Supaned Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 it's funny, a lot of enthusiasts shun goggles as they're quiet in comparison to a 749 , even though they both have the same power unit. The goggles have a silencer built as part of the roof , so they can't really run without one , whereas on the 749s they are a separate item which is why some of them sound like a BR class 37 (and hence have a following. Me , I like most of the stuff in the Czech Republic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 17, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2012 I must admit that after being in the engine room and the cab of a 749 plus the first itme we saw them back in 2004 on a double headedengineers train heading throug Prah Hlvani we were hooked on them! Maybe we do a line up of 749's tomorrow althoug we dont have so many completed. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 18, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2012 A general shot of the layout taken yesterday. Ian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 18, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2012 Here are couple of much longer video sequences with a bit of background music taken today at the East Grinstead show. These are the first sequences I have done on the ipad so hopefully future ones will get better! This second one shows an actual sequence based on the prototypicla operation at this station a few years ago. Ian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Hi, the first video wouldn't play for some reason. Enjoyed the second though. Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 19, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2012 Sorry about that. I hadnt changed it from Private to public but it should work now. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Thanks, also excellent. I must try to see this on the exhibition circuit, like probably a lot of the audience, I am unfettered by any knowledge of the prototype! Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 23, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2012 Smrzovka will be at the Ely show in May and Wimbledon in November this year. Ian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted May 1, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) Our next show is with Smrzovka at the Ely show in a week and a half. Hope to do a little bit of work on some of the stock such as weathering and maybe complete the glazing in the 184 railcar now that most of the curved glazing is done. It would also be nice to get some of the finer detailing on the class 120 railcars such as the wing mirrors. Not all of them have these though. The stock now has a new stock box with a few spare slots for new items when we get back to the Czech Republic. Also Would like to get the Microtrains working properly. For some reason these couplings work fine in N scale but on TT they don't despite being centred and levelled correctly. Ian Edited May 1, 2012 by roundhouse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted November 16, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2012 Smrzovka will be at the Wimbledon show this weekend. It hasnt been out since last March so a bit of stock cleaning tonight! Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted November 17, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2012 Looking out onto the tracks from the bar entrance under the canopy. Taken today at the Wimbledon show. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted November 18, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2012 A Googles waits to depart 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted November 18, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2012 A CD class 714 stops with a rake of 4 wherl trailers 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted November 18, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2012 A CD class 753 Goggles loco on a weekenr sumner train on its way to Tanvald to pick up walkers and take thrm back to Liberec 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meld Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Looking out onto the tracks from the bar entrance under the canopy. Taken today at the Wimbledon show. This shot is Simply Stunning .. Made me look twice as I thought is was a shot of the original in bright sunshine!! Congratulations. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted November 18, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2012 Thanks Mike. Tedting out a new camera. A coupke of class 749's on a regional service. One had faiked earlier hence the double heading 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted November 18, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2012 (edited) The layout is now unloaded and its usual storage location till next year. It ran very well this weekend. Even made a few small alterations to the fiddleyard. Below is a video taken today plus a few more photos. (edited spelling mistakes!) Edited November 18, 2012 by roundhouse 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meld Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 The layout is now unloaded and its usual storage location ti next year. It ran verg well this weekend. Even made a few snalk alterations to the fiddleyard. Beliw is a vidro tsken today plus a few more photos. Go On Admit it - You've been at the Czech Beer again! The 'Grumpy' towing the grumpy 'Grumpy' is ace. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNCF stephen Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 I can only echo everyone else's comments about the layout in that it looks great. What an interesting prototype too! I hope to see some more pictures when it comes out next year. Stephen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted November 18, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2012 Go On Admit it - You've been at the Czech Beer again! The 'Grumpy' towing the grumpy 'Grumpy' is ace. Mike I would love to say yes but I was typing on a small screen when I uploaded those photos!! Must go back to Smrzovka as its the bar at the end of the station building in the photo above that started us off on modelling this location - excellent Conrad dark beer (Tmavay pivo). Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted December 31, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2012 Another class 754 'goggles' post loco has been added to the fleet. This fine Roco TT scale model puts to shame all the hard work we have done by building resin body locos. This one is in the current CD blue and grey livery. It was purchased from Pragomodels in Prague. I was hoping to get a DCC sound fitted one but they didn't have any. A couple of the brand new Tillig coaches in the CD blue and grey have also been obtained to run behind this loco. These coaches are a vast improvement over the older Tillig ones. The couplings will be changed for Micro trains ones in due course 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 6, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2013 Today I was going to work on ROUNDHOUSE but ended up fitting Microtrains couplings to the recently purhcesed ready to run stock plus a few other items purchased previously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 6, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) Here are a few photos of the stock: The Goggles loco and coaches now weathered slightly. The lcoo is fitted with Microtrains 1016 couplers One of the new Tillig BD coaches in the latest Czech railways livery. A Type B coach . This is the normal current livery and the brake BD's (above) in all over blue A Tillig AB in the livery that is being replaced. A Kuen A coach in the older livery Edited January 6, 2013 by roundhouse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 6, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) Here is a Kuen double deck coach. These were often run in pairs with a single deck BD at weekends on some branches near Prague a few yesrs ago.They may still be running but didnt see any on our recent trip. The inner ends of the 2 coaches retains the more modern TT couplers whilst outer ends have Microtrains couplers. Edited January 6, 2013 by roundhouse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 6, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2013 On our recent trip I managed to get the following video of a Goggles on railcar trailers leaving Praha Masarykovo. I thought this was an unusual working but I now believe this is common at the moment. These locos have been re engined so dont have the older noisier engines any more. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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