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Is that a Bing loco?

Very odd, I will try it again I just bought one for 40p (plus P&P), but they should be £7.27 (plus P&P) at the moment. No idea what's going on. If not just do a search for RC Diesel Engine Simulation Sound Module 5-8.4V Input 2W Small Horn Speaker For Remote Control Car Boat Airplane DIY Mo...

Except it says it can't be shipped to the UK.. Phil.P I must be special then? :dontknow: akiexpress1.png Steve, whats the link for that one then? The previous link was only 40 pence, reduced from £35!! I'm just thinking it might go in my little German diesel, although the blurb says it needs to be ...

Well I now have 3 of them, one for 40p (+P&P) and 2 with free potage at £17.45 including UK Tax

Except it says it can't be shipped to the UK.. Phil.P I must be special then? :dontknow: akiexpress1.png Steve, whats the link for that one then? The previous link was only 40 pence, reduced from £35!! I'm just thinking it might go in my little German diesel, although the blurb says it needs to be ...

Phil.P wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:22 am Except it says it can't be shipped to the UK..

Phil.P

I must be special then?

Not tried it and don't know if you need more parts for it to work, but I found these on AliExpress too. Again just letting people know in case they are interested. 4 x smoke generators https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006391166754.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller.9.7d55KvTUKvTU...

Found this on AliExpress, not tried it but other than no horn the diesel sound it produces doesn't seem to sound too bad. Just thought I would let people know. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005665063393.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller.7.7d55KvTUKvTUZp&gps-id=pcDetailBot...

Could always give them a call on 0203 0062564. I always find a phone call a better response than a contact us form.

In the meantime, I've been painting some of the cab interior detailing. Sorry about the major surgery to the driver, but it's the only way I can fit him in. Rik What have you given him, he looks completely legless! :occasion5: Both drivers of my little industrial diesel are missing part or all of a...

Would this board work just as well? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32839879917.html?aff_platform=true&aff_short_key=UneMJZVf&isdl=y&src=bing&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21GBP%219.52%219.52%21%21%211.88%21%21%40%2165110701061%21ppc%21%21&albch=shopping&acnt=135095331&isdl=y&albcp...

Wow, that's amazing and is going to take some time to re-read and try to digest. But thank you for posting it up

Well done, a cracking job

ge_rik wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:19 pm


In the meantime, I've been painting some of the cab interior detailing. Sorry about the major surgery to the driver, but it's the only way I can fit him in.



Rik

What have you given him, he looks completely legless!

Thanks for that.. I have had a query about fitting RC, and the customer is talking about swapping the motor, and using a PP3 battery.. I am wondering if a 3-cell AAA holder will fit, in place of the 2-cell? Phil.P You could use 2 x 14500 li-ion batteries, I know it's only 7.2v (8.4v charged) but it...

That's looking really good

In many ways, it would have been a lot simpler to have 3D printed the whole body - but (like TV's Repair Shop) I wanted to retain as much of the original as possible. Ho hummmm ...... Rik I love The Repair Shop. always keep as much as you can :thumbup: I have had this a number of times spraying ove...

Could be an air intake / filter on the top, though no idea about the two red blobs. I would guess the exhaust outlet at the bottom would only be on one side, but it is a guess.

Played around with some SVGs yesterday and managed to get Thornas down to about 900 bytes and Moke (the little diesel) under 800. Looks a little less lumpy too. I've also been experimenting with using the button color to indicate selected direction. As I'm modifying this existing code I'm getting a...

Good luck with your project. I started using Arduinos in my garden rail locos in 2013 and and moved to ESP8266s in 2018. I use the Wemos D1 mini rather than the basic ESPs like the ESP01 that you are using. They have more I/O ports, an analogue input which I use for battery voltage and are easier t...