gilbo2
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1 hour ago, The Last Ninja said:
Hi @gilbo2 Each image is individually shot with an engine shed sat in a photographic lightbox. A straight track is placed in front of the shed and each loco is then positioned on the track and photographed. To edit, I use Lightroom. Hope that helps. Always under expose to avoid burnt-out highlights that cannot be worked on in Lightroom or Photoshop.
Thank you, yes. Has given some ideas for my non-rail project
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Always interesting reads @What About The Bee, thank you. I'm really taking a liking to the Era1 rolling stock, even for my clumsy hands
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Out or interest @The Last Ninja, do you "Photoshop" the locos to the background or are they individually photographed?
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Thanks for the comments. Mistakes happen but when informed of errors it should get amended straight away?! Oh well, I would have done anyway to avoid unnecessary returns.
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9 minutes ago, What About The Bee said:
Hi Gilbo
I have the Royal Mail carriage, albeit when it came in R3956. In that version, I can assure you, it has the identical chassis as others in range. The couplings are indeed finescale chains. No NEM pocket.
I pointed the website error out to Hornby some time ago, but apparently, it is still not fixed.
Bee
Thank you for the confirmation. I'd missed it had been released previously
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I see that the R40436 L&MR, Royal Mail coach is now in stock. The website says it has NEM couplings, but looking at the photo I cannot see any. I'm expecting it however to be compatible with the Lion/Tiger rolling stock, so will come with the same 'hook on' link couplings?
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Although not TT, it made me smile that the Austin Maestro was No.2
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I wonder if the track needs to be spotless if cold and not used for a little while? Similarly with the loco contacts?
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Good to read you sorted it. I fitted the 8 pin decoder version a couple of weeks ago and noticed how loose the plug was in the socket so ended up bending the bins ever so slightly to improve contact.
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15 hours ago, thirdline said:
I’ve had a very informative email from Railmaster explaining how to do the upgrade, it’s a bit complicated as pc’s security programmes can prevent it working, however I’ve done it, I presume it’s ok as the RM screen shows 1.74 in the tiniest font ever at the lower right of the window near the clock. Not a lot appears to have changed tho.
Glad your sorted. Yes, the 'protection' from browsers and AV software gets stronger on anything it suspects, even though, like with RM, its fine.
If you hover your mouse over the 1.74 yellow box, it should come up and confirm "revision 5"
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4 minutes ago, Grenkin said:
Is it good practice to add a way to switch on/off the lights?
I've seen in @Rallymattvideo used magnet switch, this is best approach or is there something better?
For me its down to personal preference rather than good practice. If you want to see coaches with lights off in sidings for example, then yes, a switch would come in. If they were battery powered rather than track, then definitely a switch
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Otherwise, I'd keep things simple, less to go wrong.
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@Bulleidboy, great minds think alike, that's what I'd have done
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To really simplify things, did you try the led's without the capacitor or diodes, they would then work under half bridge rectification but you my notice flicker and see sensitivity to pick up issues. Might be acceptable though for the application?
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The level of detail in these TT models is quite impressive from what I've seen from photos / videos!
Ignoring stay alive benefits from the power pack, how does performance of a TT HST compare against a OO HST in terms of track pickup, i.e. resistance to stalling on dirty track / points etc?
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9 hours ago, Tim-1330659 said:
I think they 2 sec may explain some of my intermittent problems, I would have just been flicking it on and off. Thanks
Glad to have helped
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Ok thanks, wasn't sure if the save lag was related to the image size issue or not but sounds like it is.
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I wonder when the loco is assembled in the factory whether those wires are pushed back over the motor with a thin tool and then the PCB 'clamps' them over it? Just a thought.
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5 minutes ago, SteveM6 said:
... to cope with us kleptomaniacs.
Don't know what you mean
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I'm on the latest 1.3 ver of the app so it sounds like it needs the 'adjustment' you mention for this quantity of locos. Shall I drop George an email?
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Thanks @SteveM6 & @Pendragon Sailing for the "inactive/active" tip, that does make a lot of sense.
I've now accumulated almost 100 locos in the Engine Shed, (I know too many!), have you noticed that for locos at the top of the list it can take a few seconds to change the text or switch from active to inactive when the app must do the "save"?
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I like those shrubs at the from too
, its all in the detail!
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2 hours ago, DarkRedCape said:
...... If I had known this before I renewed my CC, I wouldn't have bothered.
I'd feel the same to be honest. Did you get any options to review T&C's when ordering? You could always contact them and explain, asking to cancel and refund the renewal.
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Thanks for the heads up, will need to check this when my renewal is due in the summer to see if its worth continuing.
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Blimey, that is all rather tight! In extreme examples I'd imagine performance would be impacted too.
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The "Unassign" is merely a button to press if you want to remove that loco (unassign) it from the Dongle is this case. It will then drop down into the "Assign Another Vehicle" section and the red text there would disappear. Similarly, if you create a new loco in the Engine Shed which is unassigned, it replaces that red text.
The TTS profiles are only a function map for a particular TTS loco. Have a look at this post which provides a work around for using them:
https://community.hornbyhobbies.com/topic/35286-hm7000-dongle-nice-piece-of-kit/#comment-376146
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Brilliant with the lights too, looks so realistic and moody!