Jintyman Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hi Sam, I've got to agree about the TTS sound in the 37. I heard my first one today and I'm impressed. Yes it's not quite Legomanbiffo, but then it's a good few £'s cheaper than the ESU decoder anyway, plus you get a loco in the deal!!! As for fitting lights, if there is no facility for lighting with the TTS decoder, you may be able to fit (hardwire in) a function only decoder, use the same address and just run the lights off it. RHTT looking good as well Jinty ;-) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Very nice work on your rhtt wagons Sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hi Jinty I lifted the lid on 97301. Looks like adding lights should be easy as the board the decoder plugs into has pads to solder additional wires onto. You can see the two discs/holes for the white & blue leads in the photo. Yellow and green are equally as accessible once the chip is unplugged The TTS decoder manual implies F0 should control the front & rear lights. I just need some time to have a play! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Work in the RHTT's progresses albeit at a snails pace. Finished the orange cant rail, gave all the modules a spray of matt varnish and last night added some silver / yellow / red detailing. Apologies for the terrible photo quality - the lighting in my living room is rubbish! . They're slowly getting there! Back to the layout. Before Christmas I bought two Lidl display cabinets and last weekend was the first chance I have had to fit them! The 97 banana looks rather lonely in there..... Happy modelling! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hi Sam, I didn't realise it was 8pin, I thought it was Hornby's usual 21pin sound decoder!!! As you quite rightly say, easy enough to do. Directional lights are F0 Green is usually Aux1 Jinty ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hi Sam and apologies, just came across your work, I am planning to sit down and read through when I get time. Looks great so far. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Looking rather good Sam!! What other locos you got in mind to buy?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 <Reply function doesn't seem to work with Internet Explorer 11> Hi Leon - welcome aboard! I'm a huge fan of South Wales Freight! Thanks Neil - No plans for any more loco purchases at the moment. I need to concentrate on the layout and chipping / weathering / detailing the ones I have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 I'm pleased to finally say the RHTT wagons are officially finished! (well, for now anyway*) This is the first bit of kit building I have ever attempted and if you look closely there are plenty of wonky transfers thin paint spots etc but all in all I'm really chuffed with how they've come out. It's only taken about three months..... (* I will eventually get round to adding some more detailing - connecting pipes etc and some weathering....) 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Very nice job that is Sam, looks really good.Etched wagon kits next eh???? Jinty ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
South-East Rail Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Nice work! Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Looking great David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs4 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Cracking job on those RHTTs. Bet you are pleased. It's worth all the effort to have something hardly anyone has got Regards Nick 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 They look "spot on" my mate,great work... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D9JEF Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Hi Sam, The best compliment I can give is that the Hornby 97 looks toy-like next to your RHTT wagons. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRail Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Sam, Lovely job they look brilliant. The problem with photographs is that they are not very forgiving and highlite any minor flaws which you don't see with the naked eye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) Apologies for the lack of updates - work, kids, holidays, life etc. have all got in the way of modelling recently. But I do finally have something worth sharing. I have working on a few detailing bits for the TMD area one of which is a portakabin. It's a Knightwing kit to which I have added internal lights, a light above the door and some interior details. I'm still getting to grips with my airbrush and my brush skills are terrible so the paint finish is a bit naff but hopefully a good weathering should mask that. Next a couple of other detailing bits. Both laser cut card kits from Model Railway Scenery. I'm really impressed with these kits. The Pallets are simply glued together. The barriers are painted in Humbrol acrylics. And finally - I want to detail up the Hornby TTS 97 by adding lights, renumbering and weathering. Before attacking the 97 I thought I'd practice on a Lima 37. Step one is drilling out holes for the headlight and rear marker lights. The headlight will be a 2mm "tower" LED and the current plan is use 1mm fibre optics for the rear marker lights. When testing the headlight there was loads of light bled so I have painted the inside of the loco body and all of the LED (except the very top) in black. That brings you up to date! Holiday next week so next update may be a while away. Cheers Sam Edited March 31, 2015 by sdw7300 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
South-East Rail Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Looking good! Ed 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Any new updates?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Any new updates?? Hi Neil. Just returned from a week in the sun with the family so not done any modelling recently but did sneak a night in the garage in before we went away. Managed to fit lights & a decoder to a Lima 37. Photos to follow...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 As hinted at a couple of posts back I wanted to try adding lights to an old Lima 37. Mix two 2mm Tower white LED's, 4 yellow SMD LED's and two 5mm red LED's with fibre optic cable and a few hours later and the result is this: The inside is not so pretty! The tower led & SMD's have been stuck in place with hot glue. The fibre optic cables where pushed through the holes for the rear marker lights then touched with a soldering iron to make the ends "mushroom" slightly, and then pulled back tight against the body. The two big black blobs are 5mm red LEDs connected to the fibre optic cable with hot glue and placed in heat shrink to minimise light bled. The mini circuit board - a strip each for the blue green (not used) yellow and white leads from an 8 pin decoder. I have used a micro 4way connector (not shown in picture) to connect the body to the chassis so the body shell can be separated for maintenance etc. I have also wired an 8-pin decoder socket into the track feeds / motor feeds / 4-way lights connector so I can change the decoder at a later date should I wish. Overall I'm really pleased. The practice means I should be a bit neater when I get round to adding lights to the Hornby TTS 97! Cheers 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRail Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Does the decoder dsliver 3v to the lights Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Does the decoder dsliver 3v to the lights Hi Gary The voltage from the decoder is approx 12v so resistors are needed. In the penultimate photo in post 204 the blue wires all have resistors (covered by black heat shrink) where they join the stripboard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRail Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Sam that's usefull as I have a secondhand loco with lights wired to dcc chip but as I only run dc I need to rewire them and wasn't sure on output voltage. As there are no resistors it may well use 12 v LED lamps 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Very nice electrical work Sam... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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