Popular Post GRUNFOS Posted August 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2022 Dirty Deltic anyone? 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Another slightly dirty Deltic running wrong line and miles from it's normal stamping ground. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted August 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 22, 2022 15 hours ago, Hound Dog said: Guys, pls see my posts of several weeks ago re modifying the point on the Kinematic coupling cam…….. no issues at all since doing this on R2 curves and inclines Is the kinematic component easy enough to remove without completely stripping down to the chassis? I’m just a bit too wobbly at the moment and I’ll bo…..muck it up too easily. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold McC Posted August 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 22, 2022 42 minutes ago, boxbrownie said: Is the kinematic component easy enough to remove without completely stripping down to the chassis? I’m just a bit too wobbly at the moment and I’ll bo…..muck it up too easily. drop us a line and we can arrange to have the loco taken into our workshop for you (no charge) 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted August 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 22, 2022 15 hours ago, Hound Dog said: I hope Accurascale take this onboard for future models as they seem intent on sticking with the Kinematic coupling , but I for one do not want to see this issue on the Class 37 or 31’s that I have on order ! Hi @Hound Dog, Many thanks for the feedback and we can confirm that a slightly modified design based on this feedback has been taken into future locomotives. Cheers! Fran 8 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted August 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 22, 2022 2 hours ago, McC said: drop us a line and we can arrange to have the loco taken into our workshop for you (no charge) Thanks McC, I have not yet been in touch as I was hoping it might be an easy fix, or somebody could shed some light on it had they encountered the same issue. I can send it away again, cheers. I’ll be in touch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hound Dog Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi @Hound Dog, Many thanks for the feedback and we can confirm that a slightly modified design based on this feedback has been taken into future locomotives. Cheers! Fran Thanks Fran - that is excellent news which will hopefully address a very marginal issue and make great models even better ……… unfortunately not all layouts are perfectly laid and with wide gentle curves etc ( certainly mine is full of compromises) and so a more forgiving configuration will surely be welcomed by many. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jonnyuk Posted August 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi @Hound Dog, Many thanks for the feedback and we can confirm that a slightly modified design based on this feedback has been taken into future locomotives. Cheers! Fran does the 37 have the same fitment? i assume so based on the above, can you confirm whether the 1st and 2nd batch will include these changes or has the shipped sailed on those so to speak, ta? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold McC Posted August 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 22, 2022 57 minutes ago, jonnyuk said: does the 37 have the same fitment? i assume so based on the above, can you confirm whether the 1st and 2nd batch will include these changes or has the shipped sailed on those so to speak, ta? The 37 fitting was always different to the Deltic, and should not have this quirk, hth 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted August 23, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2022 Apologies if anyone at Accurascale Towers has had burning ears the past two days. A day a half modelling time been spent trying to reattach those feckin chains! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold uk_pm Posted August 23, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2022 On 22/08/2022 at 07:48, GRUNFOS said: Dirty Deltic anyone? Absolutely terrific weathering. May I ask how you did it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 FWIW I remember Hornby Class 50s having issues of the kinemetic coulings re-centering. Maybe long locomotives are more prone to this than shorter ones. Perso no issue like this on my side, with either class but they did not face anything tighter than 22in radius. I have had the odd issue of coach failing to recenter and derial from time to time, which was solved by using the roco style solid couplings which I generally use in set rakes of long coaches using kinemetics. I tend to stay with tension locks (or kadees when pipework exists) on locos themselves unless said loco is involved in push-pull work, in which case solid couplings are obigatory. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 hour ago, JSpencer said: FWIW I remember Hornby Class 50s having issues of the kinemetic coulings re-centering. Maybe long locomotives are more prone to this than shorter ones. Perso no issue like this on my side, with either class but they did not face anything tighter than 22in radius. I have had the odd issue of coach failing to recenter and derial from time to time, which was solved by using the roco style solid couplings which I generally use in set rakes of long coaches using kinemetics. I tend to stay with tension locks (or kadees when pipework exists) on locos themselves unless said loco is involved in push-pull work, in which case solid couplings are obigatory. And Hornby class 60, Class 56… only really shows up if you have a significant load on in my experience 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GRUNFOS Posted August 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2022 11 hours ago, uk_pm said: Absolutely terrific weathering. May I ask how you did it? Thanks for your comment. The weathering is really simple, first step was a light coat of Lifecolour underframe dirt just brushed on and to finish the roof was brushed with black pigment powder from the center outwards. Looking at photos the bonnet tops also got dirty so there is some on there as well. Nothing difficult practice on some wagons to start with though. Heres another shot of the full loco. Regards Paul. 19 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLIBOD17 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Just noticed that Silver Tay Models produce the 1977 Silver Jubilee headboard …. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, DLIBOD17 said: Just noticed that Silver Tay Models produce the 1977 Silver Jubilee headboard …. They are good, I've a couple of em.... pic back on page 181 of one on my Deltic Edited August 24, 2022 by owentherail 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelticBlade Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 I ordered a Silver Jubilee headboard last night. Now eagerly awaiting the arrival of all the sound stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Accurascale Fran Posted August 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2022 Hi Everyone, Continuing the weathered theme @Tony Wright sent us these images of his own dirty Deltic. Phwoar! Cheers! Fran 27 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi Everyone, Continuing the weathered theme @Tony Wright sent us these images of his own dirty Deltic. Phwoar! Cheers! Fran Wow that is realistic ! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wright Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi Everyone, Continuing the weathered theme @Tony Wright sent us these images of his own dirty Deltic. Phwoar! Cheers! Fran Thanks Fran, I'm glad you like it. The weathering is the work of my good friend, Geoff Haynes. He consulted pictures in the softback books on Deltics I've written for Irwell. Best regards, Tony. 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac1874 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) My Alycidon has been away for repair for 5 or 6 weeks now via Rails (side window not attached, paint rubs and bent handrails). Hopefully back soon as haven't actually run it yet. Purple one still looks amazing though and I sometimes just look at it, sounds even better! Edited August 26, 2022 by ac1874 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted August 26, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2022 On 25/08/2022 at 15:15, Accurascale Fran said: Hi Everyone, Continuing the weathered theme @Tony Wright sent us these images of his own dirty Deltic. Phwoar! Cheers! Fran Nothing a quick run through the train wash won't fix. 🤣 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted August 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2022 9 hours ago, ac1874 said: My Alycidon has been away for repair for 5 or 6 weeks now via Rails (side window not attached, paint rubs and bent handrails). Hopefully back soon as haven't actually run it yet. Purple one still looks amazing though and I sometimes just look at it, sounds even better! I was contacted by AS for a return, but have decided to keep this one as is and just run with one end “coupled” and take the sticky kinetic off and put the detailing on that end, a good solution for me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 55020 Posted August 27, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2022 The question about which end is the #1 end, and therefore which end should have the exhauster pipes fitted, has been answered way back in the thread. The answer given then is that the #1 end can be identified by the additional access panel on the side of the nose on the secondman's side. This is the #1 end? The main reason for asking is that on all three of my Deltics the removable bufferbeam that takes the exhauster pipes (there are additional mounting holes) have been at the #2 end. Is this simply a small error by the factory, or do I infact have my two ends mixed up? Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RHF9019 Posted August 27, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2022 You are correct. The hatch is there to allow access to the exhauster motors. Obviously that means that the exhauster pipes are also at number 1 end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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