Bachmann Black Prince with TRS Trains synchronised smoke and cylinder drains

Bachmann 9f with trs trains synchronised smoke and cylinder drains
The models has been renamed and renumbered as Black prince. As well as the smoke fitting, we added a light 'preservation' weathering finish, lamps, coal load, and various details over all including painting the coupling rods.
All smoke fittings are cold water systems and DO NOT use heat or oil
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[@devinrogers6877]

The sound , smoke and synchronization is incredible ..well played , Sir well played !

[@andrewmursell9206]

That looks awesome & so realistic. All you need now is another jet near the whistle to represent that!

[@trstrains9330]

If only our trains didn't need motors ;)

[@paullubliner6221]

@@trstrains9330 These objects you are fitting with your miniature "Flash Boiler" boiling water vapour apparatus are colloquially known as LOCOMOTIVES and absolutely not "trains". Ask any bride, those follow their "tender", by definition. And too; there are "tender drives" leaving an entirely open boiler space available---- so how about properly answering Andrew Mursell's question instead of the sarcasm?

[@trstrains9330]

@paullubliner6221 a little bit serious I think. Regardless what you say or think they're toy Trains lol its all a bit of fun

[@Themodelrailer]

Wow that looks a amazing model would love to have one smoke and sound like that

[@RT65CB-SWL]

Even though I am in the LNER camp, there are some BR steam locomotives I do like... the class 9F is in my list of likes.

[@bertusduiverman4743]

Wonderful model.

[@danielbonham9336]

Wow looks great 👍

[@097534]

Bloody amazing

[@mamarussellthepie3995]

Beautiful

[@tammyjilly]

Amazing.

[@sudrianliam1199]

I've only just discovered your work yesterday and I keep getting blown away in awe by it! A completely cold, water-based smoke system for 00 gauge and anything above.... Marvellous! Three questions: 1. How exactly does it work? 2. Would be confident enough to fit a finescale H0 scale locomotive with it? 3. Do you ship outside of the UK (I'm in Germany)? Keep up the great work! Greetings and best wishes Liam

[@trstrains9330]

hi there. Firstly thanks! Obviously I cant tell you eXACTLY how it works, but it works the same way as a room humidifier by using ultrasonic sound and piezoelectric disc. yes I can fit finescale, and have done many in both 4mm and 7mm. Yes I can post to Germany, ive got customers in the US, Canada, auz, Korea, Poland etc!

[@sudrianliam1199]

@@trstrains9330 Hi, thanks for the quick answer! That's superb to hear! I'll be writing you an E-Mail soon then!

[@dakdak7609]

Looks great. Out of interest is the water vapour given off enough to worry about damp / damage to landscaping? EG inside a papier-mâché tunnel?

[@trstrains9330]

Nah not at all. If you're going to sit there for 10 minutes with the drains going you'll get a puddle obviously, but if you run it how a engine should be used you'll have no trouble

[@dakdak7609]

@@trstrains9330 super. Now, how much to convert 25 odd kettles that already have DCC sound?!! 😄

[@trstrains9330]

Smoke is £180. Lamps and cylinder drains are optional extras, but firebox glow, crew, coal and weathering is free. And for engines getting the full works I do a top to bottom full refinish as. You see on this 9f. Send me an email or contact me on fb and we can chat :) [e-mail]

[@thomasthetankman111]

Well now I want a black 5 with the features. Was this all done by yourself?

[@jamesdenny4734]

Kewl 😎

[@stewartgraham1840]

Do you think synchronized whistle ports are something you might offer in the future? I would love to see that.

[@trstrains9330]

Nah there's just not enough room. Especially in 4mm.

[@stewartgraham1840]

@@trstrains9330 Gotcha, thanks for the reply. Nice work!

[@mamarussellthepie3995]

​@trstrains9330 you may try using small tubes to cary the mist and locating the source elsewhere? Idk lol

[@robinforrest7680]

Awesome. Pity everyone films these on a rolling road. I know it’s easier but it’d be so much better to see them storming along at the head of a train… the smoke effect would no doubt be very different.

[@michaelnaisbitt7926]

What scale is this O OO or G .????

[@Guitar6ty]

Would look superb in 0 gauge.

[@domstrains3984]

May I ask how you actually got these to puff and synchronize? I understand if not, I am just fascinated.

[@trstrains9330]

The smoke is mist. The sync comes from using the virtual cam trigger of ghe decoder.

[@MarkInLA]

PS. I hope this smoke mechanism falls over into the US HO market...Funny how I and many thought long ago that since we have smoke units It'd be cool if one day it included blow down !! And now it does, and mighty strong to boot ! Amazing !! Guessing here that the whole boiler is filled with fluid or water encased away from the motor and gears.. No ?

[@trstrains9330]

Yes and no. I design and 3d print tanks for the engines but not necessarily filling thr entire boiler. I will always try and design the tanks to use as much space as I can but without loosing any of the weight. And being 3d printed, they're totally sealed.

[@chesterroadmodelrailway6369]

Can I buy these units to fit to my locomotives?

[@MLIW265-FAN]

Is it possible to do an add-on like this in a Ho locomotive

[@trstrains9330]

Yes [e-mail]

[@andrewdarley8988]

Ingenious but I'm still not convinced. Whoever saw smoke going straight up in the air then dropping back down again in wisps. The problem is that the exhaust consists of steam and smoke and both will be hot enough to rise until they dissipate or are swept back along the train by the slipstream. While oil based smoke generators tend to be even more wispy. There is always going to be somethings left to be filled in by our imagination and I think perhaps this should be it.

[@trstrains9330]

I think you're taking toy Trains a bit too seriously to be honest. When you look at a 7inch gauge live steam engine, they operate exactly like the real thing, yet don't pillow clouds of smoke that hang around. What we do is use a safe method to do what the oil units have been doing, but with better results. It's safe to breathe, doesn't use any heating element or oils, and doesn't make a mess. So, tho I agree smoke shouldn't just fall, it is the best concept available right now. On a moving train it looks quite good. You might want to flick through my channel and find a video that isn't on a rolling road

[@chrisclarke7051]

Considering the difference in cost from this model and a live steam model its absolutely amazing. Improvents to 00 and HO are only going to get better. A brilliant video display , well done !!

[@brickleyyard4966]

Who can I send mine to To have the same set put in

[@tonyclixby]

How much does this cost?

[@rodimussupreme2329]

We need more model steam locomotives that actually produce STEAM.

[@MusiGig]

Can you also send to Australia ?

[@trstrains9330]

Yes

[@MusiGig]

@@trstrains9330 how to contact you

[@trstrains9330]

@@MusiGig either Facebook or email mate. [e-mail]

[@kayleenlorenz7737]

where can i buy this

[@trstrains9330]

You can commission them via my Facebook page or email at [e-mail]

[@marknewtonwickfordstation2023]

​@@trstrains9330what the smoke called I want it in my loco

[@phantomj7921]

Do you guys make these smoke systems for HO scale? How much?

[@paullubliner6221]

Overall very impressive, BUT that ubiquitous "shovel sound" is so imposingly loud it converts this otherwise quite nice execution into an insipid "ToyTrainCentral" caricature. Do try standing adjacent to an idle steam locomotive at a heritage railway then move away to a proper scale viewing distance, and you'll discover the blower sound alone easily overwhelms any interior cab sounds when heard at a distance approaching what one in reality must be from a 1:76 ratio scale model: ----hundreds of feet away.

[@trstrains9330]

Maybe. But when you're doing something to satisfy a paying customer what they say goes. And people lime to hear what's going on.

[@paullubliner6221]

@@trstrains9330 Always disagreeing with the obviousl huh!

[@trstrains9330]

@paullubliner6221 I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm pointing out I provide a service for a paying customer, if they want something a certain way then that's how iy goes

[@fathernick9910]

All those effects and no crew…

[@parshakamarsh]

I always think it looks so weird, people running these super detailed modern model trains around their ultra realistic layouts...without any drivers! 😂

[@trstrains9330]

It's really difficult to fit crew after the fact you're right 😢

[@Pistachio_kingMann]

“No crew” 🤓

[@peterbradford5987]

Screen is blank

[@trstrains9330]

They you've got an internet issue.....

[@MarkInLA]

Why didn't you let us see her pull a string of cars ?!

[@kompst_tu]

My thoughts exactly, there's always something

[@trstrains9330]

Space

[@franklinmint7394]

$$$$ ??

[@Akiandtheworld]

bruh smoke liquid

[@patthewoodboy]

I would turn the sound off , its pathetic

[@trstrains9330]

I'd love yo hear some of your recordings

[@patthewoodboy]

@@trstrains9330 turn off the sound produced by the train speaker , its pathetic. Got it now ?

[@trstrains9330]

@@patthewoodboy once again, as you're commenting critically of someone else's sound project (not mine) prehaps you can share some of your own? Or are you a simple arm chair modeller

[@patthewoodboy]

@@trstrains9330 been a recording engineer in several studios , I know what sounds good , the speakers from these trains sound nothing like the real thing , they are pathetic. If you dont agree you might be deaf