RMweb Premium Fair Oak Junction Posted January 26 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26 20 minutes ago, Dicky L said: A short video of 56055 with sound. Wow, that sounds incredible! 👌 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Garry D100 Posted January 26 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26 Ordered 56008 with Rails at lunchtime today and 3 and a half hours later it was in a DPD van. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APT Fan Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 4 minutes ago, Roy Langridge said: Those A/S Class 37 lights are just as they should be in my opinion. They were not lit up like Christmas Trees. Roy We had this discussion in the Bachmann 37 thread, I have two both with Domino head code boxes in which the lighting is 'spot' on! The cab lighting on the 37/3 is quite a bit brighter than the 37/0 and I prefer the latter but neither are in your face. I vaguely seem to remember being able to dim lighting within reason by changing some CV settings, but I haven't messed around with CVs for ages. In the thread we also discussed painting the LEDs with clear orange paint to reduce brightness / change the colour. A bit like some car indicator light bulbs! Incidentally I went for the Bachmann instead of the A/S as I just wanted a plain old BR Blue which A/S didn't do plus I was picking up SFXs for less than the A/S Sound versions and a 37 as isn't a must have for me but I'm still delighted with them. I only really like the 37 in BR Blue and think LL livery really doesn't suit them. The Class 56 on the other hand is perfect for the LL livery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted January 26 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26 These do look (and sound) very nice; I could be tempted. Is there an ETA on the drop in P4 wheels? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRC Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Getting jealous as well. I have two on order from Collets so hopefully Leigh can get them out to customers early next week. I am wobbling though. Is two enough having seen the fantastic images?!? Does anyone know when 074 lost its beacon and gained the NRN aerial? It seems to still have the beacon in late 1988. I run 87 - 89, so any help would be appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwich Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 6 minutes ago, Mark Forrest said: These do look (and sound) very nice; I could be tempted. Is there an ETA on the drop in P4 wheels? They’re in stock with retailers already Mark! Kind regards, Will 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APT Fan Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 7 minutes ago, IRC said: Getting jealous as well. I have two on order from Collets so hopefully Leigh can get them out to customers early next week. I am wobbling though. Is two enough having seen the fantastic images?!? Does anyone know when 074 lost its beacon and gained the NRN aerial? It seems to still have the beacon in late 1988. I run 87 - 89, so any help would be appreciated. One of these? Now that would be something! This is a great picture of it. A lot of horsepower in that yard. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne 56089 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 39 minutes ago, Garry D100 said: Ordered 56008 with Rails at lunchtime today and 3 and a half hours later it was in a DPD van. Nice, they took payment for my 3 on Wednesday and I haven’t heard a thing since! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted January 26 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26 14 minutes ago, IRC said: Getting jealous as well. I have two on order from Collets so hopefully Leigh can get them out to customers early next week. I am wobbling though. Is two enough having seen the fantastic images?!? Does anyone know when 074 lost its beacon and gained the NRN aerial? It seems to still have the beacon in late 1988. I run 87 - 89, so any help would be appreciated. Seems to have received an aerial by January '89 But had the beacon in November '88 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted January 26 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26 Not received yours yet? Need something to occupy yourself while you wait? 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37081LochLong Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I was going to order 074 when it was announced but when I saw it was without the beacon I lost interest perhaps in a future batch tooling we could get a beacon fitted 073 or 074 in BR Blue? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRC Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 23 minutes ago, Mark Forrest said: Seems to have received an aerial by January '89 But had the beacon in November '88 Yes, it was that image at Gloucester that I saw as well. We’ll assume December 88 then! Might have to go for 077 in Railfreight Grey then. That suits all of my period. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dicky L Posted January 26 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26 The models seemed to be labelled Series 1 and Series 2 on the respective boxes. Perhaps Cavalex will clarify the differences as I was pleasantly surprised by the removable roof panel on 56055 compared to the images originally published. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted January 26 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26 10 minutes ago, Dicky L said: The models seemed to be labelled Series 1 and Series 2 on the respective boxes. Perhaps Cavalex will clarify the differences as I was pleasantly surprised by the removable roof panel on 56055 compared to the images originally published. I believe it is as on their website. Series 1 Romanian, Series 2 Romanian design, Doncaster built etc. see https://www.cavalexmodels.com/cavalex-class-56 Roy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dicky L Posted January 26 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26 2 minutes ago, Roy Langridge said: I believe it is as on their website. Series 1 Romanian, Series 2 Romanian design, Doncaster built etc. see https://www.cavalexmodels.com/cavalex-class-56 Roy Thanks for that, I am obviously guilty of only looking at pictures and not reading enough😅 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted January 26 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26 1 minute ago, Dicky L said: Thanks for that, I am obviously guilty of only looking at pictures and not reading enough😅 Also covered in the manual in the box 😎 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickL2008 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Really tempted now the more I Look at the pictures! did any grids make it onto the GWR branches in the 1980s? im guessing they were only on the mainline on the mendip traffic mostly? NL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dicky L Posted January 26 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26 2 minutes ago, franciswilliamwebb said: Also covered in the manual in the box 😎 I have been far to busy playing with the loco to read the manual 😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted January 26 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, Southwich said: They’re in stock with retailers already Mark! Kind regards, Will Cheers Will. I found the wheels on the Rails website, but it wouldn't allow me to add them to basket. I've gone ahead and ordered a loco and emailed to ask if they can add wheels to the order. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted January 26 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26 11 minutes ago, NickL2008 said: Really tempted now the more I Look at the pictures! did any grids make it onto the GWR branches in the 1980s? im guessing they were only on the mainline on the mendip traffic mostly? NL In the mid 80s, the miner's strike resulted in class 56s (and 58s) appearing on a variety of freight due to the decrease in coal traffic. That could provide the excuse that you're looking for... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 33 minutes ago, Dicky L said: The models seemed to be labelled Series 1 and Series 2 on the respective boxes. Perhaps Cavalex will clarify the differences as I was pleasantly surprised by the removable roof panel on 56055 compared to the images originally published. What surprised you about the panel? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dicky L Posted January 26 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26 4 minutes ago, RBE said: What surprised you about the panel? The panel looked pre-modification in the basic images used by retailers on their websites. Obviously they were not photos of productions samples they were just basic images. That's a positive as far as I was concerned. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRC Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 25 minutes ago, NickL2008 said: Really tempted now the more I Look at the pictures! did any grids make it onto the GWR branches in the 1980s? im guessing they were only on the mainline on the mendip traffic mostly? NL Does the Colnbrook branch count?!? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Does Brentford count ? Thorny mill ? Must have got up there with stone trains maybe 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
97403_Ixion Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 2 hours ago, Wayne 56089 said: Nice, they took payment for my 3 on Wednesday and I haven’t heard a thing since! Ditto - I ordered a pair on Tuesday from a big retailer and they were dispatched today (so the e-mail says...)... Having seen the photos on Wednesday I placed another order but no sign of that order being dispatched yet. I expect they are inundated with order dispatches, so happy to wait a while. Have to admit, if they had arrived sooner, the shop may have got richer, quicker!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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