gridwatcher Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 16 hours ago, aureol40012 said: Couldn’t agree more. Model railway enthusiasts seem to often have the unfortunate combination of being exceedingly picky (bordering on anal) whilst also lacking the social skills to vocalise their views in a way that isn’t borderline rude. To choose to enter this market as a manufacturer you need more patience with people than I’ve got........ That is a very well made point and the very one I have been dithering about putting somewhere on SO many threads recently. You've never had it so good and yet .....and yet. 3 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aureol40012 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, gridwatcher said: That is a very well made point and the very one I have been dithering about putting somewhere on SO many threads recently. You've never had it so good and yet .....and yet. Phew, I thought I might end up on the receiving end of some grief for posting that! On a different note, be careful when removing the standard NEM coupling from the end wagon, it just resulted in my buffer beam shooting across the room.... Entirely my fault. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold McC Posted November 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2020 47 minutes ago, aureol40012 said: On a different note, be careful when removing the standard NEM coupling from the end wagon, it just resulted in my buffer beam shooting across the room.... Drop us a line if you need any parts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Lovely wagons, these are. Once upon a time, all 00 model diesels ran with a tension lock sticking out of both ends. This enabled what csvt2004 wants: to run around a train and hook up to the other end. Nothing wrong with that, it’s what real diesels do. On the other hand, a good many of us like to remove the tension locks from the front and add on pipes and couplings in order to improve the appearance of the loco. Now, at last, we can dress up the other end of the train. For the information of bartram108 the red pipe goes uppermost. I chose to remove the NEM socket as well as the tension lock because it looked a bit obtrusive. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aureol40012 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, McC said: Drop us a line if you need any parts Cheers, don’t think anything pinged off! However, some collateral damage occurred further down. I take it the two parts of the pipe (by the small air reservoir) just push together rather than them actually being snapped (certainly looks that way). Edited November 30, 2020 by aureol40012 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbox321 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 3 hours ago, aureol40012 said: Phew, I thought I might end up on the receiving end of some grief for posting that! On a different note, be careful when removing the standard NEM coupling from the end wagon, it just resulted in my buffer beam shooting across the room.... Entirely my fault. By the looks of it your 2 thirds of the way to becoming a Railway Fitter - Screwdriver - Yes! Hammer - Yes! You just need the obligatory Watering Can! Best Wishes, Chris 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernMafia Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 24/11/2020 at 14:25, cessna152towser said: I added a flat wagon as a spacer between the tail lighted wagon and the Branor Camtruck and videod the PTAs in action. File is 60Mb so too big to upload here but I have embedded a link to my Flickr:- A shame about the flash rate, but I appreciate the limitations of the tech if there's no PCB. Is it just a flashing LED or is there something to make it flash? When my ARC set arrives I'll look to run it off DCC and install a small circuit for the right flash rate. Everything else about these looks fantastic, and grateful to hear the ARCs are in the air soon, great service. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham108 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 12 hours ago, No Decorum said: For the information of bartram108 the red pipe goes uppermost. I chose to remove the NEM socket as well as the tension lock because it looked a bit obtrusive. Thanks for the tip - is that the removal of the part held in by the screw ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 2 hours ago, bartram108 said: Thanks for the tip - is that the removal of the part held in by the screw ? That’s right. I had no trouble removing it – I just twiddled it out but be careful. Note aureol40012’s experience above. At least he now has easy access to the switch! Your choice. You can leave the socket in place if you like. It will be partly concealed by the screw link. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) I've just 'P4d' the first of my PTAs, pleased to see that all that required was a slight thinning down of the bosses on the inside of the bogies to allow for the wider wheel sets and that was it. Battery is in and the tail light works but I did have to add a thin bit of plastic that sits under the floor to press down on the top contact for the light to work reliably. Could this be the first P4 PTA? Edited December 1, 2020 by johndon 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted December 1, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2020 Very nice @johndon! I have seen some EM conversions, but think this is the first P4! Re the battery, if you bend the bottom tab up slightly as well as the top one down it will hold the battery snugly, meaning no need for card etc. Just a tip. Cheers! Fran 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said: Very nice @johndon! I have seen some EM conversions, but think this is the first P4! Re the battery, if you bend the bottom tab up slightly as well as the top one down it will hold the battery snugly, meaning no need for card etc. Just a tip. Thanks Fran. I did bend the bottom contact up but it was more the top contact causing the problem and I couldn't think of an easy way to bed it down without potential damage so the bit of card did the job. Just another 8 wagons to go now... John Edited December 1, 2020 by johndon 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Patriot87003 Posted December 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 The PTA wagons look superb .... and although my WCML layout is meant to be based somewhere around Stafford - Crewe - Warrington type area, I’ve used a bit of modellers licence and moved Hardendale quarry south by a few miles! So a bit of an impulse purchase to buy a couple of box sets, but so glad I have as the wagons are great ... really well detailed, lovely smooth runners and anything behind a pair of AC electric loco’s looks good in my opinion! So I’m now able to recreate the 1986 scene in the Accurascale formation guide of lime heading north to Ravenscraig from Hardendale behind a pair of 87’s ... and will compliment another rake of BBA’s and BAA’s carrying steel coils that head south. 22 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Islesy Posted December 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 2, 2020 12 minutes ago, Patriot87003 said: The PTA wagons look superb .... and although my WCML layout is meant to be based somewhere around Stafford - Crewe - Warrington type area, I’ve used a bit of modellers licence and moved Hardendale quarry south by a few miles! So a bit of an impulse purchase to buy a couple of box sets, but so glad I have as the wagons are great ... really well detailed, lovely smooth runners and anything behind a pair of AC electric loco’s looks good in my opinion! So I’m now able to recreate the 1986 scene in the Accurascale formation guide of lime heading north to Ravenscraig from Hardendale behind a pair of 87’s ... and will compliment another rake of BBA’s and BAA’s carrying steel coils that head south. I have several reasons for liking this; both the motive power and the rolling stock... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted December 2, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2020 That's just pure filth @Patriot87003! Many thanks for sharing and your order with us! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shedmaster Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Hi Fran, From pure filth, to ex-works... A rake of VTG 'boxes' has arrived here on my Stewarts Lane project and I have to say I'm mightily pleased with em! I'm not sure they fit in with our VSOE Pullman fleet, but thought they'd be okay for one of the commuter services out of London Victoria due to continuing stock shortages? Lol's On a serious note, would like to finish by saying Thankyou again for a fabulous product and also, please keep up the excellent and much respected working relationship you have with us, your customers, this is just as important as your excellent models! Best Wishes and Kindest Regards, Shed. 13 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted December 3, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2020 Hi Shed, Many thanks for that, they really look fab on your layout! While I'm here, I have some ARC images to share with you! Due in stock next week. These have been particularly popular on pre-order, so many thanks to all of you who have supported us! Some of the other packs have sold out with us too, with some available still from trade stockists if you're quick! Cheers! Fran 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyneux Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) Hi Fran, Has the colour changed since the painted sample shots from May? I hope it's just the colour balance in the photo but they looked more 'mustard' and less 'yellow' (more of a green component). May: December: Thanks, Guy Edited December 3, 2020 by lyneux Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted December 3, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2020 Hi @lyneux, Looking into this for you but do think it could well be a colour balance issue. Leave it with me. Cheers! Fran Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyneux Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Thanks Fran. Colour is so subjective and difficult to represent accurately in photos so fingers crossed it’s just the light / camera settings. Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted December 3, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2020 Agreed! I think we can put this down to photography challenges, as yellow is very challenging! See below to see how the shade is changing! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi Shed, Many thanks for that, they really look fab on your layout! While I'm here, I have some ARC images to share with you! Due in stock next week. These have been particularly popular on pre-order, so many thanks to all of you who have supported us! Some of the other packs have sold out with us too, with some available still from trade stockists if you're quick! Cheers! Fran Thanks for the name check, including for several other friends. First time I've seen the data sheet. Paul 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyneux Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said: Agreed! I think we can put this down to photography challenges, as yellow is very challenging! See below to see how the shade is changing! The mustard looks spot-on in that shot Fran. I think it's just the light (the shots on the previous page are probably a little over exposed with a slightly different colour balance from the ones in May - which I think might also be a little bit over exposed). Guy Edited December 3, 2020 by lyneux 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted December 3, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 minute ago, hmrspaul said: Thanks for the name check, including for several other friends. First time I've seen the data sheet. Paul Hi Paul, You're very welcome. We literally could not do these models without your photo resources (and those of your friends too!) Thank you for having the foresight for taking them! Cheers! Fran 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernMafia Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 6 hours ago, lyneux said: Hi Fran, Has the colour changed since the painted sample shots from May? I hope it's just the colour balance in the photo but they looked more 'mustard' and less 'yellow' (more of a green component). May: December: Thanks, Guy I think the new yellow looks good to me, vast improvement over the May image. Hopefully have these before Christmas! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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