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Hi Dave… Thanks for watching. It’s just a cheap generic Chinese make. There are numerous makes, all with unheard of brand names. Go through Amazon or eBay. Search for cordless rechargeable rotary tool. I think I paid about £15 for mine. But there are both cheaper and dearer versions. Regards… Steve 👍

Hi Eddie … Many thanks for watching and your nice comments. I’ve started to keep a few versions of magnetic couplings by Hunt And other manufacturers. They may be applicable to specific locos/coaches or wagons, but they can be modified to fit anything to make a consist. Regards… Steve 👍👍

Hi… Thanks for watching and your very interesting and informative message. Regards… Steve 👍

Hi…. Thank you for watching and your nice comments. It is very satisfying upgrading models like this and making them more enjoyable to use. Regards…. Steve 👍

Hi. Thanks for watching. Yes you are right. The plastic Hornby used in these bogies is terrible stuff. In the event of nuclear Armageddon it will be only that plastic and cockroaches that will remain 🤣 In this case it is the coupling that splits easily if the wrong size screw is used. The screw is really to support the superglue bond, as the coupling has the magnetic swivelling head and does not require the screw to allow rotation. Regards….. Steve 👍👍

Hi Robert. Many thanks for watching and your very flattering comments. I have just watched the video myself on UA-cam and noticed that the quality and clarity of the video is quite poor. I checked the settings on the camera on my iPhone. They were set on the next to lowest settings 😡 I feel I need to apologise to everybody 🙄🙄. I have set the quality higher, So next video should be better. I hope your Bachmann auto uncoupler is working well. I want one of those 🤣 Definitely see you at GETS. Looking forward to that. 👍👍👍

Hi Deano. Thanks for dropping in and the nice comments. Apologies for the poor resolution on the video. My iPhone camera settings were all over the place. I have adjusted them, so should be better next video. Regards…. Steve 👍

Hi Mike and thanks for watching. Apologies for the poor resolution on the video. My camera settings were off. I will search on google for those couplers. I have never seen them. Thanks for the info. Regards …. Steve 👍

@@route7railway567 google the forte & daphetid railroad to see what they looked like. Or google John Allen. Cheers

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Hornby are cheapskate corner cutters living off a great reputation they had 30 plus years ago.

Hi Al…. Thanks for watching. Apologise for the poor video resolution. My camera settings were set to garbage. I must admit, I enjoy upgrade challenges like this. I think I’ve made the wagons much more useable on the layout. I just wish they didn’t make such crappy things in the first place. They could have moulded a nem pocket into the bogey and all would have been ok. I got them cheap anyway. Regards… Steve 👍

Hi John Thank you for watching. Yes I use Hunt couplings quite a lot. Good variety of types. I like other makes too. The Hornby ones that look like vacuum pipes are quite good despite having no ability to swivel. But they are good for certain applications. Regards… Steve 👍👍

Hi Stormmy 👍 Thanks for watching and your nice comments. Yes I totally agree. I was determined to get rid of them on this rake of wagons. They are now much more useable on the layout. Regards…. Steve 👍

Hi Eddie… Westhill Wagon Works make a huge variety of designs for various rolling stock. I enjoy adapting them to upgrade wagons with awful set ups, like the wagons in this video. Apologies for the poor video resolution. My iPhone camera settings were set to piss poor 🤣 I will do better next time … hopefully. Regards …. Steve 👍

@@route7railway567 Cheers buddy, your video helped me no end. Hopefully these couplers will improve the awful design as supplied by the manufacturers. All the best to you and good luck with your channel.👍

Hi John. Hope you are all ship shape. Magnets make stock much easier to use and tend to be more stable in reverse. But they still need a little assistance from the ‘hand of god’. I think the Auto Uncoupler by Bachmann could be the game changer for shunting if they are fitted to more locos. Small metal tension locks could still then be useful. I hope other manufacturers will design similar mechanisms. Maybe even something for magnetic couplings. That way we can have our cake and eat it. Stability/ease of handling/auto uncoupling with magnets… we can only dream 🤣 See you at GETS 👍👍👍

Thanks Stuart. Yes I’m very pleased with the result. Those Hornby all in one coupling/bogie tension locks are atrocious. I just had to do something with them. Steve 👍👍👍

Hi… Thanks for watching. Yes I like the Accurascale couplings, but they are best used with Nem pockets. I used the older Hunt couplings because they were easier for me to modify for these particular wagons. Regards…. Steve 👍

Hey Mav …. I use various types of couplings depending on the type of train or how I’m using it. Hunts and other magnet variants are good for general use and improve Reverse running and handling. However they all require the Hand of God when shunting. Other non magnetic types need Gods piece of wire or plastic 🤣 I do think the new Bachmann Auto uncoupler will be a game changer for shunting. Especially if Bachmann produce a version that can be retrofitted to other locos. Or as other manufacturers produce their own versions of auto uncouplers. Once you have an auto uncoupler you will be able to choose the least obtrusive and most appropriate hook coupler for all your wagons. Good luck deciding which one though 🤣🤣 Regards … Steve 👍

Hi Arthur… Thanks for watching and a special thank you for your very nice and supportive comments. Very much appreciated. Regards…. Steve 👍👍👍

Hi …. Thanks for watching. The LED’s I use already have a resistor in them. The Lima deltic in the video is dc, so no problem for your layout. Regards…. Steve 👍

@@route7railway567 Hi So where do I purchase these particular LEDs with resistors

@@thedoctor6610 Google… Rapid Electronics They are 2mm tower LED’s They do various colours and also bi-colour version as well. The web site is a bit fiddly so make sure you pick the 12v ones and not the lower voltage type. Hope this helps 😊

Hi Gordon Many thanks for watching. The upgrade in this case is the coupling distance when pulling is reduced by a good four millimetres between each set of buffers. This makes the rake look a lot better. The magnets couple at the same point or distance the old tension locks did when pushed together. There is no slack between the coaches in the rake. I can’t go to close coupled as I’ve unfortunately got a couple of tight curves on my layout. Regards…. Steve 👍

Hi Ross… Thanks for watching and your nice comments. How exciting to be taking over your dad’s collection. It will be really interesting and great fun to get them running again. Enjoy enjoy. Regards … Steve 👍👍👍

Hi. Thanks for watching and your nice comments. It’s fun having a go at upgrades like this on older models. I wish I was better at it frankly. My advice for what it’s worth is, have a go on an old simple low value model. Use that as a test bed to make your mistakes. The buzz from getting it to work is worth it. Regards…. Steve👍

Hi Alfie.. Thanks for your very nice comments, much appreciated 👍👍👍

Hi Colin. Glad you dropped in again. Hope you are doing ok. UA-cam is a bit hit and miss sometimes 👍👍

Hi Dave…Thanks for watching and the helpful tip. This is a bit of an experiment really. To see how few droppers are needed to run my layout on dcc. It will be interesting to see how it goes. I think stay alives may help me cheat my way to a decent result 🤣👍 Regards…. Steve 👍

Hi Maurice. Thanks for watching and your nice comments. Yes it will be interesting to see how this goes. I’m aiming to use as few droppers as possible to run dcc over the whole layout,and to have the ability to switch between dc and dcc so I can continue to use all of my kit. Sadly I think Covid is here to stay. We need to do what we can to not pass it on to others if we catch it. Regards… Steve 👍

Hi Russell. Thanks for dropping in and your interest in this project. Im literally going to add one dropper at a time to fix dead spots and see how that goes. I don’t run dcc locos on dc at all. I hope to set things up so the layout is switched between one or the other. I expect snags and problems during this project but it will be fun trying to solve those problems don’t you think. 👍 As long as I can still run trains throughout the process that is. 🤣 Regards…. Steve 👍👍

Hi Al. All the complicated dcc stuff has always put me off. So I decided to see if I can enjoy the benefits of dcc but still keep things simple. Im really interested to see how this plays out. It may be cheating a little but it seems that Stay Alives might make things work in my favour. In the future I think they will become a standard factory fit. If I’m not mistaken isn’t one of the manufacturers already doing that, for a price of course. I hope to do some short progress videos on the project. Regards… Steve 👍

Hi Pete. Hope you are well. I’m just experimenting to see if I can enjoy the benefits of dcc and still keep things relatively simple. Like you I have been put off by some of the complicated set ups and the mega costs in electronics. I’m using Hornby HM7000 on an old iPhone 8 that I had in a drawer. Also the Hornby Bluetooth sound decoders. Let’s see how that goes. I won’t be using sound chip alone. I will be using ordinary dcc decoders on older kit as well as keeping dc locos. I want to be able to switch between dc and dcc so I can still run all my yummy toys 🤣🤣 Regards…. Steve 👍👍

Hi Robert. Thank you for watching. I hope all is ok with the skin problem you mentioned on your video. From personal experience it’s essential to get these things checked out asap. I’m new to dcc, and I want to try and keep things basic and simple also not too costly, so I don’t get a headache 🤣 I’m using Hornby HM7000 on a spare iphone. So cheap as chips 👍🤣 I will be trying things out and testing various wiring set up ideas. I will hopefully do an update/progress video soon. I’ve got some of those clips but need to understand what they do much better than I do at present. I will learn about and understand dcc better as I go. It has always looked too fiddly and electrically complicated to me and that put me off. But if it’s possible to do dcc simply and I can retrofit my layout cheaply then I’m up for it. Regards…. Steve 👍👍

Hi… Thanks for watching and your very nice comments. Doing upgrades and repairs to rolling stock old and new is very satisfying and rewarding for me. It’s one of the many fun aspects of our hobby, besides running trains. Regards…. Steve 👍

@@route7railway567 agreed👍👋🚂

Hi Maurice… Thanks for watching and your nice comments. Yes I am really pleased how it turned out. Maybe upgrade the couplings next and try some light weathering. Need to practice some weathering first though 🤔 Regards…. Steve 👍

Hi Robert … Thanks for your usual very nice and encouraging comments. Yes a nice upgrade and cheap too. I reckon other than my time 🕰️ I still have change out £3 for the job. I would say that is a result 🤣🤣

Hi John. Hope you are doing ok. If you remember. Bought this loco when we were walking around the GETS show together. We were supposed to be looking for some trees 🌲 for your layout 🤣🤣🤣 I have to say this was a particularly satisfying upgrade. Next I’m going to upgrade the wagon couplings on this consist. And maybe replace the micro switch on the Deltic for a reed switch, so I can turn the reds off with a magnet. See you soon 👍

@@route7railway567 I’m so glad you got it Steve, it’s a lovely addition to your layout and given you some great ideas for upgrades too. It managed to get trees at the last NEC Warley show, so I’m more than happy too. Strangely making some up now. Take care

H Nick…. Thanks for watching and your nice comment. Regards… Steve👍

Hi Peter. Sorry for the delay in responding. Thanks for watching. Parts obtained from eBay and Westhill Wagon Works. Regards… Steve 👍

Hi Steven. Thanks for watching and your nice comments. Regard… Stephen 👍

Hi… Thanks for watching and your nice comments. There is a good variety of magnetic couplings available these days. It’s just a matter of deciding which type to use in your modification. And will it do the job you want it too. Regards… Steve 👍

Hi John many thanks for watching and your nice comments. It’s very satisfying giving older kit a new lease on life. Regards … Steve 👍

Hi DJ. Thanks for watching. Yes I use the bigger drill on the stubborn ones. Some practically drop out while others are sometimes glued in or deformed by previous owners. Regards… Steve 👍

Hi Dave… Thanks for watching and the Sub, much appreciated. I tended to use Hattons as my local shop, but now they have shut down I think I will try Widnes. I often see a few bikers at the shows I go to. I think we are a rarer breed 🤣🤣 Regards… Steve 👍

@route7railway567 I think there's an exhibition at Rainhill in March, finding a space to park a car was difficult, but easier for a bike.

I will check that out. I’ve been some years ago but didn’t have the bike then. If I can I will go to that for a spin and maybe a bargain. Not sure which is the real reason for going 🤣🤣

Hi Stuart. It’s a relatively straightforward job. The fiddly part is ensuring that the Nem is central and level left to right and front to back. Regards… Steve 👍

Hi Robert… Hope your foot is still improving. Thanks for watching and your encouragement. As long as the paintwork on the older models is still ok then mods like these really do enhance the whole usability of the locos. I will be doing some upgrades of a few wagon rakes soon. So watch out for them. Regards… Steve 👍

Hi DonniB… Thanks for watching and for your nice comments. Yes that Hymek is years old and still goes well. The dapol wheel really made a difference. Regards… Steve 👍

Hi Allan… Thanks for watching. Like you I will look into upgrades for some rakes of older wagons next. Couplings, wheels and loads etc. Steve 👍