leopardml2341 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 10 hours ago, TheLaird said: Dead? They're not dead, just resting! 9 hours ago, Steve Taylor said: oh...... Norwegian Blue coaches? Wondered who'd be the first......... GRRRRROOOOOAAAAAN! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leander Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 53 minutes ago, Ray H said: Will you be videoing the Parcel' coaches being loaded? Something like this perhaps? 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheLaird Posted January 30, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) Thought it was about time I posted something:- 45562 Alberta has just taken over the Bradford Bristol, 1V36 at 0736. Just needs some headlamps and it is TRTS. Edited January 31, 2021 by TheLaird 33 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted January 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, TheLaird said: 45562 Alberta has just taken over the Bradford Bristol, 1V36 at 0736. Just needs some headlamps and it is RTS. There's a 2-6-4T of some sort up against the buffer stops? Was the Bradford engine used to give a push start? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLaird Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Compound2632 said: Was the Bradford engine used to give a push start? Not to my knowledge, but it was required to "follow out" as far as the first signal and stop regardless of aspect. John E. 3 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leander Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, Compound2632 said: There's a 2-6-4T of some sort up against the buffer stops? You must have better eyesight than me! The loco that worked the train from Bradford (Forster Square) would be. We've got photos of Fowler 2-6-4Ts, Black 5s and Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0s on that job. It was usually the preserve of the Fairburn tanks though. Edited January 31, 2021 by Leander Addition 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted January 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, Leander said: You must have better eyesight than me! The loco that worked the train from Bradford (Forster Square) would be. We've got photos of Fowler 2-6-4Ts, Black 5s and Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0s on that job. It was usually the preserve of the Fairburn tanks though. No, I was just making an inference. Manningham Fairburns? Successors to the 0-4-4Ts that did the job in Midland days: https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-bradford-under-snow-1910-online @ 3:27. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leander Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 On 31/01/2021 at 12:37, Compound2632 said: Manningham Fairburns? Successors to the 0-4-4Ts that did the job in Midland days: Mainly from Manningham, although Holbeck's were also involved. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheLaird Posted February 7, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2021 So having survived the festive season followed by some unexpected DIY stuff, I decided that it was time to get some more steam loco's on the job. A batch conversion job to produce these Holbeck Jubilees. All but one have had wheels pulled, all have been fitted with sound systems and of course weathered. Only one has the correct tender. 36 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrowroad Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Hi, What sound system have you adopted for your Jubilees? Robin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 8, 2021 17 hours ago, TheLaird said: Only one has the correct tender. Just as well you are "only" an EM modeller! Welcome to the club! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLaird Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 9 hours ago, barrowroad said: Hi, What sound system have you adopted for your Jubilees? Robin Robin, the first six have Digitrains sound and I tried a YouChoos for the last one as a comparison. All on Zimo decoders with large speaker in the tender and a sugar cube below the chimney to move the sound forward a bit. Jury is still out on the comparison! Regards John E. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 5 hours ago, TheLaird said: ........with large speaker in the tender and a sugar cube below the chimney to move the sound forward a bit. Jury is still out on the comparison! Regards John E. Diesels, of course, don't suffer from that problem 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrowroad Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 11 hours ago, TheLaird said: Robin, the first six have Digitrains sound and I tried a YouChoos for the last one as a comparison. All on Zimo decoders with large speaker in the tender and a sugar cube below the chimney to move the sound forward a bit. Jury is still out on the comparison! Regards John E. Interesting John. Is the large speaker in the tender the original Bachmann speaker? Robin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLaird Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, barrowroad said: Interesting John. Is the large speaker in the tender the original Bachmann speaker? Robin. No Robin, two have a base reflex which is quite large and only just fits in the tender. The rest have a "Big Boomer" by Rail Exclusive, the people who make the sugar cubes. The latter are smaller, only 7mm deep so fit in without having to cut away the coal space, the pics show how I fit them. Edited February 9, 2021 by TheLaird 8 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLaird Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 This video clip gives some idea of the sound. Alberta has one of the base reflex speakers in the tender and sugar cube under the chimney. 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Taylor Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, TheLaird said: No Robin, two have a base reflex which is quite large and only just fits in the tender. The rest have a "Big Boomer" by Rail Exclusive, the people who make the sugar cubes. The latter are smaller, only 7mm deep so fit in without having to cut away the coal space, the pics show how I fit them. Most useful. Thank you for those John. Btw - where do you get the connectors from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrowroad Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Thank you John the Jubilee sounds fabulous. I have a digitrains Zimo decoder a sugar cube speaker to fit in one of my Jubilees so it's interesting to hear how they sound. Robin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLaird Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Steve Taylor said: Btw - where do you get the connectors from? Steve, the connectors are PCB Headers and sockets. They come in strips of 20 or 32, you just snip off how many you want to make the connector you need. Bought from Rapid Online and cost about £2 a strip. Regards John E. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilks Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 On 07/02/2021 at 14:20, TheLaird said: So having survived the festive season followed by some unexpected DIY stuff, I decided that it was time to get some more steam loco's on the job. A batch conversion job to produce these Holbeck Jubilees. All but one have had wheels pulled, all have been fitted with sound systems and of course weathered. Only one has the correct tender. Fantastic modelling and following your thread as the quality of your modelling is superb. When you say "had wheels pulled" I assume that you have just pulled the Bachmann wheels out on their existing axles (except one)? Do you secure the wheels in place with a spot of loctite or similar? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLaird Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, wilks said: Do you secure the wheels in place with a spot of loctite or similar? I've not had cause to do so to date. They are on splines so no danger of them slipping around the axle but you do have to make sure you leave an equal amount of axle within each wheel or they soon become wobbly!! Truth is that it's a sloppy way of doing things but saves a fair bit of time...and money!! Regards John E. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Taylor Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 14 hours ago, TheLaird said: Steve, the connectors are PCB Headers and sockets. They come in strips of 20 or 32, you just snip off how many you want to make the connector you need. Bought from Rapid Online and cost about £2 a strip. Regards John E. This sort of thing? https://www.rapidonline.com/truconnect-40-way-single-row-pcb-socket-2mm-pitch-19-0080 https://www.rapidonline.com/truconnect-40-way-single-row-pcb-header-plug-2mm-pitch-19-0076 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLaird Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 No Steve, these:- https://www.rapidonline.com/truconnect-20-way-turned-pin-sil-socket-22-1750 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Taylor Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Thanks John. Order being placed. Technically this may be classed as rest day working? Oh and that's a world of gubbins I know nothing about on that website - utterly bewildering. Just hoping I've not managed to order a small power plant or 250miles of transmission cabling by mistake. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Fox 34F Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 John, This is the most realistic Steam sound effects I’ve ever come across in a model. I look forward to seeing and hearing more in the future. Paul 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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