7mm Heyside: 7mm L&Y, late 50s/early 60s
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paulc
Western Thunderer
Hi Richard , is that a Legomanbiffo sound file that Tim has in the 37 , it is just sooo good .
Cheers Paul
TheSnapper
Western Thunderer
Hi Paul
This one is actually an SWD soundfile on a Loksound XLv.5.
I do like the cold-start feature on this one, achieved by pressing F1 on& off & back on again
The great sound can be attributed to the Tang Band 1931S speaker securely attached in the fuel tanks:
If you like, I will take a photo of the installation when Richard lets me have it back!
I do have a JLTRT 37/0 with an XL/ Legomanbiffo project.
This has a similar but smaller Tang Band speaker, but I intend to modify it to fit a 1931S.
Cheers
Tim
This one is actually an SWD soundfile on a Loksound XLv.5.
I do like the cold-start feature on this one, achieved by pressing F1 on& off & back on again
The great sound can be attributed to the Tang Band 1931S speaker securely attached in the fuel tanks:
If you like, I will take a photo of the installation when Richard lets me have it back!
I do have a JLTRT 37/0 with an XL/ Legomanbiffo project.
This has a similar but smaller Tang Band speaker, but I intend to modify it to fit a 1931S.
Cheers
Tim
Dikitriki
Flying Squad
Dikitriki
Flying Squad
Hi,
I've been fitting radio control in an M7. Originally fitted with an RG7, the slow speed performance was rubbish - too much 'sticktion'. Since my client wanted good slow running above all else, and was not concerned with even a medium top speed, I fitted one of the Finney7 SDMP 54:1 gearboxes with a Canon 1833. For the Protocab system, this was in excess of the rated capacity of the loco control unit, but I have not had any problems. Reprogramming the handset to give greater range in the control knob caused more concerns, but I got there in the end. Slow speed running is now everything I could ask for, but the trade off is an increased motor noise at anything above slow speed. The slow running is very quiet.
Richard
I've been fitting radio control in an M7. Originally fitted with an RG7, the slow speed performance was rubbish - too much 'sticktion'. Since my client wanted good slow running above all else, and was not concerned with even a medium top speed, I fitted one of the Finney7 SDMP 54:1 gearboxes with a Canon 1833. For the Protocab system, this was in excess of the rated capacity of the loco control unit, but I have not had any problems. Reprogramming the handset to give greater range in the control knob caused more concerns, but I got there in the end. Slow speed running is now everything I could ask for, but the trade off is an increased motor noise at anything above slow speed. The slow running is very quiet.
Richard
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Do you have a photo of the installation?
Dikitriki
Flying Squad
I do.
Everything went in the bunker, mounted on a bolt in bracket. It's tight, and involved some headscratching, but it fits. I used the Acc+Ess Protocab system and fitted in the (current) extra large battery. I did spend some time adjusting the handset parameters to get the best running, and that is not easy as the instructions, while complete, are not intuitive.
Richard
Everything went in the bunker, mounted on a bolt in bracket. It's tight, and involved some headscratching, but it fits. I used the Acc+Ess Protocab system and fitted in the (current) extra large battery. I did spend some time adjusting the handset parameters to get the best running, and that is not easy as the instructions, while complete, are not intuitive.
Richard
Scanlon
Western Thunderer
The observant reader of this august web site will have noticed there has apparently been very little progress of any sort on Heyside; wrong! The pandemic brought developments to a halt but after Boris allowed us to have some socialising again enabling the “team” to meet again. Allan Wood has been working on a new mill for the layout and this is the end result.
Installed in the position of the old mill required construction of a new baseboard extension and work is in progress to blend in the new board with the old ones. The original mill has now moved to the other end of the layout as seen here.
Relocation has also required new boards to slightly extend an existing road and a connection for road vehicles to the goods yard.
Although we have been meeting regularly for the last year it has not been possible to hold our monthly running sessions. With the layout booked to be displayed at the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham on 26th and 27th November 2022, running sessions recommenced again yesterday as these photos show.
A brace of Ivatt 4's
Busy times at Heyside, 42960 on a parcels, Crab 42940 with incorrect head code on a local, C12 on the branch motor train and 43019 shunting.
Crosti 9f on the parcels.
Jubilee 45573 Newfoundland on the parcels and finally
The coal yard.
See you at the NEC?
Installed in the position of the old mill required construction of a new baseboard extension and work is in progress to blend in the new board with the old ones. The original mill has now moved to the other end of the layout as seen here.
Relocation has also required new boards to slightly extend an existing road and a connection for road vehicles to the goods yard.
Although we have been meeting regularly for the last year it has not been possible to hold our monthly running sessions. With the layout booked to be displayed at the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham on 26th and 27th November 2022, running sessions recommenced again yesterday as these photos show.
A brace of Ivatt 4's
Busy times at Heyside, 42960 on a parcels, Crab 42940 with incorrect head code on a local, C12 on the branch motor train and 43019 shunting.
Crosti 9f on the parcels.
Jubilee 45573 Newfoundland on the parcels and finally
The coal yard.
See you at the NEC?
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Fantastic
isambardme
Western Thunderer
It is indeed all about the environment for the railway as well as running the railway itself. As well as crediting Allan's excellent mill work, I think Brian also deserves praise for his painstaking work creating the interiors including lighting for a range of buildings such as the pub, various shops and a variety of houses.
Figures have been carefully placed around the layout to create a variety of cameos including train spotters and a dad on the footbridge with a youngster on his shoulders. Yes, we do have washing on a washing line, we are hoping that the washing stays clean despite those supposedly dirty steam locos passing rather close by ! It was great to have a get together last Thursday evening to practice running our trains. Brian did very well shunting at the front of the layout. He is well suited to dealing with a range of enquiries from our visitors, while still keeping the shunting going, wherever possible.
I was rather surprised to see that our first exhibition with Heyside was way back in 2012 at Manchester. Interesting to see how far dcc operation has come since then, particularly the quality of dcc sounds available. As for what the future will bring, I'm not sure whether folks will want to pursue smoke effects . I do remember traders at an exhibition a while ago complaining about the smells (and noise) from a model diesel loco stand next door!
Anyway, as Roger says, we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at Warley.
Steve
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Scanlon
Western Thunderer
Thanks all for your continuing support for Heyside. Somewhat buoyed up by all your likes here are a few more photos taken in the last week and at yesterday’s running night. First up is a shot of the new board created to link the various roads and the relocated mill at the left hand end of the layout. The cobbled road is the exit from the yard, excuse the greenery in the middle of the road, I overlooked to clean it away. The main road is an extension of the overbridge and the other road leads to the front of the mill. This is work in progress, led by Brian.
It will all make sense when you see it in place at the Warley show.
Next, an unusual angle on the coal yard. Unfortunately, the plethora of cans in the background obscure the magnificent signal gantry built by Richard. The yard has two sidings for the local coal merchants plus a “private” link to the mill loading dock in the foreground.
However, this photo clearly shows the superb gantry in its full glory.
Now a couple of shots through the bridges at Heyside station. 42120 enters with a local train from Manchester. The front footsteps have since been modified!
Diesels are also to be seen and here is 10001 on a parcel train working.
and
Lastly a stalwart at the end of steam, 48773 in appalling external condition complete with yellow stripe on the cabsides rolls through on the goods loop with empties for a local colliery. In the bay stands a Cl.105 DMU working the Delph branch local, a service it shares with the C12 shown in the previous post.
Enjoy.
It will all make sense when you see it in place at the Warley show.
Next, an unusual angle on the coal yard. Unfortunately, the plethora of cans in the background obscure the magnificent signal gantry built by Richard. The yard has two sidings for the local coal merchants plus a “private” link to the mill loading dock in the foreground.
However, this photo clearly shows the superb gantry in its full glory.
Now a couple of shots through the bridges at Heyside station. 42120 enters with a local train from Manchester. The front footsteps have since been modified!
Diesels are also to be seen and here is 10001 on a parcel train working.
and
Lastly a stalwart at the end of steam, 48773 in appalling external condition complete with yellow stripe on the cabsides rolls through on the goods loop with empties for a local colliery. In the bay stands a Cl.105 DMU working the Delph branch local, a service it shares with the C12 shown in the previous post.
Enjoy.
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Superb
oldravendale
Western Thunderer
I so wish I'd be able to get up to the Warley show to see Heyside again. Regrettably (or not!) I'll be coming up to the NEC for the Antiques Fair on the Thursday preceding the Warley Show, then on the Saturday a return trip while the Warley show will be in full swing to go to the Food Show with wife and daughter. Sunday would be a possibility but I'll be taking daughter home to Brighton.
I'll sweet talk Richard in to giving me a private viewing.
I'll also be hammering on Richard's door for details of the gantry build. I have a seven post version to design and build for club.....
Brian
I'll sweet talk Richard in to giving me a private viewing.
I'll also be hammering on Richard's door for details of the gantry build. I have a seven post version to design and build for club.....
Brian