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A tired looking F7A unit near the end of its life…. This is an Athearn Blue Box unpowered unit, although I did fit it with a decoder to power lighting. I also fitted flush glazing and wire handrails. Weathering was mainly MIG and AK washes with some airbrushing using Tamiya paints.

Is the NEM pocket at the correct height? Also sometimes the Kadees droop a little in the pocket and that can be helped by inserting a small shim under the coupler.

Not as simple as that. He's looking for engagement on Youtube, and that's it. His ragebait thumbnails are proof enough. Now I know that's part of the game for content creators but his reviews are pure pants. He's always glaringly ignorant of the prototype being modelled, and his barely-contained glee at finding a problem with the product being reviewed is grating. His standards also seem to shift from model to model, and I'm sorry but I refuse to take seriously a review of any loco that has been ran on that layout of his. I don't care how many times he says he hoovers the carpet, it's still track poorly laid on carpet with loose ballast all over it! End of rant.

Good to hear it! Treated myself to a class 47. Delighted with it.

Yeah, I watched the original video and I was cringing by the end of it. I actually like Jenny Kirk's videos, she produces pretty decent reviews of rolling stock and other products, nothing like the crap Sam's Trains vomits out on a daily basis. But that video devolved into nothing more than a rant.

Hey cudf, sorry for the late reply. I don't own any Genesis coaches myself, but from what I see they are fitted with kinematic NEM pockets, so any of the standard NEM Kadees (size 17-20) will do the job. The exact ones you use will depend on how close you want the coaches to be coupled and how tight your layout curves are.

OK. I must have mis-remembered that one!

I seem to remember at least one poster here who used the MM 141 chassis under a Silverfox body, personally I would'nt have the heart to butcher a 141! In the past I used an Athearn F7 body with Co-Co trucks from an Atlas loco under an A class body. I think one of the small shunters like the SW1500 might be a good fit, and as was mentioned easy to convert to P21. I have a few spare Athearn parts floating around at home, I could look through them and see if there's anything of use to you if you like.

Wonderful finish on the print! It certainly looks the part. What are you planning to use for the chassis?

This is an important point.... which I will develop into a bit of a rant! Model Railways IMHO has always suffered from its older demographic being reluctant to move forward and embrace technology. I mean look how long it's taken DCC to be as widely adapted as it is now. I think a big part of its more widespread acceptance is the likes of Accurascale offering premium light and sound on their locos. Fear of missing out has resulted in many diehards dragging themselves into the 21st century. My point is the hobby, or more specifically those in it, need to adapt as best it can under the circumstances, ALL retail is moving increasingly online and model railways won't be able to resist it for much longer. Also, we can deny it all we want but the hobby is in decline to a certain extent when it comes to the sheer numbers of hobbyists.

As a matter of fact I read both threads in their entirety. The original thread was locked because of several snarky, completely off topic comments from exactly the sort of people I was referring to. The second thread IS a balanced discussion, but I'd say the mods will have to keep a close eye on it. The "pretentious" sort of course make up the minority (thankfully) but it doesn't take too many bad apples to make things unpleasant, and there were plenty of them putting the boot in without knowing the full facts, calling for boycotts or Accurascale and Heljan products, throwing the baby out with the bathwater type bullshit, especially at the start.

I find them a pretentious bunch over on RMWeb. I browse it a lot but steer clear of engaging them.

They absolutely did, they dictate discounts on bulk orders so they can sell much cheaper than small shops while selling mainly online But when the tables are turned they scream blue murder!

So much so that the thread had to be locked! Been watching this unfold since the announcement (good luck to Accurascale btw) but what strikes me as ironic is the likes of Rails harping on about supporting small local model shops. (That cut-and-paste template of an announcement made me laugh!) The big box-shifters are as big a threat to small, independent shops as anything else.

Great news! Did he reprogramme it in any way?

That will happen with pretty much any controller. When you consist a loco you’re basically telling it to respond only to the consist address and ignore its regular address.

Yeah, Z21 is good setup. I just prefer the Lenz handeld. But you cant go wrong with any of the German manufacturers.

For what it’s worth…. When I was getting into DCC I was choosing between the NCE Powercab and the Gaugemaster Prodigy 2. I went with the Gaugemaster and have no reason to change. It’s never given me problems. I’ve actually acquired a couple of extra controllers so I should be set for life! NCE are known for not playing nicely with Loksound decoders, and I also found the programming features clunky as hell. However, if I were replacing everything I’d go for a Lenz system. -

Did you reprogramme CV19 to a value of 0 on the loco? I'd do that just to be sure.

Absolutely!

What was the reason for the takeover? Were DCC concepts in trouble?

That's a good shout. NCE controllers can be a but prickly if you don't clear the consist, that usually stems from functions that are selected to work when the loco is operating in a consist. You could also try setting CV19 to 0 which will make sure the decoder isn't assigned to operate in a consist.

Very sad to here this. I think it's safe to say the Irish model scene would not exist in its present form without him. RIP Paddy and thoughts and prayers to his family.

Any idea when the invoice needs to be paid? Asking for a friend...

Really sorry to hear this Noel. Glad all the family is safe.