I have one of these too. One mod I have done to improve the sound quality is to relocate the speaker face down into the fuel tanks with holes drilled to let the sound out and then sealed it in. The difference is very noticeable and is a quick, easy & worthwhile mod to do. I also added lights as you mentioned in the video.
Oh wow! Thanks for the tip! I shall tell Dan as it's currently packaged up at Stapeley House awaiting dispatch - but he might want it doing at some point in the future.
Yep, even a Hornby railroad model looks great on anyone's layout... One doesn't have to buy the most expensive and super detailed models to enjoy this hobby of model railroading...
Looks nice, after watching a few of your TTS videos I'm tempted to get one myself. I was initially sceptical (more about the Hornby decoder than anything!) but I've warmed to them.
A spirax valve releases air and moisture from the locomotives air system, sometimes used when the engine is running however, it is used when the engine has shutdown primarily.
Great video. 97301 is the only one of the 4 Network Rail Class 37/97s hasn't got headcode boxes but somehow Hornby has got them on the model of 97301 for some reason.
if your still thinking about buying a Hornby Class 37: they have used the same mould for the locos in the 70's, i have a non working BR class 37, and a new-ish one and they both, as far as i can tell, have the same mould. Maybe with a few added extras?
Spiral valve is an automatic moisture drain valve designed to allow water to be released from the air system at the lowest possible point (normally mounted on the air reservoirs), and are notorious for their clicking even when the engine is not running as long as there is air still in the reservoirs.
What I’ve done is I’ve bought a hornby 37 and whethered it, put some covers over it and stuck it at the back of my layout I don’t think it’s been run in 2 years
I live right next to an airport but not sure if I got any plane noise in my uploads will have to check that one out but I do think the birds make more noise then the planes. Another top video will great sounds I was thinking of getting one of these due to the low price tag for a tts model and then changing the body to match my era? Regards Stephen. P.s can't wait for an update on Crewe works.
could you make a video or two on your top 5/10 locomotives based on detail/running etc? Maybe have different categories such ass diesel/dmu/emu/steam etc
Hi will if a sent in a train do you think you could fix it the train is the hamleys express which we bought from hamleys in London and it's very special to me but over the years it's slowly dying first it will just slow down to a craw even with full power or it will short circuit my hole railway layout.
I don't know what a 'Spyrax valve' is but I have frequently heard diesels making that ticking noise when having recently been shut down, both from my early adulthood when diesels ruled the roost and at various diesel galas when they've gone into preservation. I always presumed it was the engine block and other metal parts contracting as they cooled.
It is indeed a distinctive sound and one I remember so well from my 'train spotting' days on a summer Sunday when diesels in the bay or wherever would be shut down waiting for their next turn. Loved the sound of the engine(s) long shut down process, then to erupt into life again. Unfortunately I was unable to do SVR diesel gala this year but certainly next.
Not the best locomotive model but, if the price on the box is right, what do you expect! Great set of sounds though. Btw, have you stopped videoing the Model Railway Village series?
Hi Will - Have been watching for a long time and my by far favourite series is the Building a Model Railway, and I have one question, when will the next episode be out? Would be gracious for a reply! - Howach
Hi - Thanks for the reply, the reason I wanted to know is because I am constructing a model layout myself based on Edinburgh/Glasgow. Can't wait to see the new video and thanks for all the previous reviews and experiments, which help me to decide on which controller, new loco, DMU, EMU, etc to invest in! Hope that all goes well and that the "Horny Pigeons" don't haunt you! - Howach
Good review, not to bad sound system, as far as the model goes, Hornby(Triang) introduced their class 37 or EE type 3 at the time in 1965/66 I ordered 2 in BR green, they had x04 type motors similiar to the class 31 or Brush type 2 plastic wheels on the non driving bogie, no seperate details, but at the time they were ok. since then Hornby has upgraded the chassis for different motors not much re tooling on the bodies over time. Hornby missed out to re tool the 37 completely when they introduced the class 50 as the bogies are the same and therefore could have also used the same motor etc.
+zoomer1979 Are you sure as I recall the Lima 37 was not a bad model except fir the motor it was a much finer model than the hornby one I thought vitrains ess using lima molds
Nope, ViTrains is a completely different model, as different as the Bachmann is from a Hornby. When Lima went bust, Hornby bought a lot of tooling moulds to replace their inferior stuff like the 37, 47, HST and made additions such as 73 and 40. The only changes made were to the motors, replacing the Lima pancake with a Hornby mechanism.
we can hear them through headphones. Just very faint but they are there! Haha, I have to put up with cars, I live on the top of a hill and yep, there's loads of 4x4s and SUVs down there so that's a recipe for disaster for me haha
And I have to live with the loud crickets and the birds chirping in the oak tree outside by window. Then there is the next door neighbors dog barking at everyone who walks by...
***** And I used to live next to a DFW Airport, under a runway flight path, less than a mile from the runway. Scores of airliners were flying above me every hour. And yes, maybe not as many, but they were flying above me in the middle of the night as well. Fortunately there was some relief when the wind shifted directions more than 90 degrees.
Have you looked at the NCE power pro love mine connects to computer with JMRI free software and I use my old smart phones as throttles any one who visits can just download the throttle app and control their own train.
Well yes but it's still a Class 37 really, and always will be. They might change it again in the future and re-designate it something else, but it'll always be a Class 37 :)
Just to ask, What is your name? and could i possibly send you a request, I have to show you something, :) I hope you accept my request (Pat Pingu Post, dont ask about the pingu part,) Cheers, Pat
EKMRS Whitstable use Z21 control for dcc. Members use smart phones and tablets as controllers,operates all sound functions and acessoraries, well worth the investment.
Very fancy - but I think it's also a bit disengaged. I like actual physical controls - (old skool) haha - but I could look into both systems (bound to have people coming round lol)
What I Would do with a loco like that would get a detailing pack . The locos that you can get with detail are good but are expensive So I per fer add my own detail and make them my own
thanks for replying and great job! with the review ive got a couple of sets but i want some ideas for my custom layout i want but thanks its a pleaser to talk to you😃😉😄😌
spirax valves are commonly known amongst drivers as 'farting' valves for obvious reasons. they bleed fluid (predominantly water and oil) from air systems. 8)
my Bachmann class 20 does a really good cold start . Will when can you review the class 20 DCC SOUND [20124] . i can't stop laughing because when you said the name of steam train illustrious lol because i have a hornby DCC sound class 50 called illustrious [50037] . very cool model
Is there any British model train reviewers with v-logs that has more? Will, IC82 is the best, the number of his subscribers prove it, despite his recent health issues... Get well Will...
Hellfire! Gotta love a Growler ;)
Glad you are back!
Careful, as "growler" has two different meanings ;)
I have one of these too. One mod I have done to improve the sound quality is to relocate the speaker face down into the fuel tanks with holes drilled to let the sound out and then sealed it in. The difference is very noticeable and is a quick, easy & worthwhile mod to do. I also added lights as you mentioned in the video.
Oh wow! Thanks for the tip! I shall tell Dan as it's currently packaged up at Stapeley House awaiting dispatch - but he might want it doing at some point in the future.
This has got to be one of the most beautiful models I've ever seen :) great video mate
Yep, even a Hornby railroad model looks great on anyone's layout... One doesn't have to buy the most expensive and super detailed models to enjoy this hobby of model railroading...
Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for the comment!
Looks nice, after watching a few of your TTS videos I'm tempted to get one myself. I was initially sceptical (more about the Hornby decoder than anything!) but I've warmed to them.
A spirax valve releases air and moisture from the locomotives air system, sometimes used when the engine is running however, it is used when the engine has shutdown primarily.
Thank you for the info! You're all better than me haha
24:40 nice to change things up a bit!
Maybe someday I might get this locomotive, probably being my first sound locomotive in HO/OO scale!
I love the sounds. Congratulations on over 40,000 subscribers again, right no at 40,066......
@intercity82 , the spirax valve is a small valve that gets rid of moisture from the compressor system
Great video. 97301 is the only one of the 4 Network Rail Class 37/97s hasn't got headcode boxes but somehow Hornby has got them on the model of 97301 for some reason.
DRS37412 lol
you can always go out and leave the musical fusion and a good idea to say you are awesome and a farthing for the day
if your still thinking about buying a Hornby Class 37: they have used the same mould for the locos in the 70's, i have a non working BR class 37, and a new-ish one and they both, as far as i can tell, have the same mould. Maybe with a few added extras?
The 37tts is one of best sounds for the money I changed the cheap speaker out for a bass one and sounds brill shame they don't do a lot more
I nearly had a heart attack when he took out the coupling
Don’t worry it’s ok Hornby makes there couplings come off with no damage.😌
Spiral valve is an automatic moisture drain valve designed to allow water to be released from the air system at the lowest possible point (normally mounted on the air reservoirs), and are notorious for their clicking even when the engine is not running as long as there is air still in the reservoirs.
Sorry spell check made it spiral instead of spirax.
Wow! Thank you so much! I KNEW someone would know :)
What I’ve done is I’ve bought a hornby 37 and whethered it, put some covers over it and stuck it at the back of my layout I don’t think it’s been run in 2 years
Luke’s trains and Engines nice
I live right next to an airport but not sure if I got any plane noise in my uploads will have to check that one out but I do think the birds make more noise then the planes. Another top video will great sounds I was thinking of getting one of these due to the low price tag for a tts model and then changing the body to match my era?
Regards
Stephen.
P.s can't wait for an update on Crewe works.
I would love to see you review a Class 55 Deltic
happy new year ic82
IC82, I work on the Llangollen Railway where the patriot project is happening. They would be delighted by this! Please do get in touch!
Wow! I definitely will! Thank you!
could you make a video or two on your top 5/10 locomotives based on detail/running etc? Maybe have different categories such ass diesel/dmu/emu/steam etc
You can use the Select! But you need to update the firmware first by sending it to Hornby.
Getting one tomorrow, yes new
The spirax valve removes unwanted air from the system.
Hi will if a sent in a train do you think you could fix it the train is the hamleys express which we bought from hamleys in London and it's very special to me but over the years it's slowly dying first it will just slow down to a craw even with full power or it will short circuit my hole railway layout.
you said that you will release the crewe works video and now 3 months later nothing to be seen ?!:)
I don't know what a 'Spyrax valve' is but I have frequently heard diesels making that ticking noise when having recently been shut down, both from my early adulthood when diesels ruled the roost and at various diesel galas when they've gone into preservation. I always presumed it was the engine block and other metal parts contracting as they cooled.
A couple of people have so far explained what it is - something to do with water being drained from the system. It's a very distinctive sound! haha
It is indeed a distinctive sound and one I remember so well from my 'train spotting' days on a summer Sunday when diesels in the bay or wherever would be shut down waiting for their next turn. Loved the sound of the engine(s) long shut down process, then to erupt into life again. Unfortunately I was unable to do SVR diesel gala this year but certainly next.
This is just the engine I need to pull my custom made network rail test coaches I need 1 on one end and 1 on the other end
just stick a colas rail or even BR (small logo) one on the other end, they often run with 37s leased out of preservation
Not the best locomotive model but, if the price on the box is right, what do you expect! Great set of sounds though. Btw, have you stopped videoing the Model Railway Village series?
11:05- I got bachmann’s 37254 with sound fitted from the manchester model show of december 2019 for £150!
Whatever happen to that layout you were building ???
One of my favorites!!! Gotta love Hornby...
Hi Will - Have been watching for a long time and my by far favourite series is the Building a Model Railway, and I have one question, when will the next episode be out? Would be gracious for a reply! - Howach
Hi! I'm currently working on it. Basically tons and tons of editing where we look at all the diff ways to design a layout.
Hi - Thanks for the reply, the reason I wanted to know is because I am constructing a model layout myself based on Edinburgh/Glasgow. Can't wait to see the new video and thanks for all the previous reviews and experiments, which help me to decide on which controller, new loco, DMU, EMU, etc to invest in! Hope that all goes well and that the "Horny Pigeons" don't haunt you! - Howach
took a long time to find a demo of TTS sound loco
It might also be a military exercise and also I would only buy the train due to the sound. But I need the bachmann
i wonder when are you doing the n gauge class 125
is crew works able to do weathering or is it only for maintenance and repair?
You got it, maintenance and repair only - along with the odd upgrade. But loads of people out there do some WONDERFUL weathering.
Hornby have really came up with a winner here, but they really do lack detail, even if they had an extra detail pack, I would buy it
when are you doing the patriot
Good review, not to bad sound system, as far as the model goes, Hornby(Triang) introduced their class 37 or EE type 3 at the time in 1965/66 I ordered 2 in BR green, they had x04 type motors similiar to the class 31 or Brush type 2 plastic wheels on the non driving bogie, no seperate details, but at the time they were ok. since then Hornby has upgraded the chassis for different motors not much re tooling on the bodies over time. Hornby missed out to re tool the 37 completely when they introduced the class 50 as the bogies are the same and therefore could have also used the same motor etc.
Ahhhh - thanks for the info! Sounds like you know more than Hornby themselves! haha
The Railroad 37 these days are based on the old Lima 37 tooling.
+zoomer1979 Are you sure as I recall the Lima 37 was not a bad model except fir the motor it was a much finer model than the hornby one I thought vitrains ess using lima molds
Nope, ViTrains is a completely different model, as different as the Bachmann is from a Hornby. When Lima went bust, Hornby bought a lot of tooling moulds to replace their inferior stuff like the 37, 47, HST and made additions such as 73 and 40. The only changes made were to the motors, replacing the Lima pancake with a Hornby mechanism.
Nobody is able to do sound for steam and make it sound anything like reality but diesel sound is almost spot on
Fabulous!!
Will you do duke of glouster its very good
you know Will, we can't hear the planes in the videos right? I would rather have more train videos instead of another 3 month hiatus
we can hear them through headphones. Just very faint but they are there! Haha, I have to put up with cars, I live on the top of a hill and yep, there's loads of 4x4s and SUVs down there so that's a recipe for disaster for me haha
And I have to live with the loud crickets and the birds chirping in the oak tree outside by window. Then there is the next door neighbors dog barking at everyone who walks by...
+Sir Nigel Gresley is the best I like your profile pic, ITS BIG JIM!!!
***** And I used to live next to a DFW Airport, under a runway flight path, less than a mile from the runway. Scores of airliners were flying above me every hour. And yes, maybe not as many, but they were flying above me in the middle of the night as well. Fortunately there was some relief when the wind shifted directions more than 90 degrees.
We can hear them. And they're annoying. The birds aren't though.
Have you looked at the NCE power pro love mine connects to computer with JMRI free software and I use my old smart phones as throttles any one who visits can just download the throttle app and control their own train.
Did you kow this loco class is acutally classed as a 97 (a modified 37s)
Well yes but it's still a Class 37 really, and always will be. They might change it again in the future and re-designate it something else, but it'll always be a Class 37 :)
your right there
That's cool even though it not detailed it's just the sound has to be good
So This Model Has No Lights?
How expensive is this?
Depends. I got mine for £80. If you can, fit it with a megabass speaker; it's a vast improvement on the tinny speaker provided.
What is happening with the ATP project?
Craig is a very busy teacher but will upload Part 2 as soon as he can, it's all about the seats and interior.
I remember seeing the one that ran down the hill at Great Central Railway and slammed into the back of a Royal Mail van. It wasn't very well
YIKES!
+InterCity82 omg IC82 replied to my comment
+InterCity82 this is the happiest day of my life
Hey IC82, great review btw, always love the 37s :) I was wondering if you do friend requests on steam?
All the best
Pat
Hi! I have zero friends on there haha - (just never use it enough)
Just to ask, What is your name? and could i possibly send you a request, I have to show you something, :)
I hope you accept my request (Pat Pingu Post, dont ask about the pingu part,)
Cheers,
Pat
plz do the the hornby a4 silver link from the 80th anniversary set. That would be awesome! keep doing what you're doing, I love the vids
Haha - what a loco! Maybe one will get sent to me?
Ok
I'll be back
why not try the sprirex Valve then doing cold strart.
actually it means the wheel arrangement because Co Co is a 6 wheeled Axel and bo bo is 4 wheeled Axel
... And 1Co-Co1 is an 8 Wheeler ;)
Oh silly smee
+LBSCS Productions your not silly mate, I just remembered another combo so I posted it :)
How much did the class 37 cost????????
Georgie Bambro I don’t know but I saw a class 31 TTS sound at my local model shop and it was £106
The Hornby class 37 is a railroad model so that's why it's low delailed
Hornby only make a Railroad model - currently. But at least the sound is defo worth it!
EKMRS Whitstable use Z21 control for dcc. Members use smart phones and tablets as controllers,operates all sound functions and acessoraries, well worth the investment.
Very fancy - but I think it's also a bit disengaged. I like actual physical controls - (old skool) haha - but I could look into both systems (bound to have people coming round lol)
40,000 good job man
THANK YOU!
Omg I love network rail maintenance trains
Haha the small horn parp sorry don't remember eating that 😂😂😂😂
What I Would do with a loco like that would get a detailing pack .
The locos that you can get with detail are good but are expensive
So I per fer add my own detail and make them my own
Will preorder the tts sound black five please.
Are they doing one?!!?
+InterCity82 yes
It isn't out but you can pre order!
Amazing train
i really like the class 37 and the sentinal shunter @IC82
and could you pleas post more on your new layout your building
Getting there! Promise!
thanks for replying and great job! with the review ive got a couple of sets but i want some ideas for my custom layout i want but thanks its a pleaser to talk to you😃😉😄😌
Basically there's a reason this 37 is sold as a Railroad model.
It sounds class! (37) :P
hahaha
Of 97301, 302, 303 and 304 they choose 97301 as the number of this model but 97301 is the only network rail 97 that has a smooth nose.
Puts some HHA truck behind the 37 as you had in the train sim video.
Its a wagon mate
spirax valves are commonly known amongst drivers as 'farting' valves for obvious reasons. they bleed fluid (predominantly water and oil) from air systems. 8)
It's kinda strange how the 37s run on the same type of bogie as the Deltics
you should rename this to
>Class 37 TTS Sound & Sound Rant
U should keep the jets, I like the noise
i havent seen your videos in a while and i see horny pigeons and im laughing so hard right now
my Bachmann class 20 does a really good cold start . Will when can you review the class 20 DCC SOUND [20124] . i can't stop laughing because when you said the name of steam train illustrious lol because i have a hornby DCC sound class 50 called illustrious [50037]
. very cool model
very good
can you do the 156
intercity82 hit 40k subscribers
Is there any British model train reviewers with v-logs that has more? Will, IC82 is the best, the number of his subscribers prove it, despite his recent health issues... Get well Will...
Thank you so much! I only keep going because of people like you :)
I love my west coast railways 37 best mainline engine
good video
if you got a track plom blam networkrail from darren hickey hornby GWR
Do layout update videos!
Download flight radar 24 (I think it's called) and then you can see which jets and helicopters etc etc are passing near your house!!
That is a really useful app.
Is big city trains and D261
A peace of cake! A peace of cake folks!
Hmmmm tasty
Does he get hate comments
25:07 do i see a Caledonian single in the background
By the way you forgot to go back to the cold start option lol.
haha - sorry, I did do it but it was cut in the final edit - it sounded the same! lol
I've seen the patriot class
intercity82 i have a flying banana aka network rail hst if you want to a video on it i will try ti find it in my basement
Great video. 35th viewer
Thanks!
No problem. Could you do a running session with all network rail units?
By the way the spirax valve has some thing to do with the air brakes. often heard before startup.
I just used my $100 to buy a guitar. No I need to work like years to get this.
I've got a patriot. Don't know why but I do
I think they're nice models. I'm gonna re name plate mine too.
+InterCity82 sounds good
Start mounting anti aircraft guns
Declare a no-fly zone! lol
put some signals down
Heavy use of the word ''Basically'' in this show . . .
please check out Amery Junction ! :)
I don't like rail master
97301
Transport UK ok what
first
Tts sound is not good, ESU loksound are the best, tts are bloody awful