Heavyhaul

Yes, I did this to mine and what a difference, very smooth all the way through now. Pete.

Stu, Mine had the blank middle lower holes also, it appears to be just 'casting flash'. I Poked a 0.5mm drill in a pin vice into the holes very carefully and the flashing pushed out thus allowing the fitting of the discs. Hope this helps, Pete.

Very interesting procedure, but does this not invalidate the warranty?

Andy, I have a brand new one of these, is it possible to fit RP25 wheels to these? Pete.

Hi Carl, The layout looks great, can't wait to see it at Wigan. Peter.

Hatton's also honoured my early pre-order price, very impressed.

Yes, I found the same thing with my Class 40, and turning it round cured the problem! Obviously a pick up problem as you suggest. Incidentally, on first running the loco out of the box, it ran with a slight jerkiness which 'running in' did not cure. Tried the Loksound trick of setting CV54 to 0 then 1, loco ran off quickly for over a metre and, 'hey presto' now 'smooth as a baby's' ! The crazy top speed has been reduced also.