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hopeitfloats

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hornby intercity
« on: November 19, 2011, 06:49:17 am »



does anyone know  a website that i could find the hornby model number of this loco. just want to know if it can be fitted with DCC.  its not stamped on the loco and cant find this model on the hornby site. TIA  craig
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Re: hornby intercity
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2011, 07:08:53 am »
That is a class 91 and DVT. You can fit a DCC chip to any loco although for the early ones without the socket you would need to 'hard wire' it (solder 4 wires). If I remember that Class 91 predates DCC so will need a chip hard wiring.
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Re: hornby intercity
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2011, 08:14:41 am »
There you go
http://www.hornbyguide.com/class_details.asp?classid=103

Yes it can be DCC'd but as the previous poster said it would need hard wiring (soldered directly to the loco).  It's quite an easy install as there is quite a bit of space inside the body.

Ive hard wired decoders into several N gauge locos so if you want any advice please ask
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Re: hornby intercity
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2011, 08:41:20 am »
does  £35 sound like a reasonable price for a second hand one. supposedly in good running condition. and i will certainly be in contact re wiring if i do get it thanks.
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Re: hornby intercity
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2011, 10:03:19 pm »
If its for the pair in boxes then its about the right price.  But be warned finding matching carriages might be a challenge... IC swallow Carriages are quite sought after so command quite high prices
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Re: hornby intercity
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2011, 10:29:34 pm »
I saw in the December issue of Model Rail magazine that Hornby is re-introducing their Mk2d carriages in InterCity livery. However, I'm not sure if they would be suitable for use with the Class 91.

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Re: hornby intercity
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2011, 12:06:08 am »
Mk 4's with the class 91. You don't see many of them in swallow livery either.
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« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2012, 10:47:10 pm »
missed out on the first auction but just found another intercity (class 91) with 2 carriages currently going at auction for  £26.  i hope essex2visuvesi's offer with assistance  for wiring  DCC if required is still on if i win. :-)) :-)
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« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2012, 10:59:21 pm »
another query. has anyone built  track spirals in HO. looking at a rebuild of my layout and thinking about putting one in. wondering if they are worth the effort and any tips or things to watch out for. TIA.  craig
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« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2012, 12:22:17 am »
Yep if you win drop me a PM and ill see what I can fo to help

For the spiral you need to look up helixes... a germany company called noch do ones ready to run, but they aint cheap

Heres some info
http://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=11494
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Re: hornby intercity
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2012, 12:44:16 am »
Quote from: Essex2visuvesi on November 19, 2011, 10:03:19 pm
If its for the pair in boxes then its about the right price.  But be warned finding matching carriages might be a challenge... IC swallow Carriages are quite sought after so command quite high prices

I reckon I have a couple of swallow carriages in my loft somewhere.
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Re: hornby intercity
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2012, 06:50:22 am »

this is the set i will be bidding on. no boxes but supposedly in good running condition and certainly looks ok.  thanks for that forum link essex. i tried that site and couldnt find anything but didnt think to look up helix.
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« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2012, 02:47:21 pm »
Just did a little checking and its a ringfield motor, so its either one of 2 things.... easy to conver to DCC detatch a couple of wires and solder... or its gonna be a sod if its the live casing version of the ringfield

See here
http://www.brian-lambert.co.uk/DCC.htm

Scroll down to about 2/3s the way down

Im just DCCing 2 ringfields at the moment both thankfully have been the easy ones.  Just fitting lights now and detailing the cab interiors
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Re: hornby intercity
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2012, 04:34:24 pm »
earlly intercitys ringfields are a pig to wire as you need to isolate one side od the morot and alter the pickups the front bogie picks up the one side and the rear picks up the other track there loads of info on net about ring field conversion

good little forum for anything model train related is. http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index.php?

i was rebulding my layout but i got pulledback into the world of radio controlled models Again !!!!! (my layout was/is modern image mainly EWS and DRS)
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Re: hornby intercity
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2012, 08:07:53 pm »
thank you again essex for that site. found a bit more info. loco is no. 91014 which according to hornby was part of a set (R696). seller had bought the set in 1998 from the UK so its a well travelled train.
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Re: hornby intercity
« Reply #15 on: February 05, 2012, 05:53:40 am »
 >:-o missed out on that one too. ended up selling for £64. all the bidding was done in the last 5 minutes.
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« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2012, 08:16:30 am »
Have you managed to find one yet?

I know someone who may well be selling one soon :) complete with 4 carriages and DCC fitted :)
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Re: hornby intercity
« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2012, 09:30:11 am »
still havent found one. would be interested depending on cost and how much hassle to ship to NZ if seller is prepared to.   thanks.  craig
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Re: hornby intercity
« Reply #18 on: May 27, 2012, 09:33:03 am »
Love the name, hopeitfloat's, that made me giggle!!!
cheers
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