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@michaelplayford4916 7 күн бұрын
nice little job looks good
@blairleipst4508 18 күн бұрын
There was a gentleman who had on display, Dominion of New Zealand with two tenders, based on when Bittern was repainted in Garter Blue in 2010/11 and had them for the tours
@stephendavies6949 Ай бұрын
Hi there. I'm sure I saw you buying that set at GETS! I remember thinking, "That's a good-looking set. If they don't buy it, then I'll have a look." Frankly, I think you've done far more with it than I would have done. BTW, what was the name of the company from which you bought the 2nd batch of motors?
@davescustomconversions 29 күн бұрын
1st pair of motors came as a kit from Horn Whistles Workshop, and it worked well. 2nd pair came from Kingfisher Trading UK, and they were cheaper too, but ultimately both kits worked well And yes, that was me at GETS ;)
@Tauraco00 Ай бұрын
it is great to see the two tenders - amazing - I enjoyed making my video on it ;) the one that got away! Excellent buy thereRegards Elizabeth
@Tauraco00 Ай бұрын
Hi Dave - amazing - glad you got this fabulous Flying Scotsman
@littlemaster22 Ай бұрын
It's funny, I've been pondering this exact conversion for a few months now. Nice job, saved it to perform at a later date (just waiting to see if luck will hold out for Hornby 2025)
@davescustomconversions 29 күн бұрын
There's a good Bachmann SNG, but i couldn't find one, so i picked up Hornby's latest offering and i'm very pleased with the result, well worth it.
@graemehutchison5696 Ай бұрын
Never new 2 tenders. Have 2 never used 40 years old.
@chrisphillips7470 Ай бұрын
What is the upgrade motor called ? how much and where di you buy it if you don't mind me asking its just i have a similar model i would like to convert
@davescustomconversions 29 күн бұрын
I found them on ebay, Hor Whistle was the 1st pair, the 2nd pair came from Kingfisher.
@williamscates3915 Ай бұрын
Can't remember which kit it was i got, not Horns and Whistles i know. Looks to be the same motor. I took mine apart and found theyre cheap and nasty motors. Since then I've stuck to tinkering the original ringfields to work as well as they can. Can assure you that the old mechanism works just as well as the CD motor, and has more torque. Since the CD kit burned out on me (running a rake of 3 coaches at about 3V) I've never thrown out the old stuff! Have seen original Ringfields with decoders working ok before, not sure which chip though as I Know some chips just won't take more than 200mA. The loco locking up as it goes can be fixed with some cleaning and oiling (usually gets anything from this period going). It'll also help performance. Really nice job, sounds great. All the best Will
@davescustomconversions 29 күн бұрын
I never throw away the old stuff, just in case. I mentioned in the video that when new, or serviced correctly the old ringfield actually works ok. I'll probably do a video on how to clean them up and make them work properly, i've see so many dirty abused ones. the just need a little love sometimes.
@williamscates3915 29 күн бұрын
@@davescustomconversions there's a number of minute tolerances in build quality (I've found mid 80s is worst). The ones of the late 70s and mid 90s onwards are always well built. Things like the commutator segments not being flush (the plates curl up at the end and effectively lathe the brushes, making running crap). When you can sort those sort of little issues you can have absolutely brilliant runners. Have read from a few idiots before that 'no lubrication is necessary'. Look forward to seeing how you overhaul them. All the best Will
@chrisdavies3913 Ай бұрын
It's so difficult to find a Sir Nigel Gresley in br blue.
@davescustomconversions 29 күн бұрын
At the time i was looking there were none, so i made one, besides, i fancied the challenge.
@That1Redhead28 27 күн бұрын
IKR!? I just really want a BR blue A4 that ISN'T the railroad Mallard
@chrisdavies3913 26 күн бұрын
There's a few Sir Nigel Gresleys in vr Green, but with how popular Gresley is you would think they would release more br Blue ones.
@stephenbarrs2318 Ай бұрын
If you a tiny spot of silicon sealant to fix nameplates, it is removable and will not do any damage.
@stephenbarrs2318 Ай бұрын
A better way to scratch off unwanted decals is to use a cocktail stick as it will not scratch the underlying paint or plastic.
@davescustomconversions 29 күн бұрын
I agree, i did manage to do it without damage fortunately, i always used to use surgical spirit but i found most of the time it damaged the paint.
@markbentley3720 Ай бұрын
Great to see your doing blogg vidios again, i had the best time at the Electric train show, and great to have met you and your Dad. 😊
@davescustomconversions 29 күн бұрын
It was good to see you too buddy :)
@markbentley3720 Ай бұрын
Love the sounds
@BK-sn3gk 10 ай бұрын
Can I have both of them please for £0?
@Aiden_Kane 11 ай бұрын
What sound file did you use?
@Mookie1340 11 ай бұрын
That’s amazing work.
@drradhikamisro 2 жыл бұрын
Oh, I Still Wanted To Get In
@sarahgordon9833 2 жыл бұрын
Right I’m not going home to do my hair or anything I can just say hi to you and
@jackfifa1991 2 жыл бұрын
IwenttoatrainisnameisstonkonTremt
@ILIKERUGBYWIRE 2 жыл бұрын
Witch shop did you buy them from ???
@davidrichie9570 3 жыл бұрын
I have used the Lais Kung fu stay alive with Digitrax DZ 125 decoders in 4-wheel n scale trolleys with reasonable success. sometimes odd bahavior but usually nothing like what is described here.
@animeboy9307 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for asking but are you insane? 11 wagons filled with load and you are giving no break van?
@brostarspeedthewinedrinker4165 3 жыл бұрын
How fast is that flying scoutsman live steam?
@michaelramsey82 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder why these didn't use radio control, like many larger scale live steamers do? The receiver could run from the same track power that heats the water (presumably stepped down to 5V with a voltage regulator), and use micro servos to control the valves. Seems like that would allow for much more precise real-time control.
@Marcy53Volkswagen 2 жыл бұрын
it could not use radio control because its hornby of course it needs electricity to respond
@davidhunt7495 3 жыл бұрын
I am having the the same problem, the train runs for a short time then starts jerking. If you take it off the track the train runs backwards. This is on a Bachman j72 with next 18. It was wired up as the Hornsby magazine with stay alive pads. I have used two different makers chips ,but still the same results
@josephmueller335 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice I'd like to know where you got yours at I have been looking for a nice one used
@kellyashfordtrains2642 4 жыл бұрын
Love it, but she only went forwards and backwards. I prefer to see her going somewhere.
@002GEO 4 жыл бұрын
How did you do the brake ones?
@lublinbusenthusiast1120 4 жыл бұрын
the 350 seems naked
@learningoogauge3452 4 жыл бұрын
Nice layout! Fantastic job with the HST too, I’ve subbed - look forward to seeing more :)
@Prada_AU 4 жыл бұрын
Where’d u get that station and platforms
@OneFunkyMansGarage 4 жыл бұрын
Metcalfe, they are card kits my wife makes.
@wobblinwheel 4 жыл бұрын
Why only TWO CHUFFS per revolution? Should be at least FOUR....RIGHT? Isn't a Castle a FOUR CYLINDER engine?? Why do sound decoders in British locos seem to NEVER have accurate chuffs??
@OneFunkyMansGarage 4 жыл бұрын
The chuffed rate can be changed to whatever you like! If you've NEVER seen them right then you've always been doing it wrong lol! This video shows the functions of a loco still being setup.
@wobblinwheel 4 жыл бұрын
@@OneFunkyMansGarage well, that explains it...🤔
@Bambootattoo 4 жыл бұрын
I see you're using a DC Concepts rolling road. Probably not a good idea - when I tested my own live steam Scotsman on the same rolling road not only did one of the rollers start to melt but so did the track underneath. A quick phone call to DC Concepts revealed that this particular RR isn't rated for live steam. You live and learn.
@canalboating 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice, I’ve just bought one of these and am trying to gather as much info as possible, you seem to have that under control 👍
@rob235ioa1 5 жыл бұрын
typical DCC VERY unrealistic sound
@paulm3965 6 жыл бұрын
THe light bleed is disappointing bi directional nano LEDs are available. did you use a ESU sugar cube speaker? who supplied the decoder. Other than that good video I am in the middle of fitting sound and lights to my newly purchased M7
@MiaSharkesque 6 жыл бұрын
Is that 350 a thameslink?
@warnz9701 6 жыл бұрын
No, they ran on the WCML under Silverlink based at Bletchley prior to moving to the new maintenance depot at Northampton. After a while they were rebranded to London Midland.
@allyg2525 6 жыл бұрын
Are they not trans pennine express
@MiaSharkesque 6 жыл бұрын
@@allyg2525 check the other reply.
@reddington3459 6 жыл бұрын
@@allyg2525 The trans Pennine Desiros are 185 DMU's and 350/4 EMU's, the 350's were ordered after London Midland had theirs
@allyg2525 6 жыл бұрын
Oh ok thanks
@kristinajendesen7111 6 жыл бұрын
It's a shame Bachmann don't do a pig, it would be a far more popular model in its various guises.
@kristinajendesen7111 6 жыл бұрын
Disastros - bloody 'orrible things. Is that the windscreen wipers going at 1.17?
@warnz9701 6 жыл бұрын
Whats horrible about them ??? They have won awards for reliability and are among the best of the newer fleets on the network
@TechandTrainsChannel 6 жыл бұрын
Did it have tail (red) lights when you first got it?
@TechandTrainsChannel 6 жыл бұрын
Mine Doesn't
@davescustomconversions 6 жыл бұрын
it had no light at all!
@TechandTrainsChannel 6 жыл бұрын
That's odd. Mine just has white lights but the previous owner may have converted it!
@grootsan 6 жыл бұрын
I think I may have the same sound decoder, it's a Zimo from Youchoos but nothing from the film Terminus. There are some platform announcements however kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3zRaat-a6uiodU kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2WQi5VuhtCHnsU
@MOTOSTAN 6 жыл бұрын
same here. turning off dc mode completely bricks stay alive, when dc mode on the decoder probably senses dc voltage from the capacitor and switching to dc mode and run for couple of the seconds ( energy in the capacitor)
@CampbellAD 6 жыл бұрын
More to the point, how did you wire 2 EM2s? They are 4 ohms each, so 2 in parallel would push the Loksound V4...
@paulglennie5600 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave. What make is the stay alive or is it home made? It certainly makes a massive difference.
@davescustomconversions 6 жыл бұрын
It's home made, i make all my own stay alive circuits, that way i can change the shape of the capacitor array to fit in smaller places as well as keeping the cost down!
@paulglennie5600 6 жыл бұрын
Dave's Custom Conversion Any chance of a circuit diagram or how to video?
@ModelTrainsTV 6 жыл бұрын
I see you are getting the hang of it Dave but I can see your biggest problem trying to get it to go slow is the very tight curves quickly followed by the long straight. The '5 flick lag' (at one second apart) means you will never have time to power up to overcome the drag of the curves and power down to take the minimum drag straight. These things are so like the original that they really need a big layout with big radius curves to get the best out of them. The OO Live Steam Roadshow is 16' x 8' and that's about the minimum to realistically run OO Live Steam. Keep posting the vids. Great fun to watch. Adrian
@davescustomconversions 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Adrian, thanks for the encouragement, you and the club have been most helpful. this is simply a test layout on the dining room table. it's radius 4 curves rather than the r3s that came with the set. the plan is to build a layout in the new shed, it'll be 12foot by 32 foot, but some of that space will need to be modeling workshop for the "DavesCustomConversions" side of things. But i'm also jolly tempted to build a garden railway for those nice sunny days!
@AndysShed 6 жыл бұрын
I've had exactly this problem too. My setup used the Lais dcc decoder supplied by The Widget Shed (via E-Bay) and a DCC Concepts heavy duty stay alive purchased direct from them. I found a number of problems, not just this one. 1. When the loco is removed from the track it starts up, exactly as shown in this video. 2. When the stay alive kicks in on insulated track sections it goes at a set (fast) speed and only in one direction. Eg, if the loco is going forwards slowly, when it comes to the dead section it suddenly speeds up. However if the loco is going backwards slowly, when it gets to the dead section it suddenly shoots off backwards to where it came from until the capacitors discharge and it then sets off back towards the dead section again! All of this only works with CV29 set to 6. If you set it to 2 (one of the settings that disables DC running) then it completely bricks the stay alive and the loco behaves like it's not fitted. Also programming sometimes becomes impossible with the stay alive connected. I've had a number of conversations with the guys at DCC Concepts and they confirmed what I thought, in that the stay alive unit is just a power bank and incapable of changing direction or speed. That is all down to the programming of the DCC decoder. So the concensus is (as others here have said) that the Lais DCC decoder is not suitable for use with a stay alive. This is unless there is a secret setting to CV29 that would solve the problem.
@MOTOSTAN 6 жыл бұрын
Hi. I tried everything still no progress. I believe it is just bad firmware in those decoders, I took off one of those heat shrinks to take a look at the decoder and stay alive ( black and blue wires) are soldered behind the bridge rectifier circuit so it should (like you mention ) work as a power bank. When decoder set to cv 29 with dc support will just switch to dc mode and keep turning the motor till capacitor empties ( direction of training is determined by motor wires ) . So I believe that as soon as the square wave of dcc is no longer present decoder stops( or switch to dc mode depending on cv29). firmware most likely missing one line of code ( something like " when square wave is missing remember the last settings for 5 seconds before switching to dc ) and that would fix this issue
@ras666 4 ай бұрын
I have the exact same decoders from the same supplier and just recently replaced the tiny stay alive cap I used with some super caps and now it does the same thing 🤦♂️ did you have any luck?
@carpandrei7493 6 жыл бұрын
Hmm... interesting problem. What capacitors have you used for the stay alive? I have some ideas as to what could cause the behavior, but to validate them I need to understand your setup. Also, what happens if you apply a little pressure on one of the driven wheels (with a finger, let's say) while you pick-up the model and the motor start to run?
@nigelcarter9503 6 жыл бұрын
Nice.
@darrelldeltic807 6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant running session! APT looks fantastic and really pleased to see this running, what motor and sound have you got in her? I’m working on a 10 car APT myself but not had a track to run her on yet 😕 thanks for sharing cheers Dazza
@davescustomconversions 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Dazza, 10 car APT is made up of 3 old Hornby sets with "cut-and-shut" coaches, i have 2 buffet cars to add but not finished them yet. I'll need a bigger layout for a 12 car set! I made my own lighting boards, i lit the coaches too but didn't have them on in this video as they are a bit bright! The two power cars are running "CD" drive motos in the original ringfield frames. Think i've got another video all about those! They run nice but it's taken a while to get them to run in and match each other. Soundwise, 3 chips from "Legomanbiffo" were used. A Loksound v3.5 in each driving cab and one in a power car. The Loksound v3.5 doesn't give much spec for running big bassy speakers (like those i've fitted in the HST) but it's good enough for an electric train that doesn't need a bassy speaker. The horns and a few other sounds are original recordings from the only surviving APT-E up in Crewe. HST = 2x ESU Loksound v4.0 with 3 watt bass speaker (one in each end car) APT = 3x ESU Loksound v3.5 with 1 watt speaker (one in each driving car and power car) DMU = 1x ESU Loksound yet to be fitted, will be another v3.5 but with experimental speakers. Class 08 if anyone spotted it at the end... Zimo MX645R with sugar lump speaker and tons of stay alive caps! Hope this helps! Dave
@darrelldeltic807 6 жыл бұрын
Dave's Custom Conversion that’s some work you’ve done there! I’ve caught up with your running session of the APT with the coach lights on , I see what you mean about bright , I toned my led’s down with a marker pen, as soon as I can get her onto a running track I’ll do a running video, there’s a couple of vids of mine on my KZbin but a bit boring at the moment, thanks for the info regarding the sound and look forward to anymore running sessions , cheers Dazza