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Yellow latches painted, Now to make a start on the coach ends
Lovely looking model!
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4 hours ago, Chris M said:
As I said above the only thing I don’t like is the white roofs and coach ends. They are probably correct but not so noticeable on the real thing.
I agree with the coach ends but it's probably due to them not having the jumper cables between them! Still a cracking model!
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Hi All,
one for the DCC sound lot!
just fitted the loksound decoder and there is a hum and stutter at low speeds has anyone else experienced this? Or does the loco just need a good run in?
cheers
Callum
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Looking forward to mine arriving,
haven’t seen many photos of the GBRF or Sleeper ones, anyone got any?
Cheer
Callum
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Hi All
Union or South Africa arrived this morning
Very nice model! shall give it a run this afternoon! Now awaiting the Transfers to bring it up to the way she is today!
Cheers
Callum
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On 26/02/2020 at 08:08, Ressaldar said:
Hi Callum,
John Gymer at YouChoos pointed out that these speakers must be connected in SERIES when I ordered the decoder and speakers for the Class 50, so he same would apply here with the Class 33.
kind regards
Mike
Cheers for your help mike! Much Appreciated!
Following your picture managed to get it all wired up an making noise!
Only problem being is no Red Tail lights at all, I see you mentioned its the Green/Yellow that is for them, wired them up to the same as your pic with no result! did yours work?
Sorry for all the questions
Cheers
Callum
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22 minutes ago, Ressaldar said:
Hi Callum,
not as such, but if you look closely at the second picture, you can just see both speakers laying side by side in the space under the decoder. As I mentioned in the text, I applied a strip of insulating tape along the inside face of the upstand to ensure that the metal parts of the speaker could not touch it and therefore short out. The speakers are YouChoos Ice Cube 40x18x7 and at present, on;y one is actually wired in.
regards
Mike
Cheers!
thought that was the case! ... just wanted to double check!
I have on the way exactly the same! Just wasn’t sure how to do it!
With the speakers (When you connect both) would it be parallel or series? Electrics absolutely stump me!
next on the list is the 50s I have, which I have no clue what to do!
cheers
Callum
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On 07/02/2020 at 13:48, Ressaldar said:
The Zimo MX699KV duly arrived from YouChoos, with two of their 40x18x7 IceCube double speakers and t was then a case of disentangling the Heljan wiring - a backward step compared with the Class 50 but fairly straightforward
the KV version of the MX699 is a bit of an overkill in as much as you can programme 14 functions and I only needed two! thankfully the windscreen wipers and drivers door windows don't come with any motors fitted. On the plus side, it comes with three hefty capacitors fitted as a 'stay alive'.
there is sufficient space beneath the decoder to fit both speakers side by side, having first lined both sides of the cavity with a strip of insulating tape as protection against the soldered terminals on the speakers.
Heljan have persisted with their sized PCB as opposed to the industry standards decoders, hence the plasticard carrier plate screwed to the pylons and the decoder then screwed to the carrier plate - another backward step from that supplied with the Class 50. It will be interesting to see if the 'reworked' Hymek retains the old Heljan details inside the chassis!
It has been commented on on other Forum that these new 33s are not fitted with the twin red lights as the first run were. There is a red LED fitted at each end, fed by the yellow/green wires as seen in photos i & 2 in post #7 above -
the problem lies with the 'prismatic strip' that Heljan have used to transfer the light to the lens - it just about gets to the end. I am considering replacing the fitted system with LEDs to each lamp position, which would be a bit of a nuisance because I am thinking that they would have to be fitted to the body rather than the chassis which makes it awkward when taking the body off of the chassis and probably the reason that Heljan took the route that they did.
Having said all of the above, I am really pleased with the loco, still awaiting the nameplate and finalising the weathering and bearing all of that in mind, here is a short video of the loco on the rolling road, with only one of the two speakers connected - hope you enjoy it
regards
Mike
Hi Mike,you don’t happen to have any pictures of how you mounted the speakers at all?
cheers
Callum
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14 hours ago, Captain Cuttle said:
Tower told me they only made fifty.
I was wondering how many they made! ... Panicked a bit when they started selling out quickly
It was the other halfs suggestion to have the pair. Which was a MASSIVE shock!
Just awaiting Numbers and Nameplates to do 50007/50014 now!
Also sound chips for both to run on the new depot layout thats in the planning
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Looks Good Calum! ... loved the old one! this one looks like its going to be great!
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May for the 47/7's and the DBSO he wasnt to sure about!
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I Preordered one of these last week! i cannot wait for it .. looks great ... finaly some modern image Scotrail units! .. please keep the scotrail stuff coming! the Mk3's are amazing .. just wish i had bought more than i pack!
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I Spoke to the guys on the Bachman Stand at Model Rail Scotland and they told me that the A2's will be out either June or July ... takes the biscuit a bit
Seven Mills Sidings, from TOPS to the POD, Page 169 and Bench Road, Stabling and Fuelling Point from Page 245
in 7mm+ modelling
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It won't be going far!
The new residents are getting ready for its arrival!