Darius43

Some Bachmann and Dapol LMS coaches transformed into NCC coaches. Removed the printed LMS markings and numbers and affixed Railtec NCC decals. Replaced the Dapol plastic wheels with metal wheels. Fitted smaller tension lock couplings. Painted roofs dark gray. Light weathering to chassis. Full disclosure: the coach numbers are random and so very unlikely to be correct for these coaches - before anyone takes the trouble to point this out… Cheers Darius

Well, if the message is clear it will be 18 months or so before the “announcement” or possibly the “delivery”, so I think they will hold their value for a bit of time yet. I enjoyed making my Black and Tan one. Cheers Darius

Depending on how much work you are prepared to put into them the Silver Fox C Class can be made into a reasonably presentable model. For me this involves adding details such as separate wire handrails, buffer beam hoses and some weathering to tone down the usually over bright paint schemes and chassis. Silver Fox rtr NIR MV (ex C Class). Silver Fox kit built CIE C Class Cheers Darius

C Class passes through Whiterock with a short working. Cheers Darius

Track cleaning underway. Cheers Darius

It’s on the list… would work well with the tunnel and footbridges

Strange visitor… Triang Hornby Battlespace Turbo Car converted to DCC - because I could. Cheers Darius

Some activity at the Old Coastguard Station. Cheers Darius

I can confirm that he can. Have ordered 4 brake vans and they were quickly shipped to Worthing in West Sussex. Cheers Darius

You could try a factory reset of the decoder by setting CV8 to 08. It will then default to the factory settings and have loco address 3. Cheers Darius

And that decoder is definitely a sound decoder and not a “non-sound” one? In other words it made sounds when you ran it the first time after you fitted the decoder? Cheers Darius

Did you buy and fit a sound chip yourself or did you buy the loco “sound fitted”? As I recall, as issued the Murphy Models 071/111 were DCC ready so you had to fit a suitable decoder for DCC or DCC Sound. They were factory fitted with a speaker though. If the chip fitted is definitely a sound decoder you could try checking the connections of the speaker. Cheers Darius

Mini project for a cameo that I have planned - repaint of Oxford Diecast BMC J4 van. Home made decals applied. Cheers Darius

It’s a 3d print so all one piece. I airbrushed it NIR maroon, which was quite straightforward, but the latticework infills were brush painted cream in place. Cheers Darius

Gave the footbridge a makeover. Cheers Darius

Decided to paint the lattice infill on the station footbridge. Cheers Darius

Light weathering to finish. Cheers Darius

Decals and details added to the C Class. Cheers Darius

Three more hopper wagons repainted and decals applied. Cheers Darius

She and her companions are on the footbridge at the Larne end of the station. Cheers Darius

The pva has worked fine. The main issue is that the inside surface of the bodyshell is rough and uneven so a snug fit of the glazing is difficult. A coat of Pledge Clear seals everything in and cleans up the glazing. Cheers Darius

Handrails and glazing fitted. I used panels cut from an acetate sheet fit the cab side windows. Cheers Darius

Silver Fox provides cab glazing in the form of a small clear vac-formed sheet. Unfortunately the cabside windows don’t fit the openings in the body so are pretty useless. The cab front glazing is a better fit but each window panel needs to be trimmed to fit as the inside surface of the body is quite rough. Another issue is that the plastic used for the glazing can’t be stuck with poly cement, super glue or MEK - presumably Mr Silver Fox uses Copydex… I used pva to set the cab windows as best as possible. Cheers Darius

Filled the gaps in the sea wall with some vegetation. Cheers Darius

Not much progress today - modification of cab roof paintwork and buffers fitted. Rear face of buffer headstock trimmed so that bogies can rotate freely. Cheers Darius