Not DCC ready and lacking in some detail but let’s see what we can do with it over the next few days.
20181008_174354 by Steve Mumford, on FlickrHornby Railroad class 2721
Hornby Railroad class 2721
I had this on pre-order from Hornby. OK it’s a ‘Railroad’ version but for less than £40 it’s a bit of a steal.
Not DCC ready and lacking in some detail but let’s see what we can do with it over the next few days.
20181008_174354 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
Not DCC ready and lacking in some detail but let’s see what we can do with it over the next few days.
20181008_174354 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
Last edited by Steve M on Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:48 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Hornby Railroad class 2721
One screw to get the body off reveals a good amount of space for a decoder. The chassis looks as if it could have a DCC socket fitted at the front while there is space in the top of the body t fit a normal size decoder on a wiring harness.
20181008_184356 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
I happened to have a DZ126 in the bits box which has been hard wired into the loco and secured at the front of the chassis with a double sided sticky pad.
20181008_191821 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
Tomorrow I will paint some of the details in the cab and add some coal. On order are some new transfers in red/black/gold to cover the gold lettering applied at the factory.
20181008_184356 by Steve Mumford, on FlickrI happened to have a DZ126 in the bits box which has been hard wired into the loco and secured at the front of the chassis with a double sided sticky pad.
20181008_191821 by Steve Mumford, on FlickrTomorrow I will paint some of the details in the cab and add some coal. On order are some new transfers in red/black/gold to cover the gold lettering applied at the factory.
Last edited by Steve M on Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:50 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Hornby Railroad class 2721
I squeezed TTS sound into mine with no real problem.
See here
http://myweb.cytanet.com.cy/honnor/article1.html
Rob
See here
http://myweb.cytanet.com.cy/honnor/article1.html
Rob
Re: Hornby Railroad class 2721
That's a nice conversion Rob. Personally I would use a sugarcube speaker to make the job even easier. Not sure which of the current TTS decoders available would be most suitable.
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Re: Hornby Railroad class 2721
The one I used was an early Tornado test article from memory. I know it has most (6 or 7) of the available TTS whistles at the time and the chuff rate is almost an exact match for the track speeds I use it at.
Rob
Rob
Re: Hornby Railroad class 2721
Someee basic detailing done. Staples for lamp irons, lamps (I need a couple on the side) coal, bucket, fire irons, crew and picked out some detail in the cab.
Some new lettering is on order from Fox Transfers and, if I get a new airbrush, I may even try a spot of weathering.
20181009_131943 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
Some new lettering is on order from Fox Transfers and, if I get a new airbrush, I may even try a spot of weathering.
20181009_131943 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
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Re: Hornby Railroad class 2721
Amazing what a bit of detail can do and the Railroad range is perfect for it.
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The replacement transfers arrived today, a couple more dabs of paint and a couple of lamps on the side and we’re done.
Starting to investigate a new airbrush for some light weathering.
20181010_200557 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
Starting to investigate a new airbrush for some light weathering.
20181010_200557 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr "Not very stable, but incredibly versatile."