Erixtar1992 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 3 hours ago, charliepetty said: The new stock is well under way and being delivered during early 2021. Look smart dont they. As great as it is that they are being converted to AC motors, its a shame for LU modellers like me as it means a sound recording wont be useable on LU D stock. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 When Bachmann proposed the EFE Rail Unit I put this forward. He was cool on the idea but I think he needed a break away from home. We have been doing recordings over the last 7 weeks in: Exeter (143s & 150s) Bristol (IEP & 170s) Westbury (59's) Weymouth (SR Electrics) Salisbury (170s & 159s) & of course Ryde. (Ex LT Stock) Charlie 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erixtar1992 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, charliepetty said: When Bachmann proposed the EFE Rail Unit I put this forward. He was cool on the idea but I think he needed a break away from home. We have been doing recordings over the last 7 weeks in: Exeter (143s & 150s) Bristol (IEP & 170s) Westbury (59's) Weymouth (SR Electrics) Salisbury (170s & 159s) & of course Ryde. (Ex LT Stock) Charlie christ, been a busy period then! ive got the 59 file installed with an EM2, it sounds really good. Nice that its noticeably different to the 66 file. been in touch with bif, sounds like its going well, luckily i had the correct whistles ect for the LT version as they are different. cant wait to try it out on Harefield! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erixtar1992 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 (edited) please delete Edited January 17, 2022 by Erixtar1992 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I do wonder if, with withdrawal a little over a month a way, EFE/Bachmann missed a trick with not producing a current condition 483. I suspect interest in the class has never been higher. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted December 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 13/10/2020 at 03:08, Erixtar1992 said: The master at work.... i didnt think Bif was going to do a file for them to be fair! Must message him about it.... we will have to pack him up and ship him back accross the water when the new 484’s turn up as a just incase! Haha First one is there and has run slowly to Ryde St.John's using batteries. Roy 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erixtar1992 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 6 hours ago, Roy Langridge said: First one is there and has run slowly to Ryde St.John's using batteries. Roy Yup, have been following it closely. i now have bodyshells on the way to build one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, Erixtar1992 said: Yup, have been following it closely. i now have bodyshells on the way to build one. Metromodels ones? And yes, you have been following it closely! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erixtar1992 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 15 hours ago, sem34090 said: Metromodels ones? And yes, you have been following it closely! Indeedy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 IoW Dinosaurs now available on eBay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EFE-1938-train-bodies-Isle-Of-Wight-Dinosaur-London-Transport-Tube-Underground/154185386224?hash=item23e62a48f0:g:QS0AAOSwk-pfqSYn And a 1938 Piccadilly line https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EFE-London-Underground-1938-Tube-Stock-Model-Piccadilly-Line-4-Cars-Motorised/324396723389 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erixtar1992 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 11 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said: IoW Dinosaurs now available on eBay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EFE-1938-train-bodies-Isle-Of-Wight-Dinosaur-London-Transport-Tube-Underground/154185386224?hash=item23e62a48f0:g:QS0AAOSwk-pfqSYn And a 1938 Piccadilly line https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EFE-London-Underground-1938-Tube-Stock-Model-Piccadilly-Line-4-Cars-Motorised/324396723389 Only a single tenshodo in that motorised 4 car set. unless your track is perfectly straight and level, it will struggle! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted December 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, Erixtar1992 said: Only a single tenshodo in that motorised 4 car set. unless your track is perfectly straight and level, it will struggle! Mine had 2 and still struggled. It went back 3 times before I accepted it, even then the motors were fighting and running at different speeds...leading to getting warm. They only moved when at full speed, wheel slipping. I found no end of pain in those conversions. the resolution would have been to through wire them, so they ran in paralell, but that would mean rigging up wiring, that would allow uncoupling, through the centre coaches.. I had better things to use my modelling time on, and it would still be under powered, and rubbish on curves. First reduced it to 3 car, then 2, then the drawer and finally ebay. Only consolation was that I got all my money back in the sale thanks to a bit of inflation. Eagerly awaiting Bachmanns efforts. Edited December 3, 2020 by adb968008 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 See this Youtube film for ,motorisation tips: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 15, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2022 The EFE/Bachmann 1938 tube train is in the shops now. One criticism is that the bodies are raised for the cars to negotiate sharp model railway curves, this makes them look a bit gangly. For the I-o-W stock this might not be so bad as I understand that the bodies were raised two or three inches before they went to the island. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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