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Sunday, June 2, 2024

Adding details of BB 16671 from Vitrains - part 1 and last?

I wrote two posts about the digitization of BB 16671 from Vitrains and I started to add the details:

As mentioned at the time, it is really not easy. I struggled quite a bit for just those 2 under the windows, Today, I tried to place the window wipers, but the piece is so tiny and the placement is very odd. I gave up and packed everything back into the box until next time ...

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Digitization of BB 16671 from Vitrains - part 2

After careful review, it seems that the decoder would not fit with the sound speaker in that space. I ordered the micro version of the decoder to give it a try, I ordered:

ESU 58810 LokSound V5.0 Micro 8 Pin ~ DCC/MM/SX/M4

This fits very well:

Before closing the engine, I thought I would start working on the details:

It turns out that adding the details will be a long and tedious process ...

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Digitization of BB 16671 from Vitrains - part 1

The BB 16500 was everywhere around Lille at the time.

Prototypical engine

Here are a couple of pictures of the real engine pulling VO2N, RRR, or RIO:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/58977065@N06/33119363361/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jobiwannn/6593256109/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/58977065@N06/32437399683/

Model locomotive

Here the model made by Vitrains with reference 2177 with the "casquette" logo:

Opening the engine seemed straight-forward:

But it was actually very challenging; I tried my usual thing to separate the body from the chassis, but nothing moved:

I eventually found a few pointers online:

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/67206-vitrains-bb-16500-question/
https://www.forum-train.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7364

So I need to force a little starting on one end:

Digitization

There's no room near the PCB and according to the manual, the decoder and speaker must go under the chassis:

I'm using the sound project from ESU website:

I loaded the sound project on a blank ESU decoder ref 58420:

Unfortunately, just like that, the decoder is too long!!

I decided to carve the plastic and it seemed to be okay:

I did some very quick testing and it looked okay, but more work is required ...

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Récapitulatif complet pour ma rame RIO Nord Pas-de-Calais

BB 516646

This is an 16500 engine I wanted to convert to DCC sound for a while now; to go with the Lima RIO units.

The decoder is from Miniature Passion:

I programmed the decoder on my test bench:

I then brought the engine onto the layout to register it on the ECoS through RailCom, but somehow it didn't pick it up as a DCC decoder, but rather a M4. I have no idea why!!