TomMcG

21 hours ago, tlm said:

To G-BOAF - I've had the same rocking issue with 4 so far.

 

It was so bad on one of them that in exasperation I sent Accurascale a video to prove it. The response was not what I anticipated. I have pasted it below exactly at it appeared (typo et al), without comment . . . . ! 

 

To stop the rocking you can place a small thin peice of plasticard under the two
pins on each side of the bogie and this will stop it. The two pins can
been seen if you look at the bogie and chassis, where the bogie tower
goes up in to the chassis block. 

I had the same rocking/wobble issue with my first and replacement loco and also sent them a video.

This time I was told it was designed this way to run on the track properly.

Never heard this the first time and no other loco in my collection does this...

Other folk seem to have no issues though.

Also, this time I learned you need to cut/shorten the sanding pipes yourself, if they cause issues on your layout...

That reminds me of a certain software company saying "it's not a bug, it's a feature".

Thanks for all your comments on this model.

Was tempted to go for one at a hunner, despite old tooling and no pax lights.

The livery is just so poor, money well saved.

Cheers

On 21/12/2022 at 19:59, curlypaws said:

My ScotRail DCC sound fitted model also has a distinct rattle from the lead car when running. Turning on the DCC sound hides it, but it seems like there may be some truth to the statement that 'they are all like that'.

Had to return mine as well with similar noise issues. It was also struggling to keep up speed in turns (motor seameded to work hard).

Should have kept my Regional version of the first batch which had no problems at all.

Hi folks,

I've got a spare LokSound v4 chip and I'm looking for a Class 66 sound file with Drivelock or similar.

All recent sound files now use the v5 chip, so I was wondering if older ones are available.

Thank you in advance.

9 minutes ago, E100 said:

Rails of Sheffield have got a handful of KOYLI with full yellow ends as 55002. Both sound and non-sound fitted.

Thanks for the info! Ordered one, at least normal price, not 100 quid extra like on the popular auction site...

13 minutes ago, ERIC ALLTORQUE said:

https://inter-city.co.uk/journey/the-deltic-deviation-07-05-22

Have a ride North on the real thing.....

Looks nice. But going on the train with your better half costs as much as a sound fitted Deltic...

What to choose? 😇

58 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said:

 

 

Hi @TomMcG,

 

I bolded the response you have queried from @McC to ensure clarity. Yes, as McC said, you get a FULL REFUND if the item is faulty. Please feel free to email us support@accurascale.co.uk and we will help you out with any issue. 

 

 

Hi @steve45,

 

Well, you can register your interest by clicking "email me when becomes available" button on the purple gordon page on our website. The more we see registered to that the easier it is for me to persuade McC that we should do another run!

 

Cheers!

 

Fran 

Thank you for the clarification. I have contacted support first anyway, but just dropped another email.

29 minutes ago, McC said:

 

Once the order is complete, the full amount is refundable in the case of a return (as per your consumer rights, and based  us waiving the right to charge a reasonable fee for returns) . 

 

Hope that helps!

So, does that mean I'll get the full refund, or do you consider the deposit of £30 a reasonable fee?

3 hours ago, The Ghost of IKB said:

Not sure about accura, but Rails of sheffield deposits are non refundable for cancellations, however if you returned it as faulty you should get the lot refunded.

Yes, no issues with Rails or other retailers at all. Found this in AS FAQs:

Reservation Fees cover the cost of admin, raising balances and processing fees, and are non refundable, but are fully deductible from the cost of completing your order.

It doesn't say what happens with faulty items returned for refund, but it would be a bad practice not to fully refund.

Haven't heard back yet since 8/7/22 though.

5 minutes ago, TomScrut said:

 

Why wouldn't you? In the same vein as you pay £30 and then the balance at the end, not the whole RRP, it's just so you are putting your money where your mouth is in terms of getting an order in. If they didn't charge the deposit then they'd probably get loads more orders and loads more cancellations and loads more left about at the end.

That's what I thought. Pay a deposit to secure one, if for any reason you don't want it, it's lost.

But if returned for refund you should get it all back.

Got the (partial) refund already, just waiting for the deposit.

Regarding deposit, do you get it back when returning the loco for refund (as it's faulty)?

Just stumbled across this thread...

Can someone tell me which couplings Bachmann have used for their Trix wagons?

Must be either their own screw-on 36-025 (short) or 36-026 (long) ones...

What small and short screws would you recommend to fit these?

They also have 3-hole wheels, so I suggest these would their 36-015 Metal 3-Hole Disc Wagon Wheels.

Thank you for any help.

Does someone have a sound function list for the newer v5 Class 20s?

Apparently, they use a new sound set... is it a good one?

On 08/06/2020 at 14:08, Eddie R v2.0 said:

Following on from a separate thread

 

20156 Red Stripe RailFreight DCC sound - Loksound 5 DCC 

 

 

Is it this one?

Bachmann 32-030DS Class 20 Headcode Box 20156 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe).

Is it a new sound project?

A bit off topic, but congratulations Richard & Zena!

Nice pictures too.

Hi folks,

I've got a set of Hornby ScotRail Inter7City HST power cars, now equipped with Hornby's MTU TTS twin decoder set.

The sound is pretty poor, tinny and distorted (would win the 'loudness wars'), changing volume CVs didn't help.

Tried other speakers (Megabass and Zimo Dumbos), which made the sound better, but also the distorted sound more prominent.

As they were fairly cheap, there's no need to go for non-sound ones...

Legomanbiffo's sounds would an (expensive) alternative, but there's a warning on DC kits website if you want to change the loco address, which has to follow special rules to not fry the chips.

Are there more options to get a decent HST sound?

Sorry if this has been discussed before, couldn't find anything with the search engine.

Thanks for any help.

Tom

Bachmann V3 2-6-2T.

No issues yet.

Thank you guys, this makes choices even more difficult...

Digitrains reverser stuff and features look quite interesting and it has all the features; but so does Wheeltappers.

Richard, your quest to fit a stay alive would be very interesting too see; I doubt you'll fit in your favourite EM2 tough...

I'll keep an eye (ear?) on this.

Thanks again.

Hi folks,

I'm thinking about adding a OO Bachmann Jinty with sound to my collection.

Which sound(file)/chip would you recommend?

The Bachmann 32-227DS Jinty 7365 in LMS black has nice sounds; does anyone know which Next18 decoders they use and, if necessary, could a stay alive be fitted?

I've got very good experiences with the YouChoos stuff (I like the ActiveBrake, Shunting and Volume change options).

For variety, some suggestions would be very helpful.

Thank you very much.

Any clues what sound chips they are going to use on the sound fitted models?

Thank you erveryone for all your information.

I totally agreed with Alan, was quite shocked by the poor offers I got so far.

Even regarding the buyers' risks etc., less than 25% for as new items (of which some sound locos are not even run in) is a joke IMHO.

I'll probably try both; sell special items on that big auction site or similar, and the lot to one of the shops.

Cheers muchly.

Hi folks,

hope this is in the right forum.

Can you recommend a Model Shop which buys railway and/or diecast collections and pays fair prices?

Thanks for any hints.

Cheers,

Tom

For the non working destination light at one end - carefully remove the body on this unit and check the light fitting/guide is present in the unit roof above the cab. I had this problem on one of my units - the light guide/fitting was missing from the factory - hence no destination light.  Charlie kindly sorted out a replacement - after a wee bit of badgering........

Thank you so much for this information!

I'm not going to touch the interior of this new model in any way, so I'll leave it to them.

Cheers.

ACE-2 from Sig-na Trak, which basically fixed all isuues I had before with ESU stuff.

eMailed you anyway, let's take it from there.

Thanks, I got the model today by post this morning.

I just found out one destination indicator doesn't work (no light on "Newcastle", but on "Glasgow").

Not sure, but could this mess up the sounds being played properly?

Everything else works fine; other lights, sounds and motor are excellent.

I've tried latching and momentary action on the flush as well.