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13 hours ago, leopardml2341 said:
Hello folks, can anyone please tell me sound chip is fitted to this model?
Thanks.
R2804XS 44875 has a V3.5 fitted
R2995XS 45010 has a V4.0 fitted
Unsure of any other examples.
HTH
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Reggie Rail 156....finally made a start today on dismantling it to fit some passengers, secondary speakers and also to consider a possible fix for the dummy marker lights.
Beware - spent over 2 hours trying to remove the body from just one car ! Once apart, the problem being strips of double sided sticky tape have been used at both ends between bodyshell and chassis edges, and some of the glue used for retaining the windows also appears to have wicked into the body/chassis join line at both ends.
The Barbie unit I stripped previously did not have these strips of DST between the body/chassis it came apart easily with no issues.
Why fit these strips of DST, the body/chassis fit is fine without them, they just make removing the body a real PITA...if it ain't broke don't fix it !
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1 hour ago, brushman47544 said:
Just been looking at the availability dates for diesel locomotives on the Bachmann website. There are now only six models without any information and shown as TBA, with is hopefully a good sign.
The only problem - for me at least - is that three of them are ones I'm waiting for, all in a version of BR blue!
Long awaited 47435 in BR plain blue with dominoes and 47711 Greyfriars Bobby in large logo blue, plus 46020 also with dominoes. Has Kader allocated all its BR blue paint to the sealed beam class 45s?
L/L 47711 AFAIK is coming with square HI headlights ? can anyone link a photo to confirm this as being correct ? AFAIK these were not fitted until repainted into Scot Exec livery.
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Here's another clearer photo of the other side....
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4 hours ago, RBC said:
Reference Bachmann 37025 Inverness TMD in BR Large Logo Livery.
Is there any difference to the recent model 32-780RJ and the earlier release a good few years ago 32-780Y ??
Light switches on underside of fuel tank for example ?
Would be interesting to know before I splash out.
32-780Y was a Rails of Sheffield Limited Edition which featured the loco in 90's livery as it was when first re-painted into L/L livery complete with the infamous badly aligned L/L arrows.
32-780RJ is the more modern as preserved version in use with DRS etc..
HTH
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On 26/03/2020 at 20:44, Accurascale Fran said:
We are giving it our best shot, and I dont think it's possible to improve on our set up here on a commercial basis in OO, so we think it will go down very well! Proof will be in the pudding though, and we shall see in the coming days. We may convince you yet! I do agree with your sentiments on sound, hence the effort we have put into it.
Also, just to point out to everyone, this exact set up will be in our Class 92 and 37 too, as well as our Irish Metro Vick locos!
Cheers,
Fran
Hi Fran
Well if your new Deltic sounds as good as this, I'll be delighted with it, and if any better it would be a bonus !
I believe this model has 2 x Loksound 4's and 2 YES 2 x EM2 speakers, really sounds the business.
Regards
Ken
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24/1 Cab lights. Although fitted, these will not work on DC as supplied because Bachmann fitted the wrong type of blanking plug. They will work if you replace the blanking plug with one that has the 2 little black boxes (diodes) as fitted to DCC ready 37's etc.
I've now lubricated the bogie worms/motor bearings (very lightly) removed the caps across the motor wires and adjusted the pick-ups so they now touch the wheel backs at all times, result - it now runs perfectly. Final job is to change over the headcode blinds to domino's.
HTH
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On 20/03/2020 at 08:39, paul 27 said:
Advertised as having cab lighting yet nothing mentioned in the instruction sheet or does this only work on DCC.
Cab light LED's are fitted, assume they will only work on DCC ? although yet to try that.
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Made a start today in stripping down my 24/1. It wasn't running as well as I'd like and I also wanted to the replace the headcodes with domino's that were very kindly supplied FOC by Phil Bullock.
Firstly noticed the bogie drive worms could use some lubricant they looked pretty dry. Also noticed that small caps were fitted across the motor leads, I always remove these (if fitted) when using DCC.
Cab light LED's are indeed fitted. Bogies will also require stripping down as the contact strips are not always touching the wheel backs (when the axles are moved side to side.)
The speaker housing is tiny, and the full length circuit board does not leave a lot of space for a bigger speaker either. Interesting to compare just how SLW managed to design in space in their type 2's which as we all know sound excellent.
Due to the chassis design, the motor is smaller/slimmer than the standard Bachmann fitment. The original 24/25's mostly ran very sweetly straight out of the box, not so my 24/1 example.
Hopefully once competed it will run better on DC prior to fitting a decoder.
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8 hours ago, Opelsi said:
Got the renumbering done this afternoon.
All finished for this one now!
Looking very good. What did you use for the replacement domino headcodes ?
TIA
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Phew...thankfully can pass on these, but roll on the 1980's 37/4-5's etc.....
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On 17/03/2020 at 20:17, SE4 Box said:
Ken
Many thanks for your help and response, I like what you have done in the photo. Can I ask what the figures are where did you purchase. Thanks Ken
The figures are Bachmann's 00 business men pack (36-040) - some are modified to fit, the hi-vis jacket being painted on, the model also has DCC controlled lighting with front/rear lamps and interior lighting.
HTH
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On 01/02/2019 at 15:20, faa77 said:
I have found a few class 47s (sector livery) I would like to model but they had only one flush end. Given the Bachmann 47 cab end is part of the moulding/not replacable, what is the best Bachmann donor to model these?
All the Bachmann 47 models i find seem to have no flush ends, or both ("Pectinidae"), never just one.
Bachmann's L/E 47 461 Charles Rennie Mac has a flush No 1 end with original BB cowls - but these can fetch silly money now...........as already stated 47 835 has a flush No 2 end but with cut away BB's. VI trains and Heljan also produced a few 47's with flushed ends.
HTH
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On 10/03/2020 at 21:47, Albie the plumber said:
Bought one recently.
Great sound project !
Hi Albie
Assume this is a 37/0 sound file as the starter motor sounds appear to be missing ? with the vid showing a 37/4 loco..still sounds good though...
Ken
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Did the lights work when new on DC ?
Have you tried re-fitting the DC blanking plug and then checking the lights work.
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I'm just curious...how visable is the difference between the single and double riveted roof panels ? On the double version are the extra rivets a row length wise directly above the cant rail rain strip ?
And NO I'm NOT a rivet counter !
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On 27/02/2020 at 13:41, sulzer71 said:
You can do 37051 from 043
AFAIK 051 had a Dark Grey/Black roof when in L/L livery .....
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19 minutes ago, sulzer71 said:
That's just the first one that popped up when i searched , there are many sellers selling them in various colours , they do 0603s as well
These might do ?, the problem being getting it all to fit in the lamp housings, the finer the wires the easier it will be regardless if 0402 or 0603 LED's are used. Ideally LED's pre-wired with very fine copper enamelled magnet wire are the easiest to use.
As for the voltage/current etc, most led's can be used, Warm White LED's tend to be very bright, so a suitable value resistor must be used to both protect them and reduce their brightness to acceptable levels. Standard White Led's are too Ice "blue-ish" in light output (like Xenon's) and not suitable to represent early tungsten/halogen bulb fitted lamps.
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On 25/02/2020 at 07:22, young37215 said:
Hi Ken
Impressive work, the results look first class. Do you, or anyone else for that matter, have any suggestions on the bracketed lights that Inverness based locos received such as the one on 37017 below? Apart from your work above, the best that I have seen are the lights Lee Edmondson supplies and fits but these do'nt appear to have a bracket.
Rob
Hi Rob
The brackets allowed the lamps to be mounted/adjusted, but on a model would be awkward to make and would not really be noticeable especially at normal viewing distance with the lamp ON.
I just fitted the lamps directly to the noses on 37262/263, - 262 is still work in progress - hence the masking tape - the glazing just refused to come out ! argh..........
HTH
Ken
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1 hour ago, sulzer71 said:
Hi Ken
Re the class 26 Headlights , there are pre wired 0402 smds available on ebay , the voltage is 2.8-3.4v , would that be suitable for use?
Regards
Dave
Hi Dave
If you post the eBay link for them, I'll have a look......... 0603 SMD's could also be used, but are a pretty tight fit, but at least it's possible to solder wires to them.
Regards
Ken
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DP47-06 is the Sealed Beam type etch - usually but not always fitted at No 2 end. As already mentioned the No 1 end again usually had opaque marker light rings with grommets, but not always.
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On 06/06/2011 at 13:28, Andrew F said:
It would be hard to illuminate a pair of headlamps on the Heljan 26 as the optic for the top disc runs right behind where they'd fit. I had a bit of a go by drilling out the apertures and letting in some plastic tube; the tail lamps bled into the headlamps and only worked in reverse
. I guess an led rewire would be on the cards and ditch those optics that usually fall to bis anyway.
You get 4 clear plastic headlamps with 26121 (26027); I think it's the only Helly 26 that has them in the detail pack (If you're lucky!)
Part 11 it is but Howes don't stock it.
I actually prefer the look of Chards car lamps; after all, I bet they were only Austin car headlamps on the loco's.
The 24/1 would be an easier prospect to have working headlamps, by modifying the plastic lighting unit in the Bachmann nose and letting the light from the central disc leds bleed into them
Cheers
Andy
Hi Andrew
Yes perhaps difficult but it's possible to fit working "Car" type spotlights to HJ Class 26's. The main issue is the lack of clearance due to the light guide for the top marker light. The 3 locos in the photo all have full LED replacement lighting, with new LED twin spot lights on 26 035. The spot light housings were made using cut-down/drilled out Peco R15 Nylon ? wagon wheel bearings with slices of Fiber optic cable as lenses (blobs of Araladite as I found out later) being far quicker. They are lit with 0603 SMD Warm White LED's which just fit inside, using 0403 sized LED's would be easier, but extremely difficult to solder, unless sourced pre-wired with very fine magnet wire.
The 37 uses a similar arrangement for the spot light wired into the nose circuit boards, or on DCC can be powered via a spare function output for independent control.
For more details see my WB thread: The Northern Lights
HTH
Ken
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1 hour ago, Thrallwelder said:
I see on your website the Cawood PFA’s are now sold out .
can we expect a 3rd run of these , this time with different running numbers .92777 .. please
cheersTW
Plenty on eBay....or try the retailers....Rails etc
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6 hours ago, McC said:
Yes, the NEM pockets and snowplough mounts (which are in accurate 3 pieces) are body mounted (like all our other locos)
Any chance of a bundle option being offered for all 4 of these 37/0's ?
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Interesting comments Charlie, first I've heard or seen about issues with some of the Prov 156's. I resorted to using a blade as above when the usual strips of card had no effect.
I'll be in touch soon about some other QC issues/misssing parts etc
Regards
Ken