Quote from: icairns on Today at 12:04:57 AMScott just sent me a PM accepting my offer to attempt a repair on his Prince of Wales loco (<gulp>).

Pressure's on now!

Ian

You can do it Charlie Brown 

Quote from: EtchedPixels on Yesterday at 02:54:27 PMI am actually very impressed that Revolution have been able to pull this off but I guess Ben is probably one of the best connected people in the entire rail industry 

Hi Alan

That is exceptionally kind of you but it's only fair I emphasise Revolution is very much a team effort and everyone does their bit!

As to KR Models; I don't really have much to say.  Our paths did not cross because the niche KR was in has never been close to the niche we are in!

Different businesses work in different ways; some will succeed and some will fail and I guess as customers all we can do is make our judgements based on individual products and individual companies as we see fit.

cheers

Ben A.

Quote from: Bealman on Today at 08:37:10 AMAn excellent gesture, Ian, and shows the NGF is a good resource for N gauge modellers.

Good luck with the repairs!

Wot he said

An excellent gesture, Ian, and shows the NGF is a good resource for N gauge modellers.

Good luck with the repairs!

Quote from: icairns on Today at 12:04:57 AMScott just sent me a PM accepting my offer to attempt a repair on his Prince of Wales loco (<gulp>).

Pressure's on now!

Unless the motor itself is what went FUBAR, it should be as simple as I posted here;
https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?msg=884867

Scott said that he'd tried that, without success, but hasn't posted any photos of what it's like now so you'll have to see when you receive it.

Well done, Ian. Yours is a magnificent gesture and it's not the first example I've encountered on this wonderful forum.

Scott just sent me a PM accepting my offer to attempt a repair on his Prince of Wales loco (<gulp>).

Pressure's on now!

Ian

Hi, Scott:

This is Ian from California.  You may recall we worked together on a Union Mills J39 issue earlier this year.

I am not a repair expert but I do understand how a Union Mills loco is wired for DC operation and can perform minor repairs.  (I understand from above that you want the DCC chip removed).

If you are willing to take the risk, I will take a look at repairing your loco.  If you use the USPS "Ship-and-Click" service, you should be able to ship the loco to me in California for around $6 or $7 (around $10.50 if you use Ground Advantage).

If I cannot repair the loco (and even if I can), I will ship it back to you FOC.

I am not interested in the locos you are offering so please keep them in your collection.
 
However, if I am successful in repairing your loco, you may want to consider making a modest contribution to the NGF funds.

If you are interested in this offer, we can communicate further by PM.  Let me know

Best regards,

Ian

Sorry for your loss

We are dreading the day our little Cavachon who is coming up twelve crosses the rainbow bridge. We have had him since he was two months old and will miss him dreadfully he is such a loving companion. We have our little cuddle first thing every morning.

Martin