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Thanks so far that seems to have solved it

The error is app not working I suspect it's caused by chrome browser app and this website for some reason.

We'll have to wait and see what size these things are when Hornby start producing them with smaller available components.. But when and if is still a big IF as updates seem to be quite infrequent now the launch had happened. I'm hoping we get more profiles soon to keep up with the projected list and then we do get a new run which may reduce the size to make this more useable. Not just in other manufacturers trains but also in a lot of hornbys own current and back catalogue.

Pixel 6a.. same error just on this site,,, app no longer working referring i suspect to chrome app

Chipped and fitted.. of course there is as yet no class 47 sound available for the hm7000 system so testing it with the 31. Slow running is superb (much slower than I demonstrated in this video - but holding one phone to film and one to video became a bit of a pain) though still Lima noisy. Then again I have been away for a month so no doubt that's long enough for a Lima motor to have another service 🤔😁

Think it just looks different due to how the outer casing is fitting at that point.. no doubt this is slightly different for every engine and probably changed quite a lot during an individual engines life as well. Even temperature would move it.

I could be wrong but the 47 and 37 must be pretty imminent as the tsx fitted versions are due in Sept according to my local store. Can't remember the R numbers ( in fact personally I don't remember a 37 being offered)

Ah.. that makes sense then.. can't say I read much of the club magazine. Tend to drop it off at the heritage railways charity mag rack.

New Hornby outlet sale has just begun...

Yep fingers crossed, It does seem a long time since that was on the page.. just out of curiosity why does it not even appear on the club as unavailable anymore.

Yes that does seem to be the only solution. Will have to make a few profiles. "In house alone"... "Wife is in next room".... "What do you mean it's 3am"

Ok.. I'm sure I am just missing something obvious here like a save button but one thing I do like is the ability to fine tune each sound on the fly... No superloud spirex valves or primers .. however once you have every CV volume adjusted as soon as you use the global volume my expectations would be for the volumes to be raised in the same ratios up or down. But it seems to just reset everything to match the highest volume. Is this just how it works or should I be saving each profile

Hope this did restart as it's one I fancy having a bash at

Superb work.. reading through this I keep hoping just a little of these skills will eventually rub off.. alas no luck yet.

Look forward to it

Somebody found a colour camera to record the visitor.

Any updates....

Charter power at Tunstead in it's later years. (A Lima 47 that's being tinkered with and DCC'd)

Hmmm. Looking at this pic now with the buffers and a start made on removing the Lima tension couplings I see your point. But it may be beyond the scope of this project. still at least I got the door handles painted 💪😉. I'm now a bit annoyed I didn't strip the front two numbers and Crewe cats. I think my plan to flood in a paint match just won't work. So to stay positive I put the 8pin socket in and made her DCC ready. I will shorten off every wire later but I wanted to make sure everything was running. Also building up a little isolated board for the socket to sit on.

Think I need to rethink the grey on the buffers from my attempt.. The close ups also reveal a multitude of missed burrs and highlight just how scale over thick they are. Tension couplings are still to come off yet.. don't think I'll put Kadees on this as it's unlikely to run with stock. So just full buffer bar detailing.

Also an extra confirmation for me that an em1 and the supplied sugar cube in series will work.. Just need Hornby to release a class 47 profile now for my "prince william" project..

Oddly I was also confused by this as I was looking at some of the old BR photos on Flickr after taking a recent trip. This is also 403 but it's dated 20/5/99. Copyright to Mr Cornthwaite

Cabs rebuilt and back in place. Buffers tidied up a bit. (Black body, silver shank and grey front) TBH the front grey is wrong and using oils for the oil marks hasn't given me the feathering in I wanted, so I'll redo them later or take some powders to them as looking at photos they seemed to carry a bit of rust and grime on the buffers.

this is quite comprehensive but there's plenty more available and you certainly don't need the jewellery cleaner. Key things are a tiny bit of lubrication on each side of the motors armature and a dot of grease on the gears. Turns a bag of spanners into as almost quite as modern.

Hasn't stopped raining for what feels like a week so the etches have gone on. Which isn't very noticeable in a still picture but makes a world of difference when light catches them in movement. I am doing things in the wrong order. The flush glazing is now in but I will only concentrate on chassis and bogies for light brake dust weathering. The roof does need a repaint though. Nothing spectacular re the cab.. I just threw some bits together to give the impression of a back wall and engine room door. Currently looking for best source of buffer beam detail and how to improve the Lima warning yellow front which is always an issue on these.