Hi Richard, loved this video, very concise and easy to follow, like you say once you have done one chassis of that era/type the others are very similar. Dcc sound has certainly come along way! You got 2 for 1 out of this video, how you service a loco and also how you fitted a decoder so great appeal for many viewers 😁. All the best Tony.
Hi Tony, I was wondering when making the video whether it would somewhat explain itself as i brought the music into the video.. I can do it with my eyes closed now but it still takes time to do them as you know.. A bit of fun and hopefully enough information for newcomers too 👍
Hi Rich! Great job! I found this video to be quite mesmerising, especially with the music playing as you worked! I guess removing the motor and completely stripping it down is the only way to clean the commutator? Not sure I'm ready for such a big commitment yet! I've got my fingers crossed that it'll be a few years until I need to go into this amount of disassembly to fix one of my locos! All the best, Ian.
Haha cheers Ian, on most of the poole type locos you can somewhat clean the commutator in situ.. i had to take it fully apart really to fit the digihat sleeve in the lower chassis... plus the fact you can properly clean everything once its all in component form.. once youve done a few they all are very similar 👍
Hi Rich. Nicely done. I dare say you have done this or similar conversions before but I thought it might have been nice to use the colour-coded wires cut off from the decoder to attach to the loco.
I opted for the wire i used as its smaller diameter and being black aided the bridge between the tender and loco. The Orange and grey wire pins of the TTS chip were used for the motor and the Red and Black pins of the decoder were used for the Motor. Yes it probably wasnt the best idea using all black wires for demonstration purposes looking back now as i suspect knowing what a pickup or motor terminal is could get confusing.. Im sure this wont be the last loco i do so i shall at least clarify these parts for people in the future👍
Fantastic job as usual. 👍 It is a very clear and concise how to do video for this model. Please tell me, are both the motor clips isolated or just one side? Never quite sure?
Can the front of the boiler (the black part) be removed. I have one where the front has been messed up and the deflectors need re-attaching (but the attachment area is gunked up). I have ordered a new front and new deflectors, but don't want to mess it up!
On this particular Flying Scotsman the front of the boiler is part of the body, diecast metal, so not removeable unless you were to cut it off with a hacksaw. On Dapols version the front may be removeable as the bodies/boiler on the Dapol Scotsman with wind deflectors and without are plastic construction Cheers Rich
@@ANobodyatall this Scotsman is also the Poole type so it sounds like we have the same type... Having just looked at mine the whole body is a one peice diecast part. The smoke box, boiler, cab are all molded as one peice. Whereabouts did you get a new boiler front/Smokebox? If you remove your body from the chassis you will be able to see whether yours comes apart at all. Mine doesent though im affraid
Great tutorial on stripping down the loco, cleaning it and reassembly. Cheers Euan
Thanks Euan, Thanks for watching 👍
Cracking job as usual... Layout is coming on well.
Thank you👍, little now and then when i can layoutwise. Im still trying to work out how to loop the track around for continuous running! 🤷😂
Hi Richard, loved this video, very concise and easy to follow, like you say once you have done one chassis of that era/type the others are very similar. Dcc sound has certainly come along way! You got 2 for 1 out of this video, how you service a loco and also how you fitted a decoder so great appeal for many viewers 😁. All the best Tony.
Hi Tony, I was wondering when making the video whether it would somewhat explain itself as i brought the music into the video.. I can do it with my eyes closed now but it still takes time to do them as you know.. A bit of fun and hopefully enough information for newcomers too 👍
Great work, thanks for sharing. Pete.
Thanks Pete, Thanks alot for watching 👍
Hi Rich! Great job! I found this video to be quite mesmerising, especially with the music playing as you worked! I guess removing the motor and completely stripping it down is the only way to clean the commutator? Not sure I'm ready for such a big commitment yet! I've got my fingers crossed that it'll be a few years until I need to go into this amount of disassembly to fix one of my locos! All the best, Ian.
Haha cheers Ian, on most of the poole type locos you can somewhat clean the commutator in situ.. i had to take it fully apart really to fit the digihat sleeve in the lower chassis... plus the fact you can properly clean everything once its all in component form.. once youve done a few they all are very similar 👍
Hi Rich. Nicely done. I dare say you have done this or similar conversions before but I thought it might have been nice to use the colour-coded wires cut off from the decoder to attach to the loco.
I opted for the wire i used as its smaller diameter and being black aided the bridge between the tender and loco. The Orange and grey wire pins of the TTS chip were used for the motor and the Red and Black pins of the decoder were used for the Motor. Yes it probably wasnt the best idea using all black wires for demonstration purposes looking back now as i suspect knowing what a pickup or motor terminal is could get confusing.. Im sure this wont be the last loco i do so i shall at least clarify these parts for people in the future👍
That's brilliant Rich, love the retaining wall too.. How do you solder and play the piano at the same time? Enjoyed the music , very relaxing.
Haha.. yes maybe one day i shall try to play the piano and film at the same time! 😂
Fantastic job as usual. 👍 It is a very clear and concise how to do video for this model.
Please tell me, are both the motor clips isolated or just one side? Never quite sure?
In this case the lower clip was the only one that needed to be insulated from the lower brush 👍
Can the front of the boiler (the black part) be removed. I have one where the front has been messed up and the deflectors need re-attaching (but the attachment area is gunked up). I have ordered a new front and new deflectors, but don't want to mess it up!
On this particular Flying Scotsman the front of the boiler is part of the body, diecast metal, so not removeable unless you were to cut it off with a hacksaw. On Dapols version the front may be removeable as the bodies/boiler on the Dapol Scotsman with wind deflectors and without are plastic construction
Cheers Rich
@@ThisWayWorksTWW Ok, thanks. Mine is a old Poole GF so probably the same. Really don't want to ruin it.
@@ThisWayWorksTWW I meant the smokebox, but think you knew what I meant!
@@ANobodyatall this Scotsman is also the Poole type so it sounds like we have the same type... Having just looked at mine the whole body is a one peice diecast part. The smoke box, boiler, cab are all molded as one peice. Whereabouts did you get a new boiler front/Smokebox? If you remove your body from the chassis you will be able to see whether yours comes apart at all. Mine doesent though im affraid
@@ThisWayWorksTWW I don't think mine does either. It's the 'Prince Palatine' version. Ie double chimney and smoke deflectors.