TomScrut

On 26/08/2023 at 11:29, atom3624 said:

about an A/S grade 42/43 Warship?

IIRC last time Bachmann did any they were sat on the shelves for ages and eventually got heavily discounted. Might be wrong but that doesn't look like a great business case for them.

8 hours ago, Krieghoff said:

I reakon they will be here and with us by mid Sept if not before 😃😃

According to ASs post the other day about the 37s (in reference to the first versions).

"All three locomotives plus the remainder of Run one arrive on Monday (28th August)."

22 minutes ago, Goodnight Sweetheart said:

They could of been a very nice product if they’d not been totally mismanaged from day one

That said, in hindsight they'd have been better off ordering more 802s. My understanding was the CAF stuff was ordered due to Hitachi's inability to deliver enough units in time, but CAF were late anyway and so they ended up with 3 new fleets that could have been one. 

Willing to be corrected if I am wrong with my thinking.

1 hour ago, hexagon789 said:

Warm store until Spring 2024 when the current TPE lease on them runs out.

 

Then - who knows...?

Wow, didn't think anyone would fund the lease of new stock for only 5 years. Unless TPE have been paying a LOT for them. That said, I know very little about rail leasing.

21 minutes ago, G-BOAF said:

Are the latest 156 models still made by Rapido? There logo is absent from the box images online. Just curious.

It's all over the manual so I presume so!

1 hour ago, 158722 said:

Yeap, done this before with my Provincial unit, no issue and followed the right procedure. Since taken it up with DC and LMB - followed advice given, same result.

Surely you can program the car in question to only have the lights on if a function is not active, so you set like F10 to disable the lighting but only do it on the one car?

10 minutes ago, Paul.Uni said:

Because it hasn't had an actual official announcement yet.

 

What we have had:

1. A hint it would be announced at the following annual announcement. It wasn’t.

2. The accidental publication and subsequent removal of the product page.

3. A livery sample shown at a model railway show. IIRC it was shown alongside the then to be annouced club LNER P2 model.

4. Mentions of it in the club magazine.

On top of that, I do recall seeing an advert or something teasing it (with a pic that made it obvious what loco was being talked about).

Has anyone got theirs yet? Any thoughts about it?

I'd like one just need to shift some other stuff first.

1 minute ago, Northmoor MPD said:

There was a Hornby delivery schedule document floating around a month or so back that had the collectors model of 78022 on it, showing it as expected into the warehouse around August.

Ah wow, that would be good if it is.

5 hours ago, Pre Grouping fan said:

Anyone had the payment requested/taken from Hornby for the Collectors Club 78022 yet?

Nope, but given they haven't announced it yet I doubt it is on the way with the rest. I am just hoping my order will be honoured when they do announce it.

On 14/08/2023 at 14:26, matchmaker said:

the flickering

I gave the wheels a bit of a clean. I sometimes have to do that with blackened wheels, especially on unpowered stock.

1 minute ago, 6990WitherslackHall said:

Have Bachmann stayed any prices yet or when they'll be in the shops?

Not that I am aware of

9 minutes ago, Rshakes3 said:

but I`ll go and put in on the rolling road and check it

Thanks. I will run mine on my layout today or tomorrow.

Something I also noticed is the nameplates in the bag are smaller than those printed onto the loco. Can see the edge at both ends.

Has anyone noticed some slack in the third driving axle? I am running mine in on the rolling road and that axle is wobbling a fair bit, it's like there's slack on the bearings. All other axles are OK. The third axle is the one that is driven by the motor so I think it might be to give the mechanism some compliance.

12 minutes ago, Trainsandtravel said:

I think you are right that I will be waiting a while for another GWR class 158. 

Keep a look in second hand shops/stalls, they'll appear in good nick I reckon. I find it remarkable the amount of stuff that is sold that never does much.

1 minute ago, NTrains said:

Hi Tom, 

may I ask which version of Lokpilot you are using? I ask because I’ve installed the MTC version (59659) and an unable to use Aux 3 & 4. Looking at the destructions, it appears they are solder tab functions unfortunately.

cheers!

Bob

I was successful with Lokpilot 4 and 5, 21 pin MTC non MKL version. Unsure if it was the DCC or standard but I don't think that makes a difference.

Have you checked the switches underneath?

9 hours ago, Trainsandtravel said:

I am hoping Bachman will release another batch of class 158s in GWR green as I sadly missed out on the first batch.

You might be a while, didn't they do two runs of GWR green? Might be the same number.

11 hours ago, adb968008 said:

for example, in Spain, Stadler just made 22 ‘class 68’ which is the UKlight spec for UK gauge, for operator Adif.

That's interesting, why do they want/need the UK gauging? Or is it that they are cheaper being smaller?

On 08/08/2023 at 23:26, South-East Rail said:

Mine arrived yesterday:

 

 

A very smart looking wagon. Noticeably lighter than Accurascale's offering but the detail is top notch. I haven't compared then side by side yet. 

 

Ed

It will be interesting to see how they compare.

I went with the Revolution one for two reasons.

1. I preferred the look of the EP in terms of the etchings and details.

2. The biggest reason, it could be bought individually. I only want one.

1 minute ago, MarshLane said:

 

Also if an 88 was ordered now, it would use a 93 bodyshell, not the existing 88 design.

Even if DRS ordered it?

8 minutes ago, NBL said:

I can't believe someone is complaining about the end of the tail of a letter.  A minute detail.

 

Seriously, get a grip

I agree that the font is not worth worrying about IMO.

However, empathising with the issue at hand, at what point does an observation of inaccuracy go from valid to petty?

On 29/03/2023 at 14:13, No Decorum said:

You’re right. In one of Bachmann’s announcement videos (which I can’t find now), Steve Purves explained that he had talked to drivers and they told him that they didn’t use cab lights because they destroyed their night vision. He also noted that MUs ran with their rear cab lights on for the convenience of the guard. It may be correct prototype practice but I can’t say I like it. Bachmann then dropped the ball by having the rear cab light extinguish when the unit started to move. This was on the 159 – that particular whimsical touch may have been sorted on newer models.

The thing is, they should (in my opinion) have every single controllable item, controllable by a single function on the decoder. So I can put a good decoder in and set it up exactly how I want. ESU decoders (which in my opinion have the best function mapping) can do what would be extremely difficult to recreate on a physical board.

The flip side to that is that to a lot of people they can't/won't understand or have interest how to program it to do that so there needs to be another option.

Then use switches to activate any functionality on DC or DCC (with lesser decoders). Dapol Class 68 and Hattons 66 style.

The thing I aren't so keen on is when manufacturers put logic on the board and get it wrong*. At least on decoders that allow it, the logic is programmable.

*Wrong either vs real life or vs what the buyer wants to make happen

2 minutes ago, 43055 said:

Not sure how different they are but they have done 2 159's. 

If anything is different on the model I think it will be seating and possibly first class provision if that affects the body.

21 hours ago, e30ftw said:

will we see 3 car sets in the future, they dont seem to want to produce them?

I personally would have rather had a 3 car Northern, but am certainly not complaining at chance of a 2 car!

20 minutes ago, Denny said:

If anyone else attempts the aforementioned 'taping of the contacts' to isolate the lights at one end please take some photos of the process

It is straightforward, when you get it you'll see. Remove bodyshell. Unscrew PCB retaining screw. Unclip PCB at the ends (from the body). Turn over the PCB. Apply tape over the contactor pads at the end you wish to isolate. Put back together.

22 minutes ago, Denny said:

Not sure if it's any use to anyone but whilst I wait for mine to arrive

I was thinking about making one so will give yours a whirl!

41 minutes ago, No Decorum said:

I was rather surprised that they chose to build the version which Gresley rebuilt because it failed to meet expectations. They do seem confident that they can get it right, though.

What parts of it that were problematic are still on there?

I thought a lot of the mechanical items were very similar/identical to Tornado, or completely redesigned.