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No problem. Let me know what you think of the horn sound.

From what I remember the Momentum button allows you to enter a value of 0-9. Entering a value of 0 turns off acceleration and deceleration. When a value of 1-9 is entered the Powercab takes that number, multiplies it by a factor of 8 and writes that value to CV3, then writes half that value to CV4. So any values you already have programmed to a loco will be overwritten, Problems can arise because some sound decoders such as Zimo have specific values in CV3 and CV4 that are neceasary for realistic operation of the sound file. Loksound decoders have a different problem; acceleration and deceleration values differ from NMRA recommended practices so that their values need to be higher to match other brands of decoders.

Here it is, V36 Top of the page... http://projects.esu.eu/projectoverviews/search?cat=7&q=V36

I found one that I thought is pretty close. I’ll have a look later and find which V5 I took it from! The V5 horn sounds seem to sound much better, to my ears anyway....

@murphaphare you using the horn sounds from the old MM V4 files or have you found something suitable in the newer V5 ones?

The MM decoders are V5 DCC which I thought was a little odd for a decoder aimed at the European market. Curiously though, I recently picked up an MM decoder for an 071 loco from Mark’s and it turned out it to also be a V5 DCC. Doesn’t really make too much of a difference to most modellers here but handy to know as they have different momentum values.

Nice! Athearn Genesis? Atlas?

Well Santa has been.....

Have to say that contrasts sharply with my recollection. I vividly remember as a child standing on the platform at Pearse Station, reaching out to touch the sides of the stopped locos and my hand coming away thick with grime. Faded paint was also a common thing. The C classes on the push-pull services from Killiney to Pearse were also never clean and neither were the coaches!

Locos and stock in the CIE Supertrain days got just as grubby!

Happy Christmas to one and all...

If you have no experience with sound chips then the Murphy Models one will do you fine. The Wheeltappers version is more customizable but if you've never used a sound loco then it will be hard you to decide on any features. Just pick up the MM one and see how you get on. There's no difference as regards sound quality as they both use the same sound recordings.

Of course it will also depend on how tight the curves are on your layout, buffer lock could be a problem if you use too short a coupler.

Yeah you probably could use a smaller one. The 20s are just what I had to hand.

Yeah I fitted mine with no 20’s and they run fine. I plan to fit them with draft box Kadees in the near future.

Just finished weathering a Bachmann Class 20. Done mainly with washes and a little airbrushing on the bogies.

Ordering from Wheeltappers (or any UK company) may prove “problematic” from Jan 1st!

Just got an email from Parcel Motel saying they will “temporarily suspending”’ receiving deliveries at their depot in Antrim. Not really surprised, and unless some form of deal is signed between the EU and the UK and can’t see them renewing their service.

Yeah looking at photos now you’re right!

Thanks man, they’re OO gauge.

Grubby classes 25 and 26 sit in the freight sidings....

I was going to ask this same question. I imagine this would stop Irish Accurascale customers from being hit with import/vat fees when ordering? Asking for a friend who pre-ordered a Deltic!

Yeah you can bring the locos together, set up the consist, then simply cancel the consist again to use the locos individually. Depending on what controller you're using this is a quick process. Or are you simply programming CV19 with POM to set up the consist?

Once you know what to look for it's easy to pair V4's and V5's. The problem lies in that prgeammed acceleration and decelleration values in the V5 are roughly 3.6 times that of the V4. In other words a value of 25 in a V5 is equivalent to roughly 90 in a V4.

Truth be known you would'nt notice the loss of sound in one loco. I'm just a little obsessed with installing sound in everything! It's a big part of the hobby for me. However I've set up an F7 A and B consist with sound and placed an extra speaker into the unpowered B unit. If I was to permanenlty consist a 141 and 121 I'd consider turning the 141 into a dummy by removing the motor and drive and link the speaker to the one in the 121. But I digress! I just really wanted to replicate the oddball pairing of a 121 and 141 consist! I ended up matching only one of my 141's with the 121's as they all have the newer Loksound V5 while my locos all carry the V4. There's a slight difference in the way momentum and the load settings are set up in the newer decoders.