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Post by CSLR on Apr 18, 2006 14:48:58 GMT
I also believe the blue light was "MGs on", and am told the lower one was the "sequence light". Exactly what sequence (related to motoring) I am not clear. I remember a lot of the DMs had those lights covered over with black paint and in some cases the paint had been scratched off. I will look to see if I have any circuit diagrams anywhere. What period are we talking about, or is this just a generalisation? Or offer a blanking plate as an optional extra I guessed. As a result I will leave that to others to answer. I personally prefer brass and steel, but there will be others who choose aluminium.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2006 10:08:11 GMT
According to Piers Connors' book on 38TS, the sequence light came on when all motors in the train went into full parallel. But the drivers did not like them (too bright) and management felt they told the drivers something they did not need to know, so they were taken out of service.
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Post by CSLR on Apr 19, 2006 10:16:05 GMT
According to Piers Connors' book on 38TS, the sequence light came on when all motors in the train went into full parallel. But the drivers did not like them (too bright) and management felt they told the drivers something they did not need to know, so they were taken out of service. That may explain why I remember the lenses as being painted black. Many thanks.
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Post by DrJimi on Apr 19, 2006 13:29:10 GMT
Re the sequence light, take a look here: www.trainweb.org/districtdave/html/1938_tube_stock_7.htmlIt's the Museum '38 (one of a set of photos courtesy of DD - no idea why I didn't stumble over them before). An excellent set of color cab shots is included. Comparing Darren's work to these, I feel he done real good. In fact I'd bet he used these as a reference, if you look back to my screenshot and compare. JMHO. Thanks for the confirmation re the seq light. I'll go ahead and implement. Seems we're doing a full "make-over" of the original MSTS '38. New cab, new physics, and I'm also improving the lighting and sounds. I'm almost tempted to put an (optional) 'special' railtour blind on the front ;D
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Post by DrJimi on Apr 20, 2006 2:21:49 GMT
I'm delighted to inform you diehards we have a working Windy House brake with reaslistic DBH graphics. I put in a small graduated range for APPLY, so if you hit the increase key a few times the pressure changes quicker. LAP holds it. I also included a Max Service notch just before Emerg, so you don't accidentally dump all the air ;D I won't tell you how many under- and over-shoots I had testing it out. Certainly a seat-of-the-pants feel needed.
We also have a graduated release EP brake version, as best as Kuju will allow.
My thanks to all who have shared their wisdom to help make this as realistic as we can. You'll see the final results shortly.
Best, Jimi
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