I did not realise that if you have a non-DCC loco, to install a TTS Decoder and get all the functions is just the same as a normal decoder. I also try and fit the speaker in the loco and NOT the tender. This is how I did it.
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@martinpattison51104 жыл бұрын
A very nice job you made of that. I am not a fan of Southern Railways, but it was still good to watch the videos. Martin (Dhaka, Bangladesh.)
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Nor was I Martin but have been slowly sucked in by them and I now have a few for the SR Region which has surprised me. Always wanted this odd shaped loco with those wheels! Cheers Jerry
@wamgoc4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jerry, completed my Blackmoor Vail early this year! The model belonged to a very good friend who passed away and I brought this as remembrance of him! Sounds work really well! I put my decoder and speaker in the tender! WAMGOC
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Given the age, it is a great model. They knew what the were doing in those days! It is always good to have a memory with certain things. I have with a couple of locos too. Thanks and best. Jerry
@phil363104 жыл бұрын
Very Cool Jerry ! I Like the passing whistle...ooohh it brakes too, that's new. Thanks for sharing. greetings, Filip
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Gday Filip, yes that passing whistle is the best! The slow running beat is also ver different from other steam locos I have heard. Thanks and take care, Jerry
@davestrains68164 жыл бұрын
Great job. That is one stunning locomotive. Great sound. Thanks for sharing.Dave
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave, indeed a lovely colour and good looking loco. Thanks again for your support. Jerry
@onnomulder97754 жыл бұрын
Awesome job Jerry!! A stunning loco! Cheers Onno.
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Glad you like her Onno. Cheers Jerry
@TRAMJUNCTION7147HG4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jerry, just to clarify, your loco is a West Country Class, named after towns and places in the West Country. They are similar in design to the Battle of Briittain Class and both these classes were smaller than the later built Merchant Navy Class. I have a WC class named Wadebridge in the same livery which is Malachite Green, pronounced Mal a kite. All my locos are analogue dc as I just can't afford to go DCC and that is that. But it was interesting to see how you managed to convert yours and actuaaly get the speaker inside the loco body as well. It sounds absolutely great Jerry and like you say, they really are a nice looking loco. You can see how they got the name of Spam Cans. Cheers for now..................Geoff
@paulebberson48844 жыл бұрын
The first Merchant Navy emerged in March 1941 from Eastleigh Works the first West Country In July 1945 from Brighton. They are hard to tell apart. If named then the Merchant Navy plates are distinctive. Very interesting video
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Paul Ebberson Thanks I don’t know how I got it so wrong lol! Cheers
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
TRAM JUNCTION Hi Geoff. Many thanks for the follow information and correct pronunciation that’s appreciated. It is big money dcc there is no doubt about it and on top of that when you blow a chip it’s not a great experience. I love the wheels too, so different. May thanks for commenting and I look forward to more from Tram Junction. Best. Jerry
@YorkshireMalsTrains4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video as always Jerry, looks and sounds great, thanks for showing how its done mate, cheers...Mal
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Cheers Mal. Thank you and really appreciate the support. Jerry
@medwaypeninsulaMR4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jerry a great job there as she sounds and looks good even if the light was poor. The Jerry Allen bad luck with locos seems to have gone but I think it may have made it's way to Kent. Now that I have the wiring sorted I am running in my locos. Two from the same order from Rails of Sheffield failed !! One was a Hornby rail road TTS Flying Scotsman where a connecting rod jammed which is apparently a known problem. The other was a Rail Road Class 59 that ran with great bunny hops then stopped altogether. I must say that ROS were excellent in dealing with it and sent a return label whilst I was on the phone . The Scotsman came back today so hopefully that is now ok. Cheers Kev
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Well Kev, I certainly hope I have not passed the baton onto you! I am sorry to hear of this but as always, not surprised. QC is still appalling and model railway companies seem to get away with it. RoS are very good as are others but they must waste alot of money trying to sort things out. Hope all is sorted now, Cheers Jerry
@medwaypeninsulaMR4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jerry- I cant think of another industry where you can send out goods that are known to have issues and it is taken as the norm !! I hope this is just a one off but I am prepared for more repeats. I will give the Flying Scotsman a run this afternoon and I await the return of the 59 .. Cheers Kev
@saltleywsc4 жыл бұрын
Great Video Jerry and a superb Loco !
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Hi Merv. Yep worth the wait!!! Cheers Jerry
@ChapelEndJunctionUK4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jerry , love the surprise with you when it actually works first time . Great looking and sounding loco added to your rolling stock at Kampala Rd , hope the new whistle doesn't upset Paxo too much . Cheers......Peter
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
I was indeed surprised it all went well first time Peter! For a 16 year old loco it is a great result. Many thanks for watching, Jerry
@thebibletrain82974 жыл бұрын
Nice looking loco. The green color is outstanding 👍
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
It is and if it was sunnier, even better! Thanks for the comment. Jerry
@johne58544 жыл бұрын
Great video, lovely loco.
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
John E Thanks John, very kind of you. Best. Jerry
@nigelcarter95034 жыл бұрын
Jerry, there was a lot of pondering. Good job, well done.
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Hi Nigel, yes quite a bit of pondering, Lol. But it paid off and may be I should do more of it in the future!! Thanks for watching. Best, Jerry
@PaulAFulcher4 жыл бұрын
Hi jerry great video,i carried out the same covertion on the same loco 2years ago,due to a lack sound chips at that time i fitted a fowler F8 chip in place off it still sound great after all these years,...cheers !
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Good to hear Paul. I have a Castle in a Hall! Still good. Cheers mate, Jerry
@colwichjunction33664 жыл бұрын
Lovely loco, I really like that livery she Sounds great too. TTS has its critics, but for the money I think they’re brilliant. Nice video. Cheers John B
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Thank you and I agree. I was a vocal critic but as you say for the price it really does give something back. Cheers Jerry
@davidfromborneo2594 жыл бұрын
Sound coming from the smoke box! Patent it now! Here's yr chance to make millions!😊🍻👍
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
David Ex in Borneo Lol, great idea David. I’m sure someone has got that already!! I actually disagree with all this affiliation stuff but that’s my personal viewpoint. Thanks Jerry
@stephentownend88034 жыл бұрын
Hi Jerry. Great video I am thinking of hard wiring some of my old Hornby locos but like you my soldering skills are not great so I’m very tentative. Will just have to give it a go and see what happens. Cheers Steve
@turbine62024 жыл бұрын
Well done. Inspiring stuff. I may even have another go at TTS fitting the A3, Merchant Navy and Duchess currently in my 'failed at stage 17' department. It is only my hard wired TTS locos which failed, so perhaps my tender wire connections, despite all precautions, were incorrect.
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Be very careful re the tender wiring, get that wrong and the chip goes up in smoke as TTS are very fragile! I know! But yes give it a go, very simple and everything works. Best. Jerry
@howarth0044 жыл бұрын
Nice job , old loco now new with dcc
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Old dog new tricks Dave! It is interesting that a 15 year old loco can be better than todays efforts! Cheers Jerry
@jetmec4 жыл бұрын
Thank for the video Jerry
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
No worries. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers Jerry
@JohnPW224 жыл бұрын
Definitely going to upgrade some of mine now!
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Great to hear and thanks for watching Cheers Jerry
@AdiPullen4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jerry Where was the wine lol She is one stunning model mate Some great work there must be said Sound great to me Well done on 1.5k subs Keep safe are
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Haha Adi next time! Thanks mate, she is indeed a great loco and runs so well. Take care, Jerry
@PaulAFulcher4 жыл бұрын
I dont know if this of use to you but i blocked off the steam funnel in side with black tack.this made the body into a boom box,this made the bass of the speaker far deeper-more life like..regards Paul.
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Haha, that is a good idea and agree it is probably the square box shape that does so much for the sound! I may change the speaker in the near future. Many thanks for watching, Jerry
@robertstrainset65564 жыл бұрын
Hi Jerry, What a very interesting video and thank you for showing us how easy it is to do, the loco looks stunning and your filming was super the light was not a problem and it sounded great, one thing as you cut the funnel down inside did you do anything to stop seeing down inside or did you think that the hole let more sound out and left it as it was. Cheers Robert.
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Hi Robert, I left the chimney open for the moment for the reason you mention, sound. It does sound good so may leave it. The view is not too bad. Thank you for the kind comments and happy you liked it. Best. Jerry
@Kettenhund314 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Jerry, I was wondering how easy it was to hard-wire TTS chips... Er, sorry to contradict but Blackmore Vale is a West Country Class, not a Merchant Navy.
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Really!? I have no idea on these things so thanks for pointing that out, Lol. Yes dead easy, I was surprised that it worked. Thanks Jerry
@rmlectronicsuk24104 жыл бұрын
Hi Jerry! Hopefully you won’t look back now! DCC Sound all the way.............?! ps - Smoke Unit next?
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
RMLectronics UK That would be my next move yes just for a challenge. Cheers and many thanks for the comment Jerry
@alantoms32634 жыл бұрын
Hi Jerry, can anything be done to better-synchronise the 'chuffs' - should be 6 / revolution, which should speed up as the locomotive does? This is my 'gripe' with sound on kettles. Al.
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Alan Toms You have mentioned this before Al and on TTS I don’t think there is from what I have read and seen. Not sure how you get over this issue. I does stand out on this model more for some reason or it may be me just more aware ! Cheers Jerry
@alantoms32634 жыл бұрын
Sorry for that. I thought I had read somewhere that the 'chuff frequency' could be adjusted - might be worthwhile verifying. Mightn't be that important to you / can accept it. Al.
@devilscoachman794 жыл бұрын
Nice one Jerry, I would be very interested to know what you were going to do with the Champion Spark Plug! 4:43 I thought for a moment that you were going to fit it to the loco! Regards Kev
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Thats for the Land Rover Kev. I was Just ordering a service kit from the UK and checking the plugs! Cheers mate and thanks for the support. Jerry
@kitchenhamfarm4 жыл бұрын
jerry curiosity set in ,what loco you fitting that spark plug into......tony
@jerryallen344 жыл бұрын
Spark plug is for the Land Rover Tony. I order service kits from the UK. Cheers, Jerry
@kitchenhamfarm4 жыл бұрын
but seriously you have four spare functions why not fit a flickering led to the fire box ,great video jerry............tony