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QUOTE (pedromorgan @ 15 Oct 2007, 22:32) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i think neil should lend it to each of us in turn so we can all make up our own minds!
Peter
P.S. excellent review neil and thanks for the pics. good point about the boler hanging inside the curve instead of hanging over the side like the mallets. interestingly i believe the big boy would have hung out much further in real life than the model does because i believe the rear set of drivers was rigid with the boiler, only the front set was articulated. i bleve the bowser model reproduces this but all the other manufacturers kindly made their models s they would actually go round corners.
Please could you post a picture of the coulings between the sections? is there any electrical connection between the parts? does it have seperate decoders in each end both programmed to the same adress?
Must have got lost in the post Doug.
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Seriously though you're all welcome to pop round and have a go with it if you're in the area.
Peter
I'll try to get out and get a photo of the coupling for you. It is an electrical connection, an eight pin in line plug which has plastic clasps at either end. It has one central decoder to which the two motors and speakers are connected. The decoder is in the centre loco part and the motors are in the fronter water tank and the rear tender. So only one decoder to take the address.
MMaD, I beleive that this is the upgraded decoder. It is an improvement on the old one but still not as good as ESU or Lenz.
I think you are right that they could extend sales of this. The chassis and basic frame could be modified to take the body of a GMA/M Garratt relatively easily and other components could be used for various other Garratts. I think it is highly commendable that they have taken on and succeeded with this project. Takes a lot of guts to put your own money into a venture like this.
Peter
P.S. excellent review neil and thanks for the pics. good point about the boler hanging inside the curve instead of hanging over the side like the mallets. interestingly i believe the big boy would have hung out much further in real life than the model does because i believe the rear set of drivers was rigid with the boiler, only the front set was articulated. i bleve the bowser model reproduces this but all the other manufacturers kindly made their models s they would actually go round corners.
Please could you post a picture of the coulings between the sections? is there any electrical connection between the parts? does it have seperate decoders in each end both programmed to the same adress?
Must have got lost in the post Doug.
Seriously though you're all welcome to pop round and have a go with it if you're in the area.
Peter
I'll try to get out and get a photo of the coupling for you. It is an electrical connection, an eight pin in line plug which has plastic clasps at either end. It has one central decoder to which the two motors and speakers are connected. The decoder is in the centre loco part and the motors are in the fronter water tank and the rear tender. So only one decoder to take the address.
MMaD, I beleive that this is the upgraded decoder. It is an improvement on the old one but still not as good as ESU or Lenz.
I think you are right that they could extend sales of this. The chassis and basic frame could be modified to take the body of a GMA/M Garratt relatively easily and other components could be used for various other Garratts. I think it is highly commendable that they have taken on and succeeded with this project. Takes a lot of guts to put your own money into a venture like this.
