RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2022 2 hours ago, The Fatadder said: Thanks to a mix up by the supplier (and me not paying attention to what I was fitting) I had a Hornby HST powercar which was running with the lead bogie on P4 wheels and the rear on EM). It would run fine on plain track and fall over the moment it hit a point. Most of my stock does that anyway, and that's with matching wheels! Mike. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted June 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2022 22 minutes ago, aureol40012 said: What better way to celebrate the arrival of our Deltics than the return of one of the real ones! A real case of a “chuck out” of a loco on test today, which luckily I was able to get to with 40 mins notice as I live near the line. 55009 arrives at Quorn on the 12.50 ex Loughborough today. Posting this from onboard the train! Very nice! One of our models got quite close to her back in May when we were visiting another EE beauty! Cheers! Fran 15 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken.W Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) 53 minutes ago, aureol40012 said: What better way to celebrate the arrival of our Deltics than the return of one of the real ones! A real case of a “chuck out” of a loco on test today, which luckily I was able to get to with 40 mins notice as I live near the line. 55009 arrives at Quorn on the 12.50 ex Loughborough today. Posting this from onboard the train! 20 hours ago, G-BOAF said: But even the preserved locos still have the pipes presumably for cosmetic value, (unless they have through steam piping for heritage line use...?) Apparently not, that one has the eth dummy socket where the steam heat pipe was Edited June 22, 2022 by Ken.W 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted June 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) Word of warning and possible reason for some people losing the chains and/or derailing... My St.Paddy just arrived and setting it up on the rolling road I noticed that two of the chains had moved to be inboard of the bogie frames, probably during transport. Had I tried to run it round a bend it would have either pulled the chain off, or tried to go straight on. edit: And just noticed that the photos above from @Mad McCann show that exact same problem: Roy. Edited June 22, 2022 by Roy Langridge 1 1 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold zr2498 Posted June 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, Roy Langridge said: Word of warning and possible reason for some people losing the chains and/or derailing... My St.Paddy just arrived and setting it up on the rolling road I noticed that two of the chains had moved to be inboard of the bogie frames, probably during transport. Had I tried to run it round a bend it would have either pulled the chain off, or tried to go straight on. Roy. Thanks @Roy Langridge. I found that just tilting the loco port and starboard was enough to ensure the chains are hanging free, but worth that final check before operation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted June 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 22, 2022 2 hours ago, d46037 said: Green contingent just arrived D9006/7/10/14/20 ,following yesterday’s arrival of the blue ones 55001/3 & D9012 and D9000/55022 on Saturday. Just Alycidon from Rails to come now. Although I have plenty of maroon mark1’s for the green ones to play with and blue/grey mk2d’s for the blue ones, I’m very tempted to get a set of accurascale mk2B’s as well. My mrs sussed that I'd ordered 10 mk2's last night. The s*** hit the fan. 😲 I've smoothed it over now though.😃 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 57 minutes ago, 97406 said: Knowing my luck, I’ll be the last one…. ☹️ Don’t worry. Mine might be but I know it’ll be better packed than the early ones. I’m also filling in the time by digesting all the instructions so that I’m ready when the time comes to unpack and run it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted June 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2022 Purely for information my D9020 has apparently been delivered and signed for by wife according to DHL. This was news to my wife who was sat in the front room at the time it was delivered patiently waiting for a knock on the door which never came. Safely recovered from the porch now and awaiting my return from work. We dont get much from DHL but so far that's not as good a service as we get from Evri, Parcel Force or Prime locally 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Accurascale Fran said: Very nice! One of our models got quite close to her back in May when we were visiting another EE beauty! Cheers! Fran Another EE beauty sound good 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted June 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2022 19 minutes ago, No Decorum said: Don’t worry. Mine might be but I know it’ll be better packed than the early ones. I’m also filling in the time by digesting all the instructions so that I’m ready when the time comes to unpack and run it. Very true. It’s quite a novel situation seeing the business process happen in front of us. I also checked my orders were in order via the support email address a few days back. Stoicism is giving way to the “me before Christmas day when I were a nipper” feeling! 😆 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railsnail Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 My 'Royal Scots Grey' arrived with everything still attached and pristine 👍. Thank you Accurascale! I just want to applaud everybody involved with the design and manufacture of my model and the end result just goes to show that it is possible to deliver incredible value for money without compromising on quality, attention to detail and customer service. I'd always agreed with the old saying 'you get what you pay for' and 'buy cheap buy twice'. Then Accurascale came along and re-wrote the rules! 8 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aureol40012 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Just an update I was given by someone at Rails…… The Rails/DPS Deltics have been delayed slightly in between A (Accurascale) and B (Rails). I presume the same applies to the ones going to Locomotion, but can’t confirm. They are all ready to send out as soon as they arrive but that could be Friday, though possibly tomorrow. So, I’d suggest very earliest deliveries would be Monday next week, or if the gods are smiling, possibly Saturday at a push….. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Ken.W said: Apparently not, that one has the eth dummy socket where the steam heat pipe was Although 22 still has its 'bag fitted https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-deltic-55022-50327444.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted June 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2022 41 minutes ago, MikeParkin65 said: Purely for information my D9020 has apparently been delivered and signed for by wife according to DHL. This was news to my wife who was sat in the front room at the time it was delivered patiently waiting for a knock on the door which never came. Safely recovered from the porch now and awaiting my return from work. We dont get much from DHL but so far that's not as good a service as we get from Evri, Parcel Force or Prime locally This is similar to my experience on Friday last. Put in porch.No courier contact. Fortunately I have an outer porch door so the box was not in plain sight. Earlier that morning,concerned that I wouldn’t be at home to receive it,I arranged online a diversion for a pickup at one of DHL’s prescribed collection centres…..or thought I did . The request obviously arrived too late or was simply ignored as,from inside my inner main door,at 12:45 I saw the guy drop the box. This was just 20 minutes prior to my taxi pick up to the station….lucky me. Not impressed but then this isn’t the first DHL lackadaisical approach recently. The last time,a parcel was wedged behind a plant pot two steps down from the front door,porch notwithstanding.. And yes,I had the same email experience..I’m I suppose doubly lucky because the outer porch door is locked when I’m away….which it was last Friday. Now what exactly do I do this coming weekend when I’m away until early next week and am expecting another Deltic ? Maybe ask my neighbour….but there’s no hope is there if DHL’s advertised systems simply do not work. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philg Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 25 minutes ago, aureol40012 said: Just an update I was given by someone at Rails…… The Rails/DPS Deltics have been delayed slightly in between A (Accurascale) and B (Rails). I presume the same applies to the ones going to Locomotion, but can’t confirm. They are all ready to send out as soon as they arrive but that could be Friday, though possibly tomorrow. So, I’d suggest very earliest deliveries would be Monday next week, or if the gods are smiling, possibly Saturday at a push….. Any idea who Rails use for deliveries? We have a broad range of “skills” delivering here, and as we’re about to head for Greece shortly I’d like to think it’d be left somewhere”safe”……. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelG Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, MikeParkin65 said: Purely for information my D9020 has apparently been delivered and signed for by wife according to DHL. This was news to my wife who was sat in the front room at the time it was delivered patiently waiting for a knock on the door which never came. Safely recovered from the porch now and awaiting my return from work. We dont get much from DHL but so far that's not as good a service as we get from Evri, Parcel Force or Prime locally Reading all these glowing reports, I'm really looking forward to ACC-267** D9013 'Black Watch' arriving probably next week at this stage. Have a rake of Maroon BR exLMS Coaches out of storage ready for her to haul. No notifications from DHL yet, but as Fran Burke said yesterday they are halfway through shipments so hopefully she'll leave on Friday. Ordered the sound version so that will be really interesting to drive prototypically. Edited June 22, 2022 by NoelG 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br60066 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, philg said: Any idea who Rails use for deliveries? We have a broad range of “skills” delivering here, and as we’re about to head for Greece shortly I’d like to think it’d be left somewhere”safe”……. Will you sleep tonight if I said Royal Mail......... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AForce Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) Most of the stuff I order from Rails is delivered by Royal Mail. However, larger parcels (namely Heljan 7mm) tend to come via Parcelforce. I have a couple of Deltics due from Rails, so I suspect it may well end up being the latter of the two given the size. I could well be wrong though. Edited June 22, 2022 by AForce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philg Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 14 minutes ago, Br60066 said: Will you sleep tonight if I said Royal Mail......... Actually would! We’re on first name terms with our postie! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted June 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2022 16 minutes ago, NoelG said: Ordered the sound version so that will be really interesting to drive prototypically. It's not a Paul Chetter Zimo scheme you know ;) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br60066 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Got a bit of a nice problem with the DCC sound models........ too many sound functions! My poor controller can only go up to function 20. Has anyone found a way to remap functions to further down the function list? For example I can't access F25 (engine room lights) so would like to replace it with F19 (sound fade) since I would get more fun from engine room lights. If its easy enough to do it might be a nice guide to add to the collection Accurascale? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium younGGuns7 Posted June 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 22, 2022 OK now I can get excited just had my notification start packing away the Westerns 🤛🤦♂️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium reddragon Posted June 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 22, 2022 13 minutes ago, Br60066 said: Got a bit of a nice problem with the DCC sound models........ too many sound functions! My poor controller can only go up to function 20. Has anyone found a way to remap functions to further down the function list? For example I can't access F25 (engine room lights) so would like to replace it with F19 (sound fade) since I would get more fun from engine room lights. If its easy enough to do it might be a nice guide to add to the collection Accurascale? Upgrade your DCC system, with more Accurascale models coming you will need it! 1 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorway12 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 18 hours ago, beejack said: I contacted Accurascale regarding the fact that Drive hold is not working on F5 and Patrick replied with a link for how to solve this: https://www.accurascale.com/pages/support#reamaze#0#/kb/class-55-deltic/how-to-enable-drive-hold I have followed the instructions as per the link from Accurascale in beejack's comment regarding and F5 drive lock/hold now works as it should :-)... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted June 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) 21 hours ago, philg said: Thanks for that (I did also just spot that in the doc!) For those following along at home, Rocoline track R2 is a ridiculous 358mm (thanks heavens there isn't an R1!) Their R3 is 419.6mm and R4 481.2mm When either of my two arrive (Rails and Locomotion) I'll see what it thinks of the 419.6mm R4........ After all, it's "only" 19mm tighter radius than recommended That’s a relief, my Trix-C track R2 is half a mill less than 358mm oops…I meant 438mm. Had a bit of a heart attack just then😁 Edited June 22, 2022 by boxbrownie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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