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Great news....although I strongly suspected it was on the cards, due to the built in design options of the 24 chassis and circuit board.

On 23/02/2021 at 00:37, 33C said:

Humbrol 24, Trainer yellow is matt, Revell code15. Use Humbrol satin varnish 135.

As built Signal Yellow would have been used/ although other shades of Yellow may well have been used in later years.

When are these new Class 20's due to be released ?

TIA

Hi Ian

            If your completely replacing the Bach main circuit board with a Zimo board, therefore using DCC I'd leave the nose end boards as is unless you plan adding headlights if they are missing. I'm not familar with that Zimo board but check if it has any on board resistors for the decoder outputs. If not in-line resistors can be fitted to each output wire Yellow/White etc etc all Blue wires being connected together.

Try 1K resistors to start with and check if your happy with the light brightness. Ex factory lights are usually far too bright.

HTH

Ken

9 hours ago, young37215 said:

Thanks Ken. That sounds like a lot of work even for an accomplished modeller and still with plenty of compromises. My fleet feels deficient without one of the ex South Wales 3718x/3719x steam heated locos and I keep pondering how I might get one. If it is to come from the Bachmann stable I will have to master an acceptable way to add the cantrail grill dividing bars to one of the recent models. That said, your experience probably confirmed my approach which will be to sit tight for the time being and hope that Accurascale produce an centre headcode RSH model!

 

Some pictures of your work on 37183 will still be of interest though.

Here you go, the body/buffers are only temp on the chassis, any other questions let me know

Personally, I'd wait for an Accurascale RSH Centre box 37, they will come eventually, and it would save you a pile of work, yet still be left with a compromised model.

Merry Xmas

Ken

7 hours ago, young37215 said:

 

Hi Ken

 

I would like to do one of the center headcode RSH 37's for my WHL layout but am limited by the lack of Vulcan bodyshell styled models.  From the little I know of the early Bachmann 37's I was under the impression that the failings of the model were to many to make it worth converting. You appear to think differently? Any chance of some pictures to show us what you are doing to bring the loco up to standard?

 

regards Rob  

 

 

Hi Rob

           At the time, the only centre headcode Bach RSH 37's were BG Green with buffer cowls.  I decided to use one of these to model L/L 37 183.  It's been fully re-painted into L/L livery.  One of the issues on these early models was the nose end detail was in the wrong place, and due to the buffer cowls being too deep the buffers were also too low. I cut the buffers/and bottom edge of the cowls off, together with slots (as per 183) for the new buffers fit at the correct height. The gaps in the (early} chassis BB were replaced with plasticard for the new buffers to mount on.  The headcode box (too high up) and tail lights are also in wrong place on these early models, but that's a compromise one either accepts or not, far too much work to sort that out. 

I made up custom lighting boards, with new translucent domino's on the PC to replace the original Bach train reporting digits, the headcode box fittings were drilled out to to allow light through them.  I cut a "lot" of metal out of the chassis to get an EM2 speaker fitted along with space for a decoder mounting using an ESU51968 adaptor board for the excellent Bif WD 37/0 sound file.  It will also have the classic working ScR car type headlights.  The flying leads on the chassis are for the new lighting and cab lights.  I've still to complete it but it's nearly there. 

Another early example I re-worked was  L/L 37 114 Dunrobin. Again it started life as a BR Green buffer cowl fitted 37.  The cowls were cut off, BB's reinstated, the boiler roof panel had the riveted strips removed and "bolt heads" were fitted to represent the flush panel, prior to be re-painted into L/L livery.

Some photos of it further back in this thread.

I tried to upload some photos of 183 but they are all too big !  I'll take some smaller images and add them soon.

HTH

Ken

1 hour ago, Roy Langridge said:

 

Page 9 is just an etch with no retaining ring, now it looks like an etch with a plastic retaining ring.

 

Roy

"With no retaining ring" ?  the circular cross piece ring sitting on top of the mesh looks like a retaining ring to me (on page 9 ) ?

On 15/12/2020 at 06:25, rob D2 said:

Very nice. I’ve been reading some old “rail “ mags from 1984, it seems it fairly quickly lost the yellow ends and went back to a duller scheme.

I was  also surprised me was 37183 LL , was done at Swindon , and at the same time Swindon were repairing a few class 27s !

Hi Rob

L/L 37 183 - ah yes - been working on one of these for some time, just don't time to get it finished.  It's based on an early Green Bach RSH 37, fully re-painted, but as it has no lighting, made custom lighting boards for it, along with a modded  EM2 fitted chassis.......hopefully will leave the works early in the New Year ! 

9 hours ago, dj_crisp said:

 

 

I understand tooling limitations on the roof grille... I can't imagine a production version is robust enough to match Brian's EE. It'll be interesting to see a roof shot and the intended fans though.

 

 

Cheers 

Will

See page 9 of this thread ...good photo of the 37 roof grille/fan assembly ......

13 hours ago, Firecrest said:

A wee bit still lives on in 1/1 scale here and some on 264! Had to perform some of the last rites on 262 sadly in Sims Metals during 2002 I think it was... 

 

Amazing model!  264 on the cards? 

Yep 264 is on the radar along with it's sister's in L/L.....watch this space....

1 hour ago, Roy Langridge said:

Wow, that is incredible - so looking forward to mine arriving. Stand out feature for me? Was hard to pick one but that frost grill is fantastic!

Roy

The frost grilles are indeed very nice, Brian's EE versions are also very similar, having fitted a number of them.

The model looks very promising indeed, for me one thing that does jump out is the rather heavy (is it plastic ?) roof grille mesh retaining ring.

Pretty sure on the first reveal of these models the ring was much finer and metal ?

Roll on a painted sample.......

9 hours ago, YesTor said:

Hi Ben

 

Have you tried Phoenix Precision P149 Rail White?

 

Best

Al

Rail White is a different shade to Silver White.  Apparently Railmatch RM240 has been discontinued, I also tried a few places, perhaps somewhere will have some old stock ? 

2 hours ago, BR(S) said:

 

Seemed to lose them in 1992.  Black boxes were at the fan end, but are yellow in these (non-fan end also shown in same year):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then on both ends in 1995:

 

 

 

 

 

 

All the above photos show 37026 with square HI headlights fitted, which later replaced the original round ScR Car type headlights.  Can't find any photos of it with Black head code boxes (at either end) with Round type headlights fitted (in R/F Dist livery)  The forthcoming Accurascale model would appear to be correct in this respect.

Another commission re-work completed,  one of Eastfield's early versions of L/L livery -  37112, was originally BR Blue 37 049. And yes I'm aware it does not have the correct boiler roof panel for 112. 

43 minutes ago, aureol40012 said:

The lugs I’m looking for to remove the floor to access the battery compartment are hexagonal, right? One each side of the laddered end?

Yep that's the ones, but two at each end, they need a fairly firm downwards push, the floor then comes out to reveal the battery holder.

9 minutes ago, McC said:

 

Yes, the warehouse were having issues generating labels/codes with RM, so we sent a lot of these DPD next Day

 

You should have received an email /SMS with tracking details, or check your order status page for more

9 minutes ago, McC said:

 

Yes, the warehouse were having issues generating labels/codes with RM, so we sent a lot of these DPD next Day

 

You should have received an email /SMS with tracking details, or check your order status page for more

Just checked all orders so far sent and received via Royal Mail, no mention of DPD on my account. DPD and all other couriers regularly charge extortionate rates to deliver to my post code.!!  but good old Royal Mail manages no problem ! 

5 hours ago, Roy Langridge said:

 

Quoting myself but hey ho.

 

My parcel has just arrived and my normally happy wife was bemused that my email alerts and the phone app have been quoting it as my "Whiplash parcel" 

 

 

I may find that she is no so happy from now in when I order an "engine" 

 

Not opened the wagons up yet, that joy is for tonight.

 

Funny thing is, DPD Ireland are sending me a parcel as well which they say they haven't yet got - so I think somebody somewhere got their wires crossed!

 

Roy

 

I also got an e-mail from DPD yesterday stating they tried to deliver a parcel but no-one was in..? em wrong I was in all day ! When I tried to check the tracking No...it stated not found/out of date, very odd perhaps a scam ? The e-mail header mentions Bio-Trust whoever that is ?

Accurascale orders have all so far come via Royal Mail ....are they now using DPD also ?...as I'm not expecting anything else at the moment.

On 23/11/2020 at 11:27, lyneux said:

If you want to see the UK ones in operation with the mules and the rotary couplings then Railfreight Today Scotland (Volume 3) is what you want to watch.

 

https://www.telerail.co.uk/railway-dvds-telerail-titles/rail-freight-today-boxed-sets/rail-freight-today-box-set-1-volumes-1-5

 

Modern Railways April 1974 also has an article with photos and a drawing of the tippler. I have scans but obviously not going to share online!

 

If you are seriously interested in information regarding the rotary tippler then send me a PM as I have been amassing information on this over the past 7-8 years with a view to making a working model.

 

Guy

There's also some footage and maintenance of the PTA wagons on Rail Films Depot No.3 ScotRail along with MGR coal working footage.

1 hour ago, cessna152towser said:

Thanks for the heads up.   I tried to reach the microswitch through the slot but even the smallest Marklin screwdriver can't reach in far enough to operate the switch.  I then tried a narrow probe but all that did was push upwards the little black box next to the battery.  I can't get the tail light to work at all.

My wife, who has over 20 years model railway experience with Markin products also tried it, and was unsuccessful, she says this is Chinese crap.

I hope you can prove her wrong as Accurascale has never disappointed me previously.

A small flat headed jeweller's type screwdriver does the job perfectly, no need to push down, just a small flick sideways movement is all that's required to switch on/off....

Another re-work.  Started out as 47 710, then became 47 709 The Lord Provost via @Eddie R V2.0 now The Duke of Edinburgh's Award  

1 hour ago, rob D2 said:

Here we go ,

wish me luck 

It's a fairly straight forward job, sure you'll manage fine ..apart from fixing the small nose circuit/wiring boards on the new frame ends, they are factory melted on, but some CA or epoxy glue will suffice.

Any issues ..be happy to help/advise.....

On 02/11/2020 at 14:39, MJI said:

Very nice, the old Lima 47's scrub up nicely, the re-paint also helps.

On ones I've done previously, painting the front cab window ledges all Black prior to fitting laser glaze also makes a worthwhile improvement.

7 minutes ago, McC said:

Hi Ken

 

There is an instruction sheet in each pack, here is a link including a video. you’ll fine a micro switch near the buffer beam under the end wagon. 
 

https://accurascale.co.uk/pages/support#reamaze#0#/kb/model-specific-questions/how-do-i-fit-the-battery-or-switch-on-the-lights-on-the-pta-slash-jua-slash-jsa-pack mmm

Many thanks for your very quick response. Didn't notice an instruction sheet in the box only a parts list. Regardless appears very easy to do, once you know how....

No need to keep removing/replacing the battery as per the video, with a switch being fitted.

Very pleased indeed with my new PTA wagons simply superb in all respects, including the quality packaging.

Questions : how does one get the tail light to work ? no obvious signs of a switch ? and how/where to fit the supplied battery ?

TIA

Ken

A very wet Postie delivered my PTA's at lunch time.  Look forward to opening the box later.. question now is should I really have purchased more..?? as It's very likely these will sell out quickly !