Johnson Street IEMD

59 minutes ago, 60800 said:

 

Photos back on now if you want to have another look. I think I will get those logos to put on.

 

Cheers,

  60800

 

 

Also, lose the RfD sectorization stickers as well i would say ... 

On 18/03/2022 at 09:12, 60800 said:

Something a little bit different from the norm 

 

I picked up an RFD 90037 with the intention of respraying it into DB red, but with the announcement of DB 90028 and realising 90037 has the wrong buffers and cables on the nose, I decided to keep it as RFD, but add the modern 'Christine' nameplates. 

 

I will keep the cabside BR logos, but I'm presently deliberating on applying DB logos on the opposing cabsides 

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

  60800

I like that idea ... that's what DB used to do ... as they did with 90034 as it is now ... and also on 90037 in EWS ...

I was umming and arring doing that to my Barbie 90021 ... DB nose and opposing cabside logo's ... but i recently let go of it ... 

3 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

I missed it at Glasgow, unlike Guy I didn't have enough time to network.

 

Sadly Mk1 portal to go with their Mk3 cantilever mast. Visually as daft as a train with HST power cars and Mk1 coaches.

 

I am also at a loss to what those nipple like features are, Mk1 Portals are welded so they cannot be rivets or bolt heads.

 

 

Well, it hasnt advanced much in three years ... i just hope the vertical stanchions are a bit taller ... a Hornby 86 with its panto down on a piece of unmounted track was virtually touching the cantilever holding the contact wire when i saw it ..

14 minutes ago, letterspider said:

Buy a 90 for £120 and stick in a £100 sound chip - e voila

 or watch a Freightliner 90 with sound appear on Ebay for £210 ...

couldnt comment on timeline ... lol

i am sure it was pre Bachmann 90 time when i saw that gantry at my local .. so that's at least three years - three years to make something that someone else is making for you .. ?

Wolf (90002) on the rear of the Liverpool bound LSL train this evening

Backbone in the late February sun ... on the way to Wembley ... they're all going to Wemberrrllleeeeyyyyy (even 90039)

1 hour ago, 47606odin said:

It may have been mentioned, but I can’t find it anywhere, who makes the sound files and chips that Bachmann have used in their sound fitted models?

I have bought a previous version in RFD, and would like it to match the newer sound fitted version 

I think there are several @47606odin .. of my sound fitted 90s, I have two different ones, Zimo and legomanbiffo..

I think there others as well, as to whom Bachmann use, maybe get i'd touch with them about it

Well, they have taken their time (three years and hmmmm eight 90s later) but they have finally got there ... the ninth 90 and first in a EWS/DBS/DBC era livery

90028 in DB Cargo Red LOL (it would have to be Bill, wouldnt it ? LOL @Squirrel Rail @amertonman

Well, it does look great ... doesn't it ?

And for those wanting a Schenker one, or a different running number, i imagine this will be reasonably adaptable for the following:

DB Schenker 90018, 90029, 90036 and 90040

DB minus Schenker 90018, 90029, 90036 and 90040

DB Cargo (livery above) 90019 ''Multimodal'' and 90035

DB Cargo Glider livery ...''Christine'' 

Kat :-)

4M30 Backbone (90039) leading Malcolm (90024) through Stafford Station this morning

21st February 2022

10 minutes ago, balders said:

It seems to be becoming a regular thing in the last couple of weeks having one or two Skodas parked in the south bay at Rugby during the day, next to the allocated thunderbird 57. It's nice to see! 7th Feb saw 90034 and 90035. At 0745 they had just been parked as I waited for a 350 to Coventry, and still there later that afternoon. I believe they are stabled after arriving in the early hours at Daventry off an overnight Grangemouth train. 

 

Regards

 

Guy

Yes, thats right, they drop off the 4M30 load .. and then head back up the line to Rugby, 4M25 passes by later on, and 4S47 ...  they then depart in time to pick up their northbound load for the 4S49 service later on ...

And all this on the back of my favourite two out on duty the week before

Two more 90s joined the party, CB Hall (90035) paired up with DB Blue (90034)

In the week that was, only one 66 ran on Malcolm ... :-)

90s ran on 4M30 and 4M25

4m25 here ...

DB's own Climate Hero week last week saw the week start with 

90's on 4M30 and 4S47 ...

Freightliner's 90s came past shortly after on 4M53 ..

On 03/02/2022 at 15:21, cornish trains jez said:

How long has 90021 sat stationary for? Must be a fair fee years. Good to know its going back into service though.

 

 

About six ... i think ...

I imagine my local model shop will have them in soon enough, so we may take Malcolm, Bill or one of the Team Red Skodas in for a sound comparison

I'm not entertaining buying one till @Bachmann catch up with reality, there are more than Freightliner operating the Class 90 currently ... and opting to make the first three era-10/11 90s in their colours, to me, just doesnt make sense ... if it were the other way round, i would still think it was crackers to have done three DB liveried 90s, despite being chuffed about it ... 

Kat@johnsonstreetIEMD

2 hours ago, Jamescav95 said:

Fresh from Kernow and on the test track. It’s an amazing model and so happy I went with sound fitted. Perfectly smooth runner straight out the box 

Sound fitted does make quite a bit of difference on them, doesnt it ?

Does the panto rise and fall still make a noise on these newer ones ?

2 hours ago, adb968008 said:

Is this the celeb Malcolm one ?

I heard it was heading into DB red ... but there's that the new Malcolm livery on the horizon too 

On 02/02/2022 at 21:19, chris37422 said:

I think ADB968008 was correct in saying 90029 was first. I have the below dates at Toton for (red)repaint dates

 

90029 Nov/Dec 2012

90018 Jan 2013

90036 Jun 2013

90040 Dec 15/Jan 2016

90019 April 2016

90028 Dec 2018/Jan 2019

90035 Sep 2019/Oct 2019

90037 Aug 2020/Sep 2020

Speaking of repaints, do you know whats happening with 90021 ? which has just gone off to be repainted this week just gone @chris37422 ?

On 02/02/2022 at 21:19, chris37422 said:

I think ADB968008 was correct in saying 90029 was first. I have the below dates at Toton for (red)repaint dates

 

90029 Nov/Dec 2012

90018 Jan 2013

90036 Jun 2013

90040 Dec 15/Jan 2016

90019 April 2016

90028 Dec 2018/Jan 2019

90035 Sep 2019/Oct 2019

90037 Aug 2020/Sep 2020

Every day is a school day then ... my apologies @adb968008

3 hours ago, adb968008 said:

Interesting choice of buffers, puts it post privatisation (summer 1994), rather than pre, I guess 1994 - 2003… A good choice for VT passenger services, and covers its longest period of running in that livery.

 

90029 has always been an odd one out..

As built as 90029 in Mainline it ended up in Freight mostly from 1988-1992, despite having the passenger fittings / rubbing plate.

 

Yet after becoming a 90/1 in DB livery and having its rubbing plates removed Its moved upto being a long term passenger service hire-in for much of its life, firstly to VT upto 2003, renumbered back to 90/0 and EWS livery, then the Pretendolino and then on the Sleeper. 

In 2012 it was the first one in (Official UK) DB livery  and moved to the ECML until very recently, 2019.

 

its now in Grand Central currently.. another odd ball livery.

 

Colourful history, literally.

90036 was the first in DB Schenker ... 90029 followed .... then 90018 ... then 90040 ... 

Thank you @Squirrel Rail for your fine craftsmanship with Bumblebee1 .. (90026 in DB Cargo ex-Grand Central)

66185 is the Web Exclusive ... in ''I am a Climate Hero'' livery

4 minutes ago, newbryford said:

 

Thr 67s are Railroad plus - so ex-Lima mouldings - without lights (?) 

 

67023 is an odd one as RR plus, seeing that they've already done partner 67027 as a full spec model.

 

The other (mostly)  green 66 is 66796. (the render in the OP shows it to be numbered correctly.

 

 

 

 

6 minutes ago, newbryford said:

 

Thr 67s are Railroad plus - so ex-Lima mouldings - without lights (?) 

 

67023 is an odd one as RR plus, seeing that they've already done partner 67027 as a full spec model.

 

The other (mostly)  green 66 is 66796. (the render in the OP shows it to be numbered correctly.

 

 

 

 

The green 66 i saw in the list of items wasnt the GBRf HS2 one, it was the DB Climate Hero one, but with the wrong number ...