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And 5 models still available at Ultimate MR https://ultimatemodelrailways.com/collections/cavalex-grid-class-56

Fran Interesting about 00 wheelsets. What might your target be for minimum radius (at this time).

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Agreed. Had third 56 delivered today. Ran slowly, and it sounded a little different. Holding the loco against the buffers, turned the voltage up a little and heard the gear slip. Body off, plastic tool to fasten one gear train clip down (through the gap). Fixed in no time 🙂 PS Previous 2 perfect out of the box

Is that a 1-0.5A-1 , 1-A-1?

Excellent review from Eric 👍

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Yes, still plenty of DCC Ready at Rails and Ultimate. I will wait to see what the Cavalex sound package comes up with before upgrading 56120 that I've just ordered.

Some astonishing prices on eBay for sound fitted, even though some DCC Ready still available + decoder + speaker much cheaper!!

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Yes, I had the quick ref card for the sound fitted (my first 56 purchase). I had to settle for a DCC ready for a second 56 (too slow). That box did not have the card so on upgrading to sound, I copied the first one and printed onto photo paper. I know the info is in the booklet, but it would be handy to have the ref card in all boxes.

Excellent news. It would be useful if the card showing the function list was included in the package, or perhaps a download reference from the web site.

Fran, thanks very much for this news. It has enabled some decision making - not going on the alternative route. I am sure they will be worth the wait 🙂

It would be great of Accurascale were to do another production run of the Caledonian sleepers. They were sold out so quickly, and I have found something to go with my 92 (video below), but the coaches must still be in demand. Quite a few are coming up on Ebay right now at big mark ups. Do these people know something such as 'off load them before an announcement'. Of course, the very slightest of improvements would be welcome. The lighting could have random illumination in some of the sleeper compartments (right now sleeper lighting is only in the corridors).

For the sound list I took a photo and printed on photo paper as this needs to be done when adding a decoder / speaker to a DCC ready model. Note that when I purchased the factory version from Roads and Rails the functions F11 and F27 had been reversed. That is compressor on F27 and multiple working on F11.

Just managed to get this from the Accurascale web site - there was only one when I looked. Seems a few 37s are turning up from somewhere 🙂 With 31285 on order, plus this scratch built optical structure gauging wagon and now 97301 it makes this formation possible. Thanks to '37409' for the video.

Check for a glue spot on a wheel surface. Was occasional problem wth Acc 37s.

Or even Accurascale?

I hope it wasn't Fujitsu!

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Might be worth checking the back to back.

It might be worth giving Cavalex a shout to see if they can help.

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