Ouroborus Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 15 minutes ago, D9001 said: It’s rather sobering to realise that in the 11 years between ordering mine and receiving it today, a fifth of my life has passed by and I probably have half the time left to enjoy it as I thought I would have. nice model, though... Some weren't so lucky 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sidelines Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Shades of BR Green, and red nameplates: 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Silver Sidelines said: Shades of BR Green, and red nameplates: My money's on ARK ROYAL in that respect. Regards, John Isherwood. Edited March 21, 2019 by cctransuk 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D9001 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 12 hours ago, Ouroborus said: Some weren't so lucky Indeed. What prompted my thought was that I heard the other day that a good friend of mine had died. When I ordered D604 he was the same age as I am now. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sidelines Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, cctransuk said: My money's on ARK ROYAL in that respect. Thanks John, I tend to agree. Now the bonus question - how does Eclipse compare? Eclipse v Ark Royal Edited March 22, 2019 by Silver Sidelines 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sidelines Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I think this picture and the one above just show how much better the detail is on the Kernow model - well done if they are listening. Eclipse v Cossak 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 21 minutes ago, Silver Sidelines said: Thanks John, I tend to agree. Now the bonus question - how does Eclipse compare? Eclipse v Ark Royal Interesting - it and the next photo show just how sensitive to lighting conditions this colour is. In the first photo, I'd go for D604, but in the second photo D816 has the edge. I do think that D816 has the correct shade of bufferbeam red - the Kernow version is, IMHO, too 'cherry' red. WR red was distinctly orangey in shade. Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bazza Posted March 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 22, 2019 I agree that the detail on D601 is exceptional, but there was not so much detail to capture on the D800 model. I'm really pleased with my long awaited Ark Royal - it runs as well as it looks! Bazza 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 22, 2019 I understand from 'an informed source' that there should be D6XX aplenty on sale at a large building in north London tomorrow and on Sunday. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 minute ago, The Stationmaster said: I understand from 'an informed source' that there should be D6XX aplenty on sale at a large building in north London tomorrow and on Sunday. Mike, you'll be pleased to know that I'm now in a position to replicate your sighting of the West of England TPO... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 minute ago, St Enodoc said: Mike, you'll be pleased to know that I'm now in a position to replicate your sighting of the West of England TPO... Excellent stuff - although I did see it on the other side of the Tamar (but by less than 20 chains) from the county in which you will be portraying it. Must look at the layout thread!!!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_stevens Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 The MOL TRUTH seems to have been stationary of the Chinese coast for the last 4 days. Looks like it is waiting for a pick-up / drop-off in Luanzhou. It's scheduled to be at the Suez Canal on Tuesday evening which seems a bit of a push. I suspect that it wont be arriving in Southampton 6th April... https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9773210 No Rush! Luke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsp3970 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 27 minutes ago, luke_stevens said: The MOL TRUTH seems to have been stationary of the Chinese coast for the last 4 days. Looks like it is waiting for a pick-up / drop-off in Luanzhou. It's scheduled to be at the Suez Canal on Tuesday evening which seems a bit of a push. I suspect that it wont be arriving in Southampton 6th April... https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9773210 No Rush! Luke Actually it is thousands of miles away entering the Gulf of Aden. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:5194682/zoom:10 I found that when vesselfinder doesn't receive any updated info it puts the ship back to the same position off the Chinese coast. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_stevens Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 19 minutes ago, jsp3970 said: Actually it is thousands of miles away entering the Gulf of Aden. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:5194682/zoom:10 I found that when vesselfinder doesn't receive any updated info it puts the ship back to the same position off the Chinese coast. Phew! i was starting to wonder if it had sunk... Lets hope it doesn't run into pirates! L Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG 7305 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 (edited) Lets hope it doesn't run into pirates! Do not forget that there are at least 1500 men o' war in the area to see them off, they should make short work of any pirates. Julian Edited March 22, 2019 by MG 7305 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroborus Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 8 hours ago, D9001 said: Indeed. What prompted my thought was that I heard the other day that a good friend of mine had died. When I ordered D604 he was the same age as I am now. My sincere condolences on the loss of your friend. A timely reminder that: Ain't no time like the present These are just toy trains We're not here long 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post 7013 Posted March 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2019 I know this is a bit off topic but a great friend and myself ordered our Warships at the same time, we both paid for them at the same time. Sadly my old pal passed away last year after a short illness. A bit later in the year I was reminded we had both pre ordered and paid in full. Anyway to cut a long story short after discussion with his wife I bought my mates Warship from her. Kernow were amazing the way they transferred the order to me and handled everything in a sensitive way. I have my Warship, and await my friends Warship when it finally reaches these shores, it will be run for my pal Rod, gone but not forgotten. 7 2 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcwp Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Forgot to post this last week: https://youtu.be/raPQKP5k92w 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium stephennicholson Posted March 25, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25, 2019 On 18/03/2019 at 22:27, charliepetty said: Just trialing a new sound decoder for the Class 41. Charlie (www.dckits-devideos.co.uk) Runs nicely. Charlie I bought one at the weekend, sounds good. I never saw one, let alone remember what it sounded like, so was wondering how you generated the sound file? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 25, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) There’s a MAN / NBL Engine preserved operational here, ex D850 / 853 / 860 just needs wheels. More about the project here.. http://project22society.co.uk/engine/ According to the link this engine is good for D600/cl 43 Warship / class 21 and Blue Pullman. Edited March 25, 2019 by adb968008 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 25, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2019 3 hours ago, stephennicholson said: Charlie I bought one at the weekend, sounds good. I never saw one, let alone remember what it sounded like, so was wondering how you generated the sound file? Diesel hydraulics are probably even more awkward for sound reproduction than diesel-electrics because of the relationship between engine noise and the workings of the transmission. So unless there is some very sophisticated sound mixing, which might not necessarily work in conjunction with some controllers because of the dependency on how the loco is driven, it can be difficult to catch the full sounds from anything other than a moving loco which has a load behind it and is subject to gear changes. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_stevens Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 MOL Trust just leaving the Suez Canal... A few hours behind schedule but on their way. Luke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted March 27, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2019 On 25/03/2019 at 11:38, The Stationmaster said: Diesel hydraulics are probably even more awkward for sound reproduction than diesel-electrics because of the relationship between engine noise and the workings of the transmission. So unless there is some very sophisticated sound mixing, which might not necessarily work in conjunction with some controllers because of the dependency on how the loco is driven, it can be difficult to catch the full sounds from anything other than a moving loco which has a load behind it and is subject to gear changes. Absolutely Mike. Have had discussions with Bryan who does Howes sound files on this very subject . His MAN file is from a DE and lacks transmission changes . The best I have is a Class 22 project from a good friend on this forum - he has also given me a Class 43 file but havent loaded that yet but if it is the same quality then it will probably be better WIll load it in to a loco for the Cheltenham show - there doing DCC demo - if anyone wants to hear it Cheers Phil 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigherb Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 On 25/03/2019 at 11:38, The Stationmaster said: Diesel hydraulics are probably even more awkward for sound reproduction than diesel-electrics because of the relationship between engine noise and the workings of the transmission. So unless there is some very sophisticated sound mixing, which might not necessarily work in conjunction with some controllers because of the dependency on how the loco is driven, it can be difficult to catch the full sounds from anything other than a moving loco which has a load behind it and is subject to gear changes. So what happens on a 20 MPH run? Would it change out of 1st gear or stick in 1st and burn more fuel? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2019 15 hours ago, bigherb said: So what happens on a 20 MPH run? Would it change out of 1st gear or stick in 1st and burn more fuel? I don't know the speed ranges on the D6XX transmission but I suspect the first change point can't have been far away from that speed. Anybody got a set of training notes for them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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