Chris56057 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 5 hours ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi Chris, We're looking at the end of May for decorated samples. Cheers! Fran Thanks Fran, much appreciated. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Accurascale Fran Posted April 19, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2021 Hi everyone, Some of the Accurascale crew had a right old treat last Friday at the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway. We were hard at work recording the sound file for our forthcoming 37/0 locomotives, using 37 215 belonging to the Growler Group. What a magnificent beast and so well kept too. A real credit to the Growler Group. If only we could record the clag too! We will have a further update on the Class 37s in the coming weeks, and a preview of our sound project so keep an eye out for that! We can report that 215 was in really fine fettle and made for a fantastic subject to record from. A big and sincere thank you to the Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway and The Growler Group for facilitating us and putting on a great show. Please check out what they do and support them whatever way you can. Cheers! Fran 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 You know centre head code examples had different acoustics to split head codes and then there is the paint colour - blue is sound deadening, so a completely different sound to a green 37. Don't forget the cowling around the buffers reduced the wheel clatter too. 1 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 24 minutes ago, woodenhead said: You know centre head code examples had different acoustics to split head codes and then there is the paint colour - blue is sound deadening, so a completely different sound to a green 37. Don't forget the cowling around the buffers reduced the wheel clatter too. You missed the obvious one that oval buffers make a different sound when buffering up 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2021 3 hours ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi everyone, Some of the Accurascale crew had a right old treat last Friday..........A real credit to the Growler Group. Fran Now that could be interpreted somewhat differently! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2021 3 hours ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi everyone, Some of the Accurascale crew had a right old treat last Friday at the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway. We were hard at work recording the sound file for our forthcoming 37/0 locomotives, using 37 215 belonging to the Growler Group. What a magnificent beast and so well kept too. A real credit to the Growler Group. If only we could record the clag too! We will have a further update on the Class 37s in the coming weeks, and a preview of our sound project so keep an eye out for that! We can report that 215 was in really fine fettle and made for a fantastic subject to record from. A big and sincere thank you to the Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway and The Growler Group for facilitating us and putting on a great show. Please check out what they do and support them whatever way you can. Cheers! Fran ...and when will this particular prototype get a model...? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Accurascale Fran said: We can report that 215 was in really fine fettle and made for a fantastic subject to record from. It would maybe make the good subject of a model too! Preserved in BR blue I expect might be a good one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 Someone had a gopro stuck to the front to.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Islesy Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, adb968008 said: Someone had a gopro stuck to the front to.. On the front, inside and around and about. But that’s another story... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham108 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 5 hours ago, Accurascale Fran said: What are the bits above the headcode box - different at each end? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, Graham108 said: What are the bits above the headcode box - different at each end? Headboard clips. You can see there that it lost one in a fight. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) I notice 37215 has circular buffers without cowling, 37275 has the same, and I’m thinking of modelling 37260,1,2 and they too had this. Was there a period where cowling was removed, but circular buffers retained rather than ovals fitted, or was there a specific reason / batch / works this applied to ? Edited April 19, 2021 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 I have caved. Sound fitted NRM one has my name on it 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham108 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 hour ago, 97406 said: Headboard clips. You can see there that it lost one in a fight. Thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 9 hours ago, adb968008 said: I notice 37215 has circular buffers without cowling, 37275 has the same, and I’m thinking of modelling 37260,1,2 and they too had this. Was there a period where cowling was removed, but circular buffers retained rather than ovals fitted, or was there a specific reason / batch / works this applied to ? Basically it is a minefield and you really need to find a photo of your particular chosen model. There were examples of cowling/ovals as well as no cowlings/circular buffers (in addition to the more common Cowling/circular and no cowling/ovals) to which was further complicated by whether the headcode was plated or dominoes, examples of both being seen with the above combination. The period 1978-1982 was when most of the above changes were happening and it did vary between works/depots how and when the changes were done. In one of my class 37 books it showed a few examples in works and the cowling removal/headcode plating/change to ovals was being done at the same time but other locos had changes done separately. 37215 when in blue had ovals at no 1 end, circular at number 2 and that wasn't unique, buffers often being swapped due to accident damage at one end only. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, 37114 said: Basically it is a minefield and you really need to find a photo of your particular chosen model. There were examples of cowling/ovals as well as no cowlings/circular buffers (in addition to the more common Cowling/circular and no cowling/ovals) to which was further complicated by whether the headcode was plated or dominoes, examples of both being seen with the above combination. The period 1978-1982 was when most of the above changes were happening and it did vary between works/depots how and when the changes were done. In one of my class 37 books it showed a few examples in works and the cowling removal/headcode plating/change to ovals was being done at the same time but other locos had changes done separately. 37215 when in blue had ovals at no 1 end, circular at number 2 and that wasn't unique, buffers often being swapped due to accident damage at one end only. End details as well, like the aforementioned headboard clips, Western Region style lamp brackets. I had my ViTrains one all painted and numbered up before noticing that the example I’d chosen didn’t have the headboard clips, so another example was chosen, and it became the romantically-named “Cardiff Rod Mill”. I trust Fran took the opportunity to get his tape measure out whilst he was there Edited April 20, 2021 by 97406 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 17 hours ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi everyone, Some of the Accurascale crew had a right old treat last Friday at the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway. We were hard at work recording the sound file for our forthcoming 37/0 locomotives, using 37 215 belonging to the Growler Group. What a magnificent beast and so well kept too. A real credit to the Growler Group. If only we could record the clag too! We will have a further update on the Class 37s in the coming weeks, and a preview of our sound project so keep an eye out for that! We can report that 215 was in really fine fettle and made for a fantastic subject to record from. A big and sincere thank you to the Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway and The Growler Group for facilitating us and putting on a great show. Please check out what they do and support them whatever way you can. Cheers! Fran Ah if we knew you were coming we’d have baked a cake ... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 On a serious sound note remember 37/6s sound completely different from a 37/0 when starting up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted April 20, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, russ p said: On a serious sound note remember 37/6s sound completely different from a 37/0 when starting up Hi @russ p, It is indeed, hence why I stated this is for our Class 37/0 recording. Other 37s will be used for recording too! Cheers! Fran 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi @russ p, It is indeed, hence why I stated this is for our Class 37/0 recording. Other 37s will be used for recording too! Cheers! Fran Hi Fran All the alternator fitted ones sound the same when starting so providing the vacuum exhausters aren't switched on any except a 37/9 could be used for your recording 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20, 2021 17 hours ago, boxbrownie said: Now that could be interpreted somewhat differently! 15 hours ago, Islesy said: On the front, inside and around and about. But that’s another story... As I said.....be very careful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 55020 Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 As "railway time" stopped at the end of 1985, Class 37s only exist in 37/0 and 37/4 form 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) DCC and sound’s still some way off with me. For now I make the noises myself, so it’s a bit like a cross between a human beatbox and Percy Edwards’ animal impressions from when I were a lad! Edited April 20, 2021 by 97406 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20, 2021 53 minutes ago, 97406 said: DCC and sound’s still some way off with me. For now I make the noises myself, so it’s a bit like a cross between a human beatbox and Percy Edwards’ animal impressions from when I were a lad! Well considering you know who Percy Edwards is I am very surprised you know what a Beatbox is 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 hour ago, boxbrownie said: Well considering you know who Percy Edwards is I am very surprised you know what a Beatbox is Well, this is from the same eras: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMkvaVhEusE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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