[Martin71]

I have just finished my Bachmann 9f Evening Star with Richard adding the final touch, a new sound file. This is one of the jobs I really really enjoyed doing, over the course of 2-3 months.

I have posted just 2 pictures the rest is on youtube fully captioned (a new discovery I have found on youtube).

She has full sound duel speakers 1 located over the cylinders and 1 20x40 in the tender. Express lights duel smoke generators, firebox flicker, tender light weathered and lots more detail.

It is a job I am really proud of so guys what do you think?

Lots of extra copper pipe in cab added, this was a job and a half

The express lights

Follow this link to youtube and you can see her running and just about smell the oil!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBnCMpZJce4...4/hqdefault.jpg

Thats about it enjoy the video.

Martin

 

[Martin71]

Hi

Thanks for the replays guys and Im glad you enjoyed it.
To answer a couple of questions. The smoke works in forward/reverse and is controlled by the purple function. But not in the way most are thinking.
I used a micro DPDT relay. The control side of the relay is fed from the decoder which gives you your on/off. As I have 2 smoke generators in parallel I have wired them both into the relay and the relay is wired to the pick ups. Why? simple the current draw of the smoke generators, I didn't want to fry my decoder and it frees up an extra function. I got the relays from DCC Concepts.

Yes I have an extra hole in the draw bar but the buffers on the tender need filing to get a real close coupling. For those that know the Bachmann 9f range, I am sure you are well aware that the tender has no pickup. All I can say is the ones I used are a new prototype which I trialed. They are excellent and do the job. That why I was able to lift the five running wheels off the ground.
Ebaykal I have seen your BR55 and your weathering was one of the things that inspired me, I thought it was a awesome job!

Thanks for looking 1 last question is the link correct?

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