STRAT'71

Does anybody ever buy these Hatton's seconds? You only save a few pounds off a new one.

When fitting a TTS decoder to my P2, I found the loco a bit restrictive. I extended the 4 pin socket into the tender and put the decoder and speaker there.

This is my favourite Locomotive type, and I was totally caught out by this announcement. I have five of the present incarnation, but will be definitely adding at least one these. Pleased to see a tts decoder is being released. That's how to do it, Bachmann. Where's my long overdue V2?

I have had mine on pre-order with Rails for £141 for ages. By time it comes out it will probably be £500, allowing for inflation. I am not impressed, whatever their excuses. I bought the the previous incarnation, which needed redoing, but this seems to be going on forever. There are plenty of Hornby locos to buy instead.

When is the V2 going to be available? I wish Hornby had ownership of this type class. Bachmann have been hopeless.

Will the first one fit under the latest Bachmann Class 37 fan assembly? The second one doesn't.

Now that has unnerved me. I have just bought one and have to fit the dcc decoder. Any tips?

I have this, hard wired to the tender to take TTS sound. I love the A3..

R8249 and TTS both have a motor limit of 500mA constant with a slightly higher peak value shared by the functions. Rob So it would be risky fitting the TTS decoder? I have refitted the R8249 and ordered a Bachmann Class 47 to use the TTS decoder. I hope that works out ok.

I have the Heljan Class 47 'North Star' 4794. I fitted the TTS decoder, and, after a circuit the sound started to distort. Taken off the track for a short time restored it to normal, but then it repeated the process. Is this a sign of overload, or just another faulty decoder. My Hornby Elite also had trouble reading the CVs. Is this a sign of overloading. I would hate to fit a new chip and damage it. A bit expensive. It has been happily running on a standard R8249 decoder for years. I have just measured the current values. Heljan Class 47 shunting speed 0.24A Full on wheel slipping 0.6A attempted stall failed, could get enough grip on rails. The loco never went faster than shunt when trying out decoder sounds.

Try adding some weight to the loco. How heavy does it feel compared to your Bachmann locos?

I have just purchased Patriot R2364 Bunsen, sold as 'new', which suffers from this issue. Metal lump has expanded, and gear cover broken. I have returned it Plenty of these on ebay. Buyers beware.

I would have to view with my nose on the baseboard to notice the small gap. I think the flanged wheels go some way to compensate.

I find the Hornby Princess Royals' pivoting truck is very discrete, and any gap is hard to see, whereas the Princess Coronations are not so good.

And what did they say?

I use the YouChoos Flame 12 but there is a good choice. http://www.youchoos.co.uk/Index-Shop.php?L1=Speakers

Best option is to fit a Sugar cube speaker. Much easier and better sounding. I'm doing that on all my TTS locos. More 'chuff' than 'chiff'

I have just subscribed for 13 issues of the digital version. Great value. As I am more used to buying hard copies, I was worried about the read quality. No problems, even on my phone, using the pinch and zoom features, the experience is great. Recommend it to anybody.

So right. Back to the seller, I'm afraid.

I have just purchased 32-176 off ebay, and cannot shift the body either. It is obviously second hand, so would Bachmann entertain sorting it out?

I have just purchased model 32-175 from ebay and wish to fit a decoder. However, I can't get the body off. I have removed the two screws and the tow bar, but it will not budge. Is there any history of this issue, and have I due cause to return it to the Seller?

Thanks for your inputs. I should go by the above photograph, and move the ashpan to the right hand side. I can't figure Brassmaster out. What is this detailing kit, and how do you buy it?

This photo of a similar loco shows the ashpan lever on the right hand side. This lever makes the Hornby one look rather overscale.

This image, posted earlier, shows the reversing rod on the left hand side, but is not too clear about the ashpan lever,

I have just bought one of these, used off ebay. The seller seems to have quite a few for sale, so its history puzzles me a bit. The running plate looks pretty straight to me, being far better than the picture on the box. However the cranked metal piece fitted under the cab was loose, and the other metal piece under the running plate was missing, Looking through the above, and looking at my old LNER Flying Scotsmen, I am confused as to where they go. Can someone advise me, as I have a feeling the older locos differed from the later ones.