34theletterbetweenB&D Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 So... of anyone that has bought one please; how is the revised chassis? There's no discernible information on line that I have turned up. Is it a quiet and smooth runner, how does the chassis appearance rate, will it whip along on level track at a scale 110mph with a decoder fiited? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted October 10, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2012 So... of anyone that has bought one please; how is the revised chassis? There's no discernible information on line that I have turned up. Is it a quiet and smooth runner, how does the chassis appearance rate, will it whip along on level track at a scale 110mph with a decoder fiited? Yes, I'd be interested to know, too. I was discussing this with Andrew P yesterday, as I know he has "Dominion of Canada" on order. The bodyshell has always been inferior to the Hornby, but if the performance is up-to-spec it'd be worth considering. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted October 10, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2012 Tony Wright had one some considerable time ago for review, and I did see it run I think. Anyway, TW's view was that it is now an excellent chassis, as are those for the B1 and V2. Shame about the body though. As I recall it ran beautifully, but may not have been able to handle some of Tony's longer trains. Having said that they are 11 to 13 coach rakes, and most of the stock is kitbuilt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sidelines Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I was thinking of posting an update on my Blog - perhaps later. I have Willie Whitelaw. I cannot comment on DCC but on DC it runs super smooth and with a stack of lead in the space for the decoder it will pull what I need - seven Bachmann Mk1s up 1 in 58 grades. The motor appears to have more torque than the previous setup. The A4 also seems to be more powerful than the new V2 which I have Blogged about. Regards Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 Sounds promising as a mechanism, when one is acquired it will receive weight as a matter of course. (Class 8 passenger traction is made up to as near 500g on the coupled wheels as required under my weighting scheme.) To date among larger OO models only the Bachmann 9F and Hornby Britannia have been supplied with getting on enough weight on board. Generally I prefer Bach's chassis as easier to work on than Hornby, and the Cartazzi truck arrangement is vastly superior. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sidelines Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I have to agree with the above correspondent with regard to the haulage capabilities of the Bachmann 9F and Hornby Britannia. For those interested I have put some of my thoughts down about the new Bachmann A4 with DCC ready chassis in a new Blog entry. Regards Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted October 11, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 11, 2012 I have to agree with the above correspondent with regard to the haulage capabilities of the Bachmann 9F and Hornby Britannia. For those interested I have put some of my thoughts down about the new Bachmann A4 with DCC ready chassis in a new Blog entry. Regards Ray Very useful Ray. I'll keep an eye on your blogs from now on. I'm no A4 expert, but the models look pretty "Streakish" to me. Btw, what camera and lighting did you use for the excellent photos? Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sidelines Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 ......Btw, what camera and lighting did you use for the excellent photos? Jeff Jeff Thanks for those kind words. I too have just discovered your Blog - we will read more (especially since we were dragged up on Teesside and have teaching connections) In answer to your specific question I use a Fujifilm FinePix S8100fd (f4.7 - 84.2) 18X 10mpixel - which is becoming a little dated. The detail pictures are usually 'taken' with a macro. You cannot use flash with the macro so I have to rely on daylight from the kitchen window. This afternoon was so miserable that the daylight was supplemented by the halogen downlighters (hence the slight yellow tinge). The layout pictures have to be flash or if I want sharp detail I use aperture mode - in effect a time exposure using the light from the fluorescent tubes. Keep watching Regards Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Scratchitt Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I bought "Sir Nigel Gresley" (31-954B), and it does look superb.However, the leading bogie and tender constantly derail on my Hornby set track points. I sent it back to the retailer, but the replacement does exactly the same. My Hornby A4 runs superbly over the same track with no problems whatsoever. Has anyone else encountered this problem ?, and if so, how can the problem be solved ?. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted February 1, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 1, 2013 Solved by buying the Hornby version instead lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Alco Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I bought "Sir Nigel Gresley" (31-954B), and it does look superb.However, the leading bogie and tender constantly derail on my Hornby set track points. I sent it back to the retailer, but the replacement does exactly the same. My Hornby A4 runs superbly over the same track with no problems whatsoever. Has anyone else encountered this problem ?, and if so, how can the problem be solved ?. Better track maybe? Just a thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 ...However, the leading bogie and tender constantly derail on my Hornby set track points... Don't have this model, but the standard advice I would give is to run both the loco alone and the tender alone through the trouble spots. What you want to know first is whether the vehicles have an intrinsic problem that causes them to derail. If they do then it is close observation to observe what is happening. If they don't derail on their own, then it is the interaction of the two vehicles causing derailment; and that is usually do with the the coupling between them. Is there a choice of coupling distance? If so attach them at the larger separation and try again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Chack back to back on wheels Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip52LC Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 My brother also bought "Sir Nigel Gresley" and had the same problems. Concensus was the back to back gauging, but hasn't been established yet. Must remind him as he's threatened to give it to me!! Regards Philip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted February 2, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2013 I must say that I have been tempted by the re-chassied streaks but then,why buy a Bahmann when Hornby's offerings are ,frankly,in a different league ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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