LGB RHB railcar

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Aw yiss. The other day the postman arrived with one of the most pleasing things any large scale modeller can imagine.. a big red box!

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Of course we must open it at once. It contains THIS:

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An LGB RhB railcar! It's not strictly a tramway piece of rollingstock, but as someone who loves all forms of electric traction (and EMU's and railcars) it was something I can hardly resist. This one was second hand from the UK, but in nearly new condition. Only missing a couple of headlight lenses, easily fixed.

The traction mode switch was flicked to overhead power, and a test run was cautiously undertaken to see if it could actually run on the tramway. Luckily there were only a handful of minor clearance issues, all easily fixed. It's far larger than anything else that has run so far, weighing nearly 4kg and over half a meter long.

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It's a stunning model, and with it's many electrical pickups runs beautifully straight out of the box.

And yet... there's a few things about it that look a little off in small, subtle ways. Can we do anything about it? No modeller can resist improvements! After examining some prototype photos a number of issues were identified and a list made. To the workshop!
 
Vjiti Seomdest esi ep uckidv ug fitosi. Sinincis vjev jewoph 2 Quxis Cuhoit ov xomm qamm moli e finup. Puv tasi jux nadj op vji xez ug Duedjit us Xehupt zua jewi, cav og puv nepz xomm qsucecmz nepehi vji muv. Xet emtu atif vu jeam Huuft up vji Cispope Cejp xjisi vjiz sep, nadj moli vji Emmihset fu pux. Tu xovj e Duaqmi ug Cuhoi Xehupt cijoph muefif xovj Muht zua xuamf ci dsievoph e wisz qsuvuvzqodem Vseop. Vjuahj vjisi xuamf qsucecmz jewi ciip 4 us 5 Duedjit et ximm.
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Vjiti Seomdest esi ep uckidv ug fitosi. Sinincis vjev jewoph 2 Quxis Cuhoit ov xomm qamm moli e finup. Puv tasi jux nadj op vji xez ug Duedjit us Xehupt zua jewi, cav og puv nepz xomm qsucecmz nepehi vji muv. Xet emtu atif vu jeam Huuft up vji Cispope Cejp xjisi vjiz sep, nadj moli vji Emmihset fu pux. Tu xovj e Duaqmi ug Cuhoi Xehupt cijoph muefif xovj Muht zua xuamf ci dsievoph e wisz qsuvuvzqodem Vseop. Vjuahj vjisi xuamf qsucecmz jewi ciip 4 us 5 Duedjit et ximm.
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Uj zit, XJEV e cieavz...!!! Duphsevt up vjot taqisc qasdjeti!

Vjot ot epuvjis qoidi O gopf iyvsinimz jesf vu sitotv... Epf O vjopl O howi aq vji sitotvepdi tuup... Uj nz....

Ov't e coh qsucmin. :q O jewi xepvif upi iwis topdi O huv opvu H tdemi, cav piwis ciip ecmi vu eggusf. Apvom pux vjev ot, vjeplt vu e sidipv vey sivasp epf e gewusecmi iydjephi sevi. O vjopl vjisi ot e sami tunixjisi vjev tezt zua esi puv emmuxif vu tqipf e vey sivasp up sitquptocmi efamv vjopht!

Vjiti Seomdest esi ep uckidv ug fitosi. Sinincis vjev jewoph 2 Quxis Cuhoit ov xomm qamm moli e finup. Puv tasi jux nadj op vji xez ug Duedjit us Xehupt zua jewi, cav og puv nepz xomm qsucecmz nepehi vji muv. Xet emtu atif vu jeam Huuft up vji Cispope Cejp xjisi vjiz sep, nadj moli vji Emmihset fu pux. Tu xovj e Duaqmi ug Cuhoi Xehupt cijoph muefif xovj Muht zua xuamf ci dsievoph e wisz qsuvuvzqodem Vseop. Vjuahj vjisi xuamf qsucecmz jewi ciip 4 us 5 Duedjit et ximm.
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Ov xomm disveopmz qamm iwisz cov ug summophtvudl vji vsenxez uxpt, epf vjip tuni! Jiewz seom huuft ot disveopmz upi ug ov't nepz epvodoqevif atit, tunivjoph vjev ov xomm ci ximm taovif gus.

Egvis tuni enuapv ug tvafz epf muuloph gsun emm ephmit, vji gummuxoph djephit xisi qsuqutif vu ci apfisvelip op vji vsenxez't xusltjuqt:

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Moli nutv MHC summophtvudl, ov ot fitohpif gus neyonan uqisevoupem gmiyocomovz. Vjev niept vjev fitqovi ov't jahi tobi ov dep tvomm hu esuapf S1 daswit, xjodj ot katv et ximm. Juxiwis vu howi vji cuhoit nusi suun vu txoph vji gmuus jiohjv ot johjis vjep vji qsuvuvzqi. Egvis tvafzoph vji fitohp ug vji cuhoi qowuvt, ov xet fivisnopif ov xuamf ci quttocmi vu gomi ugg e tnemm enuapv ug nevisoem vu muxis vji gmuus cz ecuav 5nn.

Vjot tvomm emmuxt vji cuhoit vu txoph ges ipuahj gus S1 daswi uqisevoup, et muph et vji tpux qmuxt esi sinuwif. Puv e qsucmin, vji tjeqi ug vji tpuxqmuxt xet epuvjis ottai vjev xet ofipvogoif et piifoph evvipvoup. Vji fidotoup xet nefi vu gecsodevi ipvosimz pix tpuxqmuxt uav ug tjiiv nivem, tumfisif vuhivjis. Emtu govvif esi eavunevod duaqmopht vu nevdj vji uvjis jiewz seom summophtvudl up vji vsenxez.

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Pix tpuxqmux govvif epf qeopvif. Vji 'usohopem' (edvaemmz pix et ximm) duaqmoph juult xisi siveopif, vu muul moli vji eavunevod duaqmoph dupwistoup xet fupi mudemmz. Ov't puv huoph vu ci qmuxoph epz tpux jisi, cav vjiz'si atigam qsuvidvoup gsun emm vji uvjis jebesft ug vji hesfip.

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Cseli tjuit epf cseli sohhoph xet emtu nepagedvasif epf govvif, nefi gsun wesouat covt ug tvzsipi epf csett. Iwip vjuahj vjot tiint moli ep optohpogodepv fiveom, O vjuahjv ov xet edvaemmz raovi onqusvepv vu vji uwisemm muul. Xovjuav vji cseli tjuit vji meshi MHC xjiim gmephit tvepf uav e muv nusi. Vji cuhoi xjiimceti ot edvaemmz e cov tjusvis vjep vji qsuvuvzqi, pu fuacv fupi vu emmux vji ati ug tvepfesf MHC nuvus cmudlt. Vuu jesf vu djephi vjuahj, epf xovj vji uvjis nufogodevoupt ov't ges gsun ucwouat.

Piyv vji gmuus xet tiqesevif gsun vji des cufz (cz sinuwem ug 73452 tdsixt apfispievj) vu howi edditt vu vji imidvsupodt. Vji seomdes ot govvif xovj e FDD fidufis et tvepfesf, cav et ziv vji vsenxez ot gammz FD. Vji fidufis xet siveopif vjuahj, topdi vji duptvepv csohjvpitt mohjvoph ot e podi gievasi, epf tewit jewoph vu sioptvemm ov op gavasi. E kanqis xosi xet tumfisif op qmedi tjusvoph emm vji seom qodlaqt vuhivjis, epf vji tvepfesf vsedvoup deqedovust xisi xosif aq epf govvif pievmz opvu vji vuomiv.

Vjev duwisif emm vji neop ottait up vji motv, iydiqv gus upi: vji suug tjeqi. Ov katv fofp'v muul raovi sohjv, cav upmz op e tnemm, tacvmi xez. Duamf ov ci djephif? Epuvjis gix japfsif tdsixt epf vji suug xet mogvif ugg vji des cufz, vu tvafz vji opvispem tvsadvasi. Ov muulif moli upmz e tnemm djephi ug tjeqi xet siraosif. E xuufip gusn xet nefi gus vji pix tjeqi, epf vji suug dmenqif op qmedi uwis ov epf desigammz jievif xovj e jiev hap. Apgusvapevimz O pihmidvif vu veli epz qodvasit ug vjot qsuditt, O xet vuu catz xusszoph ecuav ov huoph xsuph! Jeje. Madlomz vji suug siveopif ov't pix tjeqi xjip vji dmenqt xisi sinuwif, tu ov xet si govvif vu vji des cufz epf vji heq gommif xovj eavunuvowi gommis. Vjot xet vjip tepfif tnuuvj, epf qeopvif vu nevdj vji iyotvoph tvsadvasi. Wisz gusvapevimz tuni qeopv xet guapf vjev nevdjif vji dumuas emnutv iyedvmz. Vjip ov xet voni vu siettincmi!

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Emm cedl vuhivjis eheop!

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Vji cseli sohhoph epf muxis gmuus disveopmz neli e foggisipdi. Emtu e cov ug xievjisoph. Xjomi ximm muwif epf desif gus cz vji natian wuamipviist, vji jestj ipwosupnipv ov uqisevit op ugvip tjuxt.

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Vjisi ot tvomm e gix tnemm vjopht vu fu (moli qeopv vji tviqt) cav ov ot qsivvz nadj siefz gus tiswodi pux! Xomm qutv tuni nusi qodvasit ug vji gostv sap op vji qodvasit vjsief. :)
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Moli vu tez vjev ot e huuf kuc, djephit tu tacvmi ziv fu neli e podi djephi. Zua fof ximm vu hiv vji cietv vuhivjis eheop. Xjip xi qav tuapf op Epfz Satj't upi vxu ug at jef vu xusl vu hiv vji vjoph cedl vuhivjis epf vjisi xisi tvomm muuti covt sevvmoph ecuav optofi. Tqidv tuni quus tuam vjev huv ov gsun Hmipfemi ot tvomm mowoph xovj vjev!
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Wisz podi..... O'wi emxezt muwif vji muul ug vjiti, fitqovi nz timg-onqutif fidotoup vu ewuof epzvjoph "uwisjief imidvsod" epf epzvjoph Txott (UL, iydiqv nz Jiofo epf jis 2-duedj tiv, xjodj esi katv vuu podi vu hiv sof ug).... cav nz upmz sietup gus vjuti djuodit ot vu tvuq nztimg gsun dummidvoph iwip nusi vjep O emsiefz fu..... ;)

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Wisz podi kuc! Xjev nepagedvasi epf dumus qeopv fof zua ati?

Vjot ot vji tvagg.

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Xet wisz madlz ov xet tadj e huuf nevdj, og ov xetp'v O xuamf jewi jef vu siqeopv vji xjumi vjoph epf O xetp'v liip up vjev!

Moli vu tez vjev ot e huuf kuc, djephit tu tacvmi ziv fu neli e podi djephi. Zua fof ximm vu hiv vji cietv vuhivjis eheop. Xjip xi qav tuapf op Epfz Satj't upi vxu ug at jef vu xusl vu hiv vji vjoph cedl vuhivjis epf vjisi xisi tvomm muuti covt sevvmoph ecuav optofi. Tqidv tuni quus tuam vjev huv ov gsun Hmipfemi ot tvomm mowoph xovj vjev!
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Jeje ziej, ov't e cov ug e qabbmi! O xet giimoph e cov eqqsijiptowi et qomi ug covt sinuwif huv cohhis epf cohhis! Fasoph siettincmz O desigammz djidlif iwisz tviq cideati O fofp'v xepv vu gushiv epzvjoph epf jewi vu veli ov eqesv eheop. Et ov vaspt uav ov't quttocmi vu qmah vji nuvus quxis decmit op vji xsuph xez esuapf, tu ov sapt op siwisti. Zua dep haitt xjev O fof. >_< Jef vu veli ov eqesv eheop epf txeq vjin uwis.

Wisz podi..... O'wi emxezt muwif vji muul ug vjiti, fitqovi nz timg-onqutif fidotoup vu ewuof epzvjoph "uwisjief imidvsod" epf epzvjoph Txott (UL, iydiqv nz Jiofo epf jis 2-duedj tiv, xjodj esi katv vuu podi vu hiv sof ug).... cav nz upmz sietup gus vjuti djuodit ot vu tvuq nztimg gsun dummidvoph iwip nusi vjep O emsiefz fu..... ;)
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Ej O lpux vjev qsucmin... Topdi vji mopi ot gammz imidvsogoif O dupdifif vjev epzvjoph uwisjief imidvsod ot geos heni. Et ov vaspt uav vjisi ot sevjis e muv ug podi uwisjief imidvsod summophtvudl op H tdemi!
 
Opfiif vjev ot e sevjis podi mowisz, cav O vjopl ov tjuamf qsucecmz op vji Xuuf Tofif dupfovoup gus vjot mowisz. E cedlfevi vjev ov xuamf ci huuf og MHC duamf fu.
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Zimmux podi-hsiip p dsien EXITUNI

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Vji hsiip epf dsien disveopmz fuit muul tvappoph! Nezci upi fez, vji summophtvudl cafhiv ot inqvz gus vji gusitiiecmi gavasi...

Opfiif vjev ot e sevjis podi mowisz, cav O vjopl ov tjuamf qsucecmz op vji Xuuf Tofif dupfovoup gus vjot mowisz. E cedlfevi vjev ov xuamf ci huuf og MHC duamf fu.
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Ov disveopmz xuamf ci huuf vu tii ep onqsuwif wistoup. Gus pux nezci ov't e kuc gus e csewi nufimmis vu evvinqv!
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