I received my R2645 BR Blue 56 from Hattons yesterday morning, it was late last night before I got a chance to test run it.
I'm delighted to report that it runs very nicely, though with quite a sqeak in one direction (this problem was identified in one of the magazine revies, and apparently goes away after a little extra lubrication, I will do this later today when I attempt to fit a DCC chip. My lights also work fine front and rear.
One small criticism is that a return to tissue paper for the packaging seems to have lead to slight rubbing of the paint on the dome of each cab, making it slightly shiny in places. I had the same issue with my Royal Scot and Patriot locomotives a couple of months back. It seems a retrograde step to me, as many recent relases have been wrapped in plastic/silicone film which solved the problem, why go backwards?
Another way of reducing the likelihood of paint rubbing is to use a slightly more glossy finish, like bachmann do for example, as again, this is less prone to rubbing.
Overall though, I think I'm holding what is probably the finest 00 Scale diesel model to date. Though of course, as ever, this is open to debate.........
I intend to take some photoies of it in action on our Underground Ernie test track this morning, and if I am feeling brave, I'll do a step by step guide to my DCC chip fitting.
Oh, both roof fans rotate btw.
Ashley
I'm delighted to report that it runs very nicely, though with quite a sqeak in one direction (this problem was identified in one of the magazine revies, and apparently goes away after a little extra lubrication, I will do this later today when I attempt to fit a DCC chip. My lights also work fine front and rear.
One small criticism is that a return to tissue paper for the packaging seems to have lead to slight rubbing of the paint on the dome of each cab, making it slightly shiny in places. I had the same issue with my Royal Scot and Patriot locomotives a couple of months back. It seems a retrograde step to me, as many recent relases have been wrapped in plastic/silicone film which solved the problem, why go backwards?
Another way of reducing the likelihood of paint rubbing is to use a slightly more glossy finish, like bachmann do for example, as again, this is less prone to rubbing.
Overall though, I think I'm holding what is probably the finest 00 Scale diesel model to date. Though of course, as ever, this is open to debate.........
I intend to take some photoies of it in action on our Underground Ernie test track this morning, and if I am feeling brave, I'll do a step by step guide to my DCC chip fitting.
Oh, both roof fans rotate btw.
Ashley
