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Whoops, I think you are right. Well spotted 👍 However, that bit needs to be discarded because the Output Valve is not available as a replacement.

@@jimmywoo6653 Maybe come back to me with an update for how well it worked next Spring, once a wet winter has done its best to age the wood surface.

@@shanghai264359 One could imagine them doing their movements to music 🎶 😁

@@andrewdking That would be cool and good for publicity too! 🎼😊

@@keithhitchings8911 Ha ha, the date is the correct way around. I'm English and a Standards Engineer these days who hates European standards and specs. However, their new date standard I have adopted. Computers organise and list things much better with the most constant number first (the year) and the most variable numbers last (31 days). The spec is ISO 8601 (Google it), so the USA is also expected to adopt it as yyyy-mm-dd. In a global business world, we all need to have some things standardised, and dates are quite important. So no more nonsense of 9/11 which is really 11/9 i.e. the 11th September not the 9th November.

@@shanghai264359 Some of the riders on the vintage machines weren't scared to give them some stick. The lady on the yellow Scott Flying Squirrel was impressive.

@@robinbowler2955 Thanks for filming Steve off the Start line on his afternoon run. Our two bits of footage of him going around the bend into the Hairpins melded perfectly. I did have to crop your video down in size to hide most of your errant finger in the top left corner 😁. That actually has the same effect as zooming in to the subject, so it's an improvement in more ways than one.

Nice blend and cropping 👍

@@shanghai264359 Well thank you very much. It should be taking a step up as I've just bought a scary complicated professional camcorder, a Sony PXW-Z280V. It should help with filming airshows, real trains and wildlife etc, which no matter how good, a phone camera just can't hack it. However, I'm having issues getting it to focus properly. So many settings to get to grips with. My first attempt will be the imminent BikeFest at the Prescott Hill Climb video.

@@andrewdking The new camera should greatly elevate your content. Still early days so good luck with it. Funnily enough I just acquired a 'new' Sony 'FDR-AX43' from a friend and the Montreux film was its first outing. I already love the 'floating' lens system which stabilises the image. Far from being a professional piece of kit, its a revelation for me having been using a JVC digital camcorder since 2009 which, until now, has been highly adequate. Most material on my channel was filmed using the JVC but more recently it's been the Galaxy A12. I'll look out for the hill climb video though I should get the notification now I've finally clicked on the bell!

@@shanghai264359 Your new camera has an internal gimbal. Very clever 👍

@@andrewdking Very useful little feature.

@@hotdogpilot6319 Really, so follow the smell of bacon 🥓 to find this rare carriage 😋

@@andrewdking I try to find which train it's coupled to... it has a whacking great hot plate...drool inducing.

@@kevpage I think I'd probably set the rake one setting deeper to tilth the surface up. The hardest part is stopping the pigeons eating the seeds

The two internal valves are spring loaded and only open with water pressure. So when the outside tap is turned off, water will remain between the two valves (this is the problem when it freezes). Turning off an internal shut off valve won't empty this trapped water I'm afraid. It's a design flaw. Only by removing the outermost of the internal valves (or preferably both valves) will help protect the tap from freezing water expanding ice damage. Then yes, your idea would work.

If you stare at the tops of the motion it is a bit. All those tiny links will have a bit of backlash. But stare at the bottom of the motion connected to the wheels and it is perfectly smooth. It is only a prototype, so Hornby will hopefully tweak the fit of the many bearing surfaces to improve their fluidity of movement 🤞

The Victorians were very inventive, aided by cheap labour and little H&S, so things happened. I might get one too, it looks like a really cool model.

​@@andrewdkingalthough fourteen years before the Victorian era started with Queen Victoria on the throne in 1839.

@@johnd8892 Indeed, but they were in training (get it) to become Victorians ☺️

Definitely one for the collectors with the occasional demonstration use. I agree, probably not robust enough for everyday use.

@@andrewdking Better buy it as soon as it comes out. The number of returns with damaged motion work will soon see it exit the catalogue.

@@tooleyheadbang4239 More a collectors loco than a serious layout runner. I would like to be proven wrong though.

I have that feeling too, however, think how delicate a watch movement is. They tend to last.

@@andrewdking If the watch was made in Switzerland it will last. China? Nah!

@@NewModelRailway1 😕

I wonder how Accurascale have reworked the Hattons tooling to cure these issues. Hope you like the sister video about the wobbly wheel rotating axle boxes

@@andrewdking Indeed I did Andrew. I also watch Peter Dixon's channel "Torridon Road". I have a new Accurascale class 66 and there is no sign of wobble so I'm guessing they've resolved the issue; after all, it would have been remiss of them not to have! I'm just hoping they've now cured the failing motor problem which has plagued all of Accurascale's previous releases across all of their classes of loco. Regards Julian.

@@theeventhorizon-valebridge9512 I'm not aware of failing motors. I own their new Deltic and a Class 37. Haven't done much with them yet to find out.

@@andrewdking It usually starts to show up after a couple of hours of use, initially as erratic running/speed changes/current draw. Peter Dixon did a couple of episode on the motor problems on his 37s last year. Accurascale apparently now guarantee against this with their limited lifetime warranty: which applies as long as you are the "bought from new" buyer and have a receipt! They will either repair it or send you a new motor to fit.

John Harman has just reminded me of said Exhibition, being held at Wolverton Mill apparently.

That's nice to hear. I tried to impart as much of my local knowledge into it as possible. I said I didn't know of that wood but I did, just wasn't aware of its name. Steve kept saying it was too long, but the content was all good, so I wasn't going to chuck chunks away. The viewer can shorten it if they wish, but can't lengthen a truncated one is my philosophy. It's 60Gb in size though !

Sorry, I have no idea what a powered ranger is. Could you be more product specific please ?

@@andrewdking …powered edger…. Sorry didn’t see the typo haha

A powered edger. Hmm, well I wouldn't know. The clue's in the title, my lawn is a postage stamp, meaning small, very small, so I don't need such a fancy tool. I know US parks departments have lots of lovely powered edging tools, but here in the UK we don't. I was at the world famous Kew Gardens the other week with my Mum for a day out; their gardeners were trimming the grass edges with cheapo manual lawn shears. Mine are far superior to theirs.

With 3D printers, there are all sorts of people making specialist detail items. A cab interior is quite probable. This model and its carriages are meant to be new tooling, so there are a few things Hornby should have done but didn't. If you look at my kitchen car window video of this train, not only did they get that window wrong, but its interior is all wrong and they should have at least painted the white topped tables.

@@andrewdking Hornby aren’t generally bothered about things like this, they rush things out all the time so realism goes out the window, if yo want it done properly then you’ll have to do it yourself, the APT is a classic example, because no other manufacturers produce it there is no competition which is such a shame.

I've just turned the machine upside down. There are 20 spring tines all clamped together in opposite pairs along a square drive shaft. This assembly is termed as a Cylinder. I suspect it could be disassembled and just the Tines replaced. The Instruction Manual though only lists the Raking and Scarifying Cylinders as spare parts. The Raking Cylinder assy is part number WR6002-1500-202.

The check valves are also on the hose connector. However, non-compliant or not, it's my house, so my choice. I run a powerful pressure washer. It needs high water flow and all these valves reduce the pipe bore, restricting flow, so I'm quite pleased I discovered one had to go.

Thanks for confirming Paul 👍

Ha ha ha. My subject matter knows no bounds 😁

Yay, that's what I want to hear 😊

They would look good on your large patio Chris.

Thanks for your concerns there Danny. A heart for your efforts, not for putting me down. I'm not sure going all health and safety is a major concern for our hobby with the comparatively tiny amounts of oil based paint used. I'm in aerospace and they have to use the very best of all types of substances based upon performance. Aircraft are painted in 2-part epoxy paint, not acrylic FYI and I have written specifications on how to apply it. The European Reach chemical controls are though causing havoc, which affects the Chromates used in the acid etch primer I use (only because I've got loads of it and it accepts any other paint type). That is indeed highly toxic BUT is the best paint of its type. No substitute is better. Most of the other replacement substances concocted are very second rate. I very much doubt acrylic can outperform a quality enamel. They seem to dry too quickly, so don't flow nicely. Yes, they would be ideal for figures painting but risky for achieving the ultimate smooth finish on expensive rolling stock. Go check out my gloss varnishing of carriages video No.076 and read the comments. I very much doubt any water based paint can achieve that finish by hand brushing. I like quality of finish and when painting my house, I only used Dulux Trade Gloss. Now their water based paint are nowhere near as good, probably why the matt/ satin finish is peddled as the current trendy finish. I think it's because they can no longer achieve the perfect gloss finish any more. I could achieve the same finish you see on the door of No.10 Downing Street ! So, I'm saying from a finish point of view, enamel oil based paints are the best for brush applications. So 1000x better, I doubt they are on par, all performance criteria being taken into account based upon the amateur use market i.e. us. Let's see you try using a lining pen filled with acrylic paint 🤣 If it's fumes you are worried about, it's the adhesives used to make the plastic kits that are dangerous, more so than white spirit. I'm pretty sure Humbrol are still making enamel paints. During the Pandemic Lockdown I was in correspondence with them and they wanted to know if I was interested in trials for new enamel paints being reformulated. I notice this video now has a 👎 against it. Was that you 😞 ?

@@andrewdking Hi Andrew, I think we got of on a wrong foot here, and yes the 👎 was me, and I apologize, I did go to far there, it was not on your work, it was on the enamel paints thing that upsets me so. I just turned it around too 👍, but that's for your work😉. I studied as old school graphic designer (no computers in the 80's), helpt IG farben with the development of water based silkscreen paints, I can tell you, I know quite a bit about paints. later became a train driver instructor but that's an other story. The thing is, I really don't understand why you still protect oil based paints. I still stand with my point there is totally no need for oil based paints anymore. And you have maybe a well ventilated room, but I've seen lot's of hobbyists work in some very tiny work spaces with no air flow. I wish I could show you a photo of my painted figures, no oil paints seen in miles, the only thing I use are acrylic paints, acrylic inks, water color pencils, pigment powders and water based flat acrylic varnish. As for your coaches, the paintwork, I looked at it, is very well executed, you know how to handle a brush, but I'm not keen on high gloss coaches, but that's my taste. And if it's an opinion about taste, I normally keep it to myself, because that's a freedom of choice, but you advised me to look at it, and react, so that's my idea. I do the opposite with a flat varnish, also acrylic paint from Xtracrylix varnishes, no problem, even with their gloss varnish, but we must also mention, like you preformed, you have to know how to handle a brush and have quality material. But that aside and before you're going to say, these coaches are in reality gloss, I 100% agree But there is something as the down scaling effect, it's not something I invented. There is a very good, rather, old book now, written by I think it was US model producer Verlinden(don't even know if they still exist) at the time, specializes in plastic models, painting, etc., and it's about how your eye interpers color and finish in down scaling. It come down to, what gloss is in scale 1:1 is becomes flatter the smaller the scaling is, as is also the light intensity of color changes. And there are charts in this book, really interesting. But in the end it's a choice of taste, and we can debate endless on the subject. So Andrew I hope we're on a good page again. And as I sad somewhere else, if our discussion really bothers you, I delete everything, but I think civilized discussion must be possible…

@@dannyvanstraelen3273 I'm quite happy to converse with you. You seem to know your stuff and I know a lot of stuff also. I like others to learn from my knowledge. Yes, I was told gloss doesn't scale down too well, but that may have been true with the toy like models of the past, but the gloss I use really brings the carriages to life, lifting the dull matt to its full potential. All the real in service trains I see are nearly always clean along the sides because they go through the washer. Modelers over here in the UK are obsessed with how BR let stuff deteriorate, but I bet when the LNER and the LMS were having their races to the north with their fabulous Coronation trains, I bet they shone. Modern day example, the LSL HST Midland Pullman train. That's the shiniest train ever and I have the full Hornby model of it. It's crying out to be glossed 😁. What could go wrong eh ? Consider Hornby's colours as the base colour of a two pack paint system as used on cars. Not until the lacquer clear coat is applied does the true colour emerge. Their Maroon red as used on their LMS Period IIIs and BR Mk1s looks so dull and boring, but add the gloss and wow. Same applies to that Hush Hush I did as video No.077 I think. They never finished painting it IMO. Now look at it 👍😁

@@andrewdking Totally agree with you, that in the high days of the big four, had enough employees to keep the rolling stock shiny and glittering. These firms competed with grand prestige. Why a lot of people love that worn down BR look, is because most of them, as youngsters, where train spotting, that was a favorite past time, cost nothing, as most people at the time where glad to provide food on the table, some better off kids, did use dads an 8mm camera and filmed that era. And I get the nostalgic charm. And I think you agree with me, that although Britain won the war, it was at a very high cost, and the rolling stock became out dated, but was kept on running due to lack of money, until Dr Beeching out of necessity had to cut a lot branch lines. The only positive thing about that, was the birth of the fabulous heritage lines that came in existence by dedicated volunteers and crowd funding. Personally I have an interest Era 1 to 3, I love the pioneering of times, where everything needed to be invented, when a locomotive was not only a means of transport, but also a work of art. What I personally avoid are the scars of war in my modeling, just before WW1 society finely was bearing the fruit of the industrial revolution, destroyed in 4 years by senseless war, half the male population of towns wiped away, and when that was a bit recovered further devastation in WW2, the world is sad enough, so I avoid that in my hobby. I do improvements to the older model types of locos, like footplate detailing, or color etch the running gear, specially if it super silver metal shining , but never weathering, again a personal choice, and although I run basic DCC I don't like smoke or noice, again a personal choice, but I always respect everyone's choice of modeling, if it makes you happy you must do it. Enough sad now, I hope one day I can show you my modeling, I also am often in the UK, and always try to pick a train show or two, this year I already did the London show. I click on the following button of you channel, cheers, Danny

@@dannyvanstraelen3273 well I'm at the NEC Model World Show tomorrow, driving up in my Scuby. It may become the new Warley. I've met a couple of CZcamsrs there including Sam of Sam's Trains. I was at Ally Pally one as well.

Explain what you mean please ?

@@andrewdking Sorry Andrew. I thought I was on a different site. Please disregard.

@@mikecroper8422 I thought that may have been the case 😊

All good eh. Most pleased I've ever been at that running session. That railmotor is just crying out for some smoke.

@@andrewdking Considering the motor placement...really tough..

@@hotdogpilot6319 Yes, the motor is in the boiler 😕

Remember to degrease them well and the dust free environment, plus a closed box whilst drying

@@andrewdking will do. Thank you

It's on maximum volume. Plug some headphones in, then it's fine. Volume is ok on my laptop and phone. Hotdogpilot (another Andy) says its now fine also. It's using a new microphone setup. Obviously having the mic just a foot away is too far away 🤷 Are you sure you watched the '114 Louder' video and not its predecessor ?

@@andrewdking I watch the 114 Louder video on a 2-year old laptop with sound on max. and, whilst the vast majority of other CZcams videos are fine, I can barely hear a word of this. Sounds like there's a sock over the mic.

@@PaulFellows3430 Well, there is a foam sock over the end and now I've discovered it comes off. That might help for indoors recordings

@@andrewdking I think youmight be onto something there. I'll be interested to hear what your next upload sounds like. Thanks for helping and being constructive, rather than going off in a huff and treating me like an idiot (which does happen sometimes, sadly).

@@PaulFellows3430 A constructive response might change a casual viewer into a subscriber, plus I try to sound intelligent 🤓

I agree with you. On the recent TV series about Hornby, a Model World, I heard Simon Kohler say after a model had gone around their test track just a few laps that it's now ok for production. So naff all long term testing 😟 Powered models should be tested to destruction IMO.

I think my New Hornby Dublo Duchess of Athol also has a similar issue the last time I tried it

It's really my Mum's garden, but I specialise in Lawns, Roses, Bearded Irises and Hostas plus wood and paving cleaning etc. I wouldn't rake the lawn just yet with it all being waterlogged, it will rip it all out. It needs to be firm and damp 😊 e.g. you don't want to rip the healthy grass out as well.

I'm working on a Hosta video based upon your enthusiasm.

I look forward to it. Just used the scarifier over the weekend there and the lawn looks like it has been napalmed. Fingers crossed it comes back.

@@1973Countzero I thought you said you were going to use the rake attachment, not the scarifier 😬 Hosta video came out yesterday evening as No.116. You are very vaguely mentioned and I assume you are a bloke with you being a Count 🤷 Just remember I out rank you being a King 😁

Started with the rake but there was just so much moss and thatch I went with the scarifier. Feels like a reset for the lawn so hopefully it grows back then I just do a like raking twice a year to stop it getting into that state again

Cheers pal 🤷 😯

I thought it was your problem, then some geezer actually gave a proper comment pointing outside the problem. So its my problem, which I hope is now fixed ?

Thanks for the tips, I was totally unaware of flow enhancers. Except for my office fire video, I get very few comments on my videos. I suspect it's because I say or show most things people want to know and my Description section is as comprehensive as the CZcams character count will allow. I think I deserve more likes than I get though 😟

Man, lighter fluit, are you serious, you might as well live in a gas tank, do you know how toxic this all is? And you wonder why there are so little reactions…