Some more trackside action APT/HST/DMU

[@markbentley3720]

Love the sounds

[@darrelldeltic807]

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]

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]

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