Hi Graham. I know this video was 12 months ago now but I have just watched it. The 'Rear Cab Light' comes on a short while after the train has traveled a little, to simulate the conductor retiring to the rear cab to sort the tickets out after he has collected them. Love your recent video of Lakeside. I am rebuilding my layout and 'going' modern image too. I gained plenty of inspiration from you.
Just like to say what a wonderful layout you have I also enjoy this version of lakeside, also the 158 Sounds brilliant reminds me. Off waiting on Manchester piccadilly Station watching the East Midlands 158's on the Liverpool service
Anthony Strathmore road junction Thank you Anthony, no problems with the shout out either. The 158 sounds great to me now, very pleased with it, just got to finish off the weathering now. 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Wardle Road Thank you Ollie, it was great seeing and talking to you the other day, the time just flew by but hopefully you enjoyed yourself and that you will come again in the future, you will be most welcome. Cheers for now buddy. ...........Graham
Hi there I am a N-gauge modeler but luv your layout and your style, I found you after watching a Wardle rd video. I am myself re building a new modular layout. I have finshed the four boards, they are joined with dowels and catches. The idea much like you is so the layout can be taken apart if there is a future move. It is in a loft room I have the problem of cold in winter and too warm in summer. There is a air con unit in the room,my son left it when he moved out, but my last layout took up too much room to fit it in place, I have not made the same mistake this time. I have started watching your re build videos so it will take a week or two to catch up.
Graham love your class 158 love that kind of train not fan of the colour like the lighting inside it I have the scotrail one but in the old colours cheers all the best
Great video Graham, love the new loco’s. They really look great on the layout. That little weathering was just enough. Your attention to the little details, like people in the coach, is perfect. Thanks for sharing. Ken
M and B Homestead Thank you very much Ken, that’s really appreciated mate. I didn’t want this to look filthy dirty - just used that’s all and I think what I have done gives it that feel - hopefully! Cheers for now mate for the kind comment. ...........Graham
Anthony Dodge The Model Train Outsider Many thanks Anthony, I’m so pleased with this unit in every way, it has turned out just how I wanted it to look and sound. Another to add to the fleet. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Hi Graham - The new sound is very good and I very much like the weathering its just the right amount to show everyday splashes etc. I have taken a look at Anthony's channel and subbed as it is as you say a nice layout . I will take a look at Wardle Road too. Cheers Kev
Hi Graham. It now sounds a lot better and looks a lot better now you have done the weatheing, which is just about right without loosing the original body livery. It looks really nice running round the layout and you just cleared those container wagons in the nick of time, from a nasty knock. I agree with you about Anthony from Starathmore Road Junction, he has a very nice set up and he is also a really nice guy who I can gel with because, he comes across similar to me, when doing his videos. Also Ollie did a great interview with you and made a really nice video of your layout as well. I have since subscribed to his chanel and found his videos to be useful, as well as interesting to watch. So cheers for now buddy, catch you again soon. Bye for now......................Geoff
TRAM JUNCTION Hi Geoff, yes I think the weathering works well on this particular set, I did look at some 158’s in the Midland livery and some were quite mucky which is where I took my reference from. I just about saw those wagons in the nick of time and the 158 just brushed them as it went past so I was lucky there, I thought they were clear but looking through the view finder of the camera I could clearly see that they weren’t hence the hasty grab! 😂😂. I thought the interview with Ollie went really well, we both had a great time during the day running trains and then doing the interview which went on for about two and a half hours - good job he edited it down to 45 minutes! Anyway, speak later mate and cheers for now. ............Graham
matt slade Hi Martin and thank you. I may still get the GWR version at a later stage as it will go nicely with my GWR Class 800 - just got to save a few pennies up first! 😂. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
tim jd dowd Hi Tim and thank you. I’m pleased you like the 158 now with its new sound and weathering, I’m pleased with the way it’s turned out so far. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Hi Graham what a great job you have done on the 158 the weathering is just enough it looks real good.thanks for a great video again .thanks mate,look forward to the next one.
trainmanbob To be honest with you Bob, I didn’t do anything to the logo, it was only after you and someone else’s comment about it that I noticed that a small part at the top of it was missing so I have no idea what happened there. I will leave it for now but I may retouch it back in again at a later stage. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
rbeamish Thanks mate and yes, I’m really pleased with the way this looks and sound too, just a little more weathering to do on the roof and then some sealer and we’re good to go. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Weathering of the underframe is very realistic Graham. I am not a fan of weathering but you have done a superb job there. Sound has certainly improved with those speakers. Well done on all counts!
cbgadget Thank you Cary and I have to admit that even I am now converted to the look of the modern image, there are so many attractive liveries out there as well as the style of some of the trains. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Great 158 Graham i must say you've done a great job with the weathering just like i've seen on the full size version as i see this nearly everyday passing my home model always look better weathered in my opinion cheers mate.
Grandad Choo choo Thanks mate for the kind comment, didn’t want it to look filthy dirty - just a bit used that’s all and hopefully it comes across like that. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Hi Steff and thank you, yes I’m fine thanks, I had about 2 weeks of not doing much on the layout as I had other work to do in the house but over the last two days then I have been up into the train room again and have got some more work done, hopefully I will be able to put a video up on Sunday if things go well. Cheers for now. .........Graham
Very realistic coaches Graham ! Their coaches are filthy ! Mind you with the way that these franchises are being brought back under state control, you may soon have to consider doing some new liveries !
The 158 looks and sounds fantastic now Graham, your weathering is far better than a lot of the factory weathering that just seems too much at times, have a fun weekend on the layout mate...Mal
Superb job with the weathering Graham, looks spot-on.👌 I'm pretty familiar with these contraptions, as they're all we get up here, and they seem to attract a very specific type of gunge. Apart from the usual track grime/brake dust, there's a particular kind of sort of brown, powdery stuff that builds up exactly where you've got it. Various explanations have been offered but the smell makes it fairly obvious where the stuff is coming from.😩 You've really nailed the look. On other units, that would probably be quite heavy weathering but, for a 158, it's about medium.😁 They suit that livery too. Scotrail borrowed a few SWT units a few years ago(very similar livery) and I thought they looked pretty good. Nice job.👍 Cheers for now, Dougie.
Hi Graham another great video keep them coming, the detail of your class 158 is excellent, the layout is looking superb and I look forward to seeing your Freightliner Terminal update, just a quick question what type of 21 pin decoders do you use in your Bachmann Locos? Kindest Regards Dave.
nice one graham live the weathering really nice jobe sound,s fantastic don't know if you agree but i am not really a fan of these new i think there called sugar cube speakers that loksound and Bachmann are using i have got the nephew put i, phone speakers, in just about all my engines now keep him out of mischief l o l but the new addition looks great have a great weekend all the best al 😀😀👍
Hi Graham, first time viewer here, I've checked out several of your videos and love the quality of your modelling. Is there a possibility you could work out a microphone solution as even with my volume at 100% the speaking is quiet in all of your videos. I hope you can take this as constructive feedback and I look forward to watching more of your videos nonetheless.
Graham, that was a short interview for you, ha,ha. You always take things apart to make improvements. I Iike the weathering and the sound is much better. Hand shunting, novel.
Nigel Carter Hi Nigel and thanks mate, I can’t resist taking something apart especially if it’s for a good reason and in this case it was a good enough reason! 😂. The 158 hasn’t come out too bad and I’m really pleased with it so far, just a few little tweaks to the weathering to do and then it’s finished. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Hi Graham- I have just watched the interview and very good it is too and I liked Ollie;s visit to StMicahels also. Can I pick your brains ? I noted you have not motorised the points in the Container Terminal as you say quite rightly you can reach them by hand without a problem. When I first designed my layout it had 12 points and without perhaps thinking it through I decided to go with Cobalt IP motors and bought the DCC Concepts Alpha Power Box and Alpha Central. I installed the points after making the Electrofrog Peco adjustments of removing the wires on the back of the points making a bridge and extending the frog wire ready for the motors. I have now made changes to the track plan and only have 7 points and as the layout is only 10ft X 8ft all points are easy to hand. I now wonder do I need to motorise them ( I have not bought the motors) or if I don't will I have to replace the points as I have at the moment a dead frog? The cost of new points would be half of the cost of the point motors and I would have to sell the Alpha Control at a loss no doubt. I would still keep the Alpha Power as it would give me a regulated power source to my NCE Powercab and I do intend to have Signals operated via DCC. If you were in my shoes what would you do. Hope you don't mind me asking. Cheers Kev
Hi Graham from a HOT Down Under! Although cooler today, at least in this part of the country! Not so good for players at the tennis although the conditions today should suit them. I don't usually spend a lot of time watching tennis, but with the hot weather not allowing me to work on Hawthorn Valley, I spent most of yesterday (Friday) in font of the TV and with the A/C going fuller bore! I digress. Followed your advice and subscribed to Wardle Road. Quite an interesting interview. Well done to you both. Well, back to the layout today, much cooler than the 43 we had yesterday! Bought another loco off ebay last night. Have to see if it was worth it though, $AU20, plus $10 postage. Hopefully it will run OK. Will convert to DCC if ok. I was browsing on ebay for a few nights and added a few items to the watch list. Made a horrible boo boo and bid on one which expired last night. Tried to retract the bid with about 30 minutes left, but the seller was not forthcoming. So contacted ebay and sorted things out. But I was lucky that someone else bid with about 20 seconds left and beat my bid. Phew!! SWKB would not have been pleased! Well that's all from me now. I still intend to upload another update in the next few days, but I have to update credits for the update, to reflect 2020. ... Bye for now. ... Ian ...
Colin M Thank you Colin, as I mentioned to someone else who picked that up, I have no idea how that logo got like that as I didn’t touch it but I can see what you mean, I will retouch that upas now it’s been pointed out to me then my eye keeps going to it. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Ref to Cab Lights: if you can't set it up with the CVs Graham, you could put a mini diode in line to stop the electrical flow to that side of the LED circuit board. I was also thinking, to mask the sound of the wheels and to have background sounds on your layout. There are various units and sound files to download free if you do a web search for Sound Modules and their files, but the multi-channel units are expensive. You could have the individual background Sound Units (links below) playing away constantly with a switch or decoder to turn them on and off. They could be hidden in a building or wherever you wish around the layout. Even fixed under the baseboards and running extra cables to other speakers for a full 360 surround sound audio background feature. Any device that will let you play MP3 files in a random order like an old mobile, MP3 Player, iPad, iPod or mini system would do too. Edits: Noch range: You may like some of these but the spoken modules are not in English www.noch.com/en/product-categories/figures-and-decoration/sound-scenes.html Train-Tech range: www.train-tech.com/index.php/sound
Hi Graham. I've just got the same model but it's really noisy and grumbly and a bit stuttery - can I ask which lubricant you used and did you put it just on the drive gears on the inner bogies and the outer bearing of the motor? Cheers, Adam
Hey @@MattClarke83 - sorry for delay in reply - busy few weeks. The motor noise remains and seems to be part of it being a coreless motor setup, but I improved mine noticeably by putting in some Hob-E-Lube White Grease into the bogie gears (popped the underside cover off). This took off a lot of the noise.
I bought this model and was disappointed on the intensity of the interior lights. I emailed BACHMANN and received this reply. On this SOUND FITTED model the passenger saloon lights are controlled by Function Key 9 and their intensity can be adjusted by first changing CV114 to a value of 239 and then changing CV60 to a value between 0 and 255 (255 giving the maximum intensity). Hope this helps anybody with the same problem. (Factory fitted decoder).
Andy's trains and more Hi Andy and thank you, I’m not quite sure what mean when you say “I’m curious how you’ll go on” what with? I only have the roof left to do as regards the weathering - is that what you meant? Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
@@GrahamFoulston Oh I dindn't think so far, I just looked at the empty space on your layout. 😊 But I wouldn't wonder if you would find a way to enlarge yor loft. 😎 Cheers Andy 🤠
john taylor Hi John and thank you. The names of the two channels are in separate links in the description to the video, they should take you straight to them. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Regularly see the 158's on my line between Norwich to Cambridge. Weathering is great, very similar to what I've seen in the real world. Funny really I've just received (In the last 20 minutes) two LNER J15's which I've had renumbered and weathered ( I'm too scared to do it myself). Do you find that the manufacturers are not oiling there loco's as much as they used too?
Hi Graham. I was looking back at your videos today and discovered that I first found your site in Feb 2018, so I have seen quite a bit of the old layout and then your rebuild. I had to have a smile at the hissy fit you had over some of the comments during the rebuild. I expect to start the build on my first ever layout later this year. My plans are for a 1950's them., It is via detailed videos like yours that I have learned a great deal, so I thank you for that. When the construction starts I will start a UA-cam. I have a first page set up, another learning curve. I have turned all my research and plans into a blog, take a read sometime, I am sure you will have chuckle at my ramblings. … BTY ! before I forget... for some weird reason I seem to think I read that you once had a Nissan Figaro ? Take care Peter. oaksjunction.blogspot.com/p/home.html Oaks Junction HO Gauge..
Thank god, I’m 14 and have the new GWR 158 as my 1st ever model train, it’s lovely
Hi Graham. I know this video was 12 months ago now but I have just watched it. The 'Rear Cab Light' comes on a short while after the train has traveled a little, to simulate the conductor retiring to the rear cab to sort the tickets out after he has collected them. Love your recent video of Lakeside. I am rebuilding my layout and 'going' modern image too. I gained plenty of inspiration from you.
Lovely interview with Ollie from Wardle Road. Really enjoyed it. Thanks guys
Model Railway I really enjoyed it too, we had some great fun doing that. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Nice grime weathering along the bottom edges of the chassis, very realistic!
IBStevieB Thanks Stevie and much appreciated. Cheers for now. ..........Graham
Just like to say what a wonderful layout you have I also enjoy this version of lakeside, also the 158 Sounds brilliant reminds me. Off waiting on Manchester piccadilly Station watching the East Midlands 158's on the Liverpool service
Hi mate the 158 sounds as a lot better thank you so much for the shout out much appreciated you are a top man and keep up with the good work
Anthony Strathmore road junction Thank you Anthony, no problems with the shout out either. The 158 sounds great to me now, very pleased with it, just got to finish off the weathering now. 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Nice job on the 158 Graham and a great interview with Oliver, he's done some great footage of the Layout 👍
Mick Sanger Thanks Mick and I really enjoyed the interview with Oliver - it was good fun. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Great video as always, was so nice to see the layout in person! Thank you so much for the shout-out and can’t wait to visit again in the future! 👍🚂
Wardle Road Thank you Ollie, it was great seeing and talking to you the other day, the time just flew by but hopefully you enjoyed yourself and that you will come again in the future, you will be most welcome. Cheers for now buddy. ...........Graham
Hi there I am a N-gauge modeler but luv your layout and your style, I found you after watching a Wardle rd video. I am myself re building a new modular layout. I have finshed the four boards, they are joined with dowels and catches. The idea much like you is so the layout can be taken apart if there is a future move. It is in a loft room I have the problem of cold in winter and too warm in summer. There is a air con unit in the room,my son left it when he moved out, but my last layout took up too much room to fit it in place, I have not made the same mistake this time. I have started watching your re build videos so it will take a week or two to catch up.
Graham love your class 158 love that kind of train not fan of the colour like the lighting inside it I have the scotrail one but in the old colours cheers all the best
Class 158 upgraded speakers, sound great in the unit...
It’s so realistic, well done!
Great video Graham, love the new loco’s. They really look great on the layout. That little weathering was just enough. Your attention to the little details, like people in the coach, is perfect. Thanks for sharing. Ken
M and B Homestead Thank you very much Ken, that’s really appreciated mate. I didn’t want this to look filthy dirty - just used that’s all and I think what I have done gives it that feel - hopefully! Cheers for now mate for the kind comment. ...........Graham
Good Masters Class on the topic. The trains look really nice (even dirty as they are), and sound fantastic. Cheers!
Anthony Dodge The Model Train Outsider Many thanks Anthony, I’m so pleased with this unit in every way, it has turned out just how I wanted it to look and sound. Another to add to the fleet. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Hi Graham - The new sound is very good and I very much like the weathering its just the right amount to show everyday splashes etc. I have taken a look at Anthony's channel and subbed as it is as you say a nice layout . I will take a look at Wardle Road too. Cheers Kev
Hi Graham. It now sounds a lot better and looks a lot better now you have done the weatheing, which is just about right without loosing the original body livery. It looks really nice running round the layout and you just cleared those container wagons in the nick of time, from a nasty knock. I agree with you about Anthony from Starathmore Road Junction, he has a very nice set up and he is also a really nice guy who I can gel with because, he comes across similar to me, when doing his videos. Also Ollie did a great interview with you and made a really nice video of your layout as well. I have since subscribed to his chanel and found his videos to be useful, as well as interesting to watch.
So cheers for now buddy, catch you again soon. Bye for now......................Geoff
TRAM JUNCTION Hi Geoff, yes I think the weathering works well on this particular set, I did look at some 158’s in the Midland livery and some were quite mucky which is where I took my reference from. I just about saw those wagons in the nick of time and the 158 just brushed them as it went past so I was lucky there, I thought they were clear but looking through the view finder of the camera I could clearly see that they weren’t hence the hasty grab! 😂😂. I thought the interview with Ollie went really well, we both had a great time during the day running trains and then doing the interview which went on for about two and a half hours - good job he edited it down to 45 minutes! Anyway, speak later mate and cheers for now. ............Graham
sounds much better with the new speaker. im going to pick up mine on Saturday. iv got the GWR dcc sound one
matt slade Hi Martin and thank you. I may still get the GWR version at a later stage as it will go nicely with my GWR Class 800 - just got to save a few pennies up first! 😂. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Awesome DMU and sound Graham!!! I love it! Great weathering job as well. Cheers Onno.
Onno Mulder Thank you Onno and I’m pleased that you like the sound and look of it too. Cheers for now buddy. ............Graham
Good one Graham. Looks and sounds very nice now. All the best. Will check out the other two channels too.
tim jd dowd Hi Tim and thank you. I’m pleased you like the 158 now with its new sound and weathering, I’m pleased with the way it’s turned out so far. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Very nice looking set, Graham. Great update! All the best, as ever. Bob
Hi Graham what a great job you have done on the 158 the weathering is just enough it looks real good.thanks for a great video again .thanks mate,look forward to the next one.
Nice video Graham. I like where you have removed part of the EMT logo on the right hand carriage...very realistic.
Cheers, Bob
trainmanbob To be honest with you Bob, I didn’t do anything to the logo, it was only after you and someone else’s comment about it that I noticed that a small part at the top of it was missing so I have no idea what happened there. I will leave it for now but I may retouch it back in again at a later stage. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Great job Graham, deffo looks and sounds the business now :)
rbeamish Thanks mate and yes, I’m really pleased with the way this looks and sound too, just a little more weathering to do on the roof and then some sealer and we’re good to go. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Weathering of the underframe is very realistic Graham. I am not a fan of weathering but you have done a superb job there. Sound has certainly improved with those speakers. Well done on all counts!
Beautiful, great sounding locomotives. I’m really becoming a UK rail fan
Cheers for now
👍👍👍😎😎😎 Cary
cbgadget Thank you Cary and I have to admit that even I am now converted to the look of the modern image, there are so many attractive liveries out there as well as the style of some of the trains. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Great 158 Graham i must say you've done a great job with the weathering just like i've seen on the full size version as i see this nearly everyday passing my home model always look better weathered in my opinion cheers mate.
Grandad Choo choo Thanks mate for the kind comment, didn’t want it to look filthy dirty - just a bit used that’s all and hopefully it comes across like that. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Hi Graham, just to let you know we are hanging on baited breath, hope you are ok and back with an update soon, best wishes
Hi Steff and thank you, yes I’m fine thanks, I had about 2 weeks of not doing much on the layout as I had other work to do in the house but over the last two days then I have been up into the train room again and have got some more work done, hopefully I will be able to put a video up on Sunday if things go well. Cheers for now. .........Graham
Great looking loco Graham and the sound is excellent
Very realistic coaches Graham ! Their coaches are filthy ! Mind you with the way that these franchises are being brought back under state control, you may soon have to consider doing some new liveries !
The 158 looks and sounds fantastic now Graham, your weathering is far better than a lot of the factory weathering that just seems too much at times, have a fun weekend on the layout mate...Mal
Superb job with the weathering Graham, looks spot-on.👌 I'm pretty familiar with these contraptions, as they're all we get up here, and they seem to attract a very specific type of gunge. Apart from the usual track grime/brake dust, there's a particular kind of sort of brown, powdery stuff that builds up exactly where you've got it. Various explanations have been offered but the smell makes it fairly obvious where the stuff is coming from.😩 You've really nailed the look. On other units, that would probably be quite heavy weathering but, for a 158, it's about medium.😁 They suit that livery too. Scotrail borrowed a few SWT units a few years ago(very similar livery) and I thought they looked pretty good. Nice job.👍
Cheers for now,
Dougie.
Nice to see an East Midlands train (my local area)
Model Railway Noob Yes mate, I think it’s a great livery and really colourful too. Cheers for now. ..........Graham
Hi Graham another great video keep them coming, the detail of your class 158 is excellent, the layout is looking superb and I look forward to seeing your Freightliner Terminal update, just a quick question what type of 21 pin decoders do you use in your Bachmann Locos? Kindest Regards Dave.
nice one graham live the weathering really nice jobe sound,s fantastic don't know if you agree but i am not really a fan of these new i think there called sugar cube speakers that loksound and Bachmann are using i have got the nephew put i, phone speakers, in just about all my engines now keep him out of mischief l o l but the new addition looks great have a great weekend all the best al 😀😀👍
Hi Graham, first time viewer here, I've checked out several of your videos and love the quality of your modelling. Is there a possibility you could work out a microphone solution as even with my volume at 100% the speaking is quiet in all of your videos. I hope you can take this as constructive feedback and I look forward to watching more of your videos nonetheless.
Graham, that was a short interview for you, ha,ha. You always take things apart to make improvements. I Iike the weathering and the sound is much better. Hand shunting, novel.
Nigel Carter we were recording for a very long time 😅
Nigel Carter Hi Nigel and thanks mate, I can’t resist taking something apart especially if it’s for a good reason and in this case it was a good enough reason! 😂. The 158 hasn’t come out too bad and I’m really pleased with it so far, just a few little tweaks to the weathering to do and then it’s finished. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Hi Graham- I have just watched the interview and very good it is too and I liked Ollie;s visit to StMicahels also. Can I pick your brains ? I noted you have not motorised the points in the Container Terminal as you say quite rightly you can reach them by hand without a problem. When I first designed my layout it had 12 points and without perhaps thinking it through I decided to go with Cobalt IP motors and bought the DCC Concepts Alpha Power Box and Alpha Central. I installed the points after making the Electrofrog Peco adjustments of removing the wires on the back of the points making a bridge and extending the frog wire ready for the motors.
I have now made changes to the track plan and only have 7 points and as the layout is only 10ft X 8ft all points are easy to hand. I now wonder do I need to motorise them ( I have not bought the motors) or if I don't will I have to replace the points as I have at the moment a dead frog? The cost of new points would be half of the cost of the point motors and I would have to sell the Alpha Control at a loss no doubt. I would still keep the Alpha Power as it would give me a regulated power source to my NCE Powercab and I do intend to have Signals operated via DCC.
If you were in my shoes what would you do.
Hope you don't mind me asking. Cheers Kev
Hi Graham from a HOT Down Under! Although cooler today, at least in this part of the country! Not so good for players at the tennis although the conditions today should suit them. I don't usually spend a lot of time watching tennis, but with the hot weather not allowing me to work on Hawthorn Valley, I spent most of yesterday (Friday) in font of the TV and with the A/C going fuller bore!
I digress. Followed your advice and subscribed to Wardle Road. Quite an interesting interview. Well done to you both.
Well, back to the layout today, much cooler than the 43 we had yesterday! Bought another loco off ebay last night. Have to see if it was worth it though, $AU20, plus $10 postage. Hopefully it will run OK. Will convert to DCC if ok. I was browsing on ebay for a few nights and added a few items to the watch list. Made a horrible boo boo and bid on one which expired last night. Tried to retract the bid with about 30 minutes left, but the seller was not forthcoming. So contacted ebay and sorted things out. But I was lucky that someone else bid with about 20 seconds left and beat my bid. Phew!! SWKB would not have been pleased!
Well that's all from me now. I still intend to upload another update in the next few days, but I have to update credits for the update, to reflect 2020. ... Bye for now. ... Ian ...
Hi Graham nice job!
Steve
Great work Graham, it looks & sounds brilliant. What happened to the East Midlands trains logo?
Colin M Thank you Colin, as I mentioned to someone else who picked that up, I have no idea how that logo got like that as I didn’t touch it but I can see what you mean, I will retouch that upas now it’s been pointed out to me then my eye keeps going to it. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Ref to Cab Lights: if you can't set it up with the CVs Graham, you could put a mini diode in line to stop the electrical flow to that side of the LED circuit board. I was also thinking, to mask the sound of the wheels and to have background sounds on your layout. There are various units and sound files to download free if you do a web search for Sound Modules and their files, but the multi-channel units are expensive.
You could have the individual background Sound Units (links below) playing away constantly with a switch or decoder to turn them on and off. They could be hidden in a building or wherever you wish around the layout. Even fixed under the baseboards and running extra cables to other speakers for a full 360 surround sound audio background feature. Any device that will let you play MP3 files in a random order like an old mobile, MP3 Player, iPad, iPod or mini system would do too.
Edits:
Noch range: You may like some of these but the spoken modules are not in English
www.noch.com/en/product-categories/figures-and-decoration/sound-scenes.html
Train-Tech range:
www.train-tech.com/index.php/sound
Hi Graham. I've just got the same model but it's really noisy and grumbly and a bit stuttery - can I ask which lubricant you used and did you put it just on the drive gears on the inner bogies and the outer bearing of the motor? Cheers, Adam
Same as me, past 50% power I get a noise. Did you manage to sort it?
Hey @@MattClarke83 - sorry for delay in reply - busy few weeks. The motor noise remains and seems to be part of it being a coreless motor setup, but I improved mine noticeably by putting in some Hob-E-Lube White Grease into the bogie gears (popped the underside cover off). This took off a lot of the noise.
I bought this model and was disappointed on the intensity of the interior lights. I emailed BACHMANN and received this reply. On this SOUND FITTED model the passenger saloon lights are controlled by Function Key 9 and their intensity can be adjusted by first changing CV114 to a value of 239 and then changing CV60 to a value between 0 and 255 (255 giving the maximum intensity). Hope this helps anybody with the same problem. (Factory fitted decoder).
Hi Graham, superb weathering on the 158 and the sound is so clear. Have you considered some corridor connectors to remove the gap in the middle?
Looks and sounds pretty good. I'm curious how you'll go on. Cheers Andy 🤠
Andy's trains and more Hi Andy and thank you, I’m not quite sure what mean when you say “I’m curious how you’ll go on” what with? I only have the roof left to do as regards the weathering - is that what you meant? Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
@@GrahamFoulston Oh I dindn't think so far, I just looked at the empty space on your layout. 😊 But I wouldn't wonder if you would find a way to enlarge yor loft. 😎 Cheers Andy 🤠
Unit looks and sounds good what was the name of those 2 other channels u said in your video
john taylor Hi John and thank you. The names of the two channels are in separate links in the description to the video, they should take you straight to them. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Sounds much better! Are you after anymore containers and wagons? I have some and I’d like someone to appreciate them and I think you would
Great video graham it sounds great but personally what do you achieve by changing a speaker doesn’t it just sound the same
Regularly see the 158's on my line between Norwich to Cambridge. Weathering is great, very similar to what I've seen in the real world. Funny really I've just received (In the last 20 minutes) two LNER J15's which I've had renumbered and weathered ( I'm too scared to do it myself). Do you find that the manufacturers are not oiling there loco's as much as they used too?
Hi Graham. I was looking back at your videos today and discovered that I first found your site in Feb 2018, so I have seen quite a bit of the old layout and then your rebuild. I had to have a smile at the hissy fit you had over some of the comments during the rebuild. I expect to start the build on my first ever layout later this year. My plans are for a 1950's them., It is via detailed videos like yours that I have learned a great deal, so I thank you for that. When the construction starts I will start a UA-cam. I have a first page set up, another learning curve. I have turned all my research and plans into a blog, take a read sometime, I am sure you will have chuckle at my ramblings. … BTY ! before I forget... for some weird reason I seem to think I read that you once had a Nissan Figaro ? Take care Peter.
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