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[johnlambert]

Remember this DMU from mid-June?


It's back, and thanks to my wonderful other half, it now looks a little different.  The paint job was done by West Coast Resprays, the quality of work speaks for itself and the customer service was superb.

[jrb]

Is it still a DMU if it's single car?

[johnlambert]

Is it still a DMU if it's single car?

Yes, if it is fitted for multiple working

[Newportnobby]

Very crisp paint job, John

[Trainfish]

Just these this week



So far

[jrb]

Is it still a DMU if it's single car?

Yes, if it is fitted for multiple working

Thanks. I had always wondered!

[marco neri]

 
Finally arrived at Narnia station.....a very beautiful steamer.


Cheers

Marco

[Caz]

One of Hatton's Dapol bargains, only £76.

Here she is in all her glory, D6326 and even better she was known to have run on the Fairford Branch, albeit only goods between Oxford and Witney as far as I can tell.  She's now fitted with a driver at both ends and has Class 9 (stopping goods) disc head codes applied.

One word of warning:  When first received it wasn't a brilliant runner, wouldn't go from forward to reverse without a nudge and stalled occasionally.      

Reason was both the bogie pickups and the phosphor bronze contacts they rub on were badly corroded plus the bogie side of the pickups had a lot of black gunk on them, guess it was old grease.  Once degreased and all corrosion removed she runs brilliantly, in fact now one of my quietest and smoothest runners.  Next job will be to order another sound decoder for her.

[DJM Dave]

Hi Caz,

I'm looking forward to seeing / hearing your sound conversion on the 22.
Have you thought about taking a valance or 2 off as well?

I've done it on a couple, putting 1 back tilted slightly.
The chassis is partially modelled behind and only needs a little work to improve that area, then dry brush weathering.

Could add something extra to your loco if you have a couple?
Cheers
Dave

[Caz]

Hi Caz,

I'm looking forward to seeing / hearing your sound conversion on the 22.
Have you thought about taking a valance or 2 off as well?

I've done it on a couple, putting 1 back tilted slightly.
The chassis is partially modelled behind and only needs a little work to improve that area, then dry brush weathering.

Could add something extra to your loco if you have a couple?
Cheers
Dave

Here you go Dave, here's one I did earlier.      I've now got 3 Class 22's and fitted the first one when they came out but since modified the wiring etc to take individual control of all the lighting including having separate front and rear control.  Now don't have to have the red rear on when loco is pulling a train.   

Here's how I control it:-

F0f is the loco front white light
FOr is the loco back white light
So F0 directionally controls the loco white lights dependant on direction of travel

F4  directionally set, controls the loco front and rear red lights using Zimo pads FO1 and FO2 (green and brown wires).  Turn F4 off and no rear red light on loco.

F5  directionally set, controls the cab lights using Zimo pads FO3 and FO4.

F3 controls the Zimo uncoupling shuffle for use with the Dapol EasiShunt couplings.

I was initially going to put the extra light keys on high F numbers and so used Swiss Mapping but in the end for ease of use used the lower numbers and shifted what was there to higher numbers.  That's the beauty of Zimo decoders you can move things around quite easily,

John at YouChoos supplied the Zimo MX648 with a Class 22 sound set.

[DJM Dave]

Lovely, thanks for sharing.
Was there much milling involved?
Cheers
Dave

[Caz]

Absolutely none at all.  A little bit of carvery and a large hammer to squeeze it all in  .  Really must get around to doing a tutorial on this, Zimo sound in the Dapol pannier plus a CT sound decoder in a Jinty.  Awaiting delivery of the Farish 64xx to see what I can do with that.

[dannyboy]

  Really must get around to doing a tutorial on this,

I and am sure a few others, would like to see a tutorial please Caz. If nothing else, it will be something else to file away for future reference. 

[GScaleBruce]

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These aren't Deutsche Bahn... wonder how they'll fit on Steinheim am Main...

[railsquid]

Oops...



These aren't Deutsche Bahn... wonder how they'll fit on Steinheim am Main...

Looks like classic ozeanblau/beige to me...