cravensdmufan Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 (edited) WolfofBadenoch, Very nice FGA and FFA - the detailing of the wagon frames is truly superb. I was going to pass on these due to price, but seeing your video has made me think again! OT, but I loved the Hornby 87 too! Whose sound project have you used please, and how did you get on fitting it? Thanks for posting. Edit - tried to "reply quoting your post" by clicking button - but didn't work! The site is playing up tonight! Edited November 20, 2018 by cravensdmufan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Edit - tried to "reply quoting your post" by clicking button - but didn't work! The site is playing up tonight! Read the big yellow banner across the top of every page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted November 20, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 20, 2018 Received FGA pair and FFA today from Rails. Here's a quick video i shot of them and the DBSO which also arrived. The threesome reversed well through points, before running fine. Containers were just placed directly onto wagons without using any of the supplied 'pins' - i was in a hurry to get them tested and have a shot of them before the children got home from school - as you can hear in the last clip i didn't make it! https://youtu.be/j6DBU35SG-M Both seem to ride very nicely - no trace of a wobble! Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
66738 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Read the big yellow banner across the top of every page.Perhaps cravensdmufan was using the mobile version as ‘Users may experience some slow response times whilst server maintenance work is underway’ banner seems to only be on the Full Version and not on the mobile one.66738 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Perhaps cravensdmufan was using the mobile version as ‘Users may experience some slow response times whilst server maintenance work is underway’ banner seems to only be on the Full Version and not on the mobile one. 66738 My reply does read rather more curt than intended, I assumed the banner would appear on all versions, I only use a laptop for reading forums. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravensdmufan Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) Perhaps cravensdmufan was using the mobile version as ‘Users may experience some slow response times whilst server maintenance work is underway’ banner seems to only be on the Full Version and not on the mobile one. 66738 Thanks. Yes, I was using iPhone! Anyway, back to the wagons. Having watched Wolf's video again, I'm really keen to get a small set of the outer pair and one inner even though I know they ran in sets of 5. Mrs CDF normally asks what I'd like for Christmas around this time, so for once this year I'll have an answer! Edited November 21, 2018 by cravensdmufan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Thanks. Yes, I was using iPhone! Anyway, back to the wagons. Having watched Wolf's video again, I'm really keen to get a small set of the outer pair and one inner even though I know they ran in sets of 5. Mrs CDF normally asks what I'd like for Christmas around this time, so for once this year I'll have an answer! They may have been built as sets of five, but various shorter permutations soon came into existence; this may have been when the Paris service started, as the train ferry decks couldn't accommodate full 5-car sets. Alternatively, it might have been when wagons got stopped for repair. Out of interest, how was maintenance and repairs organised in earlier times. I have seen photos of FFAs and FGAs in the works at Stratford, but how would wagons with faults that prevented them reaching there be dealt with? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 They may have been built as sets of five, but various shorter permutations soon came into existence; this may have been when the Paris service started, as the train ferry decks couldn't accommodate full 5-car sets. Alternatively, it might have been when wagons got stopped for repair. Out of interest, how was maintenance and repairs organised in earlier times. I have seen photos of FFAs and FGAs in the works at Stratford, but how would wagons with faults that prevented them reaching there be dealt with? The Ferry sets for Paris were purpose built sets of 4 as that was the maximum the train ferry could take, the ferry fittings are visible on the wagons! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I can't justify these whatsoever, but I will not be able to resist a rake. They look absolutely filigree and they are central to the Modern Image according to the Doctor's prescription, so even as a posed static rake, they are signature rolling stock, like early builds of blue and grey Mk2s. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfofBadenoch Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 WolfofBadenoch, Very nice FGA and FFA - the detailing of the wagon frames is truly superb. I was going to pass on these due to price, but seeing your video has made me think again! OT, but I loved the Hornby 87 too! Whose sound project have you used please, and how did you get on fitting it? Thanks for posting. Sound in the 87 is Legomanbiffo - Loksound v4 micro with a small sugarcube speaker. Even the micro decoder is a tight fit in the decoder space - i glued a couple of pieces of plasticard above the driveshaft and have put the decoder on these under the PCB. The speaker is placed between the chassis and driving cab details as shown in photo. I think LMB reckons it's quite quiet with just this speaker but i'm quite happy. As i'd taken off the PCB to investigate possible placings of speaker etc, on refitting it i altered the wiring slightly so that the headlight comes on with the marker lights in 'day mode'. From others comments a consistently on headlight while the loco is stopped isn't prototypical but i feel it's a better solution than the driver's cab light being on during motion! Back to the wagons - i plan to add at least one more Inner. I know the Intermodals wouldn't have run with the FGA / FFA (and they're outwith my time zone) but i think i can get away with the KFAs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Sorry if this has already been posted, but the container owner codes can identified here: https://www.bic-code.org/ Peterfgf There are several sites where you can look up the current owner of the code. But in the context of my post - none of those sites* will tell you when that code was first registered to help you date the usage of marks, and none of them will tell you what the company that registered that code called itself at the time the code was first registered, they will only show you the name of the current owner of the marks. The sites are logically there for somebody with a container to look up who owns it now, not for researching the history of the marks. For example - P&O/Nedlloyd used PONU - but if you search for that it says "Maersk Line A/S" just as the others do, as they were merged into the present day Maersk. *If anyone knows of a site that does do this - I'd love to know! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 The Ferry sets for Paris were purpose built sets of 4 as that was the maximum the train ferry could take, the ferry fittings are visible on the wagons! https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brferryfreightliner Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravensdmufan Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Sound in the 87 is Legomanbiffo - Loksound v4 micro with a small sugarcube speaker. Even the micro decoder is a tight fit in the decoder space - i glued a couple of pieces of plasticard above the driveshaft and have put the decoder on these under the PCB. The speaker is placed between the chassis and driving cab details as shown in photo. I think LMB reckons it's quite quiet with just this speaker but i'm quite happy. As i'd taken off the PCB to investigate possible placings of speaker etc, on refitting it i altered the wiring slightly so that the headlight comes on with the marker lights in 'day mode'. From others comments a consistently on headlight while the loco is stopped isn't prototypical but i feel it's a better solution than the driver's cab light being on during motion! Back to the wagons - i plan to add at least one more Inner. I know the Intermodals wouldn't have run with the FGA / FFA (and they're outwith my time zone) but i think i can get away with the KFAs? IMG_6126 (Custom).JPGIMG_6124 (Custom).JPG Thanks for the 87 info, Wolf. Very helpful. (Apologies folks for taking thread OT!). Great reference photos of the ferry sets Paul. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinC37LG Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 The "Classic Look" 38-625 and 38-626 now in stock at Bachmann and heading towards our shelves early next week Keep an eye out for them at all good retailers. Can't wait to start shifting these! Martin. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/c37lg/m.html 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted November 21, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2018 Has anyone worked out a way of stopping the (not) NEM pocket on the intermediate couplers moving sideways when part of a heavy train? Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted November 22, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2018 Do the doors on the containers open like the old Hornby ones? Some years ago I found mine, not having been used since I was a child. The containers felt heavy and inside were some Matchbox cars. Can't think why I put them in there...wrong scale too... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted November 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2018 Do the doors on the containers open like the old Hornby ones? No, they dont. Andi 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Received my supplies today. Now on the shelves. Very impressive models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I just ordered the early versions from Kernow - I had sufficient credit with them it isn't costing me anything this time! I ordered one FGA pair, and one FFA, but would really like to get more of the 20' BR Freightliner containers, so have refrained from ordering more FFAs for now. Hopefully Bachmann will do FFAs with three 20' containers in the future.In the meantime, does anyone want some of the old Triang/Hornby wagons? I was going to upgrade these but when the Bachmann wagons were announced I stopped any further work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Has anyone worked out a way of stopping the (not) NEM pocket on the intermediate couplers moving sideways when part of a heavy train? Andi A piece of black plasticard with a 3mm hole glued underneath to prevent the pivot pin moving sideways works, it will still negotiate 2nd radius ok.The attached photo shows a white version so you can see where it is. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) Anybody else NOT had their pre-order (or delivery notification) of the modern containered ones from Hattons yet ? Edited November 23, 2018 by Southernman46 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troublesome Trucks Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Anybody else NOT had their pre-order (or delivery notification) of the modern containered ones from Hattons yet ? Yes,I am still patiently waiting.Seems a bit odd to me,a lot of retailers appeared to receive stock about a week ago but Hattons as yet do not .Maybe someone in the know can shed some light.I did ‘chat’ with Hattons on Wednesday and the reply was expecting ‘any day’. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted November 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 23, 2018 A piece of black plasticard with a 3mm hole glued underneath to prevent the pivot pin moving sideways works, it will still negotiate 2nd radius ok. The attached photo shows a white version so you can see where it is. Perfect, that was exactly the kind of thing I was looking for, quick and easy. Thank you Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted November 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) Yes,I am still patiently waiting.Seems a bit odd to me,a lot of retailers appeared to receive stock about a week ago but Hattons as yet do not .Maybe someone in the know can shed some light.I did ‘chat’ with Hattons on Wednesday and the reply was expecting ‘any day’. I don’t have this as gospel truth, so don’t hang me if I am wrong, but I heard it suggested that retailers at Warley may be fulfilled first, to give those attending all an even shot on the weekend. Edited November 23, 2018 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 I still have some left in stock if anyone requires one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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