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by SRman
Thu May 30, 2024 3:10 am
Forum: Personal Layouts - Planning
Topic: Speedlink livery - question about liveries and time periods
Replies: 4
Views: 164

Re: Speedlink livery - question about liveries and time periods

The liveries persisted for a good many years afterwards, although they often faded as well, so rather than red and medium grey, you could use pink and chalky grey!
by SRman
Fri May 17, 2024 6:30 am
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: missing coupling on Bachmann tank engine
Replies: 6
Views: 210

Re: missing coupling on Bachmann tank engine

As long as it fits on a Bachmann loco that is what I need plus the coupling to go with it. I will have a look in my bits to see what's hiding there I find some of the fishtail wedge bits can be looser than others, but that's not really a problem. If you buy them and they are a little loose in your ...
by SRman
Tue May 14, 2024 4:23 am
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: DCC Sound advice sought
Replies: 7
Views: 283

Re: DCC Sound advice sought

Thanks, lot's of good advice. Agree, Zimo and YouChoos have always been my previous choices. George North Carolina I like the YouChoos/Zimo combo for steam sounds, but prefer ESU and various suppliers for diesel and electric sounds - legomanbiffo, Jamie Goodman and Howes being prominent in my colle...
by SRman
Sun May 12, 2024 4:56 am
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: DCC Sound advice sought
Replies: 7
Views: 283

Re: DCC Sound advice sought

I have posted a much longer video on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/fBO-kAqYgPQ I forgot to mention I bought the decoder from Buckambool Models here in Australia, pre-loaded with the YouChoos sounds. I have forgotten now which speaker I put in: I did say it was a round topped speaker from YouChoos, ...
by SRman
Sat May 11, 2024 2:46 am
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: DCC Sound advice sought
Replies: 7
Views: 283

Re: DCC Sound advice sought

I won't claim what is most convincing as that would be very much a matter of personal taste and judgement, but I have used a Zimo decoder from YouChoos in my Bachmann London Transport 57XX pannier tank. My opinion is that I like it and it sounds good to me. Fitting it was fiddly because of the lack ...
by SRman
Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:46 am
Forum: Scratch and Kit building
Topic: Scratch building a 4 CEP unit.
Replies: 5
Views: 447

Re: Scratch building a 4 CEP unit.

I agree with Bigmet. For all intents and purposes, the standard TK and CK coaches form the two centre coaches of a CEP unit. Underframe equipment may be simpler than the loco-hauled types. They'll also have the electrical connections on the coach ends, but when running on layout at normal viewing di...
by SRman
Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:00 am
Forum: Model Railway Shop
Topic: AJM Railways - anyone ever bought from them?
Replies: 6
Views: 2007

Re: AJM Railways - anyone ever bought from them?

I buy from them occasionally. Only problem once was an item not in stock. Fast service and good postage out to here. Mind you I am in their target market, especially so given Hattons have gone. As always, YMMV. Regards Ditto here. I have used Amanda Jane over quite a few years: reasonable prices an...
by SRman
Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:09 am
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: Souther Railway Non Passenger Coaching Stock
Replies: 9
Views: 301

Re: Souther Railway Non Passenger Coaching Stock

Same here - near enough sometimes just has to be good enough, unless you can make up your own transfers to a satisfactory standard. The HMRS Bulleid sheet has a few different sizes on it. I hope this doesn't breach their copyright by posting this. Note that I have mirrored this, because normally the...
by SRman
Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:33 am
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: Souther Railway Non Passenger Coaching Stock
Replies: 9
Views: 301

Re: Souther Railway Non Passenger Coaching Stock

21C1 wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:41 pm HMRS Pressfix transfers. https://hmrs.org.uk/transfers.html?p=3& ... type=11886 . Quite a range here both Maunsell and Bulleid types.
You beat me to it! :D

The old PC transfer range continues under the HMRS banner, so they are, essentially, still available.
by SRman
Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:01 am
Forum: Welcome / Terms And Conditions / Guest Book
Topic: All users Please Read ********Update 30 March
Replies: 9
Views: 790

Re: All users Please Read *********************

They don't seem to take much notice after setting off their bot. I can bulk delete them as they appear in a list of inactive users, I mark the lot then unmark any that look like real names, then delete all, less than a minute. I should copy all the names to a list then disallow each of those names,...
by SRman
Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:46 am
Forum: DCC Forum
Topic: re-mapping
Replies: 2
Views: 786

Re: re-mapping

I use a LokProgrammer or Decoder Pro for ESU, although I know remapping can be done by programming various CV settings. Zimo likewise with Decoder Pro, but I have also remapped functions on a Zimo sound decoder simply by programming CVs. I do have a couple of printed guides downloaded from the Inter...
by SRman
Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:03 am
Forum: DCC Forum
Topic: factory fitted sound decoders
Replies: 9
Views: 361

Re: factory fitted sound decoders

hi all, tried google with little success. can anyone tell me what make of decoders are standard fitted to dapol, bachmann, rapido . i would like to make sure that the decoder has a full list of cv options which i believe the Hornby tts does not have. thanks in advance for any info. cheers Dapol rec...
by SRman
Sun Dec 24, 2023 2:13 am
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: Prog Rock Hornby.
Replies: 5
Views: 586

Re: Prog Rock Hornby.

WC 'Yes Tor' from a few years ago?
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by SRman
Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:17 am
Forum: Hornby - including Lima, Rivarossi, Jouef, Electrotren
Topic: Free Age of Steam Sound Effects
Replies: 11
Views: 1101

Re: Free Age of Steam Sound Effects

This could be a very interesting idea. I have only started dabbling with the ESU LokProgrammer software to create my own project by combining sounds from their free library of sounds. While my effort is nowhere near perfect, it does sound satisfactory enough for me to take my time with further devel...