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irishthump

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  1. That was done by giving the model a coat of Testor's Dullcote then airbrushing a coat of a grimy brown mix of Tamiya paint. When that is touch dry, use a soft brush moistened with 50/50 IPA and water and start to remove the paint in downward strokes. The mottling occurs when the Dullcote reacts with the IPA.
  2. Here’s a couple of extra pics as I’d forgotten to add the buffer grease!
  3. German “U Boat”, a Piko BR 119. This one was crying out to be grunged up! Hopefully I didn’t overdo it…
  4. Thanks for that. Scrap metal loads are always fun to make!
  5. More filthy goodness! These are a couple of HO German wagons. By the way, does anybody know what type of load would typically be carried in the wagon shown in the last picture?
  6. A little weathering…. Did the first of my 42’ flats and a 20’ container.
  7. Wow! They are really good.
  8. Congrats on taking the plunge! It was one of the best investments I ever made, it gives you so much flexability. You can even order the sound files from places like Wheeltappers and load them to the decoders yourself if you like. It's great that you can download the software for free and try it before you even buy the programmer. It's not to hard to get to grips with the basics. If I can help at all just message me, I'm based in Dublin as well. Have joined ESU IO group? It's a great resource for information. https://groups.io/g/Loksound
  9. There are a couple of 645 files that are suitable for the 071 which are the 12 cylinder version, but to be honest you can use the 16 cylinder versions as well. It would very difficult to tell the difference sound-wise in 00 scale models. You can also use the same file in multiple models and subtly change the sound of each one with certain settings on the Lokprogrammer.
  10. Jesus, £133? Factor in the exchange rate and possible import duty and that could get expensive very quickly! Blank Loksound decoders are available for €100 from Germany. The ESU software will run an pretty much any old windows PC without any issues. The any ESU decoder can be reblown with the Lokprogrammer, including the Murphy ones.
  11. Oh that’s for sure. I was just looking purely at available space at home for a layout. TT would give a little extra layout in the available space.
  12. Tillig make some lovely stuff. I seriously considered TT when I was getting back into the hobby, the only issue was availability.
  13. Thanks for going into detail. I really like the mixture of techniques especially washes and dry brushing (which really underrated technique that doesn't get enough love). You've struck a lovely balance and achieved an excellent finish. I don't think I've seen a better job anywhere else.
  14. Those container flats look fantastic. Can I ask what techniques/materials you used?
  15. Dealz sell small tins of yacht varnish that is surprisingly good.
  16. Can I ask how you contacted him to order?
  17. When double heading locos that are each fitted with their own decoder the speaker the phasing issue only arises when running identical sound files in both locos. You can easily get around this with Loksound decoders by varying the playback speed function on each sound file.
  18. In what way is the polarity important?
  19. No. The hardest part is removing the body on the 141. First remove the cab at the opposite end to the roof grill. this should just pull straight up with a little force. Remember to detach the ends of the handrails from the sides of the cab first, or they may well break. Many will tell you to remove the handrails completely before doing this but it can difficult (it's fiddley and sometimes they can be glued in place) and the body can be removed while leaving the handrails in place. Working from the removed cab end the rest of the body can then be levered up with some gentle pressure. Again, remember to unclip the handrails from the opposite end cab as that cab is attached to the body. Once the rest of the body is off removing the decoder and replacing the blanking plate is simple. Then simply replace the body and cab. Here's and excellent tutorial that shows the process for installing sound which shows how to remove the body shell.
  20. You can, but you need a DCC controller capable of reprogramming decoder CV's. Many decoders have this feature disabled as having it enabled when running DCC can cause erratic running.
  21. At around 4:55 that 141 starts belching out smoke like there's no tomorrow! I've seen similar videos of US EMD diesels doing the same thing.
  22. Yeah, fu*k that! It's hard enough to keep the track and layout clean without that going on.
  23. Ah sorry, I only uploaded to YouTube today. I had a feeling the video wasn’t working….
  24. We Ok here’s a quick video, please excuse the crappy quality! I haven’t had the chance to do any programming except for lowering the overall volume, which was deafening! A testament to excellent speaker set up in this model. Here’s a YouTube link….
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