mullie Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 My Claud had to go back because of a fault with the DCC socket. Received it back this morning. Looking forward to trying it on the layout properly this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 The fiddling about on mine going very nicely. A new drawbar with holes at 11mm centres gives the overall length dimension over buffers suggested on the packet, which both looks right and still sails around the 30" minimum radius I require. (Cautionary note about the dimensions on the packet, three are wrong. The quoted 71m loco wheelbase and 4m overall width one would need to be brain dead to miss, the coupled wheelbase dimensioned for 8' instead of the correct 9', perhaps potentially more misleading.) Tons of space inside for fully concealed lead at the rear end, pretty close to a balance point in the centre of the coupled wheelbase now, with the bogie removed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted October 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2015 A question. When the body has been removed from the loco' chassis, and it becomes time place it back on the chassis, will it fit correctly all the way down on the chassis so that there is no 'gap' between the lower part of the boiler and the top? Many thanks in advance. (Thinking of the J15 here). With regards, Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 When the body has been removed from the loco' chassis, and it becomes time place it back on the chassis, will it fit correctly all the way down on the chassis so that there is no 'gap' between the lower part of the boiler and the top? Many thanks in advance. (Thinking of the J15 here). One of the first things I looked out, having fixed the 'step' in the J15 where the lower boiler element didn't quite go 'home' as supplied. No such trouble on my example of the D16, a perfect fit, such that without direct light on the boiler underside the break line is practically invisible. Very neat indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted October 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2015 Thank you 34theletterbetweenB&D. That is most helpful. I can get mine weighted correctly now. With regards, Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
orford Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 A question. When the body has been removed from the loco' chassis, and it becomes time place it back on the chassis, will it fit correctly all the way down on the chassis so that there is no 'gap' between the lower part of the boiler and the top? Many thanks in advance. (Thinking of the J15 here). With regards, Rob. No problem whatsoever in this department on any of my 3 J15's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
orford Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Has anyone fitted sound to their D16/3 yet? Michael Had mine fitted with a Zimo sound decoder within 45 minutes of it's arrival from Hornby on release day. No problems, although I did severely modify the interior space of the tender (my own personal choice - I usually do) in order to fit a big capacitor alongside the MX645 decoder. This could be avoided with hard-wiring as the plug/socket invariably takes up a fair bit of space. Sounds great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilM Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I unfortunately pre-ordered a weathered version and cant stand the weathering particularly on the loco wheels. Has anyone got any tips on how to tone it down a lot using brushes and arylics preferably? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 The 'weathering' simply scraped off the wheels using my mk1 fingernail. (I can send you a clipping if required.) White spirit takes it off no bother. It adheres better on the plastic body work, but covers with the more realistic dark grey-brown mix which I use on locos which have had little cleaning attention Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Microsol removes that horrible yellow Hornby weathering as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
orford Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Methylated Spirit (the purple stuff) also works well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Railmatch Dirty Black (more like a grey) covered mine. Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted October 31, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2015 Nice , just picked up an Early Creat one from Modelzone Glasgow for £87.99. Have had a quick check. Nice runner . Struggles a bit with my Bachmann Thompsons but they have excessive friction and I'm sure will do a good job on my secondary passenger services. Great loco at Good price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 ...Struggles a bit with my Bachmann Thompsons but they have excessive friction ... Have you cut 'wheelarches' in the underside of the floor to clear the tops of the flanges?That's usually the trouble. I was well impressed with this model's traction, even before it got a little more weight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted October 31, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2015 Have you cut 'wheelarches' in the underside of the floor to clear the tops of the flanges?That's usually the trouble. I was well impressed with this model's traction, even before it got a little more weight. Thanks , hadn't realised that. Very happy with the D16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45568 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Link to my post in 'Modified R-T-R' producing 'Claud' himself! http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/111195-Hornby-d16-62546-claud-hamilton/ More pictures and details in that post. Cheers from Oz, Peter C. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Methylated Spirit (the purple stuff) also works well. Used that once in the past on a Hornby Garter Blue A4 it changed the paint colour !! be careful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbb Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 My D16 has begun to stutter and stop at random places on my layout. The track is clean, all pickups are fine, the DCC chip is OK. Dismantling the loco, the only untoward factor seems to be that two the driving wheels has become discoloured-like a yellowish sheen. I have tried to clean or remove it but it seems that the metal itself has lost its original sheen though the wheels are not dirty as such. Would this affect conductivity? Has anyone else seen this problem? A fix would be appreciated as I really dont want the loco to go back to Hornby, possibly to disappear in some 'service' dept. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 I am through the tyre plating and onto the underlying brass of most Hornby locos within six months of receipt, no noticeable effect on pick up efficiency or resultant poor running. The D16 is a 'rare bird' on my operation though, so little worn. I'd be looking for a broken solder joint or wire core, or momentary shorts, as top suspect for the symptoms described. If there was an aspect of the D16 (and some other recent Hornby tender loco releases) that didn't impress in terms of likely reliability in the longer term, it was the way the wiring bundle between loco and tender looked vulnerable to eventually having the insulation cut through by a drawbar end, especially if set to the close coupled position. (So much so that I have made replacement short drawbars with carefully rounded ends for all of the K1, J15 and D16.) Don't want to distract you from systematic fault finding, but it might be worth a quick look at this location, with a strong light on the wires looking for any metallic glint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffBird Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 I notice that there is now a proper picture of CH on the Hornby Website. Comments expected on the accuracy of the model vs the other D16/3 variants. Note that the delivery date has gone out to September. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 I notice that there is now a proper picture of CH on the Hornby Website. Comments expected on the accuracy of the model vs the other D16/3 variants. Note that the delivery date has gone out to September. Not really proper...Still an edited picture. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium it's-er Posted July 15, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2016 Here is the link to Hornby's website for the above photo. The website has two photos, the other being a view from above, looking directly down on Claud Hamilton. Estimated arrival is 12 September - just 2 months away. http://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/lner-4-4-0-claud-hamilton-d16-3-class.html John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckinneyc Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 What a handsome locomotive. Will look well alongside my green D11 and C1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted July 19, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2016 I'm sure I've seen a photo of Claud Hamilton with a white/cream cab roof in the late '30's. I could be wrong. Regards, Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blue Streak Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) I'm sure I've seen a photo of Claud Hamilton with a white/cream cab roof in the late '30's. I could be wrong. Regards, Rob. Possibly it was used for Royal Duties . There is more information on the Claud Hamilton Locomotive Group's website. A Link for those who are interested http://www.claudhamiltonlocomotivegroup.co.uk/#!aboutus/cjg9 Edited July 20, 2016 by The Blue Streak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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