Easton Mill
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Joe's Garage
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Good to see your update Josh, looking very nice. I wondered what was going on, thought you might have gone back to 2 mm FS!!
Cheers Julian
Cheers Julian
Osgood
Western Thunderer
The instructions (ooh that’s a giveaway….yes, open cab factory livery) suggest It is a straightforward process, Graham?
Essentially being: 4 screws out to remove body, remove blanking plate to reveal Next18 DCC interface (to which the built-in speaker is presumably already connected), install a compatible decoder of your choice (they specify as an example ESU LoksoundV5 Micro 58818). They recommend using a decoder with stayalive function but give no indication of available space above/around the decoder position or elsewhere.
In due course I shall investigate what Zimo decoder will fit and where to source same loaded with Paul Chetter Activedrive - if a separate stayalive capacitor has to be disguised as a 5 gallon oil drum in the cab I’m fine with that.
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Dog Star
Western Thunderer
Precisely.... Where to put that gizmo is the important omission.
Bill Campbell
Western Thunderer
The 48DS have a battery box at the back of the left hand side of the cab. There is a photo about three quarters down this page:
Whisky Shunters
The restoration of former distillery shunters at Aviemore, starting with "Queen Anne", the Ruston 48DS (1948) from Longmorn.
whiskyshunters.blogspot.com
A tantalum capacitor (or small stack of same) of cuboidal shape should fit in this space. Do, however, note the sandbox tucked right back in the corner!
Regards.
Easterner
Western Thunderer
Morning All,
Thanks for all the comments, some feedback for you in regards to the DCC Sound conversion. I have effectively copied exactly what Digitrains recommend which is to replace the factory speaker location with a stay alive and upgraded the speaker (The factory one is okay but found it a bit tinny in comparison to the upgraded one) which I have slotted into the back of the cab, which you wouldn't know was there unless you were looking for it.
However, if you keep the factory speaker where it is, I think your could remove the metal block which the Decoder is mounted to and replace this with a plasticard frame which the Stay Alive would slot in to thus keeping it all under the body and avoiding anything being mounted in the cab.
The thing to bear in mind is the lights for the forward directional travel spot light is mounted on the PCB and follow up with a piece of perspex plastic so you would need to make sure you mounted the PCB in the correct place if doing this.
Hope this is of help,
Regards
Josh
Thanks for all the comments, some feedback for you in regards to the DCC Sound conversion. I have effectively copied exactly what Digitrains recommend which is to replace the factory speaker location with a stay alive and upgraded the speaker (The factory one is okay but found it a bit tinny in comparison to the upgraded one) which I have slotted into the back of the cab, which you wouldn't know was there unless you were looking for it.
However, if you keep the factory speaker where it is, I think your could remove the metal block which the Decoder is mounted to and replace this with a plasticard frame which the Stay Alive would slot in to thus keeping it all under the body and avoiding anything being mounted in the cab.
The thing to bear in mind is the lights for the forward directional travel spot light is mounted on the PCB and follow up with a piece of perspex plastic so you would need to make sure you mounted the PCB in the correct place if doing this.
Hope this is of help,
Regards
Josh
Easterner
Western Thunderer
The other 2 things to note are, you could use the MS581N18 "G" which I believe comes with 2 Gold Caps already built in to it so you wouldn't need an external capacitor but it was to late for me as I had already bought the decoder. I'm not sure how much bigger this decoder comes up so cannot confirm if it will fit but certainly seems like a viable option subject to checking the size.
With the "Next" Generation of Zimo chips, you are also limited to which Stay Alives you can use as unlike other Zimo chips you cannot just use a bank of Capacitors, you need to include the protection circuity externally to the chip so you will need some like a Staco or life link which is something else to find a home for!
With the "Next" Generation of Zimo chips, you are also limited to which Stay Alives you can use as unlike other Zimo chips you cannot just use a bank of Capacitors, you need to include the protection circuity externally to the chip so you will need some like a Staco or life link which is something else to find a home for!
Scale7JB
Western Thunderer
Easterner
Western Thunderer
Afternoon All,
Que the bi-monthly photo upload and progress update!
Things have been steady away since my last post, December saw a bumper addition of rolling stock lettering and weathering to try and get enough stock to run the layout should it venture out to an exhibition!
I'll let the photos do the talking....
In addition to that some more motive power has been added to the fleet.
The Coffee Pot has finally seen a coat of paint, transfers and a light dusting of weathering - Now just awaiting a crew before it can be considered finished!
In addition to the Coffee Pot I've fitted sound to an Ixion Fowler, which has seen the rods picked out in red, hand rails toned down with some black paint and again some light weathering. Just needs a crew to finish and a cab side number.
Lerking in the background is the J65, which I really must finish but keep getting distracted. This is almost complete but just requires some touching up, crew and a bit of finished weathering.
To be continued.....
Que the bi-monthly photo upload and progress update!
Things have been steady away since my last post, December saw a bumper addition of rolling stock lettering and weathering to try and get enough stock to run the layout should it venture out to an exhibition!
I'll let the photos do the talking....
In addition to that some more motive power has been added to the fleet.
The Coffee Pot has finally seen a coat of paint, transfers and a light dusting of weathering - Now just awaiting a crew before it can be considered finished!
In addition to the Coffee Pot I've fitted sound to an Ixion Fowler, which has seen the rods picked out in red, hand rails toned down with some black paint and again some light weathering. Just needs a crew to finish and a cab side number.
Lerking in the background is the J65, which I really must finish but keep getting distracted. This is almost complete but just requires some touching up, crew and a bit of finished weathering.
To be continued.....
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Easterner
Western Thunderer
Another long term project is an N7 which for me is rare as I purchase this second hand built. I've had to modify the lubricator pots on the front as the ones fitted could only be described as about 3 times scale! It's also been receiving some attention to the rear of the bunker. It now just needs to be renumbered, weathered and crew - I might just have to scratchbuild some injector pipework to!
Another 5 minute project was a Y1/Y3 Sentinel with DCC Sound being unable to turn down a bargain. It was unfortunately in BR Early Crest Livery which wasn't really to my like so I was hoping for a quick transfer change. Unfortunately the Dapol transfers put up more of a fight that expected so this more or less ended up being a full repaint.....Just waiting for the transfers now to out it into Engineering Livery.
Unable to resist building a kit in between things, I've also out together a very Nice Scottish Wagon Works 4 Plank GC Wagon along with a Gladiator LMS/BR Boiler Trolley.
Turning to Easton Mill itself, I have finally sorted out a "bag" for the water crane, glazed the window and scratchbuilt a tank top for the water tower. The ladder is just propped in place, so this will need securing and then other than that the new cover just needs painting. Hopefully this area of the layout can be plastered and finished off scenicaly next.
I've also been having a bit of a battle with a Laurie Griffin 6 Wheeled GER Brake Van bit that's a story for another day, and also started to batch build 3 of Big Jim's Hopper Grain Wagons.
To be continued some more.....!
Another 5 minute project was a Y1/Y3 Sentinel with DCC Sound being unable to turn down a bargain. It was unfortunately in BR Early Crest Livery which wasn't really to my like so I was hoping for a quick transfer change. Unfortunately the Dapol transfers put up more of a fight that expected so this more or less ended up being a full repaint.....Just waiting for the transfers now to out it into Engineering Livery.
Unable to resist building a kit in between things, I've also out together a very Nice Scottish Wagon Works 4 Plank GC Wagon along with a Gladiator LMS/BR Boiler Trolley.
Turning to Easton Mill itself, I have finally sorted out a "bag" for the water crane, glazed the window and scratchbuilt a tank top for the water tower. The ladder is just propped in place, so this will need securing and then other than that the new cover just needs painting. Hopefully this area of the layout can be plastered and finished off scenicaly next.
I've also been having a bit of a battle with a Laurie Griffin 6 Wheeled GER Brake Van bit that's a story for another day, and also started to batch build 3 of Big Jim's Hopper Grain Wagons.
To be continued some more.....!
Easterner
Western Thunderer
I was also lucky enough to grab some GE Wagons that have been superbly built from a local collection through Ellis Clarke.
Thoughts are now turning to drawing up a final design for the Mill and making a start on that! First decision it build it with a flat canopy or with chutes/additional grain outlets:
With:
Without:
Amongst all of that, I've also had a good at weathering a Hattons A4 for a friend, along with some repairs and touching up to his 43xx Mogul aswell, repainting an Adams Radial and building a 3 way point for another friend amongst a couple of days out firing and driving on the real thing!
Weathered A4
3 Way Point:
Radial....How it Started:
How its going.....
Firing in Kent:
Driving & Firing in Norfolk:
Anyway...That's probably enough for now!
Thoughts are now turning to drawing up a final design for the Mill and making a start on that! First decision it build it with a flat canopy or with chutes/additional grain outlets:
With:
Without:
Amongst all of that, I've also had a good at weathering a Hattons A4 for a friend, along with some repairs and touching up to his 43xx Mogul aswell, repainting an Adams Radial and building a 3 way point for another friend amongst a couple of days out firing and driving on the real thing!
Weathered A4
3 Way Point:
Radial....How it Started:
How its going.....
Firing in Kent:
Driving & Firing in Norfolk:
Anyway...That's probably enough for now!
