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  1. The Fatadder
    A 6 function Lais chip gives me headlights/marker lights/ fans (with the switches in dc position), change the switches and it gives nothing working. with the imperium3 I’ve changed cv59 to switch the functions from logic to power but it gave no change
  2. The Fatadder
    I am getting progressively more frustrated with the Dapol chip, more so after reading about its F3-f7 not working in other models by various manufacturers. Contemplating returning it for a refund as not fit for purpose and giving in and buying the right chip!
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    67 47s! thats mad i thought my 37 addiction was bad…
  4. The Fatadder
    Turns out we didn’t need to leave as early as I thought today, and I’ve had time to put the rest of the transfers on 37668. Still not entirely happy with the grills though. Body loosely placed on chassis Hopefully it will be dry enough to varnish tomorrow so I can crack on with getting the laser glaze added, along with properly reattaching to the chassis
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    a start on the transfers from @railtec-models, with just the cantrail and reflective stripe still to add. I’m not 100% happy with the fit of the nose grills, once it’s varnished I might try removing and refitting (but will need to print and paint a replacement set first). At least with a home painted model it’s easy to colour match. Will be in Bristol watching my 10 year old’s final performance at the Opera tonight so I doubt it will be finished until tomorrow now.
  6. The Fatadder
    Assuming this is the 8fct Dapol? How have you managed to get it to do anything on F3/4 upward? Mine is still refusing to do any more than the core 4 functions.
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    Need a line up of all your ratty 47s James,
  8. The Fatadder
    I’ve been looking for a Parsksire Grampus/Rudd kit for a while now after finding a photo of rebuilt db984788 in EWS livery.
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    I am probably going to regret saying this given the amount of interest in the bodies However its possible to buy all of the bits to build a dukedog chassis for about £50 from Bachmann Spares (on top of which you will need fixings and wheels for the 3d printed bogie, buffers and handrail parts along with your choice of tender.
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    it needs a little bit of rework where the masking hasn’t quite held up, going to have to do something about the LH side where it looks like the gold stipe gets fractionally wider. Then it’s a case of painting the body side grill grey and adding transfers. Should be finished over the weekend all being well. the NVA was less successful, mostly because the Phoenix First Blue was more of a purple than a blue. So it’s now back to square one trying to find something passable for the prototype
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    Its a lot easier to chop the awful looking thing off without visible damage when its mounted on a kinematic setup than when its part of the bogie. Of course in the case of the 56 the combination of the sandboxes from the sides and the bash plate from the front mean that is not necessary.
  12. The Fatadder
    a coat of Phoenix GWR green, followed by a mix of weathered black for the frame/smokebox and it’s almost there. Just need some new drill bits to get the holes opened out for the handrails and I can finish it off. For now loco and tender are not connected as I will want them separate while doing handrails really impressed with how this has turned out
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    I think this is the first of Rapido's wagons I have been genuinely interested in, as I dont already have any and as far as I am aware there is not a plastic kit readily available.
  14. The Fatadder
    Has anyone fitted a Dapol Ingenium3 chip into one of the AS deltics? I am trying to work out why despite being an 8fct chip I am only getting 4 functions working. (I had similar in the 56 it was originally fitted in), the Lais 6fct that was in the loco before had no issues with its 6 functions working.
  15. The Fatadder
    Certainly for the sound fitted example it was mentioned earlier in the thread that the fans are driven by how hard the loco is working. I assume the same is true if you are running a lokpilot with the full Cavalex settings. Whereas on a non LokPilot / non cavalex setup the fans are on F3/F4 and are controlled by switching on the function.
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    That makes for an interesting solution that I will have to have a go at. While I now only have 3 finished old 37s remaining (plus the one thats earmarked for 902 conversion), at least two of them are models I am less likely to upgrade to the later body (due to painting the logos on 403 and the lack of a heavyweight shell on the Loadhaul one). Will attempt it when I convert the other end of 902s body which should make for a good test piece.
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    Very confused as to why mine is refusing to behave now, as far as i can tell everything is set up to at the very least give manual control over the same as you have achieved with the earlier version of the Dapol chip (and in theory the tail lights as well) Guess the next step will be swapping over with the chip in my deltic and seeing if the decoder will work all 8 functions in that in order to eliminate a partially faulty decoder
  18. The Fatadder
    I have double checked, Bachmann Earl is 23mm between the insides of the splashers, I dont recall there being a need to remove material in Gibson's guide for an EM gauge conversion on this
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    Interesting as I’m also using the Dapol chip, but only have the headlights / high intensity working is your the original or the 8 fct version? if I could get the fans working it would be more than adequate until I get round to upgrading to sound I’ve also had the loco shooting off when the power is switched off. The first time almost going off the end of the layout before grabbing it
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    What switch position were you using to get the fan working on a non ESU chip?
  21. The Fatadder
    No ref card in my (non sound) 074, just the details in the manual
  22. The Fatadder
    23.4mm between splashers direct from a member of the GWR modellers Facebook group who designed it.
  23. The Fatadder
    I can take some photos once the paint has dried I’ve sprayed it green for now, but may yet change my mind and respray it black when I sort out the tender. For the moment it will be running with the green tender that came with the dukedog that provided the chassis until I source a Dean 3000gl. Now debating buying another to use the spare tender…..
  24. The Fatadder
    Paint arrived this afternoon, so this evening I’ve sprayed the body of the bulldog green. Looking at prototype photos it’s debatable if it’s green or wartime black. I also need to change the tender to a Dean 3000gl at some point (which is starting to feel like a need to add another printed bulldog…..)
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    Had a delivery from Rainbow Railways this afternoon containing a couple of tins of Phoenix paint. So this evening given it was still warm enough for spraying I cracked on with the EWS gold on 37668 (which in turn will mean the main EWS red can be sprayed on Saturday, and hopefully the blue on the NVA tomorrow). Really looking forward to having this painted and reassembled. I also had a delivery of a Dapol decoder for 56078, just need to work out how to get everything working now.
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