Anyone any idea when we may see these on the market ?
Anyone heard them yet and can comment on the quality ?
- posted 15 years ago
Bachmann UK Sound locos (DCC)
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- posted 15 years ago
The rumour is that Bachy's "technical consultant" is non other than
Steve Weeks from South West Digital! So expect something similar to SWD
offerings.
Howes of Oxford are also reputedly doing some DCC sound stuff and the word is that their Class 25 is *very* good
Cheers, Mick
Howes of Oxford are also reputedly doing some DCC sound stuff and the word is that their Class 25 is *very* good
Cheers, Mick
- posted 15 years ago
I dont think it is. SWD are still producing their own new sounds. I suspect
you will find the Bachmann 66 will sound very much like the mehano one!
Some say it is, some say that it is not. I beleive parts of it are ok, but parts of the recording are poor.
Some say it is, some say that it is not. I beleive parts of it are ok, but parts of the recording are poor.
- posted 15 years ago
"Piemanlarger" wrote in message
Bachmann made no secret that the sound equipped (and very convincing) Class
20 demonstrated at the Warley Show had a SWD decoder.
DW
DW
- posted 15 years ago
No one has heard them as they don't exist!?
The initial ones demonstrated at alley pally were swd fitted models, but bachmann were saying that's what it would sound like. They were not actually saying, we have temporarily fitted swd chips to these models, they hopped no one would notice, but one retailer did!
At the recent Peco Dcc weekend, there was no uk bachmann sound chip, no any sound chip from them i believe. The reason, SWd were opposite them so they could hardly claim that the sounds were bachmann ones!
No dealer I know of, via sales rep and bachmann uk, has any idea what they will cost, or anything else about them. Maybe, and i am not betting more than 20p on it, the sound chipped (Euro) 66 will make it on sale for warley?
The initial ones demonstrated at alley pally were swd fitted models, but bachmann were saying that's what it would sound like. They were not actually saying, we have temporarily fitted swd chips to these models, they hopped no one would notice, but one retailer did!
At the recent Peco Dcc weekend, there was no uk bachmann sound chip, no any sound chip from them i believe. The reason, SWd were opposite them so they could hardly claim that the sounds were bachmann ones!
No dealer I know of, via sales rep and bachmann uk, has any idea what they will cost, or anything else about them. Maybe, and i am not betting more than 20p on it, the sound chipped (Euro) 66 will make it on sale for warley?
- posted 15 years ago
That's not what one of my local traders was told, Bachmann said to them they
could not say who was producing the chips for them, they gave SWd no credit
at all.
- posted 15 years ago
"Piemanlarger" wrote in message
They obviously spoke to a different person to the one I spoke to!
DW
DW
- posted 15 years ago
"David Westerman" wrote
They obviously spoke to a different person to the one I spoke to!
DW
Having previously dealt with Bachmann for nearly 5 years, I can second that ! One company, half dozen spokes persons, 3 different tales !
Does Steve Weeks know ?
They obviously spoke to a different person to the one I spoke to!
DW
Having previously dealt with Bachmann for nearly 5 years, I can second that ! One company, half dozen spokes persons, 3 different tales !
Does Steve Weeks know ?
- posted 15 years ago
Yes, SWd were told! At the recent Peco DCC weekend, the bachmann people were
very impressed with then SWd steam chip, but no, bachmann have not
approached SWd at all to do thier chips / recordings.
- posted 15 years ago
Thanks all,
It appears the news server I was trialling has died, so had to find yet
another supplier. Sadly, I now seem to have lost alt.binaries.pictures.rail
once again.... I'm not paying... I'm not paying..... I have too many
projects to pay for... I'm not paying for a news reader!
:-)
Andy
No one has heard them as they don't exist!?
The initial ones demonstrated at alley pally were swd fitted models, but bachmann were saying that's what it would sound like. They were not actually saying, we have temporarily fitted swd chips to these models, they hopped no one would notice, but one retailer did!
At the recent Peco Dcc weekend, there was no uk bachmann sound chip, no any sound chip from them i believe. The reason, SWd were opposite them so they could hardly claim that the sounds were bachmann ones!
No dealer I know of, via sales rep and bachmann uk, has any idea what they will cost, or anything else about them. Maybe, and i am not betting more than 20p on it, the sound chipped (Euro) 66 will make it on sale for warley?
:-)
Andy
No one has heard them as they don't exist!?
The initial ones demonstrated at alley pally were swd fitted models, but bachmann were saying that's what it would sound like. They were not actually saying, we have temporarily fitted swd chips to these models, they hopped no one would notice, but one retailer did!
At the recent Peco Dcc weekend, there was no uk bachmann sound chip, no any sound chip from them i believe. The reason, SWd were opposite them so they could hardly claim that the sounds were bachmann ones!
No dealer I know of, via sales rep and bachmann uk, has any idea what they will cost, or anything else about them. Maybe, and i am not betting more than 20p on it, the sound chipped (Euro) 66 will make it on sale for warley?
- posted 15 years ago
'Course not, just get it from
better than using a newsreader for binaries, IMHO.
Keith
- posted 15 years ago
You're not paying for Outlook Express, so what's your point????
Do you mean you don't want to pay for a news host? That's a different story. In my experience, the free ones are worth exactly what you pay for them. Some ISP's include limited news hosting service with their regular subscription, but, as you have found out, those services tend to be unsatisfactory.
HTH
Do you mean you don't want to pay for a news host? That's a different story. In my experience, the free ones are worth exactly what you pay for them. Some ISP's include limited news hosting service with their regular subscription, but, as you have found out, those services tend to be unsatisfactory.
HTH
- posted 15 years ago
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from "Andy Sollis" contains these words:
ITYM News server...
Alt.binaries.pictures.rail archive is at
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You might be able to find a new (free) news-server by taking a look at
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- posted 15 years ago
My ISP (fingers crossed) has a great news server!
- posted 15 years ago
Alt.binaries.pictures.rail archive is at
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You might be able to find a new (free) news-server by taking a look at
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- posted 15 years ago
Others are recommending datemas.de. It doesn't carry binaries, though.
Point your clicky thing at
Point your clicky thing at
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- posted 15 years ago
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Keith...
I think you'll find that
On the other hand, 'alt.binaries.pictures.rail' displays its posts, most of them including pictures, almost immediately depending on the state of the 'Net and any congestion within and between its various servers.
I posted a picture(*) in 'alt.binaries.pictures.rail' at 19.24 tonight and it was up there, on display, by 19.27.
(*)Not a train or loco shot as such, but the group of people at the naming of No. 86101 'Sir William A Stanier FRS' in 1978.
Keith...
I think you'll find that
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is an archive
service which does not display any pictures taken during
the current month. It will only show September-posted photos
from the 1st October, plus everything before that taken over
many years.On the other hand, 'alt.binaries.pictures.rail' displays its posts, most of them including pictures, almost immediately depending on the state of the 'Net and any congestion within and between its various servers.
I posted a picture(*) in 'alt.binaries.pictures.rail' at 19.24 tonight and it was up there, on display, by 19.27.
(*)Not a train or loco shot as such, but the group of people at the naming of No. 86101 'Sir William A Stanier FRS' in 1978.
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