7mm Boris' Workbench - Jltrt Westerns (various)

[D1054]

No problem at all, gents. But first I am going to make a short video of the Howes and SWD soundcards as fitted to D1054 and D1016 respectively for Cynric, et al. I've finished touching up Mr Manton's already excellent paint job on D1016 (a couple of inadvertant scratches by the owner..... oops!), and she's ready for a test run down at Longroyd tomorrow evening. So, I'll be taking the camera and video along and will post the results over the next couple of days.... then we can have a vote on which you think is best...... I have my own opinion having run up the relatively new '52 (D1013 recording) from SWD, but I'll let you make up your own minds Perhaps a vote is called for?

 

[lancer1027]

Hi Ian,
Exellent mate i look forward to both the fibre optic plans/pics etc and the voting on the sound

Rob PS i love WESSIES

 

[D1054]

Rob PS i love WESSIES

Really??? I hadn't noticed

 

[Purple-haze]

Slightly OT,but I understand plans are being made to bring Western Couriour to main line spec. Also a suggestion to new build IOOOO

regards

Rog

 

[40126]

Hi Fred,

nice to hear from you, hope all is well.

A couple of shots of Ballymoss - to check the new 'system'

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cheers

Mike

Nice pics, Mike

Steve

 

[40126]

Nice one Ian. Would it be poss for you to draw or pics of how you do your fibre optic lighting in your wessies. This is something that i want to install in Buccaneer.

Rob

You gotta get yours working first !!

Or lit up like xmas trees in yard ??.

PMSL.

Steve

 

[D1054]

You gotta get yours working first !!

Or lit up like xmas trees in yard ??.

PMSL.

Steve

A cheeky lot, them just outside Derbyshire.....lol

 

[40126]

A cheeky lot, them just outside Derbyshire.....lol

Hi Ian,

Its a running joke bout Lancer's wessies. They are all 'stored' loco's !!

& i'm sure he'll give me some bout this later

Steve

 

[iploffy]

Slightly OT,but I understand plans are being made to bring Western Couriour to main line spec. Also a suggestion to new build IOOOO

regards

Rog

I do like these idea's I remember when I was a newly qualified Senior Conductor for BR one of the trainers tried to get me interested in a covernant for a proposed A1 Pacific that a few like minded individuals had thought up estimated cost £1,000,000.00 at those prices 20+ years ago, lets hope this project gets off the ground then perhaps we can get on to some reals loco's like a NBL or whatever

Ian

 

[welshwizard]

Ian do you work on the railway as well

 

[iploffy]

Ian do you work on the railway as well

Oh yes I am a guard working from Wolverhampton, I take it from the as well you work for the railway.

Ian

 

[welshwizard]

Yes Ian at Newport i am a driver with DBS hence the Avatar, i drive the steam on the mainline also.

 

[mth]

There are a lot of us on here

 

[D1054]

OK, here's the brief video comparison I managed to do last night between D1016 fitted with SWD Loksound 3.5, and D1054 with the Howes Loksound 3.5 decoder. Let us know what you think!

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[Pugsley]

The Howes one does it for me. Lovely!

 

[makhis]

Howes for me too.

 

[28ten]

Howes. Did you find the SWD hard to drive?

 

[Phill Dyson]

Howes for me, liked the horn on that one too

 

[lancer1027]

YEP definately Howes.

 

[D1054]

Hmmmm.. pretty comprehensive then. Actually, I like the acceleration on the SWD, but the ticking over, the horns and the twin start-up means I'll be sticking with Howes for mine too.

Driving was fine with both, but then I'm a careful driver anyway The delay on starting off is a real pain (SWD) if you want to move your loco quickly but, in fairness to SWD, they do include CV 3 & 4 disabling through F12 which resolves this if you're in a hurry.

Ah well, on to the next one - going for glass windows in these next ones ! D1063 & D1026 next on the rota.