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I cant see too much PECO 00 new track being sold until they do make matching points.
dave
Agreed. I can't imagine Peco being so shortsighted as to not produce points for this new track.
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Peco are far too late to the party. The only advantage they have is availabilty.
The rest of your arguements dont work with me so Ill simply ignore them,like most of your posts
Wow. You really told him there, didn't you?
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I'm pretty sure no Bachmann 20s have directional lighting. None of my 6 do anyway and some of them are recent releases.
Still no installed lighting? Shocking to think Bachmann are still selling an RTR loco that doesn't come with lighting installed.
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Does anyone know if the Loksound 3.5 DS decoder can be reblown with new sound files or just the 4.0?
No. The soundfiles are made specifically for both decoders. You could contact the vendor and ask them if they supply a file for the 3.5 but the 3.5 is no longer made so they probably won't.
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141/181 To get the body off pinch the sides of the body using ice cream sticks and gentle pull upwards. See the four orange lugs protruding from the central body. These are what need to be pinched to release the body. One cab separates.
Empty speaker cradle on the 141/181 - some folk remove this and the lugs to fix larger speaker bodies. I used it as designed.
Solder wires to speaker
Solder speaker wires to loco PCB at the SP+ and SP- holes
Insert the decoder the correct way up (i.e. there is one hole blocked on the decoder and one pin missing on the loco PCB)
On the advice of others here I also drill a small hole on the top of the body over the decoder for heat dissipation.
Great advice from Noel...
Only thing to add when removing the body make sure you unclip the ends of the handrails from the cab. It's very easy to forget and snap them off.
Some insist of removing the handrails completely to make it easier to remove the body shell but personally I think it's more hassle than it's worth.
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Maybe... but there was an entire shelf full of them.
Yeah, the factory probably sold off a bad batch. That's how the likes of Dealz are able to sell so cheaply. You ever look at the dates on their food?
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There's a 121 shades of orange standing on the wall . . .
Back on thread, any idea if the NEM sockets on the new 121s might be on the body or the bogies?
I doubt very much if they would body mount the coupler pockets. It's not the norm for UK outline.
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You bastards.
I'm genuinely choked up here. I was trying to keep it shtum-ish, avoiding facebook posts etc, but after a couple hours or responding to messages there, thought I'd pop over here for a bit of "when is 21mm not really 21mm" etc.
Ye are a genuinely passionate, and sometimes mentally unstable bunch of guys, but I'm really moved by this. Can't think of any other bunch of loonies I'd rather be attached to, aside from the good lady wife and Izzy,
The last five years have been somewhat of a horror show for me in lots of respects, and this community has been an infuriating and brilliant crutch, all at the same time, a wonderful counterpoint to real life, even if I do shout and scream at times (JM - sorry) . But don't expect me to go gently into that good night, god no, there are some wonderful things afoot with IRM, and various other projects I've been tipping my hat at. No intention of shutting up shop any time soon, a certain GVS project needs to be completed...
*insert joke about myself and the missus making miniatures*
Richie.
Well said that man!
And congratulations to the three of you.....
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Fantastic news! Even if I do have to wait a bit longer for a pair of Supertrain 121's......
I certainly hope so, even if it was a sugar cube or similar if space is tight. The 12 had the EMD 8-567CR as a prime mover which was the same as the 141 class, although I think the 181 class has the 645E. Is there already a sound chip out there for it?I'm sure a speaker will be fitted. Since that has been the case with the 071 and 201 models. Even the 141 came with a factory fitted speaker cradle.
Yes the 121 was originally fitted with the EMD 8-567CR, same as the 141 locos. The 181's came with the 645E but some 141's were later fitted with 645's taken from the C Class when it was withdrawn. The push-pull 121's were also fitted with 645E's.
Loksound have accurate sounding files for both the 141 and the 181. IIRC, Mr Soundguy's ZIMO decoders use a recording from a 645E so they would be accurate for later 121's.
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I use the 50200 Command Station. Upon startup one or two locos jump suddenly, forward sometimes and backwards on others. Also one or two cobalt motors activate but without moving. It's possible that those that come to life thus are the first in line electrically from the controller. Does anyone know whether this is typical of this controller?
Don't know about the controller but it could be caused by the decoders having DC running turned on. Turning this off requires you to reprogramme CV29 on each loco.
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Happy new year to all and we can't wait for the ballast wagons to arrive and we're hoping to be blowing some bubbles too
That's just sounds wrong, Fran.
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Spoiler alert
We got to wait a whole year for the next one:
Rogue One. A Star Wars Story
Director: Gareth Edwards
Written by: Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz
Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, and Alan Tudyk
Logline: Following the foundation of the Galactic Empire, a wayward band of Rebel fighters comes together to carry out a desperate mission: to steal the plans for the Death Star before it can be used to enforce the Emperor’s rule.
Release: Dec. 16, 2016
That movie isn't actually part of this trilogy. It's a standalone movie set just before the events in A New Hope.
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As a long time Star Wars fan I really loved the new movie, it was a nice return to form after the hit-and-miss Prequel Trilogy.
I went to see it with the whole family at 12am on the opening night! Hoping to get to see it again sometime this week.
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to me a good layout is immensely interesting even with nothing moving, one can study the method of construction of track, scenery , buildings etc., examine the signalling etc and talk to the builders to boot.
Interesting to you but not to many people who attend these events. I appreciate good trackwork, scenery, etc. as much as anyone. But it's all for nought if you don't see trains running - prototypically or not.
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hence the rise of a certain style of " exhibition " layout, rather then a layout being exhibited ( if you see what I mean )
And just what do you mean by that?
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I think any large layout , operated to its potential , particularly at an exhibition, , needs a "layout" timetable , other wise you just get chaos
Dave
A timetable is fine. Just not one that involves having too much "dead time" between movements, punctuated by gruff operators who grunt a reply to any questions without looking you in the eye!
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Hi David
Recently at the Blackrock Show I spent 3 days in a room with a bunch of very nice Northern chaps running their splendid club layout, they, obviously they had their workings time table off by heart, they were beavering away on doing their thing with hardly any communication between themselves, and at times it looked like nothing was happening and the viewers left the room! But they were doing something, setting up the locos, moving stock into readiness for a train and other things. What I noticed was- no interaction with the viewers was the problem, if they told the viewers what was happening I felt they would have held their audience a lot longer and the viewer would get a better idea of how trains ran.
That's something I've noticed too. I've no problem with prototypical operation at exhibitions but there needs to be something happening all the time if exhibitors expect to hold people's attention for any amount of time.
A small loop with a train constantly running will have more interest for the casual observer than timetable-driven scenic masterpiece that has minutes elapsing between each movement.
The type of operation that David describes in his first post is perfect if you want to keep a layout constantly on the move.
To drift off topic a little; this is where I think sound equipped stock comes into its own.
It allows you to drive the locos at protypical shunting speed without it appear TOO slow to a casual audience. You can also reproduce most of the action that goes with it like coupling, brake hoses, charging brake lines etc.
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I thought it would have been much more expensive. I stand corrected Sir!
So did I to be honest, had to double check it!
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Would be mad expensive for 24'! The aluminium channel is €15 for 2 mtr plus it would support the structure better.
Granted it would'nt be as strong but you get 3x14" for €5 so it works out a bit cheaper.
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Styrene C channel would probably be strong enough if it's only for display.
Mark's sells the Evergreen stuff but it might work out a bit expensive if you need 24ft of it!
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Folks,
As promised, some Sulzer kit donor chassis photos. The cut and shutting is very straightforward, and the diecast metal responds superbly to superglueing.
A nice bonus is that the NEM pockets hang below the front face and are easily accessible.
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Looks great!
Judging by the position on the cuts would I be right in assuming there was no need to modify the drive train?
(A big plus if that's the case!)
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PS: IT, where did you source the sprung buffers?
They are Hornby class 31 buffers. I got them from Peter's Spares on Ebay.
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Don't be tempted to try what some idiot near here did a few years ago. To stop people breaking into his shed, he rigged up a sawn off shotgun and a tripwire, aimed at groin height as the intruder came through the door. It worked perfectly, as he found out when he went in the shed and forgot it was there...
I still have the limp....
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Nice, great thing about the yank stuff is the interchangable parts between a lot of the manufacturers. Like being able to drop a Kato motor into an Athearn loco seamlessly. Sounds like a cool conversion!
Athearn frame, Atlas bogies, Proto motor. And like you said the drive parts are all identical. Have a shufty....
http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/77-Graham-s-Workbench?p=74174&viewfull=1#post74174
Why does UK/IE modelling persist with NEM couplings
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That arguement always makes me smile. Purist say the buckeye coupling in not prototypical yet they are perfectly ok with a huge plastic D ring and ugly metal hook! Which, ironically, work more reliably than the more recent slimlined nem couplers...
A common misconception. The key is to use the correct Kadee, the standard #5 is too short for buffered stock. I body mount the #146 on long wheelbased stock suck as container flats and coaches and have no problems over tight curves, even when propelling stock.
The #146 is long enough that you can mount it flush to the buffer beam and it still projects far enough so as not to cause buffer lock. The added length also gives it a wider sweep to accomodate tight curves.