RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12 6 hours ago, acg5324 said: I don’t know, not sure what CV that is. DecoderPro is your friend. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted June 13 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13 I have found that turning off BEMF can improve the running of some decoder / loco combinations so its worth a trY and yes Decoder Pro is definitley worth learning to use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 13 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13 6 hours ago, St Enodoc said: DecoderPro is your friend. 2 hours ago, roundhouse said: I have found that turning off BEMF can improve the running of some decoder / loco combinations so its worth a trY and yes Decoder Pro is definitley worth learning to use. Is that a physical thing or a program to download? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted June 13 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13 8 minutes ago, acg5324 said: Is that a physical thing or a program to download? Here is the link for the shareware software https://www.jmri.org/ It requires Java but it shows you where to get the relevant software. You will also require an interface between your PC and DCC system although many have that built in these days. It can take a little getting used to and the set up doesnt always go smoothly but its something that I now use all the time for many different decoders and also for layout track plans on screen to control turnouts signals etc. I have been using it on Banbury and Santa Barbara for years. It can also do automation but that is tirckeir to set up than many commercial packages and I havent yet gone this far with it. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 This might help : https://dccwiki.com/Back_EMF Keith 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted June 23 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23 (edited) I’ve done nothing to the layout or any further fiddling with the Hastings DEMU for the past week or so because we’ve been on holiday again! Lisbon this time….so a few trams, funicular trams metro and trains travelled on. The famous tram route no28 started more or less outside our hotel. Edited June 23 by acg5324 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Parker Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Is there an "envious" icon? Lisbon is on a wishlist to visit. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted July 6 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 6 After a long wait the ODC Mk5 Ford Cortina and Mk3 Ford Capri are available. I’ll post some pictures later. The wheels are a big improvement on the tractor tyres fitted to the Mk3 Cortina….and many others. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted July 6 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 6 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted July 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 6 Are you going to get another Capri to modify into a 3.0L for messrs Bodie and Doyle to race around in? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted July 7 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 7 9 hours ago, Davexoc said: Are you going to get another Capri to modify into a 3.0L for messrs Bodie and Doyle to race around in? I may well do….this was intended to be Terrys Capri from Minder…although I think he started with a Mk1….ill have to check. Mk1 Fiesta and Mk2 Escort yet to come from ODC….along with a second colour for all four Fords. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Great that ODC are now doing 70s and 80s bog standard cars. But I wonder what happened to the reason ODC used to give for not doing popular cars, and Fords in particular, that they couldn't get permission from the manufacturer (or it was too expensive). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Terry used both a Mk1and a Mk2 Capri. You need the registration SLE 71 R. Keith 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted July 7 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 7 (edited) 5 hours ago, grahame said: Great that ODC are now doing 70s and 80s bog standard cars. But I wonder what happened to the reason ODC used to give for not doing popular cars, and Fords in particular, that they couldn't get permission from the manufacturer (or it was too expensive). Hornby have a good license for Ford as the Vanguards range is almost entirely Ford but the ODC announcement for these four n gauge cars predates the Hornby takeover. It would be good if the ODC British Leyland range was shrunk down too. Princess, Allegro saloon, Austin 1100/1300, Metro, Maxi, Landcrab, Maestro, Montego,….even the Triumph 2000 and Rover 2000, SD1 etc. Edited July 7 by acg5324 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted July 13 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13 Yorkshire area NGS meeting today. Got a little bit done on the second FS ferry van…..I’m now down to my last eight etched ventilators so will have to bite the bullet and make a mould to do some more in resin. My sound fitted class 31 had a run out with a train of TTA tanks. The last of my Atlantean to Metrobus conversions had its finally spray paint added for the destination blinds and grill….just needs t some varnish before making up the windows and doors for spraying. The red has been applied over white undercoat which I used for the top deck….the other two buses are red on grey primer…..big difference. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted July 16 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16 With the Olympics fast approaching I got asked to do / volunteered to do the groundwork for the shop window display. As always the trusty PECO Pigs will be at the forefront. 1 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted July 18 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18 …then there was three. Apart from some detail painting the third Metrobus is now complete. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted July 24 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24 Not much modelling done this week for myself….but the shop has benefited. The Olympigs set went into the shop window today with the Pole vaulter added. I’ve also made my first Airfix kit in probably 35 years…. a BAE Hawk for a Red Arrows display. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted July 25 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25 So today I’ve made a start on moulding some more Ferry van vents. The mould box is just some scraps of 40 thou plasticard. The original etches have been superglued to 5thou plastic as a backing and then mounted in the box with double sided tape to stop them moving. 12 hours later I might have a silicon mould to poor the resin in. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted July 25 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25 Latest bit of homework from Monkbar Modelshop is this………I’ll be getting a Shackleton in the post soon 😂 ( see Mid Cornwall lines ). 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 26 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26 7 hours ago, acg5324 said: Latest bit of homework from Monkbar Modelshop is this………I’ll be getting a Shackleton in the post soon 😂 ( see Mid Cornwall lines ). Be careful what you wish for... The Shannon is a terrific piece of marine engineering. I had a look round the one at Hastings in May. I've got a couple of old whitemetal lifeboat kits that were made for the RNLI by a firm called D&M, in about the 70s I think. One of those - haven't decided which - will become the Pentowan lifeboat in due course. https://honleyandbrockholesrnli.co.uk/story-of-d-m/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted July 26 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26 The Shannon is a brand new kit for Airfix. We have a set of decals for every ship at work. It’ll probably end up as the Whitby one. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted July 26 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26 The Red Arrows display got put up today……. 8 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted July 28 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 28 Well the silicon mould has been released. I’m not sure there is enough depth to cast anything. I’ll give it a go tomorrow. If it’s unsuccessful I’ll have to beef up the vents to make them thicker. I can always sand the thickness off. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PaulCheffus Posted July 28 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 28 29 minutes ago, acg5324 said: Well the silicon mould has been released. I’m not sure there is enough depth to cast anything. I’ll give it a go tomorrow. If it’s unsuccessful I’ll have to beef up the vents to make them thicker. I can always sand the thickness off. Hi i went with a 0.010” (0.25mm) backing. It’s also worth making a blank to put on top as a weight when you fill it with resin. Cheers Paul 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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