RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted March 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 22 2 hours ago, mken1861 said: The issue is not about giving a couple of decoders the same address or creating a consist... ...it's about some of us reaching the limit on our controller in relation to the number of chips the system can support. By not needing decoders in unmotorised units, you can shunt them in the fiddleyard; and be able to add only a single decoder onto the controller. For me, if I were to buy three motorised units, then I would exceed the capacity of my control system. Therefore, i would need to buy a new control system, which is a huge unwanted cost. Taking a system design approach, I'm not looking for a cheaper four car 321, but a solution that I can run/shunt as a 12 car set with one decoder! 😀 Note: I'm also wanting to ensure that @Revolution Ben can stay in business and provide us with more great models! Hence supportive of @ruggedpeak's comments about designing in the lack of motorised unit at the development stage. There’s an easy fix for that. Remove the motor, drive shafts and gears, then you’ll have a dummy unit. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerngirl Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Not to repeat myself, but if you can afford to spend £1k on a 12 car set + loco to pull them, you should really think about getting a better transformer for the controller, I find it hard to believe any with a layout big enough is running it all off a Hornby select 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XChris Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I hate to be one of those people but, is there any update to which liveries will be done? Or when you might be announcing which ones your doing? Still hoping for a northern one! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted March 31 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31 5 minutes ago, XChris said: I hate to be one of those people but, is there any update to which liveries will be done? Or when you might be announcing which ones your doing? Still hoping for a northern one! The liveries will come when we open the order book, which won't be for a few weeks yet. cheers Ben A. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VXDH92 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Just wondering about the plans for the pantograph for the 320/321 model... I just re-read the press release today and it says "working deployable (though not conducting) pantograph." Will this be a DCC motorised pan that can be raised / lowered remotely similar to the Bachmann 90 and Accurascale 92? Looking forward to more project updates on this 😀 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted May 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24 2 hours ago, VXDH92 said: Just wondering about the plans for the pantograph for the 320/321 model... I just re-read the press release today and it says "working deployable (though not conducting) pantograph." Will this be a DCC motorised pan that can be raised / lowered remotely similar to the Bachmann 90 and Accurascale 92? Looking forward to more project updates on this 😀 HI there, Yes, that is the plan, but it may be that the remotely deployable pantograph isn't fitted to all models. We will decide on the spec of each variant before they go up for pre-order of course. cheers Ben A, 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VXDH92 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 7 hours ago, Revolution Ben said: HI there, Yes, that is the plan, but it may be that the remotely deployable pantograph isn't fitted to all models. We will decide on the spec of each variant before they go up for pre-order of course. cheers Ben A, Thanks Ben, that sounds great. I imagine it'll be hard to fully hide the motorised mechanism behind the windows but I think the compromise is worth it (in my view at least, because a DCC motorised pan is my preference). Might be possible to do some "fake" seating in that area... I think Bachmann did something like that on their 150 DMU which didn't look too bad if I recall correctly. When you say that the motorised pan may not be fitted to all models, would it be the case that it'll be on all DCC fitted models but possibly left off of the DCC Ready versions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerngirl Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 (edited) Personally I don't like motorised pantograph, they seem to have very limited uses if its not a bi mode but take away alot of realism on the model, but most people seem to disagree Edited May 26 by Northerngirl 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted Friday at 13:12 RMweb Premium Share Posted Friday at 13:12 I wonder if the Dusty Bin liveries will be on show at DEMU Showcase on 15th and 16th June at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall? I don't know if they will be announced but do come along and see the fantastic models RevolutioN will have on display. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted yesterday at 15:44 Share Posted yesterday at 15:44 On 31/05/2024 at 14:12, Clive Mortimore said: I wonder if the Dusty Bin liveries will be on show at DEMU Showcase on 15th and 16th June at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall? I don't know if they will be announced but do come along and see the fantastic models RevolutioN will have on display. I’m getting strong feelings of déjà vu. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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