Dapol's class 59 down in the old man's shed

[@bigfella1952]

Hello Peter, We should all use our local shops as much as possible. Nice Christmas present, Dapol 59, great model with minimum of problems. Class 66, also a lovely loco, looking better with driver. Nice video all round, x The Bigfella x

[@DugmerJunction]

Lovely loco Peter, Definitely on the wish list :)

[@brooklynroad8581]

Lovely video. Like the couplings. Cheers Chris

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Thanks Chris, all my fleet are fitted with Hunt couplings. I have a range of sizes now and am able to get my rolling stock as close as possible . Also they are great when putting/taking stock on/off the layout Cheers Peter

[@route7railway567]

Hi Peter. Hope you are well. Lovely 59 loco and excellent sound. I’ve ordered one in EWS livery dcc ready. I’m goings to use the new Hornby Bluetooth sound chip when they are available. Going HM7000 dcc. It looks like great value. See you soon I hope 👍 Regards… Steve 👍

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Yes saw that very interesting. Hope it goes well. All the best

[@trevorclements1541]

Local bloke .. Nice 1 .. im just down the road in bellingham

[@thelibrarian46]

Hopefully, the people who have been repainted are happy with their uniforms. I trust it was not to painful for them, having their caps removed, and it did not cause any frontal lobe damage. It is nice to see you down in the shed again, and I also agree that it is important to support local model shops, in order to help the local economy, especially with rising costs. of overheads. Sidcup is also an area that takes me back to my childhood, as well as the train line via Sidcup through to Hither Green, up to London.

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi Alan, yes it's down to Hither Green if I want a train ride to Sidcup for me. The shop is just 5mins walk from the station :) Cheers Peter

[@clivengauge]

Very good video thanks for the information 👍

[@learningoogauge3452]

Don’t always have time to watch ur vids, but when I do I rlly enjoy them they’re great. Keep it up :)

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Thank you very much

[@davestrains]

Super model Peter! i was testing them today at my model shop with Nick from Redshed..the Yeoman looks great running with the extra lights..noticed the light flicker on DC as you said but fine on DCC...all in all looks great!...see you've resorted to a thermometer rather than go straight to the hat and gloves lol!!...all the best for 2023 dave

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi Dave, yes indeed there's light flicker under DC which would have annoyed me. Then there's a mod to fix the lights for the early (yeoman). Still an unknown cost as to how much to run the heater in the shed. I could wear the hat and gloves :) but the control buttons on the hand unit don't work to well if its very cold, works OK if the temps up a bit but then that's back to having heater on. Still days getting longer an on our way to spring and hopefully finish with the cold. All the best matey Peter

[@stephencameron4032]

Hi Peter, lovely looking loco, thanks for sharing, take care, all the best from Scotland, Stephen.

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Thanks Stephen All the best

[@mickedgeleyparkstation5391]

Back in the shed at last,great video.

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Thanks Mick, and alls good Cheers Peter

[@breintonjunction791]

Nice start to the year Peter, I bought the DB 59 and a gaugemaster chip seen susannahs video so didn’t bother to try and fit it had to wait for a Dapol chip looks like it I could have fitted it never mind the ruby chip went into my class 45 lol 😂 cheers Al

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi Al, well happy that it turned out OK. You see, It was because Richard from R&R did a running video on his 59 that I knew the chip had to fit, so went ahead with it and sure enough its OK. Cheers Peter

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

Hello, Peter! It's great to see you and the shed up and about. It is amazing the stories going about some of these locos and certain wagons right now. The Class 59 is quite a stunner in the DB red (so, I am biased), and it sounds great! Nice job showing how the close couplers do not create buffer lock, too. Joyce and I burst out laughing with the callback to my silly video! I do appreciate the concern for their legs... but those haircuts! Oy! First they lose their legs, then you give them Moe Howard from the Three Stooges haircuts. Life just ain't fair for little plastic men! 😁😁😁😁😁 Take care of yourself and thanks for another great video!

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

I know, never mind a bad hair cut, How about I could make them look like you and me (even. though you have more hair than me) LoL All the best Peter :)

[@charlestownmodelrailway]

just one thing ,i go to janes trains, a very small shop, been there for years..right by tooting station..loads of second hand stuff as well as new

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Yes fair enough. Count myself lucky to have a model shop not to far away. It's nice to get hands on. cheers Peter

[@andrewrice6596]

Lovely looking loco Peter and less bits to fall off than the Hattons 66's .

[@johnsrailwaylines7087]

Peter, The PCB's are all the same, for those fitted with the smoke generator, next to the light configuration switches there are 3 holes in the board that the smoke generator switch fits on to. Wiring runs from the board to a unit that plugs into the side of the smoke generator to operate it.

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi John, ahh that makes sense thanks for that All the best Peter

[@gwrbuckleyjunction1733]

Brilliant update Peter just catching up my local model shop is Chester but not the best for n gauge lol saying tha I don’t think they got as much oo anymore not as much as when it was model zone Take care buddy Sion

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi Sion, yes miss ModelZone, I was quite happy to pay a little more so that I could see/check out the model I was buying like I used too Cheers Peter

[@Dolomite110]

Great video Peter...very informative indeed. Well done.

[@peterlaker2234]

happy new year peter thankyou for the video what a lovely looking train i have a video of a real one just like this on my channel going up through whinchfeild on its way to merehead quarry it doesn't have the large logo though . its amazing to think that they are still going and more reliable than what was o offer at the time . all the best

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi Peter, yes indeed over 99% availability record I believe. Cheers Peter

[@marklittlejohn1457]

Hi Peter all the best for the year ahead your new Christmas present looks and sounds amazing like wot you did with your drivers thankyou for the tips and video

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Thanks Mark All the best Peter

[@bpresolve]

Happy New Year, Peter from Bill in Western Australia; by the way, it's 38 Deg here at the moment, and the problem we have here is that the track Grows and tears out of the ballast. Good to see you back on.

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Oh wow I know I just could not handle being that hot wow Take care Peter

[@bpresolve]

The 59 sounds better than my 66s

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi Bill yes I was worried that it would sound like my 66s but no it has its own sound that gives you the sense that you have a powerful loco as indeed they are more than the 66s Cheers Peter

[@dragon-junction-MK2]

Superb demo Peter. I to have a new loco to show off in my next movie. So like you said she looks good sounds good and smooth. Top Man Peter from Lord Al......LoL.

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Thanks Allan your most wonderful lordshippness :) Glad to see the "title" hasn't changed you one little bit. LoL Looking forward to see what the new loco is :) All the best my friend Peter

[@IronHorseRailways]

Grand times in the shed, Luxury thermometer too 🤣

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Yes indeed two of them for under £4 and "free" postage LoL Cheers Peter

[@ModelRailwayShed]

Happy new year Peter, great to see you back. Very nice class 59.

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Thank you Deano Cheers Peter

[@Sparky-Tim]

Great video Peter, i've got the ARC version with smoke. Hopefully will fit my Roads & Rails esu decoder this weekend. Thanks for showing where you put your 2 bass speakers (i've gone for an EM1 plus the sugar cube for extra sound fidelity). Just hope i can fit them in. Nice camera work as well, the final piece with the loco using the drive lock function was brilliant.🙂👍

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi Draco, and thanks. regards the speaker. For sure the EM1 fits no problem in the space where I put my two, I think it will fill that space, so you'll have to find a suitable spot for the sugar cube. Cheers Peter

[@brentleajunction]

Hi Peter I've just ordered this sound and ordered the same speakers so am hoping it is already wired up the double speaker is not got the loco yet but will have on the 11 of next month I can't wait cheers Paul

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi Paul, yes if ordered from Roads and Rails he should have attached the two speakers.Hope bit goes well Peter

[@brentleajunction]

@@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162 I ordered it from DC kits so am hoping it does if not am I'll ask for help lol cheers Paul

[@brentleajunction]

@@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162 hi Peter my sound chip turned up and wow it sounds awesome very clear and loud can't wait for the 11th of next month lol 😂😂

[@charlestownmodelrailway]

hi peter...enjoying the vid's...you would think now days the engines would come with drivers already fitted...im still dc ..but enjoying the trains running...i only live down the road from west wickham and have been to one of their fairs , i will try to get to the next one..do you know when?...regards charlie

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi Charlie, used to be that Bachmann fitted figures in mostly diesel/electric locos but then their latest ones don't have them. The problem is what's needed to get to the cab/seating area to put a driver in, it can be tricky but this one was dead easy. Our next show should be about April time not sure of the exact date and it's our 'vintage' show. Here's links for our Facebook and website sites facebook.com/Beckenhamandwestwickhammrc www.bwwmrc.co.uk/index.shtml Cheers Peter

[@Culreoch]

Happy New Year Pete. Another great video thanks. Maybe sell you a loco when I next see you at KMS stand!! 😀 Are you heading to Glasgow for the show? John

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi John, yes you never know and I still haven't got that Bachmann :) Glasgow is pushing it a bit for me sorry to say but I'm going to Londons Ally Palace and G E Ts this year All the very best Peter

[@northwesttrainsmodels]

Hi Peter i also got the db shenker liveried 59, very nice looking model i got the dcc and smoke fitted version i can tell you the smoke unit isnt worth bothering with in my opinion i thought it would be a good little gimmick as i like the smoke effect on the steam locos but its very hard to see as its just water vapour and it cant be turned on or off with the controller as far as i now, i would much rather have gone with what you got and got it sound fitted, it looks and sounds great on your layout, am not sure if the same sound decoder you have is ok on mine, hopefully it is and mine is dcc fitted but the cab lights do flicker on one side, keep up the good work. Tom

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi Tom, so what I know is the PCB boards are the same for all versions, just the switch for the smoke unit is added. So I would think another chip would be OK. Does the cab light flicker when still or moving? I can't have cab light on when moving just when at standstill and needless to say no flickering.Have seen the video by North West Trains and he complains of cab light flicker. I wonder if the power to the smoke unit is causing the problem with the cab light. Maybe turn the smoke unit off from the switch on the PCB and see if that works. Here's his video it happens at 19 mins into the video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXuodWV9gqx3Y8U

[@northwesttrainsmodels]

@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162 Hi Peter that was my video 😂, the loco only has a flicker on one cab and when it's static am glad I saw your video showing about the chip fitting maybe that's why I thought it wouldn't work on mine I read some were that only dapols own sound chip would work and I assumed that was because of the smoke generator but when it has a manual switch to turn it of or on i wouldn't thought it would affect the decoder now come to think of it, I think I'll do what you done get the sound decoder from rails and deactivate the smoke generator, I did also see susannas video and that did put me off getting a chip for it, thanks again for the advice and info 👍

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

@@northwesttrainsmodels Hope it goes well, yes that small black component looks like it will not let you fit a sound processor but as you can see it's OK. All the best Peter

[@paulgrimshaw2130]

hi Peter I got the sound fitted class 59 mine has the switch missing for the smoke unit , on examination of the smoke box in the loco its just a casing its not wired up to anything its empty im guessing dapol did not include the switch so you can't upgrade it if you want smoke you would have to buy another loco with the smoke unit fitted and wired up.

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi Paul, have found out that the switch is 'added' to the PCB board for the smoke unit, so that makes sense (same PCB board for all versions). Cheers Peter

[@sapphirejunction8993]

It would be interesting to know how Dapol tooled or fitted the rotating axle boxes...what the Hattons 66 could have been in regards to the AB's.

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi, I have had one off to cut a little bit of sprue off that was left still on the axle box. So I can tell you the wheel axle is longer than on the Hattons, the axle box itself is shorter and fits nicely onto the end of the axel and is helped by a tacky glue to keep it in place.and the last thing it is not stressed by having the weight of the loco running on it, unlike what was happing with the Hattons 66s Cheers Peter

[@sapphirejunction8993]

@@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162 Thanks Peter. So a basic application with just a bit more thought put into it, amazing something like this tared the Hattons 66 so much and if only they just reviewed the application of the AB's all that could have been avoided. Have 22 Hattons 66's (all current day) and fixed all of them and now with zero wobble with thanks to you mate, your first video on the fix led to me doing it and to this very day still say they are one of best loco's made even with their niggly faults. Cheers Steve

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

@@sapphirejunction8993 That's fantastic to hear and yes 2 years on with my 6, after doing the mod all are running perfectly Cheers Steve

[@hotdogpilot6319]

Would have thought all the circuit boards would be identical, why have components missing, I can't figure that one out at all. Then to add a smoke unit that is unnecessary is baffling, I don't understand their M.O. at all. If you then wanted the smoke to actually work after all that...the switch is missing. The GBRF one we've ordered should have smoke enabled so I'll let you know when we get it. Andy.

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi Andy. Have found out that the switch is 'added' to the PCB board, so yes boards are the same for all versions. Looks like it's easer to have things like speakers and in this case a smoke unit fitted on assembly on the production line in one go rather than have some with, some without. Cheers Peter

[@hotdogpilot6319]

@@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162 I think they missed the switch by mistake in manufacture Peter. I'll check our GBRF when it arrives and report.

[@MarchWestJunctionTMD]

Hi Peter 👍 great video really enjoyed that mate. You’ve talked me into getting a 59 😂 Can I ask a question on the figures that look great by the way. What paint did you use for the orange? I want to get some to for some figures I’m working on.

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi matey, thanks. The.paint is Humbrol Acrylic RC420 may not be the right colour but it does a fair job Cheers Peter

[@MarchWestJunctionTMD]

@@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162 Thanks Peter 👍 I think I have some if not I will grab some on the way home from work. All the best Andy

[@StormmyStormmy]

Hi Peter, did you get hold of a Accurascale class37 network rail yellow livery? They sold out very quickly, surly they knew how popular they are.

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

As it happens I didn't go for that one so not a problem thanks. Cheers

[@going2thedogs]

Hi Peter. Great review of the Dapol class 59. Was you tempted to change the lighting and reduce the height of roof exhaust (as per Richard @ Everhard Junction)? I am after a Yeoman version……

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi G2D, lights are correct on this and all other versions of the 59 I believe. It's the early Yeoman style version that should have all four lights on. If I had not seen Richards video I would never had known about the exhaust. So very happy to forgive it errors. Must say Richard has done an excellent job on his but have to confess other than fixing the light issue I am quite happy to live with what gave him concerns. if I get the next Yeoman release (which I might) :) Cheers Peter

[@bpresolve]

Do they come with wheelchairs?

[@torridonroadbypeterdixon4162]

Hi Bill, I think my class 20 is the only cab where no limbs need to be "altered" Cheers Peter