hattons have reduced the price of all of them to £84 as part of their Winter sale. https://www.hattons.co.uk/newsdetail.aspx?id=935 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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