richard w Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Been rather cold recently so I've turned my attention to projects I can work on away from the loft. I saw a video recently where a class 08 was cut open and fitted with a plastic diesel engine as if it was having an engine swap. I have an old Bachmann 04 that could do with something similar. So i've been working on turning it into an out of service example to be left at the end of a siding somewhere. The 04 has a gardner 8l3 engine. Below is my attempt at making an engine which looks roughly similar to the gardner 8l3. Its not finished yet, but so far I think it will do the job. The 04 has had its grills removed and will later have them fitted back on in the open position. A repaint and a touch of rust should make for an interesting scene. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Looks very interesting "build" Richard... cheers neil.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 I've made some more progress with the 04. The engine is now fixed to a plasticard chassis which also holds the wheels and connecting rods from the original chassis block. I've also added some paint to the body and engine. Engine compartment doors are next on the list. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Looks very nice job... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanman27 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) Hi Richard Just a quick couple of questions. I notice you use Seep point motors with the built in polarity switch. I have read a lot of negative stuff on different forums etc about them with some saying Tortoise etc are the way to go. So my questions are: How have you found them regarding reliability? Have you ever used the likes of Tortoise/Cobalt etc? If so, how do they compare? Cheers Richard and keep up the good work Paul Edited February 19, 2015 by blanman27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Don`t forget to put your coupling rods the right way up ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Hi Richard Just a quick couple of questions. I notice you use Seep point motors with the built in polarity switch. I have read a lot of negative stuff on different forums etc about them with some saying Tortoise etc are the way to go. So my questions are: How have you found them regarding reliability? Have you ever used the likes of Tortoise/Cobalt etc? If so, how do they compare? Cheers Richard and keep up the good work Paul For the money I think the seeps are good. The switches in mine all still work and I've had them installed for about 4 years now. The key is to get them lined up perfectly when they are installed. If you can afford it go with Tortoise, they are better and have the nice slow speed operation. They are over 3 times the price of seeps though. The cobalt motors offer the same stuff as tortoise but opinion seems divided on those. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Don`t forget to put your coupling rods the right way up ? Thanks for spotting that. Serves me right for rushing it back together late at night! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 What a great layout you have. Very impressive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunthesheep277 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Have just viewed your video on the Berko yard lights, not bad very good for your TMD. For me I would install a few more but then again that might ruin the effect I'm just in the process of changing yard lights myself mine were from CRSignals. I've changed one already, installed and wired up working one problem for me is height can't be too high Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Clarke 1980 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hi Richard hope your well as said before excellent layout just gets better everytime and excelent videos i loving your scrap wagons makes mine look rubbish now with my cutting up can lids and painting them with rust ha ha All the best Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub39h Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Excellent and informative video as always good sir! I particularly loved the shot of the staging area with the suburb in the back. Looks absolutely excellent! The side on shot of 47 612 "TITAN" could be mistaken for real life by many I reckon. Keep up the good work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibrows Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Like a number of others I've thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos over the years very informative and inspirational. Thanks for the time and effort you've clearly put in to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCClark Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hello Richard I have been an avid follower of your layout for a long time on Youtube. You are an inspiration and I have learnt much from you. I am currently at the early stages of re-building my layout "Parkway" and posting on the layout forum. I will be driving everything through the ECoS Control Centre this time (I used analogue for points and signals last time) so no doubt I am in for a challenge!! Wish there were more videos on Youtube related to the ECoS Control - the instruction manual tends to give you a headach after a while!! Keep up the great work Richard and thank you for all your information Regards John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Have just viewed your video on the Berko yard lights, not bad very good for your TMD. For me I would install a few more but then again that might ruin the effect I'm just in the process of changing yard lights myself mine were from CRSignals. I've changed one already, installed and wired up working one problem for me is height can't be too high Height is an issue for me to. I had previously looked at some very tall lights which looked fantastic, but I think they would dominate the area. These berko ones are a nice height. Even so I'm sure I'll manage to knock one over at some point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 For those who haven't seen the vid on the yard lights you can find it below. Some of the shots at the end came out very well so I'll be taking some pics to put on here when I get the chance. Cheers 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunthesheep277 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Quick question Richard, when you made your scrap bales how big a piece of foil did you use to make one cube? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Quick question Richard, when you made your scrap bales how big a piece of foil did you use to make one cube? It varied, but I think most were about 100mm x 50mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Good video those light look great David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunthesheep277 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 It varied, but I think most were about 100mm x 50mm. Ok thank you I'll have a crack at making my own Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nombfield Junction Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Hey Richard I have being watching your youtube channel for a year or two now and i was wondering if you could do another Layout tour for 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughnut Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Hello Richard Big follower of your Vids for ages. Was wondering how long it takes you to upload them to Youtube, as some of them are 20mins plus in duration? It takes me nearly half an hour just to load a 2 min video... but I am a bit of a novice in this department. Many thanks Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Hello Richard Big follower of your Vids for ages. Was wondering how long it takes you to upload them to Youtube, as some of them are 20mins plus in duration? It takes me nearly half an hour just to load a 2 min video... but I am a bit of a novice in this department. Many thanks Dave Hi Dave Its takes about 30 - 40 mins to upload and process my videos. Biggest factor is the upload speed which will determine how long it takes to upload the video to YouTube. Then after that YouTube has to process the video before you can watch it in a decent resolution. Sometimes the processing can take ages if YouTube is really busy. Fortunately I have a good ISP so my upload is quite fast. Hope that helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornbyandbf3fan Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I think my download is very similar to your upload speeds! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I'm a bit late to the post, but thanks for the vids, they've given me mant hours of enjoyment too. Keep up the good work, I'm sure you have encouraged many modellers both old and new Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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