Quote from: Graham on June 30, 2025, 11:09:56 PMI know not many people on here model modern image, but possibly a 20 or 40ft container could be an option.
regardless, great idea.
cheers
Graham

Or, as Peco also do them, as another possible alternative, how about a Conflat with an "NGF 15" container?

Roy

Bridge rectifiers are designed for mains frequencies, 50/60 Hz (cycles per second for the aged and infirm)
DCC is 8/10 kHz so the diodes cannot react fast enough to rectify the current.
Need to use signal diodes as they react fast enough.

Alan

I know not many people on here model modern image, but possibly a 20 or 40ft container could be an option.
regardless, great idea.
cheers
Graham

From the King 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce377nr5r43o.amp

Just seemed an unfortunate symmetry. Perhaps someone like Narrow Planet for custom ones? You've got decent photos.

Quote from: njee20 on June 30, 2025, 10:36:40 PMLiterally in the news today that Charles supports decommissioning it. Not sure you'll get many people falling over themselves to do new etches! Presumably one has been renamed "King's Messenger" too?

Quote from: crewearpley40 on June 30, 2025, 09:26:07 PMhttps://www.railmagazine.com/news/fleet/2025/02/10/db-cargo-uk-receives-new-royal-train-warrant-class-67s-to-be-repainted

The position i understand

Currently Toton locos
https://www.dbcargo.com/rail-de-en/logistics-news/db-cargo-uk-wins-royal-assignment-13300082


https://www.dbcargo.com/rail-de-en/logistics-news/locomotive-in-honour-of-the-king-10907544

Yes, Chris, we all have Google! The 66 is nothing to do with the royal train FWIW.

Well, it is a reality whether there is a wish to decommision it or not wherever that story came from?

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1101170995390069&set=pcb.1101171055390063

Literally in the news today that Charles supports decommissioning it. Not sure you'll get many people falling over themselves to do new etches! Presumably one has been renamed "King's Messenger" too?

Quote from: crewearpley40 on June 30, 2025, 09:26:07 PMhttps://www.railmagazine.com/news/fleet/2025/02/10/db-cargo-uk-receives-new-royal-train-warrant-class-67s-to-be-repainted

The position i understand

Currently Toton locos
https://www.dbcargo.com/rail-de-en/logistics-news/db-cargo-uk-wins-royal-assignment-13300082


https://www.dbcargo.com/rail-de-en/logistics-news/locomotive-in-honour-of-the-king-10907544

Yes, Chris, we all have Google! The 66 is nothing to do with the royal train FWIW.

Quote from: njee20 on June 30, 2025, 09:01:21 PMHave they actually been done? I can only find one article relating to the fact they were going to be repainted, but not a single suggestion they actually have been.

https://www.royaltrain.co.uk/

It would appear so!

https://www.railmagazine.com/news/fleet/2025/02/10/db-cargo-uk-receives-new-royal-train-warrant-class-67s-to-be-repainted

The position i understand

Currently Toton locos
https://www.dbcargo.com/rail-de-en/logistics-news/db-cargo-uk-wins-royal-assignment-13300082


https://www.dbcargo.com/rail-de-en/logistics-news/locomotive-in-honour-of-the-king-10907544

Have they actually been done? I can only find one article relating to the fact they were going to be repainted, but not a single suggestion they actually have been. 

Instantly made harder with Farish coaches, as there are no pickups, so you'll have to install them somehow. Is switching to Dapol coaches an option?

Quote from: ScottishModeller on June 30, 2025, 07:20:52 PM

Quote from: njee20 on June 30, 2025, 05:44:55 PMThat's interesting. Can't get them to work as in they're not DCC-controllable or they don't work at all?

We can get them to work on DC.....

However, when tried to power on DCC - I get nothing at all.

My thoughts are that the output from the chip is too low.

I think the way the boards work means we need a constant 12v DC output from the chip.

Isn't that why you add a bridge rectifier? To convert the AC DCC signal to DC? Interesting though. They're the ones I was thinking of. I see they do the pantograph and the laser.