Hound Dog Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Anybody heard one of the new factory fitted sound versions of Dapol’s Class 21 / 29........ looking for feedback to help decide whether to buy one or go for the base model and a separate sound decoder from Biffo or somebody....... any suggestions welcomed Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleymodeller Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Same here. I am pondering buying one but can't get top a model shop to see them run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 I’m collecting mine from Arcadia, Shaw tomorrow so will try and test over the weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim in France Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Any feedback on the sound? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Sorry, unexpected lockdown related delay. here is a short video of the factory fitted sound: my verdict, not bad at all, high pitch engine whine is quite piercing and on a short loop but may improve with volume reduced but the underlying growl is good and the ancillary sounds are good. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted August 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 31, 2020 Any idea where the sound came from and how accurate it is? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 The problem with judging the accuracy of the Class 29 sound is that the last one was broken up nearly 50 years ago and there is are no high fidelity sound recordings I'm aware of, so the sound file has to be recreated using the known charcteristics of the engine type. The Paxman Ventura was a high speed engine that has a common lineage with the much more famous Paxman Valenta that powered the HSTs for the first 30 years - these of course had a famous high pitched scream so the piercing sound in the 29 sounds eminently plausible. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hound Dog Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 31/08/2020 at 18:41, black and decker boy said: Sorry, unexpected lockdown related delay. here is a short video of the factory fitted sound: my verdict, not bad at all, high pitch engine whine is quite piercing and on a short loop but may improve with volume reduced but the underlying growl is good and the ancillary sounds are good. Black and Decker Boy - thanks for posting the video........so glad I decided to go only with the dcc ready version as I think that high pitched whine would have done my head in ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opelsi Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 8 hours ago, Hound Dog said: Black and Decker Boy - thanks for posting the video........so glad I decided to go only with the dcc ready version as I think that high pitched whine would have done my head in ! As a tinnitus sufferer, I totally agree. It really set me on edge! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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