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    SCRATCH BUILT MODERN EUROPEAN STYLE WAGONS 4mm ish

    in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding

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    Grammar

    Jo Hi Grizz!!  Good to see the work!!  

     

    Thanks for calling the Bardon hopper a 'masterpiece'! It's close as I could get but I'm sure its not 100% accurate- what models are?

     

    No drawings available as far as I could see at the time. One useful technique is to find a picture online and enlargening it to the size of the Bachmann bogies. 

     

    From what I recall I did a drawing in 4mm scale based on the size of the bogies. Tricky as I couldn't find any square on photos of the wagon. But it shows what can be done if you take care with your preparation. 

     

    I spent the first 10yrs or so of my working life as a chef. Preparation, planning and detail is everything! 

     

    There are no curves on the wagon which makes life easier. It just has the angled profiles on the sides which were fairly easy to achieve and using separate sections of card. 

     

    Unfortunately I had to move location back in the spring for one reason or another and decided to rent out my property for the time being so my larger layout is dismantled but I managed to get a micro layout going to help keep me 'sane' Not really the space for any building projects at the moment. Hopefully start some things later on in the year when I'm somewhere else. It's an unpredictable world out there at the moment, but what can we do, just keep goin eh.. :-) 

     

    I enclose pics of my micro layout. The yard is busier than ever.. Wagons everywhere!! 

     

    *Good spot today was 66789 going through Hook, Hampshire just after 2pm. Just got a glimpse from Tescos car park. Lucky eh.. 

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    PGA, PGA, and/or PGA

    in UK Prototype Questions

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    On 08/01/2021 at 10:48, daz9284 said:

     

    Been reading this thread with interest as I have 16 PGAs which I am modelling.  I have a mixture of lima and Hornby wagons in yeoman and ARC liveries.

     

    I'm just about to put the lima hopper onto the Hornby chassis.

     

    Was the top of the chassis on the ARC PGAs grey or mustard? The only pictures I have seen showing this is from late 90s / early 2000s and they look grey, but that could just be an accumulation of stone dust.

     

    Regards

    Darryl

    how did you get on? I had a bit of craze on doing different versions of Pga I've seen on Bartletts site. The body swop was next on my agenda until I had to move because of the lokdown thing and now no space for workbench modelling  ;-[

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    Bachmann Diesel Sound Locomotives - Loksound Chip Versions

    in DCC Sound

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    On 24/03/2014 at 19:29, D400 said:

    Hello all, 

     

    I'm trying to compile a list of the versions of the chips (Loksound 3.5 or 4) used in Bachmann sound-fitted diesel locomotives. Below is a list of what I believe are all the sound-fitted locomotives Bachmann have produced so far. I've put a few that I know myself alongside, I therefore appeal to RMweb members to help me complete the rest. When complete I believe it will be a useful resource for people buying second hand sound locomotives. 

     

    30-048 Highlander Trainset Class 37 37418 Loksound Select

    30-048 The Permanent Way Class 20 20088  Loksound Select

    31-368DS Class 03 03026 BR Blue (DCC Sound) - Zimo Next 18

    32-038DS Class 20 20124 in BR blue wtih indicator discs - weathered. DCC Sound V4.0

    32-030DS 20156 Red Stripe RailFreight DCC sound - V5 DCC 
    32-034DS Class 20 D8138 in BR green with centre head code box. DCC Sound V4.0

    32-035DS Class 20 diesel 20034 in BR blue with disc headcodes (DCC Sound on board) V3.5

    32-043DS Class 20 diesel 20129 BR blue with indicator boxes (DCC sound on board) V3.5
    32-040DS Class 20 diesel D8113 in BR green (DCC sound on board) V3.5
    32-033DS Class 20 diesel D8158 in BR Green with center headcode boxes (DCC Sound on board) V3.5 

    32-425DS Class 24 Bo-Bo diesel 24035 BR blue (DCC sound on board) V3.5

    32-429DS Class 24 Bo-Bo diesel D5100 in BR Plain Green with small yellow panel (DCC Sound) V3.5
    32-426DS Class 24 Diesel D5038 BR Two Tone Green Indicator Discs (DCC Sound)

    32-330DS Class 25/1 D5183 in BR green. DCC Sound V4.0
    32-326DS Class 25/2 Bo-Bo diesel 25245 in BR Blue (DCC Sound) V3.5

    32-404DS Class 25/3 25276 in BR blue. DCC Sound V4.0
    32-400DS Class 25/3 Bo-Bo diesel 25095 in revised BR blue (DCC sound on board) V3.5

    32-401DS Class 25/3 Bo-Bo diesel D7638 in BR 2 tone green (Digital Sound) V3.5

    32-783DS Class 37/0 37049 in BR blue with split head code. DCC Sound V3.5
    32-785DS Class 37/0 37254 in BR Departmental Civil Link Dutch livery - weathered. DCC Sound V4.0
    32-781DS Class 37/0 diesel 37057 BR large logo blue "Viking" and corner indicators (DCC sound on board) V3.5
    32-776DS Class 37/0 diesel 37254 with plated centre head code in BR blue (DCC Sound on board) V3.5
    32-377DS Class 37/4 37417 'Highland Region' in BR large logo blue. DCC Sound V4.0
    32-381QDS Class 37/4 Diesel Locomotive 37409 in Direct Rail Services Compass livery - DCC sound - Limited edition for Model Rail V4.0

    32-376DS Class 37/5 diesel 37693 in Railfreight livery (DCC Sound on board) V3.5
    32-380DS Class 37/5 diesel 37698 Railfreight Coal sector 'Coedbach' (DCC sound on board). V3.5

    32-391DS Class 37/7 37796 Railfreight Coal Sector (DCC Sound) Loksound Select
    32-480DS Class 40 D211 'Mauretania' in BR green with indicator discs. DCC Sound on board V4.0
    32-652DS Class 44 Peak 44005 in BR blue. DCC Sound V4.0

    32-678DS Class 45 D55 'Royal Signals' in BR Green V4.0

    32-679DS Class 45 D27 in BR green with split head code & small yellow panel. DCC Sound V4.0

    32-678DS Class 45 diesel D55 'Royal Signals' in BR green (DCC Sound on board) V3.5

    32-801DS Class 47 diesel D1746 with 4 digit headcode in two tone green with half yellow ends (DCC Sound on board) V3.5

    31-658DS Class 47/0 47190 "Pectinidae" in BR Petroleum Sector livery with sound V4.0

    31-659DS Class 47 47001 BR Blue V4.0

    31-661DS Class 47/3 47346 BR Dutch Livery (DCC Sound) Loksound Select

    32-800DS Class 47/4 47404 "Hadrian" in BR blue with full yellow ends (DCC sound on board) V3.5

    32-526DS Class 55 Deltic 55018 'Ballymoss' in BR blue. DCC Sound V4.0

    32-530DS Class 55 Deltic diesel 55001 'St. Paddy' in BR blue (DCC Sound on board) V3.5

    32-525DS Class 55 Deltic diesel D9007 "Pinza" in BR two tone green (DCC sound on board)

    32-534DS Class 55 55004 'Queen's Own Highlander' BR Blue (DCC Sound)
    32-753XDS Class 57 Diesel 57604 in GWR Brunswick Green Livery (DCC Sound)- Rail Exclusive Limited Edition
    32-750DS Class 57/0 Co-Co diesel 57003 "Freightliner Evolution" in Freightliner livery (DCC Sound).
    32-762DS Class 57/3 57312 'The Hood' Virgin. Weathered. DCC Sound Loksound Select
    32-725DS Class 66 diesel 66022 "Lafarge Charnwood" in EWS livery (DCC sound on board) V3.5

    32-979YDS Class 66 Diesel 66301 in Fastline Freight Livery (DCC Sound Fitted) - Rail Express Limited Edition
    32-726DS Class 66 diesel 66522 in Freightliner/Shanks Waste Solutions livery (DCC sound on board) V3.5
    32-728DS Class 66 diesel 66546 in Freightliner livery. DCC Sound
    32-727DS Class 66 diesel 66702 'Blue Lightning' in GBRf livery (DCC Sound on board) V3.5

    32-733DS Class 66 66040 EWS (DCC Sound)

    31-587DS Class 70 PowerHaul diesel 70002 in Freightliner livery. DCC Sound

    32-290DS Class 101 2 Car DMU Network SouthEast (DCC Sound) Loksound Select

    32-939DS Class 150/2 150236 Arriva Trains Wales (DCC Sound) Loksound Select
     

     

     

    Cheers,

    Bruce

    Does anyone know if putting a Lok 3.5 into a loco previously fitted with a loksound select whether it will work ok?  [obviously will have to change speaker to a 10ohm]. 

    Hornby accessory decoders, do they go kaput?

    in DCC Help & Questions

    Posted

    thanks for the input RAF , im sure the info will benefit others and me. it seems the fault may have been caused by my programming track rail just slightly touching the main track which is on the drop down section so hasnt got isolating joiners. [arggghhhhh]

     

    Latterly ive connected another spare decoder to get my points working . so my faith in the R8247s is restored!

    Hornby accessory decoders, do they go kaput?

    in DCC Help & Questions

    Posted

    I have some odd behaviour from my Hornby accessory decoders, controlling pl11 point motors. Only two outlets are working correctly. I have tried reset, cv8 to 8. But comes up error on the dynamis. Having tried everything (and they worked fine on my previous layout a couple of moths back.) Do these decoders fail?  I've not experienced any of this before and have used dcc for many years. 

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