Graham108

On 30/08/2023 at 21:30, big jim said:

Wellington boots - very good!

When I was having problems with Eckon signals some time ago I was advised to have a resistor for each  bulb, rather than one connected to the 'common' wire.

10 hours ago, ERIC ALLTORQUE said:

97301 box design by Donovan,its very melo yellow.......

...; the future's so bright, I gotta wear shades (Timbuk 3)

On 02/02/2015 at 08:37, ClydeIron said:

On this topic... can someone supply a good view of the underside of the bogie of one of the Jouef '40s?

These any good?

9 grand for what is essentially some Hornby track and a few Metcalfe buildings - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225672495175?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20221115143056%26meid%3Da621ed05f4fc4605a168df5476bbc9cb%26pid%3D101612%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D225672495175%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2%26brand%3DHornby&_trksid=p4375194.c101612.m4236&_trkparms=parentrq%3Ac5e865311890acf3c18b10beffff58ca|pageci%3Ad98b85d1-3394-11ee-b43a-76df4741255e|iid%3A1|vlpname%3Avlp_homepage

7 hours ago, Nigelcliffe said:

You've misquoted or misunderstood what I wrote...     If you have a DCC loco on some track with its lights on (under DCC instruction), but the track power only appears when the route is set (because it is power-routed through the turnouts), then the lights on the loco will go on/off when the turnouts are changed (because the track power goes on/off).  

 

 

What you say is entirely correct - no power to the track nothing on a loco would work. But if you operate using DCC why would you have sections of track without power?

10 minutes ago, Harlequin said:

Peco’s “Wiring the Layout” booklet is only a few pages long and it only costs £1.

Or Brian Lambert's excellent web site - https://www.brian-lambert.co.uk/Electrical_Page_1.html

On 19/07/2023 at 09:36, Nigelcliffe said:

Poor with DCC if locos have lights (they come on/off as signals are pulled).    

Surely with DCC this concept is irrelevant

On 25/07/2023 at 18:23, Graham108 said:

My order number for 37043 is 18986 from June 2021 - not heard anything yet (but I'm not in any hurry anyway so this isn't a complaint!)

@McC @AccurascaleReceived yesterday - don't know if my earlier post expedited matters but thanks Accurascale. Still waiting for an answer to a question I posted earlier regarding cab lighting on a DC version - Yes or No? If Yes then how do I make it work please?

As a novice to all the electrical stuff I'd say the layout in your first photo is extremely ambitious. If I was you I'd start off with a simple oval of track with a single point - work out the wiring for the track & the point. Then add a 2nd point to make a loop.  And only when you've got it all working and able to run trains should you then expand to something a bit more complex.

20 hours ago, adb968008 said:

Ive got another box in the mail today…

 

(for those patiently waiting this is an order number in the 319xx range from June 2022).

 

My order number for 37043 is 18986 from June 2021 - not heard anything yet (but I'm not in any hurry anyway so this isn't a complaint!)

You're sidings won't work regardless of success in identifying the source of your shirt circuit

On 21/07/2023 at 20:33, newbryford said:

I'll raise you two more.

Pics of the 8 and 10 wagon moves a couple of pages back.....

I noticed these are numbered 9001 - 9010. Does anybody know how many were produced and if the Accurascale numbers are correct?

15 minutes ago, Steadfast said:

Finally for a bonus point here's one of 001 with Tripcock kit in EWS. From memory I think it did one season in EWS before repaint.

Picture from Flickr.

Is that what's known as 'heavily weathered'?

On 10/07/2023 at 18:27, Darius43 said:

Removing the spring loaded coupling housing makes the detail fit and look better.

Is that easy to do - does it just pull down?

Do these wagons ever run in tandem with the KUA's?

Surely Great Britain in the post-Beeching era wins the award

On 06/07/2023 at 23:24, adb968008 said:

I didn't realise these come with interior lights, on DC as well.

 

@AccurascaleIf the DC versions have interior lights how do I get mine (37051/37023)  to work please?

On 06/07/2023 at 23:24, adb968008 said:

I didn't realise these come with interior lights, on DC as well. 

 

Did you have to do anything to get the interior lights working? I don't appear to have this function on mine - and all the 6 switches are on

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1 hour ago, Michael Hodgson said:

Why on earth would you do that on a fully enclosed van?

There's now't as queer as folk

1 hour ago, Michael Hodgson said:

No, surely the next after the class 37 would be a class 38 !

 

So if Accurascale build it, perhaps Network Rail will follow suit?

That's one hell of a coincidence! Earlier today I was reading through an old copy of Model Rail from December 2007 and there's an article on Class 37's with reference to the Class 38 project - when it was 'shelved indefinitely' it gave rise to Class 37/4's, 37/5's, 37/7's  and 37/9's being developed

On 03/06/2023 at 07:52, ERIC ALLTORQUE said:

Behave you lot,encouraging them to make more,surviving on 6 tea bags and 6 weetabix a week is hard enough..........

But I bet you don't have to go out and lick road wit' tongue

You can probably get some idea of colour from the location of the building. Then identify what type of stone was used in the area. Most stone was mined from a local quarry.

A simple Google search - https://www.google.com/search?q=model+telegraph+poles&rlz=1C1CHBF_enGB1040GB1040&oq=model+telegraph+poles&aqs=chrome..69i57.4414j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

I've been testing my CS versions following the article above as I had the same problem. As I was looking at them I realised one coach out of my 6 has the light on the side illuminated when the carriage lights are on. So do I have one that's working correctly and 5 not, or 5 right and this one needing some attention to 'black' it out?

I also thought at first that the lights in the 3 sleeper coaches weren't working at all, until I turned the coaches round so I could see the other side!