LCDR Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Can't you see him? Ah, he must be out trainspotting with his dad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Wolseley, good plan! I hope you can post some updates. The old HD Duchesses were pretty rugged birds., I have got 3 now, one gloss Montrose , one matt Montrose and one Athol. I also have two City of Liverpools, one repainted green and the other repainted as Duchess of Hamilton, still in red, in the condition before the NRM put the casing back on. (All still 3 rail) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Wolseley, good plan! I hope you can post some updates. The old HD Duchesses were pretty rugged birds.I will but, as we're in the middle of a kitchen renovation and I have to paint the ceilings soon (it's a four bedroom house, so that's a lot of ceilings), it could be a while before I post an update. Aside from the gloss Montrose I am working on (it will probably end up as a Duchess of Sutherland though), I have, as stated earlier, a near (but not quite) mint Montrose, an Atholl (bought as a non-runner said to be only good for spares but, after fiddling about with it, I found that the reason it was a non-runner was that someone had tightened up the armature bearing too tightly - the bodywork was a bit battered but looks quite presentable now) and I have a Wrenn City of Glasgow body and tender and a Hornby (present day company) streamlined Duchess of Gloucester and tender that are both in need of a chassis. Then there is this one, which I converted from a very playworn Duchess of Montrose:/media/tinymce_upload/4c65496f8b78d8bc822c08c9c077f27e.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 And seeing as how I haven't contributed much to this thread so far, just to show what else I have been up to, here's a photo of the last locomotive that was on my workbench: /media/tinymce_upload/516caae807ce8aace50497a1b81b4f4d.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Two good ones! The Canadian 'Duchess' is a very fine reconstruction I would never have guessed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howbi Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Thought I would add TTS to my NRM City of Truro............firstly it needed a 21 to 8 pin adapter........./media/tinymce_upload/222eb01bd8db246dbbc6ec1f4152d934.jpgbut when the 8 pin was plugged in it was too high so body would not fit...........also the round speaker is too wide so will need a small sugar-cube........./media/tinymce_upload/7999c9a65037be905751d6aa4a3c991c.jpgshucks, will have to get a 21 pin sound decoder......... 🤔............HB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 @HBMAs there are only 4 wires (pickups and motor) going into the 21 pin pcb I would ditch it install an 8 pin socket.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howbi Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Thanks Rob, a logical solution......will give it a go.........HB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choralc Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 And please report back hbm. What TTS are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 @HBM To save space over the normal Hornby 8-pin socket I use the NEM 652 socket direct. /media/tinymce_upload/743bb9b828867d83106c54e9a41e6374.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/30d96605df0a43eec8a4a1f53f2fa59f.JPG Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howbi Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Project completed successfully..........NRM City of Truro is now powered by an A4 TTS decoder......... 😆..........HB/media/tinymce_upload/876fff1b90f098697f7c387fa750b912.JPG8 pin socket fitted to vero board and wired up....../media/tinymce_upload/394415716cacee6d8d2fe9b5c6c15714.JPGSugar cube speaker fitted and TTS plugged in............/media/tinymce_upload/cd7b6595b266502678510b7f59ab9875.JPGTender re-assembled with locomotive and run on test track........CV150 set to =1..........runs beautifully if a bit loud........excellent result........... 😆..........HB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Hey HB there is a bloke on the other forum who has done exactly the same thing, how weird is that.Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howbi Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 You're right, he is my alter ego, very weird........ 😆..........HB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Looks good HBM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Whats on my workbench... Currently a lot of bits from five of the later Triang Mk1s and one repainted Thompson. All the coaches were bought relatively cheeply with various bits of damage and I have stripped them down with a view to reassembling the undamaged components into "new" coaches. To this end can anyone tell me the closest match to the Rail Grey used by Triang on their intercity coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choralc Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 You make it look easy, HBM, although I don't know about the A4 TTS module in the city class :-) A good fitting nevertheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Today has been another decoder fitting day for some more 0-4-0's./media/tinymce_upload/927868b923f2f7ba7ebb1c69dc4f64c8.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 /media/tinymce_upload/12b714a9752d0f09c80f9af11e435628.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doc Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I finally got around to fitting metal wheels and pick-ups to the trailing bogie of my Tri-ang Blue Pullman. The motor bogie has always run smoothly, if a little noisily, and now it can traverse insulfrog pointwork slowly without stalling. Hurrah! /media/tinymce_upload/d9b9ca18f747fb8835e2614ade4a4d0d.JPGI am now trying to do something similar to two Jouef locos I recently acquired. Unfortunately, in each case the powered bogie has a traction tyre attached to each wheel, so the locos are stuck with 2 wheel pick-up on each side from the non-powered bogie. I am going to have to permanently attach a shunter's truck with metal wheels and extra pick-ups to the smaller loco, and maybe a luggage car to the bigger passenger loco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Trying to make sense of NMRA binary code by scoping Elite programming output and translating the binary into English...Rob /media/tinymce_upload/f890adb97f8ab508db58983e09e7e5d5.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 @ SOT and RAF How well do theses 0-4-0s run on DCC, also would a six pin decoder do the job? I ask because I have some harnesses and some decoders left over from an abandonned project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I have mine fitted with basic R8249 decoders and they perform nicely under control on a clean track, except for the usual short wheelbase over insulpoints stalling (speed dependant). They pull a rake well also under dcc. I have more trouble with 0-6-0s as they rock over some dodgy points and lift a wheel, thus losing pickup. I'm sure a bit of detailed fettling would cure that could I be bothered to set to it.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMSFan72 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Well, my investigation into using an X6100 Class 60 sound 21-pin board to convert my HST to 21-pin (and so use a reblown sound chip that I already had) has worked beautifully. I have simply replaced the main board with almost no modification - just shifted the plastic board spacing plate a few mm. It did need a light board from a dummy car to be used in the power car - or a case of disassembling and de-soldering the LEDs and refitting with reversed polarity. (Be warned, Hornby now supply spare light boards that are all common negative for the HST whereas when new the board was common positive in the dummy and common negative in the power. If you have an old spare it's a straight switch. If not you need to desolder the LEDs, turn them around, and re-solder them as the Class 60 board is common positive for the lights. If I can upload a photo I will, but havent been able to for a few days... This also opens up the options to fit switchable day and night headlights as the pcb will take it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 The Hornby generic 0-4-0's are great under DCC control 81F, much smoother and more controlable too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 @ sOT Many thanks for the info about the 0-4-0s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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