CME and Bottlewasher Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Best I can manage; 1-IMG_2808.jpg 2-IMG_2644.jpg 3-IMG_2668.jpg 4-IMG_2669.jpg 5-IMG_2670.jpg Mike. That looks most realistic Mike, almost real! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 9, 2016 That looks most realistic Mike, almost real! Sometimes I'm so good it scares me . Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 You could get a few packs from Howes off the Heljan warship. All the bits are listed in the web site You beat me to it Steve, as long as the radius is reasonable they should work well. ATVB CME Thanks for the suggestion guys, but at £6 per 1 buffer step & 8 steps needed for my four Warships, it seems a tad expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Thanks for the suggestion guys, but at £6 per 1 buffer step & 8 steps needed for my four Warships, it seems a tad expensive Sorry, I hadn't looked at the price Phill, some of the Heljan spares are a bargain and others go to the other extreme, this seems to be one of those occasions, I guess its a time vs cost vs accuracy vs level of detail type situations? ATVB CME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 I spent yesterday adapting the Anker Bluetooth speaker below to fit underneath the valances of D815 Druid. This will be controlled from my mobile phone to give the loco sound without resorting to track power on my garden railway......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyWales Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Hi Phill... I'm intrigued by the photos....seems to me that you've sliced the Anker casing in half and the bluetooth module is in one unit with the speaker in the other??? Have you noticed any reduction on sound quality because the speaker is now out of the integral "soundbox"? I'm guessing that the size and power of the amplifier and speaker makes your modified arrangement satisfactory... Will you be able to do an outdoor soundcheck before next year's running season because I'm itching to hear the results???? Randall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Hi Randall, It is indeed cut in half, but the speaker & it's housing are still intact. I have kept the circuit board & battery in the rest of the box as this protects the on/off switch & charging socket. I reduced the speaker section as much as possible without affecting sound quality but unfortunately it still wouldn't fit, so after a bit of head scratching I have lowered the entire chassis into the body & I will have to add spacers to the bogies to bring in back to the correct ride height........but the speaker does now fit & sounds great, so a result at last ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted November 20, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 20, 2016 Thanks Rob, I look forward to seeing your build .....are you going to Telford this year? I got the McGeechen from Ebay about a year ago, but I have no idea how old it is?. There is an article in April 2001 BRM in which Steve Harrod builds a McGeechan Warship, but the kit is out of production then & he mentions that Malcolm McGeechan sold the moulds to the late Colin Massingham MTK Kits (El Crappo) . It goes on to mention that Nationalised Railways(Model Express) purchased the master moulds (presumably after Colin's death) & had released the body kit back on the market ....possibly in the 1990's? The Model Express uses the old moulds from this kit, but the main difference is the McGeechan uses real glass embedded in the body mould for all the glazing. If anyone can fill in the gaps in the history of the Malcolm McGeechan Wasrhip kits history, I would love to hear from you ! I finally dug my untouched Model Express version out of the loft today and the receipt was from 2001 (not surprising as I bought it after reading that article). Popped it on ebay tonight and it sold within 5 mins. Either I've just diddled myself or someone is very inspired by your work: lets assume the latter! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 I look forward to a Youtube video of the Peak with sound...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 I finally dug my untouched Model Express version out of the loft today and the receipt was from 2001 (not surprising as I bought it after reading that article). Popped it on ebay tonight and it sold within 5 mins. Either I've just diddled myself or someone is very inspired by your work: lets assume the latter! I don't think I have ever seen a finished Model Express Warship other than mine, which is quite sad really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 I look forward to a Youtube video of the Peak with sound...... A friend of mine is wanting Peak sounds too, so I will be on the case soon, this evening I have been refining the Warship sounds ready for Druid . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 (edited) I don't think I have ever seen a finished Model Express Warship other than mine, which is quite sad really It is Phill, I think though that as the tooling/mould has aged the challenges with the body became apparent and folk who are brave enough to buy - perhaps on an impulse and with good intent - then dont want to have to face the challenge. More strength to your elbow! If it hadnt been for a significant birthday this year then I would have gone the same route as you, but I only 'need' one Warship so I am delighted with the Heljan version. I understand that the old Tower Models/DJH version is back in production to special order too, that was a nice, if heavy, model, pricier than ME version of course and at this point in time the Heljan may provide better VFM. Pete Waterman told a small crowd of us that he had one in development, yet that has been, for obvious reasons, put on the back burner for now. I have been, destroying old Lima BSKs in preparation to widen and lengthen them and such like, as this is a creative hobby, I find such - now that I have an MO for building them - quite enjoyable and therapeutic. Keep up the good work Phill, very inspiring!! ATVB CME Edited November 21, 2016 by CME and Bottlewasher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 After major surgery to get the speaker & Bluetooth sound gear to fit inside the loco along with the radio control gear which was already taking up much of the internal space . I am pleased to say that D815 is now fully operational with both R/C & sound...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HealeyMills Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Hi Phil, That looks a superb job on Druid, just need to wait for some sun to phot her now Are the sounds those that you recorded at ELR last year? Just out of interest, how much does the loco weigh? Cheers Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 (edited) Hi Phil, That looks a superb job on Druid, just need to wait for some sun to phot her now Are the sounds those that you recorded at ELR last year? Just out of interest, how much does the loco weigh? Cheers Lee Thanks Lee , I'm glad you like her The sounds are all sorts of camcorder recordings of Onslaught & Greyhound, but yes they do include some from that day at the ELR. I haven't actually weighed the loco, but she is not especially heavy........more kit built weight rather than Heljan weight. Druid has no extra ballast weight but she does have 12 AA batteries, R/C gear, Bluetooth speaker, one power bogie & an 1/8 aluminium plate chassis which collectively gives her a good compromise between good traction & long running hours between charges. Edited November 29, 2016 by Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Flashheart Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Very nice Phill, is the recordings of the locos on 1 or 2 engines?. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Both Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 I have now sliced another speaker in two to fit under a Westerns valance, so with the Hymek having an internal speaker I will have all three types making Maybach Music !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Nice Phill! I hope to make some more in-roads to RC again soon. ATVB CME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Western Prince's first start up at Withercombe this evening...... She is going back in the works for a much needed tidy up now though 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer1027 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Looks and sounds amazing Phill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Looks and sounds amazing Phill. Thanks Rob ..........she now has D1015 Western Champions engines in (literally) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Flashheart Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Thanks Rob ..........she now has D1015 Western Champions engines in (literally) Guaranteed to sound totally Hellfire then, superb work Phill. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr2 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 You have some wonderful locomotives Phill, lovely stuff! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HealeyMills Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) Western Prince's first start up at Withercombe this evening...... She is going back in the works for a much needed tidy up now though Phwoah!! 1015 sounds good, was that recorded at Blaunau Ffestiniog or on the SVR Phil?? What's to tidy on Western Prince... looks excellent to me Thanks for posting the vid. Cheers Lee Edited December 3, 2016 by HealeyMills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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