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Any news on new supplier/website .?

Ok good news, hopefully won't be to long

Anyone know whats happened to the site..?

Yes I saw this . Not sure of the size difference as I'm after the size that will fit TTAs. If they are conical im sure they could be sanded down. 

ok thanks , I did email him..  but alas it seems il have to wait until I see him at Burton.. which is probably the same amount of time he may take to reply to me lol!! 

Anybody have any? Genesis ones or the like that they don't want.. 

Or anybody have idea how to make.. 

Thanks anyway.. Mark w

Hey Grizz those JRA were one of my first attempts at scratch building a few years back.. they're bowing a bit now lol.. not sure I got the correct bogies.. which wagon are the bogies from..? 

Anyways I'm attempting the Brett bogie hopper  PHA thingy majig'( sea dredged aggregates hopper) . Rare and unusual.. some detail to add..

Wahh youre running out of bogies!! Lets hope DEMU is back on this year as George owes me a few bogies!! surely we are back to normal.. By June I will have recovered from my outlay of the Bachmann deluxe 47.. 300 quid on a model train.. I shudder to think what my mum would think if she knew id spent that much on a model train !! lol!

Ok il try it. 

Eth cables are not applicable to 375 I presume?

13 hours ago, Tony Walker said:

 

Mark, I've used POM to amend CV3 and 4 to something more sensible. It works fine using POM and the change is instant. Give it a go. Tony.

POM? ER ER ER ?

Amazingly no driver ,considering Bachmann thought of everything else! [Maybe that's for the deluxe ultra version!] I wont be taking this kit apart, il live with that! A fantastic model. Il be pressed on the budget for a while.. Hopefully there's delays on the Acc' 37! 

Hi peeps, I have a deluxe version. I'll post a vid if I get a chance. Meanwhile I'm having trouble accessing cv 3and 4 to adjust.. Am I missing something,is there an index cv? I can't seem to find any info anywhere..

Mark

confused as ever .. still waiting for an 08 with lights and standard stay alive! maybe thats next week!

New wagon for Grizz!?

https://www.railfreight.com/railfreight/2021/03/15/new-from-old-as-wh-davies-secures-major-rolling-stock-contract/

Who will do the class 31 ?

IEA

Article in express mag re weathering PTA so I had  a splash about. 

The engineeers train is also coming along. 

Yes Ive seen this, I note the bogies are slightly different [very slightly!} but Il just use the bog standard Axle motion.. Be nice to get to DEMU showcase next year when all this nonsense is over and get some bogies from Skits! 

 Thanks its not to bad. I always use 40 thou card and use pre cut strip for detail. The measurements ,im told are more or less the same as the JNA falcon wagon but obviously these have a full solebar along the bottom. There's a drawing in John Fox's book for a JNA falcon. I guessed the positioning of the ribs from pics. I used Skits bogies as I already have these but now Gaugemaster do Dapol bogies as a spare which is useful as these might be a better bet.

I may attempt the other type next that have the different bogies,

11 hours ago, Lek said:

So, the 59 sounds (more or less) the same as a 67, or...?

 

I'm asking, as I'm about to chip mine and want to find the closest voice chip (unless 59 voice chips are more readily available now?).

 

This will be my first DCC project, so I'm just wondering how the voice chip plugs into the train, if the DCC socket is already used by the decoder?

As explained by the other chaps , its about splitting hairs really. There are some 59 sound projects' available now. But it seems a compromise would be a TTS 66 chips. If you listen to some vids on youtube of 66s and 59s you may have some idea- or go and see the real thing at westbury! 

just follow the instructions on fitting decoders if you haven't done it before. Its fairly straightforward.

Please guess the wagon 

Im back in the zone, checking on bogies and ready for a project. Hows it goin out there Grizz? 

Does anyone know if the MLA ballast wagon is the same length as the JNA falcon ? I cant seem to find measurements anywhere?

Hi just a passing interest in 3mm scale and as a challenge for myself and a mate I was wondering what the scope is to produce a decent 08 shunter in 3mm. 

decent body? - I hear a very good printed body is available from someone.

chassis and wheels possibilities?

I cant find anything on searches so just wondered if anyone can point me in the right direction ..

I thank anyone who can answer, ..

 Thanks. arr ok so I'm presuming lego doesn't assign them to other keys. A bit beyond my experience ,having a programmer.. wow train sets are getting very scientific these days!! maybe its worth assigning a function to a function number that isn't used.

Hi , Quick education, Im new to the v5 as mainly had v4s. I have just purchased a v5 from lego recently. I see that aux 1 and 2 are green and purple respectively. Apart from these 2, I see there are other Auxs for the 5 [pale green, pink ,aux 7,8,9]- are these assigned to any function key or are they dependent on the programmer assigning them..? 

thanks to anyone who knows..

mark