Jump to content
 

rembrow

Members
  • Posts

    1,725
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Recent Profile Visitors

2,499 profile views

rembrow's Achievements

2k

Reputation

  1. That's what alerted me, but mine is slightly different, I didn't get a notification requesting a payment but an advice that the balance had been paid, which seems to be incorrect.
  2. This may be an error on the Accurascale system. I've checked my Partial.ly account, who manage tbe part payments and my credit cards and no final payment has been made. Have notified Accurascale Support.
  3. Just had the balance payment taken by Acc, for my crimson Mk 1 non corridors, so assume they are close to completion or on their way.
  4. You may be disappointed. If it's supplied like the Vanwide, which has 8 underframe safety hoops and 4 brake linkage parts for fitting by the purchaser. I'd certainly had enough after fitting these with magnifying glasses, to my three Vanwides.
  5. Received the Bachmann online newsletter yesterday which advised the Thompson full brakes arrival, however only one maroon (the 'a' suffix version) is in the batch. Both crimson and cream have arrived.
  6. Plus they are due to get the ex Hattons Originals warwells this week. Oh what a lovely warehouse.
  7. Yes, looks like there are now several sources, rather than DCC Supplies being the sole source. I don't think Dapol stock any 'oo' gauge spares now. I thought that DCC was just going to be there for warranty work only, and the spares side was going to fade out, but looks like they are still a source.
  8. Not any more. They only hold Dapol spares for warranty work. The official Dapol spares supplier is now Peter's Spares.
  9. But are they? They have no 1st class door markings, so we're the composites declassified to All 2nd in their final years with BR.
  10. You are now trapped, two will become three and on and on.
  11. That is the shortest I could find, 7mm from the nem fitting to the front of the magnet. I wasn't seeking close coupling, but closer coupling than using bar and hook nem couplings, while being able to uncouple readily. You may be able to reduce the gap by shortening the magnetic coupling. I've done it before by sawing close to the nem prongs and then cutting off some of the bar left in front of the magnet box, regluing with cyano (needed as the material is 3d printed).
  12. Hope these will be of use. I have not painted the sides of the magnet housing yet.
  13. No, the Hunt elite ultra is spec at 7mm from end of nem to front of magnet, making a pair of couplings have 14mm gap. Have checked my remaining spares and 14mm connected gap is correct. They are about 3mm longer than the Dapol provided longest coupler.
  14. I've replaced the between coach couplers with Hunt magnetic straight couplers, ultra close version. The brake end hook couplers are also quite long so have replaced these with Accurascale nem couplings that I had spare, they are shorter.
  15. Yes, but having done it I'll pass on a couple of tips. The dc blanking plate is difficult to remove as it is recessed into the lighting bar, and needs to be pulled backwards, but you can't get your fingers around the sides and limited space at the end. I used small bent nose pliers to grab the end, pull down slightly to clear the bar and pull along the bar to release. The roof is easy to unclip but beware, the brake coach needs the handrails releasing. I did this at the roof as they are not glued into the roof. Re clipping the roof is not so easy, as the sides spring out slightly when the roof is removed and part of the roof location is a recessed section at the top of the sides, which locates inside the roof edge. So to replace, the sides need to be gently pushed in at the top while pushing the roof down over it's clips in order that the side top edge locates inside the roof. Best to do this by each pair of clips working along the roof from one end.
×
×
  • Create New...