A useful tip for non-functioning DCC chips is to reset them by setting CV 8 to 8. Do this a few times, as I’ve found it doesn’t always work first time. If after maybe 5 tries, it still doesn’t work then it’s gone.
That's a sweet looking little diesel. FYI, I just finished servicing the Hornby ring field motor in my R317 diesel, and as I was doing it, my brain was guided by all the countless times I have seen you do the same. Thank you for all the tutorials and, for me at least, I am gratified that some of the knowledge has sunk in. 😊
Thanks Bill. Watching you tussling with it made me realise that there was just no way I'd have been able to dismantle it with 1 hand. I'll be sure to contact you again when the inevitable happens and the motor burns out. But at least the easy fix enabled you to find the long-lost manky brush! Cheers, Stephen
Yess ! The Manky Brush Returns 😁👏🏻 Very Nice Design & Smooth running Loco - I’m loving spotting New bits of Progress on the Layout, and it’s Great to See some more of your collection, making it onto the Tracks. Thanks Bill 👍🏻
I always feel that plastic clips on locos (especially expensive ones) are a poor design choice; given that plastic gets brittle as it ages. This means that in effect they are designed to break. This should not be acceptable with the new models costing as much as they do!
What a faff to get into! But a nice easy fix. Nice model of a loco type that was doomed to a short life as the traffic it was designed to work (pick up freight) was slowly disappearing from the railway. So many of the early BR Modernisation Plan diesels were flawed in their design, but there were successes - Class 37 for instance. The same can be said for the Clayton Class 17. Lovely design, but again doomed to a short life. Glad you found Manky Brush Mk1! Keep up the good work! Best wishes from Wirral.
Some DCC chips just don't seem to like running on DC even if they are meant to. I picked up a Hornby LYR Pug for about 25quid that was a poor runner. Gave it a quick test and it was all stuttery and didn't run at all at lower speed. Once I took a quick look I could see it had a chip in it. Put it on my DCC loop - all good. Nice easy one for a change today Bill.
Ahhhh CV’s on a DCC chip!!! DCC only; great find Bill. Having a few blanking plates around is always handy. Doesn’t matter which make, DC first but it comes factory fitted. Great video; so relaxing watching and listening to those trains around the room layout. Best part discovering The Brush. All best Marc from Leighton Buzzard
The chap from whom I bought it was not a model railway enthusiast, but was honest enough to say it was a non-runner, even after I asked him to perform a battery test. There was no hint of its DCC status until I took the lid off the box, where there was a label stating "DCC Fitted." Unfortunately by then I'd hurt my hand, so quickly decided to politely ask Bill for help. And thus it came to pass that I got a perfectly-running, great-looking loco, and we all saw Bill solve the mystery of the vanishing Manky Brush.
Hi Peter. British Thompson Houston built the "15's". North British Locomotives were responsible for the similar looking "16's". Both classes had the same V16 Paxman 16YHXL diesel engine. I'm also a big fan of the BTH Type 1's. ( Class 15 ) They were certainly better looking than the NBL Type 1's ! ( Class 16 ).
Nice easy fix, but what fun just to get inside the body. Why do manufacturers insist on making it difficult to take locos apart, a couple of screws would have made it so much better. Quick question Bill, what make and where do you get the ampmeters from?
Hi Bill ,, whats the go with that bus looking thing ? Is it a bus , or is it a train based on a real bus then someone's decided to run it on a track type of train ? Cheers from John in Australia.
Hi, It's a Railbus late 1950s. I don't have a model railway or any models but I like to see things being fixed. Looking at Google images Heljian seem to have sold them or still do so.
It’s a Park Royal bodied Railbus from Helijan, not available at the moment, but it was one of 5 (I think) designs trialed by BR for lightly used branches. The idea came from Germany where W & M railcars were widely used by DB. Helijan also made the UK version of the W & M railcar as well as the AC Cars version. One of them is about to be rerun, not sure which. The missing versions are from Bristol Motors and Wickham.
A useful tip for non-functioning DCC chips is to reset them by setting CV 8 to 8. Do this a few times, as I’ve found it doesn’t always work first time. If after maybe 5 tries, it still doesn’t work then it’s gone.
That's a sweet looking little diesel. FYI, I just finished servicing the Hornby ring field motor in my R317 diesel, and as I was doing it, my brain was guided by all the countless times I have seen you do the same. Thank you for all the tutorials and, for me at least, I am gratified that some of the knowledge has sunk in. 😊
Thanks Bill. Watching you tussling with it made me realise that there was just no way I'd have been able to dismantle it with 1 hand.
I'll be sure to contact you again when the inevitable happens and the motor burns out. But at least the easy fix enabled you to find the long-lost manky brush!
Cheers,
Stephen
Welcome back manky brush :-)
Yess ! The Manky Brush Returns 😁👏🏻 Very Nice Design & Smooth running Loco - I’m loving spotting New bits of Progress on the Layout, and it’s Great to See some more of your collection, making it onto the Tracks. Thanks Bill 👍🏻
I always feel that plastic clips on locos (especially expensive ones) are a poor design choice; given that plastic gets brittle as it ages. This means that in effect they are designed to break. This should not be acceptable with the new models costing as much as they do!
Wow that was a mission just to get the body off lol, at least it was a quick and easy repair! All the best Bill
What a faff to get into! But a nice easy fix.
Nice model of a loco type that was doomed to a short life as the traffic it was designed to work (pick up freight) was slowly disappearing from the railway. So many of the early BR Modernisation Plan diesels were flawed in their design, but there were successes - Class 37 for instance.
The same can be said for the Clayton Class 17. Lovely design, but again doomed to a short life.
Glad you found Manky Brush Mk1!
Keep up the good work!
Best wishes from Wirral.
Some DCC chips just don't seem to like running on DC even if they are meant to.
I picked up a Hornby LYR Pug for about 25quid that was a poor runner. Gave it a quick test and it was all stuttery and didn't run at all at lower speed.
Once I took a quick look I could see it had a chip in it. Put it on my DCC loop - all good.
Nice easy one for a change today Bill.
Ahhhh CV’s on a DCC chip!!! DCC only; great find Bill. Having a few blanking plates around is always handy. Doesn’t matter which make, DC first but it comes factory fitted. Great video; so relaxing watching and listening to those trains around the room layout. Best part discovering The Brush. All best Marc from Leighton Buzzard
The chap from whom I bought it was not a model railway enthusiast, but was honest enough to say it was a non-runner, even after I asked him to perform a battery test. There was no hint of its DCC status until I took the lid off the box, where there was a label stating "DCC Fitted." Unfortunately by then I'd hurt my hand, so quickly decided to politely ask Bill for help.
And thus it came to pass that I got a perfectly-running, great-looking loco, and we all saw Bill solve the mystery of the vanishing Manky Brush.
Loving the running shots Bill. The layout looks great.
And thus concludes the saga of Bill's missing manky brush.
Ahh the subtitles 😂
Glad the hornby select is getting a bit of use now and then
Very lovely, I do like the British racing green colour.
Loverly videos as usual, Any chance of a layout tour. Regards.
Heljan is of course Danish for “complete pain to fix “ . Really these are impossible things but if you survived the Clayton 17 you can do anything !
hi Bill, great video, love the cl 15s even though the clowns at NBL never tested them properly before giving them to BR
Hi Peter. British Thompson Houston built the "15's". North British Locomotives were responsible for the similar looking "16's".
Both classes had the same V16 Paxman 16YHXL diesel engine. I'm also a big fan of the BTH Type 1's. ( Class 15 )
They were certainly better looking than the NBL Type 1's ! ( Class 16 ).
Has anybody else noticed that the depot dog is sat in a different place every video..... or is it the workers are stood in a different place?
Nice easy fix, but what fun just to get inside the body. Why do manufacturers insist on making it difficult to take locos apart, a couple of screws would have made it so much better.
Quick question Bill, what make and where do you get the ampmeters from?
Another great video and the return of the mankey brush lol
The scenery on your layout is coming along really well mine took nearly 2 years do you still miss the old layout
Hi Bill ,, whats the go with that bus looking thing ?
Is it a bus , or is it a train based on a real bus then someone's decided to run it on a track type of train ?
Cheers from John in Australia.
Hi, It's a Railbus late 1950s. I don't have a model railway or any models but I like to see things being fixed. Looking at Google images Heljian seem to have sold them or still do so.
It’s a Park Royal bodied Railbus from Helijan, not available at the moment, but it was one of 5 (I think) designs trialed by BR for lightly used branches. The idea came from Germany where W & M railcars were widely used by DB. Helijan also made the UK version of the W & M railcar as well as the AC Cars version. One of them is about to be rerun, not sure which. The missing versions are from Bristol Motors and Wickham.
Silly question - what is the origin of SHUG on the bin by the engine shed?
It's Shug the shed dog's kennel.
Tks@@oobill
How long has the manky brush been missing 6mths or more. Well at least you've found it now.
good vid on channel nice fix of train nice lolo keep up the good vid thanks lee
You need 5 hands for the class 07 with airbrakes