Jenny Emily

5 hours ago, E100 said:

They seem to have also indicated that the models announced in the quarterly announcements won't quite as strictly arrive in the following quarter. We've seen this with the Class 31's and the Newton Chambers stock to name a couple in the past few months. I don't really have a problem with this as such. Perhaps there is a sweet spot with newly tooled wagons being 3-6 months, coaches 6-9 months and newly tooled locos anywhere from say 9-12 months. Gives people a fair bit of time to plan whilst not playing their hand too early.

They may have run into transit time issues because of what is happening with shipping via the Suez canal at the moment. Hornby already reported it had caused them some delays, so it stands to reason Bachmann would probably be hit by the same delays. 

I have recorded a video showing fitting of decoder and speaker into a class 401 as well as running through the sounds of the forthcoming class 423/4VEP sound profile:

I have a video to go out at 9:15am on the 2nd covering the full releases. I did get the press release and media library so it isn’t guesswork and covers all the items being announced with high-res images:
 

Wiring the motor outputs from a decoder to the track will mean that for most decoders any short will pop the decoder. 

7 hours ago, Butler Henderson said:

In that case why does the Dapol instruction sheet refer to the Imperium 1 as the 860019 ?

https://wicknessmodels.co.uk/slarti/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Imperium_instructions.pdf

Functionally they appear identical and the major difference is there is no srink wrap on the Dapol ones.

Probably means that Lais are pirating Dapol too. 
 

I clarified with Dapol, that Lais are nothing legitimately to do with Dapol’s decoders. 

20 hours ago, Butler Henderson said:

For the record the the Lais 860019  (sold at a higher price as the Dapol Imperium 1)  has 2 logic outputs so is not suitable for this loco. Its is actually listed as 860019 on the instruction leaflet supplied by Dapol but all their documents refer to Auxs 3-6 to being logic . Lais themselves state

.Just to muddle the matter they say the same of the 870019, Digitrains however list it as

That again is sold at a higher price as the Dapol Imperium 7 (oddly not listed by Dapol themselves)

Just to be clear, Dapol Imperium are not made by Lais and have nothing to do with Lais. 
 

Lais are pirated versions of the older DCCconcepts blue decoders

The four newest profiles and what they sound like. Just gone live: 

class 20, W1 rebuilt and unrebuilt, and King. 
 

With the class 110 forthcoming, I suspect it might be that. 
 

The absence of the class 20 was glaring - it was the best TTS profile and sounded as good, if not better than those costing more than twice as much. 
 

No GWR profiles (we have had King, Castle and Saint on TTS) has also been glaring. I would hope for at least a King profile to tie in with those announced in the 2024 range. 

For me, an obvious candidate for a Dublo release would be the N2. Long overdue a retool anyway, with the current tooling cascaded to the Railroad Plus range. 
 

The question then is aside from the 69567 and 69550 models plus LNER green and LNER black, would they release faux LMS, Southern and GWR versions? 
 

I doubt there would be a huge number of new tooled items. I think the Railroad plus range will continue to expand. I would like to see the D49 get a retool - long overdue and no one else does one. 
 

with some of the quirky items like W1 and the turbomotive being quite successful, is there room for something else of this vein? 
 

Plenty of prototypes never done still to choose from. I bet 100% someone is hard at work on a T3 model. Is it Hornby? This would be when it gets announced if they are. 

The skeletal logging cars have just arrived from KR Models. These are really good, with plenty of detail. They come in three varieties: unloaded, with three logs and with six logs. 
 

the logs are really good. Made of resin they are really well finished and look like real logs. They come in several different diameters for variety. All cars come with chains that can be used to lash down the logs and these attach to the outriggers quite well without needing glue.
 

Don’t read too much into the pictures of the speaker and motor as the motor is out of a GT3 and the speaker is out of a Fell. I’m sure someone is just being creative for purposes of having photographs to use in their emails. 

3 hours ago, JSpencer said:

Looks lovely in Black. I wonder what they used as the sound file?

I do not believe there is any working steam model anywhere.

 

It must have been a bit like a West country in terms of sound but with a Garrett like chuffing with it going in and out of sync as it run.

Of course we do not know what KR have done (other than working with ESU). @Jenny Emily Any ideas as to how KR built their sound file please?

I have no idea. You would have to ask KR Models directly. 

I filmed the EP last Sunday, for a video to be released tomorrow. The EP runs, has working front light and firebox glow. There are some things still being worked on and will be changed from this EP. 
 

I got one of these from TMC as they have them in their Autumn sale. I have to say, I really like the livery application. It seems okay on mine. 
 

a video of the tramcars, plus the L&Y not-mink. 

These are beautiful items. I can see them selling exceptionally well. I still can’t get over how small they are! 
 

What time does it open? 

3 hours ago, meatloaf said:

Im hoping @Jenny Emily will do another video showcasing the newer profiles that are available such as the 37 , 47 and turbomotive :)

If I get time to film one I will. 

Just filming now. This set is incredibly well put together. Also be sure to look for the little Easter egg soundfile on F20 ;)

The DHP1 and Leader decorated samples:

2 hours ago, ThaneofFife said:

youll have a game beating jenny kirks A4 collection !

I only have 20 - still need 14 more to get the full house in BR livery. 
 

some are very elusive having never been released in the BR liveries in the new tooled DCC ready versions. The Silvers are particularly noticeable by their absence hence why I snapped up the renumbered Silver King. I’m only aware of Quicksilver having been made available, but it is a curious one featuring older style valve gear on a new style body and chassis with the new type tender that has the tender pickups. 

1 hour ago, DougN said:

If any one is looking for A4's at the moment check out Clark Railworks, there is a good selection available... though slightly less by my recent purchase!

Silver King and Lord Farringdon in BR green are in my possession from Ellis Clarke now as I was there today. 
 

The TMC rename/renumbers are very well done - they look like they came from the factory with those identities. The weathering is also superb. 

1 hour ago, MikeParkin65 said:

The Bachmann model has not had the body shell retooled since Bachmann resurrected the former Trix then Lilliput model in the early 1990s. What has been retooled is the chassis which is now DCC ready.  The body is dimensionally flawed and isn’t a patch on the Hornby version imho

I’ve been scrutinising the bodies between Bachmann and Hornby. The newer Bachmann is definitely derived from the older tooling, but the detail is certainly crisper on newer releases. There are minor details on the inside for the body fixings to the chassis.
 

Side by side, yes there are differences, but I had to put them side by side and look hard to pick them out. The Hornby model is better, but often at twice the price of the Bachmann one. 

Many of the problems with the older split chassis model have definitely been resolved with the new chassis. For the price point these models can be had for, I don’t see a problem with them. To be honest, the differences are not enough to discount these newer DCC ready Bachmann versions.  
 

From top to bottom: new Bachmann, super detail Hornby, and old split chassis Bachmann. 

I tend to regard the Hornby A4s that postdate the  awful tender drive models as acceptable models, and those before to avoid. Be aware that at least some of the later Railroad models appear to be the older tooling, and whilst will be loco drive, still retain the tender chassis that was designed to take the tender drive and has a pivoting final axle arrangement. 
 

Earlier ‘super detail’ models have the DCC socket in the loco with later ones having this socket moved to the tender. I’m not aware of the body mouldings changing in this period of tinkering with the chassis. All of these super detail models have finer fluted connecting rods and detailed valve gear, whilst the pre DCC ready models appear to have cruder valve gear of a pressed flat metal component type.   
 

Essentially if it is DCC ready and not railroad, it’s an acceptable model. Be warned that there is one model that seems to straddle the change - Quicksilver in BR green - that is the later model but fitted with cruder earlier pressed metal style valve gear. 
 

Clarke Railworks currently have lots of A4s on sale from £100 and up which might include an acceptable wartime black type. They also have the latest Bachmann model which I also find quite good - retooled with full new chassis and DCC ready. 
 

Edit: they did have one in wartime black of the new tooled type but unfortunately it shows as sold now.