Taking the Hawker Siddeley 'Kestrel' for a spin...

[Starwarslegobuilder]

okay you probably knowe me by now i have benn commenting and asking questions latly....but 1 more thing about this loco you know the couplers it comes with? well i put them in but when to loco turns the coupler hits the details neer the buffers anit could knock it off do you have any soulution to this problem or would i have to remove the detail?

[InterCity82]

@Starwarslegobuilder you can trim the detail down - but as far as I know that's the best way to solve the problem.

[Atomix330]

what happened to the picture quality its grainy

[RCProductionable]

Is this DCC

[InterCity82]

@RCProductionable - it's DCC ready.

[hkbfkmb]

How to run in a loco? thanks =]

I only got hornby trains which don't teach me how to do so.

[InterCity82]

@hkbfkmb - haha, you're welcome

[Xantec]

also, may be worth laying strips of track for locomotives that are not in use, rather than having them sat on the flanges

[InterCity82]

@Xantec - a nice idea, but it would use up a lot of track, track which I don't have. The flanges are pretty tough, and even models that are over 30 years old show only slight signs of wear. What's more, the wheels are pretty easy to replace, should I ever need to do so.

[Xantec]

nice loco :) runs quiet as well. 

[randomkid21000]

i dont like this loco mutch i dont know why

[InterCity82]

@randomkid21000 - well it's not to everyone's liking - obviously. But there's no doubt it is an excellent model, incredibly high quality.

[edwardsweeney24]

what coaches do u run with her?

[InterCity82]

@edwardsweeney24 - British Rail MK1s

[edwardsweeney24]

@InterCity82 thanks again!

[helloimearl1]

or you could use double sided table on the bottom of it all btw

[InterCity82]

@helloimearl1 - I find blu-tack works perfectly - and unlike tape, is easily reusable

[palexandersquires]

I have had mine pulling 4 coaches and yes the headcodes light up.

[InterCity82]

work is already underway, well - preparing the room anyway (which is more than twice the size of the conservatory). Hopefully, by Spring the baseboards will be going in.

[jaannetts16]

5* great loco and alot of rolling stock on the shelfs

[InterCity82]

she really is a very nice runner - soooo smooth - and yup! all that stuff on the shelves will be in videos too soon :)

[TheLukei]

nice you got agreat layout

[InterCity82]

lol - it's just a temporary thing for running in trains and testing ideas :) just wait till you see the proper one!

[olliemetro]

yeh it will be better on a board look forward to seeing it got kestrel too superb model

[mikotrain1234567]

So when are you going to start building the real thing?