Graskie Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Also recently, a Midland Region 2-6-4 Late BR Fairburn Tank in lined black livery, fitted with Olivia's sound, smoke, firebox glow and working directional lamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazy Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Just bought another rebuilt patriot(Oups couldn't say no to a friend offering it cheap rename needed as I already have a Black Watch) and a black 5 with top feeds on the front boiler, I now have a full set apart from ivatt's specials which are next on the shopping list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Fazy, "Black Watch" is a rebuilt Royal Scot class loco, not a rebuilt Patriot. What's the problem? I realise they look similar on the face of it, but Patriots were often referred to as Baby Scots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazy Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Good point rebuilt scot sorry been reading up on the new build patriot project today. Must have pats on the brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Hi Graskie The nickname 'Baby Scots' was normally applied to the non-rebuilt locos, mainly because they had a similar outline to the original 'Scots', only smaller and lower power. The rebuild Patriots could not really be given the nickname since they almost the same outline as the Rebuilt Scots (cab was the major difference) and similar power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I was in Monk Bar Models this afternoon to collect my 7mm Dapol A1X (7S-010-001) 32655 I had ordered, and persuaded myself also to buy a kit for a 7mm van to accompany it. My first RTR fine scale gauge O model (I have scratch built two locos previously) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howbi Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Received a MyLocosound decoder for Diesel/Railcar......fitted it into a class105 two-car DMU but it would only fit into the dummy car with a basic 2 function decoder in the motored car...........only problem is that you can only alter the CV's on the Sound Decoder when it is attached to a motor and then fit it back into the dummy car when completed but it works fine and sounds great, the tickover is very realistic. HB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Thanks for clarifying that, PP. A super item arrived today, one of the last few RoS Limited Edition (500) LMS diesel twins 10000 and 10001. I just had to have these because I often saw them as a very young trainspotter at Blisworth. Must get a Deltic as well sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Got my new all singing all dancing DoG back today. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I've just added the new Ex-southern PMV (Parcels & Miscellaneous Van) BR Green to my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 On pre-order - the ICI limestone hoppers, from Oxford via Hattons.Also a set of white LED striplights from B+Q for overhead lighting of my railway, as room lighting is too dim for good video, losing too much detail.£15 for three sections that plug together, and total 28" (710 millipedes), with a wall-wart psu and a decent length of cable.I chose this method rather than a 12v 'railway' unit, for mobility - it makes it a multi-purpose thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andys steam dayz Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I have just received my Ltd edition of King George V from the NRM which is superb and a Deltic DP1 with sound plus a new a new lenz dcc controller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howbi Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Arrived today, my first weathered loco, a class 3F 0-6-0 in BR black and DCC fitted all for £79, a little beauty!! HB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustonhornsby Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Evening everyone,today i purchased the hornby railroad lms jinty dcc fitted for 27 pounds,with it came a voucher for 5 pounds off a next purchase so i could have purchased another one for 22 pounds,thats what i call a good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustonhornsby Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Wish i had purchased the second one for 22 pounds now,oh well,still happy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buz Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 hi all mine is a late model Jouef / Egger Bahn Decauvile ( spelling) 0-4-0If it runs OK it will be the brick works loco on the planned big layoutregards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choralc Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 R3370 TTS King Richard II 6021 arrived this morning by non-Aust. Post courier :) Ordered the 18th :)Smooth straight out of the box. :) Rear right sand pipe broken loose in the box :( which isn't too bad considering it came in a minimal mailing carton which is the best I can describe the outer. Will tackle it after a anti-non-essential cider soon. :) Yeah, yeah I know I wasn't going to buy two Kings to swap the TTS module but I managed to sell something after I purchased R1184 Western Express :) That was on the 6th and I'm still waiting on it :( but I know it will be soon :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayarpino Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 The Locomotion limited edition 'glossy' King with bell and all. A really superb model that arrived here in Belgium within three days, well packed, no damage. The sales people at Shildon are a realy nice bunch.By the way, it ran smoothly out of the box.Another acquisition was a world apart: a Wrenn A4 Golden Eagle. As good as newe, extremely smooth but was missing its tender. Failing to find an actual Wrenn A4 tender, I purchased a Hornby Dublo vefrsion that will be resprayed and given new transfers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choralc Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 R3111 King James I and the Hornby Club t-shirt bundle that I used the club voucher for. Will have that anti-non-essential-tremor cider over the weekend to transplant the TTS module from KRII and glue back the broken sand-pipe. The GWR tender frame is lined so unfortunately not a straight tender body swap (as previously told to me) and again a lovely runner on my rolling road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choralc Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 TTS module transplant was too easy. Didn't need a tremor suppressant. Two screws under each tender body to remove them. Two screws holding the metal plate over the speaker enclosure. The blanking plate removed from KJ I and the TTS module removed and replaced into King James DCC socket. The speaker and plate fitted. New R8249 put into KR II and the plate re-fitted. Tenders replaced.Both recovered well from the transplant.To paraphrase ... The King is mute long sound the King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjb1961 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 TTS module transplant was too easy. Didn't need a tremor suppressant. Two screws under each tender body to remove them. Two screws holding the metal plate over the speaker enclosure. The blanking plate removed from KJ I and the TTS module removed and replaced into King James DCC socket. The speaker and plate fitted. New R8249 put into KR II and the plate re-fitted. Tenders replaced.Both recovered well from the transplant.To paraphrase ... The King is mute long sound the King.Hi Choralc,I understand what you've done but do both locos have the little plug to attach loco to tender ,I'm interested to know because I've been thinking of doing the same but I'm not sure if it works as well with the conventional method tender peg into the loco drawbar ,,mjb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjb1961 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 My latest acquisition ,they arrived today ,flying Scotsman and gadwall TTS locos bought them in the sales ,one from collett model shop and the other from scograil model shop ,both offered very good prices and second to none service ,it's nice to buy from the smaller retailers as they are getting scarce ,,,,,,mjb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choralc Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 mjb, as both locos are from the same 'build-family' they both have the same wiring. The tender plug is wired to the the DCC socket in the tender hence the ease of transplant. I would suppose that any hornby tender with the connecting plug wired to the DCC socket and a speaker-well could have a TTS transplant. As an aside, I have asked Hornby to make the TTS modules available as a spare part to be fiitted into the same family of model as they were initially installed. After this success I might look again at my Clun Castle sound installation for transplant into, I hope, a similar build-family GWR Castle. I know double chimney sound sampling probably does not accurately represent a GWR one but they are my models :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choralc Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 R8211 Rolling Road :) and from Black Friday sales a RailRoad Flying Scotsman for gifting and three R8245 Sapphire decoders. I'm not a fan of the the new mailing cartons as one Sapphire packet was flat and some slight crushing to one corner of Scotsman box. Am letting Customer Care know my opinion but generally very happy with Black Friday Sale purchases. Only one other winge so far but will wait for eventual arrival of item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan1707817931 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Picked up a couple of the MkI Parcel coaches, which will go nicely with the Mail coach that's coming my way soon too. All three *should* look quite nice behind the GWR Troop Pack that I have, although I'm slightly annoyed that extra coaches for that pack sold out so quickly.Will Hornby produce any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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