Dave the Busker Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 It's amazing how similar industrial areas can seem. They must have built them all to one template... joy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Absolutely, same needs of industry and probably same engineers and architects 😁 I think these are really good value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelton Junction Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Two more Peco BR wagons thanks to Cheltenham modelsI just put my 6 on the layout, (had them for a while but not got round to doing anything on Millwood). I don't think I will get anymore, they don't connect as well as the Hornby ones, and TBH the goods yard is a bit overfull. I may decommission the tankers as I am not fond of the tiny tankers, maybe they'll do some larger era 3/4 ones later ?Having just spent 3 hours getting Falcon to run as she should have out of the box, I didn't feel like fettling wagons too ! laughing Tankers already decommissioned here 😁 Peco wagons are great runners (compared to the aforementioned tankers) and gently converting to hunts magnetic couplings is worth the dexterity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moawkwrd Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Snagged a Hornby Elite and 4amp PSU off eBay. For less than £150 I thought why not for my TT round and round layout. Disassembled and gave it a clean, just need a USB printer cable to do the firmware update as it’s still on 1.3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntpntpntp Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 HM7000 Next18 decoder for my WW A4. £15 cheaper from Amazon Prime than from Hornby online, and free delivery <cough> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris98 Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 4 x left hand points to finally finish all my track laying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_watts1 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 The Arnold Station Building, £29.75 delivered, Bargain. It actually comes in two bits so you can have them as farm house and cottage maybe.@Chris, you might want to run a track rubber over that to help the train run better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Nice trackwork Chris, I guess you are modelling 1980’s Amtrack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaffsTT Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Next18 decoder for WW but have issuesDcc clips15v 4A power supplyConrod spannerHalf and quarter straight trackLH points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMD Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Night Hawk with HM7k chip. Beautiful livery and finish. And certainly on my test track it ran beautifully too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz657 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Falcon and Night Hawk, both with sound fitted and a couple of maroon Mk1's. The bonus points had been staring me in the face for far too long :).Just need to place the board into its' new location (once I'm 100% sure there are no further leaks from the roof) and start laying track again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Tall Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 One solo MK1 Blood and Custard from GM (Hornby out of stock of TT4005).Happy with it, the rest of the rake has been ordered from Hornby before my discount expires ! slightly_smiling_face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moawkwrd Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Not TT but trying to decide which scale I want to model in going forward (due a variety of factors) so I bought an old Lima set for not a lot of money. Surprisingly some of the coaches aren't that much less detailed than the TT Mk1, considering the difference in age and cost! Plastic wheels and non-flush glazing though.The round metal buffers are an aftermarket addition. The class 52 they came with doesn't have any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_watts1 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Recieved my coal loads from a member here and ebay seller. They come as 2 pieces, the load itself which has a coarse or a fine coal effect and a spacer so you can have a full or partly full load. They fit perfectly the Hornby and Peco wagons and the price is very good. They are also very light so the loco can still pull long trains. A must buy in my opinion.thumbsup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunmarc88 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 @moawkward - I would be interested to know how you are getting on in your decision between TT and other scales as I am still unsure myself. It feels like crunch time approaches with more products due this year! @david_watts1 - Those coal loads do look good. It looks like they don’t sort out the slight bend in the wagon sides on the Peco wagons though? Not that it is too obvious as TT is quite small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-370944 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Coal loads look fantastic. How do we purchase please as cannot locate on eBay ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Adam, looks like they have sold out for now, They were low the other day when I looked, I don’t have any open mineral wagons yet… hopefully Greg will do a load for the 21T when arrives… have a few on pre order!Search ‘TT:120 wagon loads’ brought it up for me when they were available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMD Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Very kind indeed of David to post his photos of the coal loads. To answer taunmarc, no, they do not ‘straighten’ the slight bow in the Peco wagons. To do so would have meant a very tight fit, and make them too difficult to remove. I was rather overwhelmed by the orders that came in I confess, my poor wee 3d printer was going flat out for a week!I’m also thankful to RallyMatt for his suggestion re the 21T wagons when they’re out. Will check and see if the load can be adapted, don’t see why not in theory.Am currently eagerly awaiting the arrival of a TTA…! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge1965 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 5 Hornby stay alives and 4 decoders from Hattons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grenkin Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 First set smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_watts1 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 For any interested parties the 3d printed coal loads are back on our favourite auction site, just search for TT:120 coal loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moawkwrd Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 @moawkward - I would be interested to know how you are getting on in your decision between TT and other scales as I am still unsure myself. It feels like crunch time approaches with more products due this year! I decided to stick with TT. Practical reasons mostly - as I’m short on space and already have a significant investment in rolling stock. Whilst I’m sure I could’ve sold what I have (at a loss no doubt) and enjoyed buying up a collection of used and new OO stock, refitting old Limas with new motors and wiring DCC sockets etc, my layout options would’ve been limited to the point most of it would never get to run as it should. It would also no doubt end up more expensive - I put together a comparison between what I spent so far on TT with OO and N gauge new and used prices and it was basically a wash, except with TT the models are new and guaranteed. I’d already written off N gauge as too fiddly having been there before briefly with Japanese outline a few years ago. Current plan is to finish my roundy round layout and then embark on a more prototypical end to end layout to learn more DCC skills and try out automation and block control etc. By which point I’ll hopefully have my preorders of sufficient BR blue stock as well as new preorders placed for whatever is announced in April. I think TT would’ve had a far harder time if the initial range and what’s been released to date was limited. The fact that we’ve got so much in basically 1 year shows me the scale has legs. We just need some more competition from other manufacturers. More wagons from Peco for a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_watts1 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 'We just need some more competition from other manufacturers. More wagons from Peco for a start.'Just new running number to existing models would be a start, who wouldn't love to have 10 LMS 7 planks wagons all with their own numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunmarc88 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 @moawkward Thank you for that thorough reasoning towards TT. It brought up a few issues I face that I hadn’t even got around to considering yet.One factor I keep coming back to is the TT community is actually really nice compared to some others.Thanks again, I think it’s TT for the win. I don’t fancy fixing up any more old locos and when you mentioned the idea of doing the round layout first and then applying those skills later to a bigger layout that makes a lot of sense.I better order me some Peco wagons then as I haven’t seen them in person yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris98 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Got these today from ms models and pleasantly surprised they came fully built. I have primed them ready for painting at some point.Also getting prepared for grassing with the arrival of these bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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