Winter Update at Chadwick Model Railway | 154.
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- In this update, we have the track laying progress, ballasting info, Programming On Main info and lots more at Chadwick Model Railway.
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Great idea the spreadsheet. If you copy the video number, and then put it in your You Tube page search field, it will take you to the video.
Thanks you for putting it up, and thanks to the fellow who made the spread sheet.
Another great video Charlie. Well done.
Yes Peter, I am certainly in Patrick’s debt for this one.
Regards Charlie
some people are still able to enjoy our beautifull hobby, since yesterday (24.02.2022) I can't. It seems to be so unimportant now. 🇵🇱 🇺🇦
I do understand Jan, these are very troubling times. Regards Charlie
WARNING. Most laptop chargers output 19 or 20 Volts DC, which is very likely to damage your 12V electronics. Please make sure that the charger you're using only outputs 12 Volts.
Hey Fairpoint Henry but I do always check my transformers, and I also mentioned it in the video. Regards Charlie
Hi, I've watched nearly all your videos and have dipped in and out of model railways. I want to say thank you for your content it is great. You are right the cost of this hobby now compared to 10 years ago is prohibitive to some people including myself. I look at prices of locos and think I could buy a car for that.
Totally agree with you James B and to buy into this hobby now costs more than mortgage payments 🤔
I must confess I do find these prices not astounding but crippling. Regards Charlie
James, you can always do a little shelf shunting layout and use a lot of second hand stock and kits. Many of my wagons are £4 from the bargain bin at Ron Lines in Southampton.
Agreed. And having recently gone from working husband/unemployed wife to unemployed husband/working wife, I feel the pain even worse. But:
eBay - I have bought Tangent & Broadway Limited rolling stock new from hobby shops or the manufacturers previously. Gorgeous detail. But I also have bought plenty of Bowser, Trainline & RTR used on eBay for half the cost of new. Though it takes more attention and patience to get good stuff, everything I bought was new-in-box or literally pristine used. I make sure the cars have knuckle couplers (works for now) and I don't buy if the seller doesn't show all six sides of a car (unless I've bought from them several times before and they accept returns). eBay is a lot more strict than many think. I've made many dozen purchases and not been scammed.
I'm doing the same for scenery, electronics, and structure models. The only "mandatory buy new" for me are locomotives and DCC systems (or use DCC++).
Buy out-of-production (eBay or hobby stores). They're not as beautifully detailed with the most bells & whistles as the most recent models, but it's better than not participating!
@@frankhellman6879 Hope the work situation sorts itself out soon for you Frank 🙂
and like the caution comment regarding online sellers regarding photos etc 👍
Charlie: I don't know what the Hornby prices used to be (my own ignorance showing here), but the current prices (example, Class 56 loco) are absolutely outrageous! 217 Pounds just for the loco!?!?!? Who but for the very affluent of families are going to be able to afford to buy these for their children!? Sad.... as they are seemingly "writing their own corporate death certificate" by pricing themselves out of the market for ANY young newcomers.
You are dead right Kevin. Their pricing structure seems to be aimed at what we can afford not what the model is the worst. Regards Charlie
Something small that doesn't really matter: Toton is pronounced "toe"ton, as opposed to "totton". Source - it's 3 miles from me right now.
It is important Jack, and something I should have got right.
Funny you should mention youth in the hobby and the high cost of equipment
Just today I delivered a bunch of cars and locomotives to a youngster in town who loves trains. I also bring him magazines that I’ve accumulated over the years. Where do I get the equipment to give him? Well we all have excess that no longer meets our needs or level of detail requirements. My friends know of my endeavor to provide for this 7 year old and have joined the effort. Brass track and switches are not acceptable for our layouts nor are the old TYCO cars but to him they are pure gold.
So there you are. Don’t wait till you pass on rather pass it on while you can and enjoy putting a smile on some youngsters face.
Another extremely well put together and informative video Charlie. Can I just make a general observation and not just model railway related. Please consider wearing "knee protectors" when kneeling on hard surfaces. As someone of a similar age and who has suffered the agony of 'Bursitis" (a hard and painful lump on the front of the kneecap) on both knees due to spending too much time doing what you were doing, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. If you do consider getting some don't fall into the trap of buying cheap foam ones from B&Q. For around £20 you can buy some very good plastic shell type ones with Gell inserts that make kneeling extremely comfortable. Best £20 I ever spent! Best wishes.
An excellent comment Dave,, with some great advice. I have actually got a pair but haven’t used them since I laid the wooden clip lock floor.Clearly, I need to dig them out mate. Regards Charlie
I would say it's a good idea too. I'm only in my 20s but kneeling on hard surfaces most of my life has knackered up my knees. Very painful.
That tidbit of info for us Non-U.K. folks was rather interesting. Thank you
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it mate. Regards Charlie
Thanks for the update Charlie. Really enjoyed seeing how its come along since the autumn. I have to agree about the price increase it's really going to test the hobby if you ask me. Hornby making a class 47 in GWR livery is a bit cheeky too. Ive met a chap down my local market who has a shop there and is able to get items second hand at good prices so ive adapted and quite enjoy the "bargain hunt". Also thanks for the info on the yellow strip for the first class coach. Never knew that. Sadly i cannot have long trains because of layout size but maybe one day. Thanks for the video look forward to next time.
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed my little update, regards Charlie
Love the videos. I live in Atlanta and struggle getting hold of UK outline stock at decent prices. Eye watering prices from the big two really put a kink-in-the-think but I’m finding ways to adapt even spilt chassis locos and ancient models to dcc. THAT challenges has been fun so perhaps the staggering prices have woken up a few ideas of actual modeling again. Our hobby has always been about cardboard, plaster and glue, in a way the fine models that are now unattainable jsut gets us back to our roots. Keep up the good work.
An excellent comment mate. I could not agree more, it’s not all about nice new shiny locos. Regards Charlie
Same in Australia.
Pruces are outrageous.
I can't see new blood entering the hobby.
Another annoying thing are the entrepreneurial type that buys up a large number of popular rolling stock, and then price gouges on Ebay and other selling mediums.
Would you believe that i've been struggling for years to work out how to program on the main with my DCS51. However I made the silly mistake to put the cheaper Hornby decoders in most of my loco's! Might be time for some ESU lokpilots!
Many thanks as always Charlie, you've taught me something new yet again!
That’s great news Kodi. We all learn together in this community.
If, you do go down the ESU route, consider investing in a Lokprogrammer.
Hello Charlie,
At 00:37 you say "where the bubble car is".... I'm looking for a "bubble car", as in a Heinkel or an Isetta (I have a UK built Isetta, left hand drive (for Canada)), then at 00:43 the "bubble car" starts to move. Here in Canada we'd kinda sorta call that a RDC (Rail diesel car).
At the start of this video you have the Freightliner containers and rail cars behind you, I've seen them before on your railway plus you've mentioned them a couple of times but you call them Hornby cars; Christmas 1963 or so, my parents bought my brother and I a train set with these cars in it, if I remember correctly they were labelled as Tri-ang only including all the cars and locos, no Hornby anywhere, were they Tri-ang or Hornby/Tri-ang?
I believe it was Christmas 65 we got a Minic (Minik) slot car set from Mum & Dad; our grandparents bought us a special item to go with it that Christmas too, it was a rail car with a loading platform which allowed you to drive a slot car right onto the rail car then your loco pulled the rail car away!
As always another great video! Cheers, Geoff
Many thanks, Geoff, for an insight into your childhood. Triang, became Triang, Hornby, and then eventually Hornby. I do hope this helps. Regards, Charlie
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Hi Charlie With Progremming Track You Can Make A Siding Track On Model Railway layout as A Programming Track On My layout i Have Made Programming Track Buit In To My Yard With Insulator joiners Separate The 2 Power Feeds i have a switch To Turn off Main line Power When Im Using Programming Track so A Can Run Train Off Main Line through the point on to the Programming Track pass Insulator joiners and turn off main line power to do the Programming And Turn Main Line Power Back On And Run The Train Back In To Main Line It Makes It So Muck Eaiser and you Have To Make the Programming Track longer to Fit You Longest Train On The Track i will sentd you a photo in email showing my Programming Track
A great configuration Christopher, and one I desperately need to sort out. Regards, Charlie.
Charlie, great video as always. I am just getting into DCC, and recently had a TCS decoder fitted to one of my locos. It has a function that might do the job for your Pullman consist. Button 7 is a brake function. I discovered this by accident, not having read through the paperwork, like I should have done. I set the speed to zero and the loco just kept going. I discovered that button seven on this decoder applies 20% braking with each button press, gradually slowing the loco down, 5 presses to stop completely (all adjustable through the CV), so you end up applying a braking sequence just like a real train. Awesome, I thought. Might be useful for your Pullman.
I take your point Clive, however it is so difficult when you have different decoders fitted to different locomotives. Regards Charlie
16:51 Hi Charlie: just a friendly "point of order"(Blimey, now I'm impersonating the House Speaker🙄). Anyway, this yellow stripe denoting the 1st class coaches/cars is not a.just "here in UK" story but an International regulation to all members of the UIC ("Union Internationale des Chemins de fer" - International Railways Union). As such all 1st class passenger cars (or sections of cars/compartments) have to exhibit this yellow marking. Red being suggested for dining/restaurant/buffet cars. As for the other classes (2nd and/or 3rd depending on the countries and/or companies, the choice is left between green, blue or no marking at all. Needless to say those are no hard rulings, regulations, laws or norms like those applied to vital safety components like gauge, coupling or breaking systems.
Great info Jean, much appreciated.
Hi Charlie, certainly a something for everyone video, very enjoyable, thanks. Yes inflated prices are rebalancing who can afford to buy new. By example only today a Hornby shunters truck on offer at £14 stated RRP £20.99 yet 3 years ago on offer from the same UK company at £6. Somewhere folk are creaming off a lot particularly when tooling and development costs have been recovered. POM is a doddle with Gaugemaster/ MRC and as you say you have to be careful ensuring you know what you are doing, practise first! All the best Stephen
Great comment Stephen. POM, once mastered is a godsend.
Dreadful pricing seems here to stay!
Regards Charlie
Hi Charlie.
On the subject of programming tracks, why not use the front track of your fiddle yard as dual purpose. You just need to fully isolate it, run the train in, throw a switch to disconnect it from the rest of the layout, and program away. Throw the switch and drive out. Repeat as necessary until satisfied with the CV settings.
Regarding stopping the trains at the right places, have you considered using ABC (asymmetric braking control). All ZIMO decoders have it fitted as standard and it works brilliantly.
Regards, Chris
An excellent point Christopher, regarding the programming track. However, with decoders, I’m strictly an ESU guy. It’s too late to change, regards, Charlie
Looking good.
A question for you.
Carl mentions a Staging/Marshalling Yard in his letter and as a train driver knows his Terminology.
Why then in model railways are these termed as Fiddle Yards?
Ive never understood this variation in terminology and the latter seems like an odd way of saying, Staging/Marshalling.
Personally, I use the terms Carl uses.
Honest question.
Thanks.
It’s a great question, and to be honest, I can only guess the answer. As railway modellers, if we store trains, off scene, it’s an area which we fiddle about! Regards, Charlie
Regarding costs of new Hornby/Bachmann models, in my line of work we import all our stock from China. Our shipping costs have increased by over 200% over the last 12 months (an average container which used to cost £5k is now at £15k or more). I'm not sure how this would affect Hornby prices because there may be other costs to consider, however in my case for example, if you can get 50k items into each container, it doesn't take a genius to calculate that it would add just a few pence extra per item shipped...............
My thoughts exactly mate.
Hi Charlie nice video and thanks for sharing the very easy programming on the main track at the end. Like you I've always worried about trying to program on the main even though digitrax says you can. Now I've watched you and seen how easy it is then I'll be giving it a go so again thanks for sharing that. Atb Andy
I’m so pleased that you found it useful Andy. Regards Charlie
Hi Charlie, in Yate where I live trains from Bristol travel on the up line to Birmingham and vice versa, I believe this was because it was formerly the Midland Railway and hence was centred there rather than London.
An interesting point DH, regards Charlie
Is it possible to prioritise trains at a junction. For example, a DMU is coming down from the branch and the HST is coming up from the helix, can the HST go first. I guess you might have the DMU check not only that it's next block is free, but also that the last block from the helix is also free. Can the software do this?
Yes indeed Ian. It’s easy to give priority to the helix tracks.
Ballast is from whitmoor? I’m going there on a school trip ( that is if it’s the lickey whitmoor)
I do hope it doesn’t rain on you mate. Regards Charlie
Unfortunately it did, at leat not while canoeing, thanks mate! (also found out it’s near Lichfield Trent valley not lickey)
It's not just the exhorbitant prices but the poor quality as well. I have just been to our model railway club and Brian has just got hold of a GT3 from KR models, it will not cross a point without shorting outand it has a horrible wobble. As you can imagine as this locomotive cost pennies short of £300 he is sending it back. This model as far as I can recollect has been in construction for at least 2 years before a final draft was released, wouldn't you think that in that time with all the tests they do (supposedly) that these faults should be ironed out, especially at the price that is being asked. Keep safe Charlie, Love your videos.Frank
A very interesting comment Frank.
Sometimes I think that they don’t even test the models prior to dispatch. Regards Charlie
If you use TC I would think all your programming of trains dcc units would be overruled by TC. So you regulate how trains stop in TC not in digitrax.
Yes but total TC control is still a little way off HS.
Hi Charlie, cant wade through all the comments and you may be aware but, I have a Ramsey's 9th edition but not aware of anything later...... love your video's keep it up!
Thanks Mark, yes someone else mentioned there was a ninth edition.
After that it goes online which is somewhat disappointing.
Regards Charlie
Another wonderful video Charlie. My goto channel despite the fact I am modeeling US mid 80's diesel.
I can't seem to find the link to the mentioned sp[readsheet. Help??
Go to the “Show More” tab and then scroll to the bottom.
Hi Charlie, another informative video. I don’t know much about DCC, do you know if it is possible to have a shuttle, similar to your bubble car but with a train that has two driving cars. It doesn’t work on dc because when the 1st driving car crosses the isolating point and stops the second one still has power and tries to drive the whole train forward, is that the same with dcc or will both decoders know to stop at the same time when the first one reaches the isolation? Thanks Mark
Yes with DCC Mark, it’s much easier, once the first driving car reaches a certain block, you can get the whole train to stop using a system such as Train Controller.
Hello Charlie, Your latest video was very interesting as usual !! However it was quite a bit over my head as far as dcc and blocks. Have you ever given toures of your railway to the public? If we dont get into a nuclear conflict with russia and or china I would really like to visit Great Britain and try to look you up and get a personal tour and go out for lunch and have a pint with you!! As usual, Greetings from the USA. William Ahlers
Hi William, no I never have opened it to the general public. It’s my personal space really and I don’t really intend to change it. Regards Charlie
hi Charlie,
I'm using MeanWell HDR-60-15 type power supplies on a din rail with an independant breaker each
A good choice, I do like the quality of MeanWell.
Morning Charlie. Hope you’re ok 👍🏻 Very interesting video with lots of useful content including a good chuckle in the middle 🤣
Glad you enjoyed it Stevie. Regards Charlie
Just a quick thank you for your tips and help I have found invaluable in my perhaps last major build in my 21 x 12 garage a dream of a four lane .main line realised. Retired and having grandchildren I hope to pass the bug onto my grandchildren we are building it together like I did with there parents lol. I have seen so much in my 60+ plus years and debating on a switch to DCC, computers I like but I also have a few engines from my younger days that wont convert. I look forward to your next video it is a highlight of the week and thank you once again for all the tips, passion and ideas.
I’m so pleased that you enjoy the channel and there will be another tonight. 😃
Good evening Charlie,
I have been rewatching a lot of your videos on the plans and design of Chadwick, and one part that I would love to know more about was from video 113, you had a wheel cleaning section of track in the fiddle yard, could you please go into a little more detail on this as I have struggled to find anything useful on the internet or UA-cam,
Very much appreciate your amazing videos and the inspiration you are to myself and I’m sure so many others!
Thank you
James
Stick with me James, I have an electrical wheel cleaning device on order.
More interesting stuff; I'm tempted to say "what's Ballast?" as I'm still struggling to get there. The spreadsheet of videos was very necessary. I was about to ask about such a thing. When you jump into the videos new after this time it is a little mind blowing and very easy to forget which one contained what and a long job flicking back through them all to find the bit you were interested in or follow them in sequence on a topic.
I’m so pleased that you have found the spreadsheet useful David.
hi charlie...i dont know whether this is a stupid question...but does skipping the advertising while watching your videos affect your channel in anyway..
No, UA-cam pay in minutes of watch time. If you watch the ad, the advertiser pays more.
Hi Charlie, I've got "Ramsay's" 9th edition but I think that was the last one, published in 2015,
I'd love a newer version too Jim.
I like your apology for giggles, making a lash up of an explanation, is human, being perfect , may put an in experienced off, those of similar expertise will have a good natured laugh, I will be reassured, if do something similar, I will place it on thr alter of experience.. once again, thank you. Patrick
What a heartwarming comment Patrick, you’re too kind mate.
Regards Charlie.
Hi Charlie I certainly agree with what you say about China and the price hikes. Why can’t we produce models over here now? That said l did lash out on 2 of the new Bachmann sound 47’s despite the cost mainly because I used to drive them and still do when l get the chance. I must say the sound is very good and realistic with the various pumps running engine start stop etc. Purchased the new class 20’s as well very impressed with those as well especially the brakes which go on and off when the correct key is pressed just like the real thing after you shut off the power and coast. I need to adjust the cv’s of the 47’s as not quite as responsive when braking.
Real commitment to the hobby Brian.
Hi Charlie, nice update. But... If you're using TrainController to run your trains, shouldn't you be minimizing the accel/decel rates? I have to admit, I'm not a whiz on TrainController, but in iTrain you let iTrain itself control the acceleration and deceleration. For non-sound loco's all of mine are set to 1 and for sound locos, I standardized on 5 for both. Mind you, the compromise is you need to run all your trains on the software or be conscious of the issues if you run one or two manually.
Many thanks Stuart. You are of course right but I did want a good example of POM. Regards Charlie.
Hi, you have touched on in the beginning off the video that you have no clue how young people would not be very assessable to the hobby as the prices go up. As a “young” individual that is into the hobby, I can tell you that is not the main problem. For me at least the prices are expensive but doable (I do mostly buy second hand). But the main thing what it makes it so hard to go into the hobby is the lack of information for people that don’t already have contacts within the hobby or the time to go to every show or fair. If I can even find when they are taking place, because that information is also not thrown about (I have the feeling everything is very old school done, even some suppliers don't even display somewhere what kind of functions a model has). It’s just very frustrating sometimes, because I still study and work on the side, I don’t have a of time in the week to work on it. Maybe only a few hours, and then to spend those few hours just searching for something stupid. While I just want to glue a factory together or do some terrain work. I also want to say with that, your videos help a lot. Even though here in the Netherlands things are mostly different, at least it gives some information in what direction to look.
I take your point regarding information. Here in the UK, all the relevant shows are always listed in our magazines.
Stay safe mate, regards Charlie
Thanks Charlie, greetigs from California. I always find your videos, time well spent.
That’s very kind of you to say so Galen, regards Charlie.
I'm very disappointed with how much Hornby has put the prices up and non of the shops seem to be advertising the Hornby 2022 range I have started going to Toy fairs to get bargains if Hornby carry on they will price themselves out the market after all the hard work they have done in the past few years.
I think it’s because Hornby, would rather people dealt with him directly.
Increasing their profit margins seems to be their only interest. Regards Charlie
How do we get youngsters into model railways? Perhaps by getting them to consider N Gauge.
For example. Hornby's new Sentinel has an RRP of £108.99. They're DC with plastic handrails and no lights.
Now compare with the N Gauge Society's similar Hunslet. DCC fitted with stay alive, etched metal handrails and working lights. Sold by the society for £82.00.
How they fit a stay alive in such a tiny loco beats me!
To be perfectly honest, I think the days of Model railways are numbered.
Just to complicate matters, a red stripe at cantrail level doesn't just mean catering, it can also mean restricted seating. On the Southern Region some of the older EPB units were built with non corridor full length compartments at one end of some coaches. In the eighties and early nineties those units still in service that had them, had a red stripe painted above the compartments. It meant that the compartments were restricted to use by groups of people travelling together only, outside of peak time. It was intended as a precaution against solo travellers being assaulted/mugged during quiet periods.
What an interesting comment Paul, thank you very much. Regards Charlie
Hi Charlie I could not help laugh along with you about first class passengers I could hear what you wanted to say in you head about it but being the good chap that you are kept to your self. lol secondly i could not agree more on the ridiculous mark up prices of on rolling stock and locos its absurd and nothing more than a rip of and half the time bits are are falling off them as you look at them, why because the the plastic is not up to it its all a bit too fine for my liking. I was looking at a model railway magazine the other day and they were doing a review on a wagon { cant remember which one it was } and pointing out the detail underneath the the blooming thing ,well I do not run my stock upside down i don't know about you Charlie but its waisted on me i would soon have less of this over the top detail and lower prices i have stopped buying new stuff myself. the other day i bought a couple of old mainline cattle wagons and the the detail was great ant the plastic was stronger too i have a loot of mainline rolling stock and its better than this over priced over detail rubbish they are turning out now ,and yes you are right youngsters don't stand a chance. Sorry Charlie for going on so long but i think we should boycott these company's or let them know on mass how we feel keep up the good work Charlie great video again.
I couldn’t agree more Tony.
Let’s hope that these new manufacturers can breath new life into this hobby.
Very informative video Charlie. By the way, Toton is pronounced ‘toe ton’ and not ‘totton’ 😉
Thanks mate I could never figure it out, I even tried googling the pronunciation.
Hi Charlie,
Opened the spreadsheet but can't seem to find a way to save it to my desktop. Can you help ?
I think you have to save it as a renamed document. Regards Charlie
Hi Charlie, me and my grandad have watched all of your videos and you are a true inspiration. We have decided to make our own UA-cam channel following in your footsteps! My name is Aoife and my grandad is called Dave, we don’t have any fancy cameras and we were both wondering if you could maybe give us an editing app to put all the clips together. I’m only 12 and so we are both new to the programming of digi tracks and and we are both new to the recording. All the best, mate!!
I think that you’re better if speaking to Matt of Absolute Aspects.
I agree with you on the price of things in the hobby. I think there is a good value for the money that is spent with all the details that are put into a model amd if you where to compare the store bought model that is all decked out and a model that you yourself decked out the cost would be similar. What I don't see any more is the option to buy the basic model and then over time add the details. Sure I may spend the same in the end but I can't afford top shelf right from the store. Bits and pieces here and there is much more friendly on the wallet.
Great comment Kyle, but even the secondhand prices seem to be going up. Regards Charlie
I agree with the cost off locos and rolling stock has gone through the roof.i know that the companys are making locos and rolling stock fine details but this fine details are easily broken.is it worth it from this detailing?
I'm with you on this one Ian. Regards Charlie
I have been buy here there and still trying to get all together to start, do not know when. I cost so much for any thing to do with model railroad. I think going on two years now. LOL
You’re right Ronald, it is just such an expensive hobby now. Regards Charlie
Good idea on the computer transformers. Needing to supply power to some lighting for city.
Perhaps a 3 volt transformer for LEDs.
Great update Charlie, fascinating segment on ballasting which is my own current "challenge"
I'm glad you have raised the elephant in the room of the stupid continuous rise in process. New locos for me are out of the question. And there is no way I'm going to spend £200 on a loco for my daughter's railway, or for my grand children when they get older if they are into trains.
I couldn’t agree more mate. It’s mind boggling.
Nice vlog Charlie didn’t confuse me much 😂😂😂😂❤️
Nice to hear that you’re opening up to new ideas Robert. Regards Charlie
I can't afford the new prices, but go on e bay or model shops I know near me and get 2nd stuff, have got a few bargains too , love the bubble car shuttle and as I've been working back on the railway last week and been at Balcombe station on the three bridges to Brighton section and a lovely country station serving the small village with one pub( owned by the villagers and a small small general shop , 1st night at the station was like from Oh mistor porter! As we just brewed up and power went off and we had that storm blowing too, so you can imagine what was going throught me and my work mates heads as the nearby tunnel is ment to be haunted, lol, but station would make a great model to do
Great comment Ian and good luck with your layout.
Have you seen JMRI decoder pro ? generally a lot easier to change cv's as all on your computer screen.
Yes Neil, but I would still need a 4ft programming track. Regards Charlie
I had never heard the term Bubble Car before. Does that mean a single car running by itself?
Yes that's it exactly mate.
Thanks Charlie, good content as always, liked the laughter - brighten a sad day. Keep up the good work, looking forward to the next trilling episode. William
Thanks William, I’m so pleased that it made your day a little more enjoyable. Regards Charlie
The up and down lines (and thus mileage) were traditionally based on the railway company headquarters so it would depend on what line you are modelling. If you go to Manchester Victoria the up & down change in the station, a short hop across the city to Piccadilly and it's completely different. Keep up the good work and I can't wait until next time.
An excellent comment Rosie, and much appreciated. Regards Charlie
Ten second stop for the bubble car is not nearly long enough for the passengers to get on and off!?
It was just a trial Robert, to test the point motors etc.
Another good video Charlie. Many thanks. However, the cost of railway stock is going up very fast. Even more for me having to pay air freight and customs charges. I always think twice when ordering. I tend to go with the cheapest shipping cost.
Perhaps that’s something we should consider Alan. Regards Charlie
Hi Charlie
Great video as usual.
With reference to the proposed approach to the helix, given you run longer rolling stock, you may think about approaching the helix at a tangent , the S may cause a problem.
Take care , I look forward to you next video.
Michael from Australia
An excellent point Michael, and one that I have been thinking about. Regards Charlie
Ocean shipping costs have gone up a lot more than people are aware, have read some information from people in the logistics business that have said prices have gone up 1000 to 2000% over the last couple of years...that's significant, one example(for the U.S.) was a 20' from Shanghai to Port of L.A./L.B. costing $5000 in 2019 and now going for $20000 in 2021, that's just an outlandish price increase(not completely justified imo).
I believe that it’s legal extortion mate.
@@ChadwickModelRailway I have to agree with you there...our wonderful government is looking into seeing if the steamship lines have consolidated to much to become "monopolies"...not sure how that will go since they're international companies but we'll see.
Good vid, Charlie. Thing with POM, you need to know the loco's DCC id so make sure you do else you could be programming the wrong one. You cant 'read' cv's POM via any system I know of so having something like a roster in Sprog where all the cv's for each loco are held is useful. Using POM is really no different to using a programming track except as mentioned you cant read cv's to see what the value is, only change them. Forgot to mention some older DCC system and chips cannot do POM but Id say that is the exception nowadays.
An interesting comment mate. I never knew that about older chips. Regards Charlie
Finally, someone I want to listen too and learn from……..whoopee !
You’re too kind SD. Regards Charlie.
Love the new update thanks for sharing.
You’re most welcome mate.
@@ChadwickModelRailway Thanks very much for replying to my comment. It's nice to see other people's work to get idea to improve my Channel. Take Care & Stay Safe.
FC at London end- not so much the less distance to walk but it is closer to the Tube so can be first through the gates. The rest have to queue and wait for the crowds to ease.
Privilege has its privileges!
Great Video Charlie , I totally agree with you on the Hornby price increases , I like Hornby their mechanism is normally first class however enough is enough and I will not buy anymore new Hornby locos on principal like you said they blame logistics costs etc but it does not wash with me either .
We are clearly singing from the same song sheet. Regards Charlie
Best tool for selecting colours for your track work and roads, fields, water anything really is Google Earth, it’s fascinating to see the variety in even a 20ft length of real life ballast especially near stations and goods yards and equally fascinating to see the complexity of roads and pavements in ‘real life’. Flat grey roads with bright white markings without any metal road furnishings, surface damage, repairs, wide ranges of road colouration should be a thing of the past for serious modellers.
I clearly need to spend more time on Google Earth Paul. However, you can always send me some pictures, hopefully. Regards Charlie
Does changing a cv like that affect both power cars Charlie, or do you need to do each one separately? Do the two units have the same number? You'll have worked out by now, I'm sure, that I know nothing about DCC.😁
Yes, both power cars have identical decoders with the same address.
@@ChadwickModelRailway That's logical. Could get messy if you ever split the train and stable the power cars separately, not that you would.😁
Charlie, you are right about the First Class being first into london on the expresses (although these days not always consistent) but annoyingly they do not perform a 3 point turn when you arrive at the other end, and when that other end is Glasgow or Manchester you often get a blast of the weather and have a long wal - the days when your driver could drive onto the platform and all the way to your carriage were much more satisfactory!
With regards to the Hornby self destruct on the pricing - given they are owned by a Private Equity organisation with no doubt cleverly constructed tax deductable debt structures, that notional debt needs to be serviced and sadly baby boomer pensioners who dominate the hobby are seen as cash cows. The grim reality is, once your money runs out or more likely the reality of death arrives and the cash cow dries up, Hornby will be asset stripped and either sold off as an image rights shell or wound up.
A very interesting view mate. I’d never quite looked at it that way. Regards Charlie
Great video, Charlie.
Interesting about Program on Main (POM), that shows planning is useful.
Three options; the one you show (POM) is a great option, but given that there will be a lot of other decoders attached to the same lines.
2nd option: Some controllers have the option of a section of track being used for either programming track or main track, so could be a long station platform to cope with your longest train.
3rd option is to have a section of track that you can switch across to be the programming track or main track (ie a switch outside the controller). As with the selectable track, this can be a long section (platform or siding) that can cope with the longest train you plan to run (and might be longer than your longest platform, if the loco does not need to be “supported” at the platform.
Certainly, including a section of track as part of the layout that you can get the train onto without “hand of God” is increasingly important, with many trains having the specialist delicate couplings, (and, of course, any custom wiring you may have that you would rather not have to disconnect), to pass decoder signals up and down the train without each source of lights having to have a decoder and track connection.
Wonderful info!
An excellent comment as usual Tom. I have in mind a nice long track which is part of my future build, which will become my designated programming track.
Regards Charlie
At the rate prices of our models from China are rising, and with the political situation adding to the troubles, maybe the silver lining is that manufacturing will come back home. I hope so.
We all live in hope mate, but it is such a big ask. Regards Charlie
Well done charlie good show ! John from Chichester
So pleased that you enjoyed it John.
Another great one Charlie. My recent...ish video at Roche station does support your theory about multi-coloured ballast. I fully agree about current prices. For me, it applies not just to railway stuff but also even to basic Airfix kits etc....where or why will young people join the hobby? As always, stay safe mate, hopefully see you soon
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Roger. I imagine the Airfix price has been set because Hornby is the owner! Stay safe mate, regards Charlie
so up is down and down is up as here in newcastle we go south thats down and north is up if you look at the globe
Please don’t add too much common sense to this, it’s too bizarre as it is. Regards Charlie
What type of mini camera would you recommend
It’s in the show more tab Giovanni. Regards Charlie
Are you going to have any town scenes around the stations?
Yes, definitely at the branch station Alan.
Another great video. Your videos and work have inspired me to do a lot more with my layout cheers.
That’s great news, and hopefully you’re a Subscriber too. Regards Charlie
Re first class coaches at the front: doesn't make any sense to me. When the train leaves the terminus for London, first class passengers have to walk further to get on the train as their coaches are further away. They also get rained on as the front on the train sticks out of the station lol
But they do avoid the crush at the gates.
@@ChadwickModelRailway Keep the quality videos coming. I have N gauge but your tips are great for all modellers. Always an interesting watch :)
Hi Charlie another great video just like to pick you up on the positioning of the first class coaches yes us oldies can get straight on to the first class at the London terminals but rember when I get to Norwich from London I have to walk 10 coaches to the exit gate and vice versa when you go to London keep up the great work look forward every fortnight to the next video Cheers Mike
A fair point Mike but my comment was somewhat tongue in cheek.
@@ChadwickModelRailway yes I took it as tongue in cheek Charlie 👍
Train don't stop Cambodian Wednesdays
Surprisingly!
Thanks Charlie another great Video.
You’re most welcome Peter.
hi charlie love your videos like you i have just used traincontroller silver like you have do you have more than one detector on your tracks could you let me no thanks derek.
Hi Derek, on my stopping tracks such as platforms et cetera I do use two sensors. Regards Charlie
@@ChadwickModelRailway thanks charlie
Thanks for the interesting video Charlie. The plugs you refer to are DC 2.1x5.5x14
DC POWER PLUG, FOR 2.1mm PIN, TOTAL LENGTH 30MM.
They are the same as the plug on, e.g., a Digitrax PS14 and fit into everything Digitrax. I.E., UP5, PR4, DS64, DS74, DS78V, LNWI, UR90, UR92, UR93, SE8C, etc.
A matching socket is PLUG DC-PWR 2.0x09 OVAL P/MNT PANEL MOUNT DC-POWER PLUG, 2MM PIN, OVAL FLANGE, SOLDER. MATES WITH 2.1mm
The socket may be useful to plug something like a PS14 (or larger capacity equivalent) into a box, where the socket connects to a terminal block, which is then used for multiple outputs to 2.1mm plugs for your various devices as above. A PS14 can power up to 10 UP5s, but only 1 DS64. Hope this is useful.
Great info Brian, much appreciated. Regards Charlie
Good to see you have Barbie on your side.
Always Miles!
With you on the price front Charles, really doesn't add up, in any sense despite the excuses people seem to be giving...
Buying used is a great idea but sadly there is only a finite amount available and used prices ARE also on the up...
So much to the point where I now have to seriously consider a purchase for my layout or not...
Anyway
Lovely little update, despite going against your own advice for video titles... I believe it was something along the lines of...
"Don't call your video "September updates" because who cares? You date the video and it becomes irrelevant"
😁
Yes it is an awkward one what to title the video. I still believe that having a monthly update becomes a limiting factor. It certainly isn’t, what we call an “evergreen” video. I tend to do a seasonal update as it sweeps up my loose ends, as it were. Regards Charlie
With costs rising, quality not quantity is going to have to be my bye word. Working with those I have and fitted lights, crew, weathering ect! Then only buying the absolute necessary and what I can afford!
Strikes me that companies will only charge what they feel they can get away with? If items don’t sell they will cut the cost. Maybe the next model produced will be less detailed, to keep the cost down?
Superb video as ever, thanks for sharing!👏👏👏
An excellent comment mate. Perhaps we need to sell off some of our less loved stock, to maintain the remainder and an excellent standard.
Hi Charlie
I’ve not been able to purchase items from the UK since Covid started. Postage has gone astronomical! I had purchased a Duchess (2nd hand) off eBay in Australia. It needs smoke deflectors and 2 buffers. Found them in the UK at Peters Spares, for about £11. However, the postage cost was in the region of £25!!! International postage has gone completely nuts. I was told it was because of the lack of international flights during the on/off lockdown’s. As always, great video
Cheers
Steve
Shocking postage rates mate.
Regards Charlie
Charlie, I forgot to make a comment about the price right now in model railroading. This week I received from Bachmann an email flyer on the release of their new N scale two bay hopper on a 1918 prototype. Their release have a rebuild date from 1941 to 1947. The issue I have is the cost. 38 American dollars each! For N scale! By the time you get sales tax and shipping added to it, that is one expensive little hopper and it is Bachmann! I'm no longer modeling in N scale, but I have considered getting back into the scale because of my huge collection of N scale I have stored away.
Yes DK, these new prices are shocking.
Hi Char;ie. Magnificent video as always! Programming on the Main: (1) What happened to your DT602 (can't remember what variant you have) throttle? (2) For your reverse livery Pullman - do both of your power cars have the same decoder ID? Thank you for the heads-up on the viewer's episode list - very useful. Also, the DCC Shortcuts Card - this will help immensely. Looking forward to the next video.
Hi Paul,
I’ll upload the DCC sheet tomorrow.
I used my DT400 as more folks would have one.
Yes the decoders have the same address and are identical.
The yellow line (first class) and red line (catering) is common across the whole of Europe - I think it's a UIC standard. BR adopted it when the "blue and grey" livery came in in the late 1960s, although it may have appeared on some maroon or green stock. After privatisation it seems to have been treated as "optional"!
Great info Philip, thanks very much, regards Charlie
Hi Charlie I have an old computer power unit I have used for my model bus layout, it had 3.3 volt good for LED,s 5 volt and of course 12 volt output. There are a lot of good UA-cam videos showing how to convert one I have used screw terminals in blocks for each voltage on a large PCB board and mounted it alongside the power unit. As always a great video of yours and I also follow McKinley Railway and I blown away with how they have managed to overcome all different problems.
An interesting point Steve, regarding the various electrical supplies. Regards Charlie
Another enjoyable update .Couldn't agree more about Hornby prices .They are shocking so no more Hornby purchases for me. Not worth the money .I fear this hobby will quickly disappear.
Sadly David, I do totally agree. Regards Charlie
That Intercity was an absolute steal, well done Sir. Hornby really are taking the wotsit these days. I've shelved my main project as it's not going to happen anytime soon, we simply haven't the room. I've recently got a 43 dummy car and two carriages for a song with a view to making a diorama of a grimy inner city/suburban late 70s to mid 80s locale. Apart from anything else, it'll be good practice for my various, laughably called modelling skills.
Good for you robot monkey.
We all need to knuckle down and do a bit more modelling. Regards Charlie
Nice one Charlie, looking forward to seeing some of that 'new' freight stock on the move.
Me too James. I do fancy making a freight train video. Regards Charlie.
@@ChadwickModelRailway Would really like a video that's mainly lots of running trains!
I agree Charlie that the price hikes from Hornby and Bachmann are difficult to swallow. But we have a weaker pound now, inflation is going up and will go up even more thanks to what is going on in Ukraine. So we can expect another price hike soon. The thing is Hornby have only just returned to profit after making losses for years, so maybe they have been undercharging in the past. People complain if models lack certain details, but when they are added they boost the price up. The high prices will deter people no doubt. This will then mean less people to buy them, so prices go up even more as the fewer models have to cover the cost of the molding. A vicious circle.
A great comment mate. Sadly, I believe that they charge exactly what the market will bear. It will be so difficult to get youngi now into the hobby. Regards Charlie