richrua

i might wear a badge next time! i had no idea who anyone was!

Yes I was there with the youngest lad. Great day out!

I know .... I thought about wandering up to people and introducing myself, but being a quiet enough type I didn't! It was good to see so many people interested! I forgot to nip back and buy a bottle of that A Class Real Ale!!!!

Yep. I was there too. Great day out. Super to see all of the locos and hear all for real.

cool . i will be there. You ll know me as i am a baldy ginger fella with a good chance of having a couple of children hanging out of him.

is it on all day ? i could make it but not till about 3 o clock

i wonder would the St Paddy body be worth anything? these are the railroad range but dcc ready. actually pretty good for 40 quid. perfect for AClass . thanks to enniscorthy man fir the advice

thanks noel btw!

I am going to convert my Silver Fox A class to dcc using this as the chassis. As recommended by enniscorthy man. The lima chassis motor i got was so poor compared to modern machines. what a difference 30 years makes! Almost seems a shame to chop this one. it is in good nick for a second hander.

yes i was looking at the hornby ones. To me the 071 should come with sound on board. They have everything else!

a few pics of the elink system . upside down.

i give up. the first pic is the right way up here. when i post it flipped. so i rotated it here and posted again and now it is mirror image ....

bit of work on the dcc conversion.

lol

No, not a sound bag of chips, but the other kind. Now that I have managed to make a leap of thirty years from dc to dcc, I am a bit disappointed that sound chips are so dear. It is great that the 071 s come with a pre-installed speaker. Good idea - saves us a bit of hassle. I wonder will the next batch of locos come with on board sound? seems like a logical step. I would say that an 071 or 201 with pre-installed sound would sell very well, especially if the cost was a wee bit lower than separate sound chip and loco.

herself is back and informed me about the lack of the magnifying glasses. Ho hum. She never goes shopping on Monday.

herself is out shopping. I texted her the link for the magnifying stand requesting she picks me one up. that way I get a little pressie without getting in trouble for buying stuff. ....

Thanks guys

Hello all.

I don't like the shade of green on my A Class. Along with a planned re-engine to get rid of the Lima Chassis (urrrgh) I am going to respray to black and tan . Can I just apply spray over or should I strip it back?