The Charlwood Light Railway (CWLR)

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Post by RobRossington » Sat Feb 23, 2019 3:43 pm

Peter Butler wrote: Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:54 pm That will be another triumphant makeover I'm sure..... I love the idea of fitting Brandbright vacuum bags..... not what you meant to say I know, but the image is wonderful. With that name it must be a 'castle class' loco.
Thanks Peter! I’m hoping The Wasp stripes aren’t above my airbrush abilities! :shock:
‘Bags’ are actually what they’re known as on the Ff&WHR. Admittedly that might be a typical Ffestiniogism :lol:
Castle class was exactly what I was thinking! Another FRism!

More progress, this time with the loco’s chassis, this afternoon. Not the best paint job (the satin black is a little blotchy in places, a common problem I seem to have) but it’s fine from normal viewing distances. The colour scheme is a vast improvement on the original brandbright one. The original red is far too orangey IMO.

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Post by tom_tom_go » Sat Feb 23, 2019 3:47 pm

The buffer beams look much better in that shade of red.

The ones on my 'Bag' are that orange colour you had so need to sort that once I am happy with the way it runs, sounds and eventually smokes!

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Post by IanC » Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:19 pm

Looks good to me too, and very interested in seeing the painted locomotive. Vac bags are also what they're known as on the East Lancashire Railway. Draincocks are also known as the taps and some refer to the injectors as pumps!
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Post by FWLR » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:41 am

Better looking colours by a long way. It will certainly stand out from the rest.... :thumbright:

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Post by RobRossington » Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:42 pm

Thanks Guys :)

Quite a bit of progress this afternoon...

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I’m well chuffed with how it’s turned out. Again, it’s not perfect, but from normal viewing distance it looks pretty good IMO!

Just need to touch a bit of the yellow up and reattach the rear coupler and handrails.

*Note to self, never, ever, ever remove a pair of Accucraft choppers again, what a faff!

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Post by philipy » Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:49 pm

Very nice!
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Post by tom_tom_go » Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:26 pm

Leave the scratched yellow paint, even apply some more :thumbup:

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Post by Peter Butler » Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:02 pm

That's worked out well, another great result.
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Post by IanC » Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:30 pm

Lovely work. Well done.
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Post by IrishPeter » Tue Feb 26, 2019 3:41 am

Nice job that, it looks ready for a Ferret and Dartboard crest, and a number beginning with a heavily serrifed 'D.' I would keep the dinged yellow paint - it somehow looks more realistic that way. Slightly dogeared always looks a little more authentic to me.

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Re: The Charlwood Light Railway (CWLR)

Post by FWLR » Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:07 am

It's a brilliant paint Rob. Love the chevrons. It does however want a bit of weathering, maybe just a little bit around the front grill. Some dust powder will help to get it looking dirty....

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Post by ge_rik » Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:09 am

Looks a great finish to me. Those wasp stripes look spot-on.

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Post by RobRossington » Wed Mar 06, 2019 3:22 pm

The RC gear for No. 9 arrived this morning. I’ve spent most of the afternoon so far fitting it.

So far, it moves, which is a good sign.

Now for the sound!

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Post by RobRossington » Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:14 pm

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Post by ge_rik » Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:39 pm

That sounds very good. Not only the engine sounds, but also the horn is very respectable. I find it's often the horn or whistle that lets sound cards down

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Re: The Charlwood Light Railway (CWLR)

Post by RobRossington » Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:20 am

ge_rik wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:39 pm That sounds very good. Not only the engine sounds, but also the horn is very respectable. I find it's often the horn or whistle that lets sound cards down

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Thanks Rik. I’m really pleased with how it sounds.
I agree about horns and whistles. They often sound too synthesised!

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Post by tom_tom_go » Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:25 am

The horn does sound good but the engine sounds synthesised to me?

What Brian Jones sound card have you used?

Loco looks great!

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Re: The Charlwood Light Railway (CWLR)

Post by RobRossington » Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:34 am

tom_tom_go wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:25 am The horn does sound good but the engine sounds synthesised to me?

What Brian Jones sound card have you used?

Loco looks great!
It’s his ‘Ffestiniog Funkey’ sound set. Listening to it, it’s definitely a recording, however the engine sounds and horn sounds are definitely from Caernarfon Castle (the WHR Funkey), not Vale of Ffestiniog.

As far as I know, the loco is unique. I don’t think he’d done the Funkey sounds with the R-CAT system before...

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Post by tom_tom_go » Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:37 am

I admit I am fussy with sound cards coming from DCC sound stuff to R/C sound.

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Re: The Charlwood Light Railway (CWLR)

Post by philipy » Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:04 am

My (very) limited experience with brian Jones is his incredibly long lead times. I tried to order an advertised speed controller from him and he wanted 6-8 weeks delivery. I said No thanks and went to a Deltang Rx with built-in speed controllerand got it in a couple of days.
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