RMweb Gold rhnrhn Posted January 27, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2022 9 hours ago, 47606odin said: My photo of the very last BR service ready to leave Dollands Moor. At midnight, after this train departed, Railfreight distribution became EW&S and privatisation was complete. Neat: I have an example of 92003 on order as it happens, so I will now be making a headboard for it to commemorate this… … unless Accurascale would like to oblige ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shedmaster Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 36 minutes ago, rhnrhn said: Neat: I have an example of 92003 on order as it happens, so I will now be making a headboard for it to commemorate this… … unless Accurascale would like to oblige ;-) Ah, I wouldn't put it past those Accurascale boys to have already thought of that y'a know? They never fail to amaze Me! Kindest Regards, Shed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted February 11, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2022 Good morning everyone, A quick warning; we hope you have strong stomachs this early in the morning as the following post is not for the squeamish! Sometimes, you need to go to extreme lengths for science and testing. In this case a saw has engaged with one of our Class 92 pre-production samples. The result is not pretty... OH THE HUMANITY!!!! "Why?!?!" you may ask. Well, we will have the answer later this morning. So, have a quick lie down after witnessing this traumatic event and come back to us a little later on. Cheers! Fran 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said: Good morning everyone, A quick warning; we hope you have strong stomachs this early in the morning as the following post is not for the squeamish! Sometimes, you need to go to extreme lengths for science and testing. In this case a saw has engaged with one of our Class 92 pre-production samples. The result is not pretty... OH THE HUMANITY!!!! "Why?!?!" you may ask. Well, we will have the answer later this morning. So, have a quick lie down after witnessing this traumatic event and come back to us a little later on. Cheers! Fran And that's all you have to do to quickly install the DCC chip Even the most unskilled of you will be able to fit this chip quickly and easily We've even left a hole for a speaker underneath the pantograph Edited February 11, 2022 by woodenhead 1 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Accurascale Fran said: Good morning everyone, A quick warning; we hope you have strong stomachs this early in the morning as the following post is not for the squeamish! Sometimes, you need to go to extreme lengths for science and testing. In this case a saw has engaged with one of our Class 92 pre-production samples. The result is not pretty... OH THE HUMANITY!!!! "Why?!?!" you may ask. Well, we will have the answer later this morning. So, have a quick lie down after witnessing this traumatic event and come back to us a little later on. Cheers! Fran What a tease! If it were a Deltic or a 37, I’d speculate that it would have something to do with rotating fans. Hm. Fitting a driver? A driver who appears and disappears? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted February 11, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2022 Ah, the Booths variant? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I'm guessing it's to check the consistency of the moulding/casting processes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted February 11, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) Whoa boy… now thats a whole new sales tactic… Pay up or the Dyson gets it. Even Hornbys not learned that one. Edited February 11, 2022 by adb968008 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted February 11, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Accurascale Fran said: Oh My God !! They've killed Dyson You Barstewards. RIP dyson. Edited February 11, 2022 by adb968008 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted February 11, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2022 Hi everyone, So, have you ever wondered how our silky smooth raising and lowering pantograph operated? Well, wonder no more. We have created a cutaway Dyson, so you can see the pan mechanism in action while we test the tech! Also, as a bonus, you get to hear the full start up and shut down sequence and those Legomanbiffo sounds. Our test mule has done its job and our feedback has been reported to the factory for tweaks and improvements, but you get the general idea. You can now pre-order your Class 92 from our network of stockists, as well as direct right here: https://accurascale.co.uk/collections/british-rail-class-92 Cheers! Fran 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted February 11, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) Looking at the casting, is the body clip on ? if removing the body (hopefully not with a hacksaw) is the pantograph attached to the chassis, or only in contact with it ? - I see something winding the panto up/down within the chassis block. Just asking if we need to be careful with body removal affecting the pantograph mechanism. (Bachmann's 90 body is attached to the frames with tiny easy to break jumper cables for instance on the cab ends.., but once past that, inside the body.. the servo is body mounted and connected to the chassis for power only with a JST so its relatively easy to remove the body). Edited February 11, 2022 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted February 11, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2022 18 minutes ago, adb968008 said: Looking at the casting, is the body clip on ? if removing the body (hopefully not with a hacksaw) is the pantograph attached to the chassis, or only in contact with it ? - I see something winding the panto up/down within the chassis block. Just asking if we need to be careful with body removal affecting the pantograph mechanism. (Bachmann's 90 body is attached to the frames with tiny easy to break jumper cables for instance on the cab ends.., but once past that, inside the body.. the servo is body mounted and connected to the chassis for power only with a JST so its relatively easy to remove the body). Hi John, Bodies are four clips along the sides. We did look into a removable panel but with all the plumbing on the roof and the pans it really wasnt possible to do. Pans are connected to the body. Cheers! Fran 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ERIC ALLTORQUE Posted February 11, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11, 2022 So, have you ever wondered how our silky smooth raising and lowering Is there 50 shades of the 92 grey colour????? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 54 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi everyone, So, have you ever wondered how our silky smooth raising and lowering pantograph operated? Well, wonder no more. We have created a cutaway Dyson, so you can see the pan mechanism in action while we test the tech! Also, as a bonus, you get to hear the full start up and shut down sequence and those Legomanbiffo sounds. Such a pity you have to hide the mechanism away on the actual models being sold, maybe auction off Mule 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted February 11, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, woodenhead said: Such a pity you have to hide the mechanism away on the actual models being sold, maybe auction off Mule 1 Ah… maybe make one fully finished body in clear plastic to show off the internals ?.. that’d look interestedly artistic. Edited February 11, 2022 by adb968008 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Let me see if I’ve got this right. It won’t make the tea but it will vacuum the house? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 55 minutes ago, No Decorum said: Let me see if I’ve got this right. It won’t make the tea but it will vacuum the house? If it was one of the French locos, coffee would be better! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroplane Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) Been thinking about getting a 92, they brought 37s before/after railtours. For example http://www.hondawanderer.com/92030_37688_Westwell_Leacon_1997.htm Edited February 12, 2022 by motorcat 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham108 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 12 hours ago, No Decorum said: Let me see if I’ve got this right. It won’t make the tea but it will vacuum the house? Isn't it the class 50's that are known as Hoovers? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham108 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 23 hours ago, Accurascale Fran said: Our test mule has done its job and our feedback has been reported to the factory for tweaks and improvements, but you get the general idea. So how many times did you test it? e.g. car manufacturers have machines that will open / close doors thousands of times before they are signed off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 13 minutes ago, Graham108 said: Isn't it the class 50's that are known as Hoovers? Yes and the 92s are known as Dysons. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold McC Posted February 12, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2022 17 minutes ago, Graham108 said: So how many times did you test it? e.g. car manufacturers have machines that will open / close doors thousands of times before they are signed off Basically been tested since it arrived several months ago. Beating it up has led to a few small additional tweaks and changes to the roof mount, panto clip and head to function better and more reliably and ensure it’s robust enough to endure rough handling without the mech becoming undone. Vigorous testing is a part of all of our models as they need to function reliably and in the long term as well as look beautiful. 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 On 11/02/2022 at 11:02, Accurascale Fran said: Hi everyone, So, have you ever wondered how our silky smooth raising and lowering pantograph operated? Well, wonder no more. We have created a cutaway Dyson, so you can see the pan mechanism in action while we test the tech! Also, as a bonus, you get to hear the full start up and shut down sequence and those Legomanbiffo sounds. Our test mule has done its job and our feedback has been reported to the factory for tweaks and improvements, but you get the general idea. You can now pre-order your Class 92 from our network of stockists, as well as direct right here: https://accurascale.co.uk/collections/british-rail-class-92 Cheers! Fran Might have to get both of mine sound fitted now rather than just the one. Normally order it with one and then use a different sound project in others, but that does sound good . . . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold McC Posted February 12, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2022 9 minutes ago, BR(S) said: Might have to get both of mine sound fitted now rather than just the one. Normally order it with one and then use a different sound project in others, but that does sound good . . . a big benefit of going with factory sound, apart from the built in huge speakers, stay alive,etc, is that the loco is chipped and fully tested as well as the project working perfectly with the pantographs and onboard lighting functions. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted February 12, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2022 12 hours ago, No Decorum said: Let me see if I’ve got this right. It won’t make the tea but it will vacuum the house? Well, we never like to say our models suck. But….. 10 minutes ago, BR(S) said: Might have to get both of mine sound fitted now rather than just the one. Normally order it with one and then use a different sound project in others, but that does sound good . . . If you’ve ordered direct just drop us an email with your order number and we can upgrade that for you. Cheers! Fran 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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