nickb4141

I do agree with you. I just wanted to check if the Peco CDA’s were inaccurate or not, as I’ll need 20-30 wagons, so I would probably have to take a big hit to sell them on Ebay, if something better does come along! I wonder I’d Accurascale are more likely to go down the TT route than N, but that’s just a hunch, so who knows? Only time will tell!

I’m pretty certain it was a comment made on here about the length not being correct and their CDA’s looking ‘odd’ in the eyes of the person who posted it. To be honest, it was the first I’d heard this said, but it did make me wonder? I need a lot of these for a future layout project, but I’m still undecided as to whether go for these, or wait and see if Accurascale or Cavalex consider shrinking their excellent HAA families down to N gauge. I’m surprised neither of them has considered this yet, as the current N gauge varieties are very long in the tooth (the Peco wagons have got to be at least 30 years old,) and a long train of CDA’s or HAA’s etc , would work well in the ‘space saving’ gauge.

Have Bachmann said whether these have better detailing compared to their existing Mk1’s? Or are they produced to exactly the same spec? I appreciate there have been some minor upgrades recently (end steps and bogies etc,) but it’s quite unusual to have something ‘new’ made to the same tooling standard as something 25 years old (if that is the case). I just wonder how they will compare to , for instance, Accurascale’s recent Mk2B coaches? All that said, it’s great to see more types added!

Have Cavalex announced anything beyond the class 60 in the pipeline? (Class 60’s look amazing B.T.W)

Anything new announced by Accurascale at the MWL show?

Did Bachmann ever offer a DCC fitted range of Mk1’s? I don’t remember them - how long ago were they produced?

Is the CDA retooled in any way? I’ve heard people say the Peco CDA’s are not the correct length, so not sure if this has been corrected or whether I just wait in the hope that either Cavalex or Accurascale shrink their 00 models down to N gauge!

To be honest, I very much doubt it was for that reason, as the interior tooling on Bachman’s 150 is wrong for most of their own recent releases. They really should have tooled new interiors when they did the tweaks to the bodies for the disabled toilet window alterations (especially so when you consider the high price tag these units have!)

If anyone is going to Model World Live and manages to find out anything about the 120’s, please can they let the rest of us know on here please - thanks!

Thanks for the heads up Fatadder. I’ve added my contact details to the inform when back in stock section, so hopefully they might run some more of these.

How far off are the 142’s now Charlie?

Looks very nice, but already out of stock! Surprised Kernow Model Centre never did this as a limited edition.

Apologies if this issue has already been answered within this thread (I’ve had a quick look and can’t see anything). Ive just fitted 4 HM7000 21 pin sound decoders in 4 Hornby HST power cars and although they seem to work fine on Hornby’s Bluetooth app, when trying to read them on my Z21, I just get the following options; 1. absolutely nothing - the program address screen just times out and nothing is shown. 2. a decoder read of 3, but then when trying to run as loco 3 in the control Panel, the loco doesn’t respond to any functions (ie after switching on functions F0 & F1 the lights and sound on the loco don’t respond at all? 3. an error message saying CV read error? I’ve tried switching the track wires on the Z21 from Program track to Main Track, but this makes no difference? Im baffled as I fitted some other HM7000 21 pin sound decoders last month and they worked fine on the Z21! If anyone has any ideas how to resolve this, they would be very gratefully received! Thanks in advance, Nick.

I totally agree with you. Widespread use and a myriad of liveries. I’d also add to that, the Class 950 Ultrasonic unit as well - 3 liveries and it has operated EVERYWHERE on the UK network, so everyone would have an excuse to operate one!

I can’t help thinking the Class 185 DMU in both 00 & N gauges would suit Revolution perfectly. Only two main liveries, which you seem to prefer than offering multiple versions. It complements your N gauge Mk5 TPE sets, Pendolinos and forthcoming 175’s and 180’s in various locations across the North. Requests for the 185 crop up very frequently (see Accurascale’s new model request thread). Accurascale (rather bizarrely,) have discounted tooling them, as the potential transfer to Ireland for re-gauging didn’t happen. I think the biggest obstacle to them being produced seems to be the ‘Chinese Whispers’ that another manufacturer is already working on them! This seems to be the case with various multiple units at the moment - Electrostars, Class 120’s, 313/314/315’s, 153’s all have rumours floating about (as did the 320/321’s for seemingly ages, before Revolution took the plunge and announced an 00 version). So how about it Revolution?