Hallo everybody,

My project is to convert my analogue Roco Br57 to DCC and to weather it according to typical TCDD 55001.

Here she is before conversion:



First I dismantelled the loco for exploration:



There is unfortunatelly no room for a decoder. The loco body is all weight and the only place for a decoder is the coal weight which has to be replaced



The PCB unit of which we get rid of all the chokes





I have also prepared SMD LED's to replace the front & back lights, one inside cab and one insde the firebox to flicker.



here is how they look with 1.7K resistors attached



..and in the firebox:





The decoder I used is a loksound and it sits on top of the motor:



The lokführer and stoker inserted:



the decoder inside mounted



prepared a cover for it and used real coal







here is how the cab and firebox looks:





also prepared a cow catcher from brass angles and front lantern from Weinert







..and here is how she looks finally, enjoy:

















Gruss

Erkut

Spitze!

Hallo Erkut

Well done ! I'm really impressed.

What I like most is the drivers cab. The firebox and all the colored instruments loking very good.
There are many nice details on your Lokomotive.
And of course - these are very good pictures.
Congratulation !

Gruss Martin