Thanks for sharing your trains and builds. I just discovered your channel today and watched about 10 video's. You deliver pure enjoyment and relaxation at the viewer end. Thanks a heap mate. Never had an interest in trains since my child hood kit wore out... Yeah I wore them out.. I'm out to the our states Train show next month now ( Queensland).. See what you've done... Seriously Thanks for the all your effort and good luck with the new build. The naming of Everard Junction strike a real chord with me.. Great Stuff!
Cheers for the heads up Richard there ordered. I've just build my first helix this evening with the help of your videos I've chosen to take my layout down and rebuild as I've never been happy with it. Thx again for you info Ian
What a great loco fleet and very well detailed description. I too had the Hornby coupling issues you have mentioned with my class 50's when negotiating any curves, so I've tried them with Bachmann couplings and all seems fine. Overall, exceptional models and very well informed video, I like it very much.
Managed to purchase a hornby class 50 after seeing your review..just waiting for it to be delivered !..Seeing the HST reminded me of a courier job I had in the 80s..the brakes really stank when you had to stand inbetween carriages as there were no seats on a busy Friday evening from Kings Cross to Peterborough..! glad they dont do that in OO scale..!
Great video really enjoyed it !.. especially liked the class 50 review, I was stuck for a second 80's loco on my small layout..but the class 50 has made my mind up..its a big old beast..
I really want to start up this hobby again, very expensive and very limited money though.. :( I've always wanted a bad ass setup like yours, been watching alot of your videos. So glad I found you!
Exceptionally nice and detailed fleet. Subscribed and liked. I'm in usa and have N scale....but I've developed an appreciation for British models and layouts.
very good video,,I had a triang Hornby set as a kid in the UK never forget triying to change the brushes on the motor on them,,whot a job,must be they have changed that by now,,thanks for sharing.
I agree with what you said about the bachmann intercity swallow livery 37 , i have one myself and it is a fantastic loco , hope to get a few more like her
Really enjoyed this video. You have some great looking locos and stock. Just one point about the Class 150 - I did not think they were delivered in the 'Regional Railways' livery, but rather the 'Sprinter' livery, except for the original ones in the Provincial blue scheme.
Love your videos and am using the scenery ones as a tutorial for building it when the time comes, your videos gave me the liking of the intercity swallow livery and therefore on when i was at ally pally i got a Dapol intercity swallow class 43 HST book set :D Matt
Great review of your fleet..watched it a few times....still very informative..Have to agree the Bachmann decoders they are very good,I use the 36-553 ,Even on a quite old Heljan class 47 (2004-2005) I bought it on Ebay about 3 weeks ago , only ever run on DC..put in a Bachmann 8 pin decoder...runs beautifully smooth ...even at a snails pace .
Very good response.I did not intend to take anything away from your efforts in fact I admire what you have done with your layout and locos. I often think how much more realistic layouts would appear having engineers and passengers in the locos. Regards
Yet another great Vid. Plenty of loco's there and fantastic detailing. hope to achieve a good standard of weathering my self. have started off on a coach and some wagons. have come quite good i think
Thanks for this, a really interesting video! Just one aspect I wasn't quite sure on, how come you use a separate regulated 5V power rail rather than just using a 5V regulator on board the signal circuit (then making use of the unregulated 12V rail?) For me the 5V reg seems like a much simpler and cheaper option, but there's probably something that I haven't thought of!
You are quite correct. However there is something not quite right with my unregulated 12v rail, not sure what it was, but it was causing me a lot of trouble when i tried to step the voltage down for my signals. So in the end I went for a regulated power supply.
Thats correct. The sprinter scheme and the regional railways colours are very similar so I didn't notice at first. I might redo the decals at some point
Realy didn't notice at first it was about model railroads as the image was so realistic!! Good paintjob and good weathering!!! For me a bit of a dilemma weathering pricely locos which come beautifully painted out of the box but the result in your case is fantastic and gives a lot of realism on the layout! Overall I think the railroadcompanies need to dedicate themselves more on keeping their fleet nice and clean; which they are doing more nowadays! Thanks for making this nice review!!
Thanks Rich, I have thought about it for some models as the nem pockets can have quite a bit of excess movement. At the moment it doesn't cause too much of an issue.
There is a good reason why Hornby fit their couplings to the bodies of their loco's. They get loads of complaints from other modellers saying that fitting it to the bogie makes it unrealistic. I'm afraid it is going to have to be aggressive to disagree. It only hornby though who get that complaint. No one ever says anything about Bachmann doing it..
I imagine people don't want to complain about Bachmann faults because they've paid quite a bit more than what a Hornby loco costs and are feeling rather disappointed!
@djjk26 The best kadees for normal running are the no.19s, you want to get the NEM type that just slot in. I wedge bits of card in the NEM pocket on the loco to adjust the height of the kadee if needed..
some nice subtle weathering there, very nice, regarding your coupling issues, I use kadees on the very same models, BUT i remove the n.e.m. socket and mountings totally, as they flex vertically too much for reliable use, I mount a strong pad to the body and fit a standard #5 kadee in it's box to the pad using a height gauge, apart from really tight curves (15" radi or less) and short radius points, I have no problems and some of my trains weight up to 3kg. Rich, R & M Quarries
From memory the 58 body is just clipped on, best to wedge card down either side to loosen it off. Check the manual, it should tell you in there. The lights are correct for the loco. There is a high beam light on each side, on british locos one side is lit during the day, the other side is used at night. Above the high beam lights there are ordinary running lights on both sides, these are lit all the time.
I use 19s and haven't had too many issues. Some locos are the wrong height (mostly Hornby). They can be adjusted by packing card above or below the kadee.
lovely locos, just one thing, u need another tso coach in ur hst as a standerd intercity train from paddington to bristol actually had 8 coaches. 2xTFO, 1XTRB, 4XTSO, 1X TGS, plus your two powercars, i have liked/subscibed and shared on twitter this vid, as i think it is awesome. just gunna go and watch some more of your vids.
I'm aware of 31165, the issue with numbers (particularly Hornby) is that they are printed on and very difficult to get off without damaging the paint underneath. I try to avoid renumbering, if I need to do it I tend to re-spay the loco into a different livery to make it worthwhile.
Check the back to back wheel measurements on the model, this can cause a lot of derailments if it's out. Also check the bogie can pivot freely, if something is snagging the wheel will jump the rail. As for the detailing coming off just glue it back on. I've had to on a few of my locos.
I would like to use the Kadee coupling system on it and the others, but i dont know which ones to use, could you please tell me what number you use on your two and what you would recomend for the one with the slightly lower couplings. Thanks again and hope to see more of your awesome vids.
Cracking video, I am looking forward to the weatering video because your weathering is top class, you should start a weathering company to fund your railway and give grimy times abit of competition lol and Brilliant fleet of diesels.... Have you ever had a problem with Horby diesels shorting out over points?
Any NSE coach is right to be honest. Many of the coaches never got painted out of the early blue. The best ones that match the loco are the bachmann mk2 coaches in the darker blue. I use kadee number 19s most of the time. Some buffers have been glued in the retracted postition to stop them catching.
Hi there, ur videos ur fantastic!!!!! And have got me right back into model railways! And I've got a quick question (hopefully). I wld love to get my layout running in dcc, and I was wondering if u had any suggestions or recommendation??? Thanks very much!!!
This is common problem with various models. Does your 66 have sprung buffers? You will need to glue the buffers in the retracted position if they are sprung. Put some superglue on the shaft and push the buffer in while it drys. The kadee should stop catching the buffers after that.
Ballast is woodland scenics medium grey. For weathering I used an airbrush, watch my track weathering vid for more info. The embankment scenery is made using woodland scenic stuff, check out my scenery series for more info.
I removed the fan belt in my 56's and 31's and they seen to work really well now. Hornby need to review the fan mechanism in the 56's and 31's because ive found you can get incredibly jerky running when the fans start to stutter.
Great video. I was looking forward to the next loco arriving in front of the camera. A couple of questions, does the 108 require 2 decoders and what type of kaydee coupler do you use. And have you not bachmann class 66s.......I want to get myself a class 20 but I'm hoping for a DRS release with lights. Keep up the fantastic work. Really enjoy the vids.
Thanks, models have has much better 'sealed' motors now. I was a pain with the old types, I used to have an engine with brushes that fell out on every corner. I gave up with that one in the end.
Interesting, I read a lot of forums and have never seen anyone complain about Hornby or any other manufacturer mounting couplings to the bogies. Hornby get complains when they use those massive unrealistic couplings, but I've not seen any direct complaints about the position or the mounting point chosen. Do you have any links to the source of this information, I would be interested to read what people have said. Thanks
+EverardJunction do you still have the class 105,150 and the blue and grey 101 because in most of your video's after this i can't find them running. did you sell them?
I'm surprised at your comment with regard the font on the class 58 being BOLD a Man With An Eye To Detail Such As Yours, Thought you may have taken T-Cut to those No:'s and Replaced Them With The Correct Size, such is your eye for detail The Spacing is also wrong but maybe when you've a bit more time on your hands that will be rectified, as always I thank you for taking the time in making a First Class Video, which I enjoyed with a rather Green Eyed Envy as l would Love to own such a Stable of fine Locomotive Power, Great Work, Well Done!
I'm sure you will Richard, in the meantime we will enjoy the rest of your wonderful Videos I'm working my way thru all of your them making notes & saving them for further viewing, Great Work, Well Done!
@DaveClass47 I've been into model railways since i was 6 years old. This layout has been under construction for about 2 and a half years. All stock except the steamers was bought over the last 3 years.
I've just finished the planning of my layout, just in the process of getting the baseboard built and in place. In your opinion what are the better loco's Bachmann or Hornby as I am wanting to expand my fleet of locos / sets. I've noticed some of Bachmann's scenery / trackside is better detail than the Hornby stuff.
Hello. I have to say ive been watching your videos for awhile now, and yourself and a couple of others I watch have inspired me to have a go at making up my own layout and also join my local model rail club. Thank you for making such awesome videos and sharing your knowledge with us. With that in mind i do have a question for you. I own a few Bachmann class 47s, One imperticuler seems to have a lower coupler setting to all the others, this becomes apparent when i use it with coaches and wagons.
As I said in a previous video of your that I've watched, I'd like to purchase a British loco for my layout. I'm leaning toward the Class 56, I found one on Amazon with DCC/sound! How easy or difficult is it to replace the couplers with Kadee couplers on the Class 56?
Virgin mk3 coaches can be found on ebay for ok prices. You should be able to find the coaches you need. A re-paint is possible, but I would not recommend it if you have never done anything like that before.
@toffie702 I will slowly add to the fleet, I looking at more 47s and will be getting the bachmann class 101 when it is released. I also need an 08 shunter.
