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Hi , the detail is good on these models ,nothing fine that falls off. they are a nice model, cheers John.

@@1johnmcwilliams awesome, thanks for the feedback. 👍

That's excellent Jai. You won't be disappointed. They are a nice loco. I ordered c510 in vr livery as well. Thanks for your nice comment, Cheers John.

@@1johnmcwilliams Your welcome mate. Keep up the great work (:

I think the upgraded sound fileis better, but the thing that makes the difference is the speaker from dcc sound. They really are way better than the auscision one ,in my opinion. I haven't seen a sds 900 class,but everyone seems to love them. Thanks for your reply, cheers John.

Thank you.

Hi Nicholas, yes it is another great locomotive from Auscision. How are you going with your layout? (making your curves larger}. Thanks for your comment, cheers John.

@@1johnmcwilliams Hi John thanks for the reply now that I have everything I need to make the curves wider I should be getting a start in the next week or so.

Go for it!

I don't think it is a poor speaker,just there are better ones available, a lot of people are quite happy with the speaker provided. Cheers John.

@@1johnmcwilliams I found mine to be wanting especially sound of the horn seems a bit weak even at max. I guess the salvation is that sound is not distorted at full blast. I have SSR G513. I may stumo up some money for speaker like yours from DCCSound. Which one is yours, I just saw C-Class on the packaging. What is the product/item no on the website so I can order the right one please.

@@redstorm2003 Mike has a G Class speaker,I only used a C class one as I had it already and is almost the same size. The G Class one has little tabs to screw it in like the original. Cheers.

@@1johnmcwilliams Thanks John, I will have a look.

Thanks Bradley, I would like to see a cab light in them ,to show the detailed interior. I am glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers John.

I think there great also.

Thanks Nicholas, if you can ,widen your layout,it doesn't need a lot. I had the same trouble on my layout, also if possible use at least medium points, but the best things with model trains,things can usually changed.cheers John

@@1johnmcwilliams that’s my plan to make the curves wider. As for the points I’m using Peco set track points so there is nothing I can really do about the points but most of the time my trains run through the straight part of the point.

Do you prefer soundtraxx over esu, I really like the econami decoders.

@@1johnmcwilliamsYes.While ESU do sound and perform well,Tsunami and Econami( less features) are easy to work with and adjust on most DCC systems.Adjustable brake.DDE for realistic prime mover sounds.2 watt Amp with Equaliser.To mention a few.Note,Oz locos are mainly,Alco,Gm,or Ge,as are the US based recordings.

Yes, I will,but this time of year , I am working 7 days. Give me a couple of weeks and I will get it done. Cheers John.

@@1johnmcwilliams Take your time! Some day I wish to have a layout like yours!

Hi Scott, I am not sure if dcc sound did the sound file for IDR, I had a decoder already that I going to use, in a steam era models derm I was building and mike let me transfer it to the IDR model. The sound file is a bit different as it has a short horn, station whistle etc. I think the biggest difference is the speaker,it makes a lot of difference, I had to turn it down ,to less than half and the sound is clearer. My other Derm, I will just fit the speaker. The lighting, it just looked odd ,with lighting up front ,but none in the carriage, I had everything already to do it, apart from the decoder which was $37. Thanks for your comment, I think you and me like similar things ,our TH-cam channels are very similar. Cheers John.

@@1johnmcwilliams yes our channels are very similar, keep it up i enjoy channels like ours, love seeing other people's layouts and models, especially filmed the way we do it. Here's a video I came across a while back that inspired me to start a channel, it's a small layout as well and the fella was ahead of his time with the videos lol I think the maker doesn't even log on to his channel anymore unfortunately. th-cam.com/video/5uJN-PqxWRI/w-d-xo.html

Thanks Nicholas, I can recommend getting one. Cheers John

The N Class has a cab at each end and a narrow engine bay between ,they are shaped like a dog bone, thus that is where their nickname dog bone came from, I don't think they are as powerful as the G Class.

EBay.

@@1johnmcwilliams thx

It probably doesn't have the detail an Auscision model has, but it is a very nice model though. I am happy with it, cheers John.

@@1johnmcwilliams Hi John.Too much detail gets broken.Have Ausicion and Trainorama and Powerline.All look and go well.Next step is an SDS Loco.Look forward to your next Vid.

Hi,no it is not, it is from dcc sound, the sds file is okay,but the sds speakers let it down. Thanks for your comment it is very much appreciated, cheers John.

It is a Sony handycam ,9.2 megapixels. I don't know much about camera's ,cheers.

Thanks Nicholas, I think they are sold out. The E cars are from years ago,when they first came out. Thanks for watching,cheers John.

The sprinters are not sold out I ordered one a few days ago From Australian modeller

Thank you Terrel,not as good as your videos. I love your BNSF trains and those Amtrak Chargers you have are fantastic. Thanks for watching,stay safe ,cheers John.

Thanks for that.

I will try and do a layout tour after Xmas.cheers.

Hi George, mine is running very well now ,it has a little noise ,but it is a very nice loco. The loco has always ran well, at low speeds it is very good. You might of got a good one ,there have been plenty on FB and TH-cam with no noise at all. Good luck with your sound install and I hope your loco turns out really good. If you have any other questions ,I will try and help if I can ,Cheers John

@@1johnmcwilliams at our railway club of the 5 in the club 1 wouldn't run because wiring was too tight so couldn't fit the plug from tender to engine without disassembling loco to pull more wiring through but it then left some wires very tight when refitting body and 2 had very noisy gear trains in the mechanism and the last 2 locked up with in a couple of metres and are going back to Ixion via the stores they were bought from. glad yours runs okay now though. I don't think the production models are as good quality as the preproduction samples were that were shown at exhibits like diamond creek were - mechanism wise anyway.

@@mountainman0 Hopefull Ixion can fix the loco's, yes we should not have to pull new loco's apart. I am very wary buying steam loco's now, after the Eureka R Class and Ixion J Class, i am not sure if I will purchase a steam loco again.

Hi Dean, yes mine was very noisy and when I first got it ,the mechanism was louder than the sound decoder. I got onto Ixion and they recommended lubricating the mechanism. I followed their instructions and the loco is a lot quieter now, it does still have some noise. I have adjusted the lighting on my lokprogrammer since making the video and I had already applied some clear orange to the light lenses. It is still a very good loco, it is very smooth at low speeds .Sure I had some issues with loco ,but I am very happy with it now. Thank you for watching my video ,Cheers John.

Mine didn’t get quieter after lubrication and further run in and went back to Ixion. It was replaced and the new one is very quiet. Ixion have had a few noisy ones and I understand that they suspect there was a batch of faulty motors, which cause an imbalance although they run quite well. Ixion are using my original one to try to isolate the issue.

@@deanbrookes2609 Hi Dean, great you have a quiet running model now. Thanks for letting me know what happened with your model ,cheers John.

Hi George, this time I bought the loco with the sound already installed by mike from DCC SOUND. I don't think it would be very difficult as the decoder and speaker are in the tender. It is a 21pin decoder and DCC SOUND has manufactured speakers to fit the locomotive. If you don't feel confident there are shops that will fit the sound for you. Is your model noisy? Thanks for watching my video ,cheers John.

Hi Nicholas, thank you for your nice comments. Still a few things to fix , the lights need more adjustment, i need to remove the coal shoveling sound , as it is an oil burner. Cheers John.

Hi Nicholas, it is a fantastic well set up club, they cater for most scales. Yes the C Class and wagons are mine. I wish I had spent more time filming ,than running trains. It is hard to run a train and film at the same time. I loved the G scale trains, it is the first time I had ever seen them. The live steam is really great. Cheers John.

Hi Nicholas, thanks for your comment, yes they ran on the broad gauge between Adelaide and Melbourne. They are a good locomotive and were a good price. I have a few AN wagons ,but not a lot .Cheers John.

Thank you ,I am glad you liked it, cheers John.

Hi , I will do a layout update soon. I am currently doing an expansion and have junk everywhere. Cheers John.

Thanks Andy, i am in the middle of making my layout bigger, so hopefully i will have even more scenes to use soon, cheers John.

Thanks Rob , the loco turned out really great.

Hi Nicholas, thank you for your nice comment. I think save up your money for the Auscision C Class. Nothing against SDS, but just will be easier to get an Auscision one. Cheers John.

I am looking forward to the sds t's also, i want some of the last series in v/line orange and grey.

Thanks Nicholas, i think they would be both a good choice. Hard to choose isn't it. Cheers John

Hi Brett, Yes I changed a fair few things with my Lokprgrammer. I removed the auto brake feature. I unticked the moment button in f6 . I set cv2-3,cv3-20,cv4-40,cv5-120,cv6-40.I replaced the speaker with a Y Class dual speaker from DCC SOUND. I set the voltage to 14v ,in the motor setting page. The cv's you can adjust with your dcc system ,but the other things you need a Lokprogrammer. Hopes this helps. Cheers John.

@@1johnmcwilliams Thanks for your reply John. Very new to DCC, I will play around with the CV's that you mentioned. Nice sound from that upgraded speaker. Cheers Brett

Hi Nicholas, thank you for your comment. Yes out of my era also, i try model the 1980's in Victoria. It is a nice running locomotive. It was hard to find a suitable sound file on the Esu website. Cheers John

Hi Nicholas ,thank you for your nice comment. The Auscision X class are a great loco, there are still for sale. The Austrains cement wagons are great also. Cheers John.

Hi Did you mean the Auscision NR CLASS ? I have a different sound file from a company called DCC SOUND(same decoder) and my speaker is from there also (much bigger than the Auscision speaker). No it is not difficult to install ,but if it is your first sound install ,I would not try it. There are plenty of guys around that would do it for you. The loco is very fragile! Hope this helps you, Cheers John

@@1johnmcwilliams Oh cool. Thank you! I won’t try messing around! No, I meant the SDS NR because the factory fitted DCC they have comes from DCC Sound so I wondered if it was the same one.

Excellent, they are a very nice model.

Thank you for comment. The Auscision version will be a lot more tinnier ? They use much smaller speakers. The sound is probably not too bad, but a dcc sound speaker or similar would make a huge difference. Cheers John.

@@1johnmcwilliams Oh right, I see. The new NRs I’ve heard sound okay. Is it hard to replace the speakers to improve the sound?

@@FromtheWindowSeat No it is not hard, but depends on a persons ability. Be very careful handing the loco, it is very fragile, parts fall off very easy. Some people will happy with the auscision as it is. It just my personal opinion it sounds better with the larger speaker. It would be best to hear the loco's in person,maybe you have a train club nearby? Cheers John

I am sorry , i thought you were talking about the nr class. Yes the auscision g class will be interesting , looking forward to its release.

@@1johnmcwilliams Good advice. Thank you!

Hi Andrew , I would say all the NR class loco's are the same. DCC and DC loco's have the same circuit board ,just the DC version has a 21 pin plug instead of a decoder. Yes ,the 2 ditch light leads need to be moved and also the main lighting lead. If you go to the Auscision NR class locomotive page ,it has all the information there. I hope I was some help to you. Cheers John.