THE SUMMERLANDS CHUFFER
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Chuffers for Roundhouse, Accucraft, Cheddar, Mamod, PPS, IP, MSS, Pearse, Merlin and home built locos are available from Nigel Garrett (who makes all of the Chuffers)
at D P Supplies
and a number of approved dealers -please see the "Buying" page for details here.
Customer Comments
"Well done on bringing to market such an excellent enhancement for our models."
"The Summerlands chuff pipe is one of the best investments I have made in 16mm. I am one satisfied customer!"
"Thanks ..... for all your efforts in producing this little gem. It's worth
every penny and I love it!"
"I just installed my Chuffer in the "Countess" and I can't believe the change in the sound. Even here in the wilds and high altitude of Western Canada the device works very well."
Welcome to the Summerlands Chuffer Website!
Here, with the help of many fellow enthusiasts, we are able to tell you all about the Summerlands Chuffer, explain how to fit it and show you videos of it in action. And for a quick preview, have a look at the two videos at the bottom of this page to see it in action on a wide range of popular garden railway locos.
The Summerlands Chuffer a highly developed and precision engineered chuff pipe that can bring the real sound of a working steam loco to your 16mm and G Scale railway. Designed to be a straightforward fit to many of the commercially available steam locos in these scales, it amplifies and enhances the sound of the exhaust steam and has the additional benefit of directing the oil and water downwards when starting.
If your locos are radio control, the Summerlands Chuffer really does add a whole new dimension to your driving - because you can now hear the loco working. You can sense the need for more regulator and when to ease back and when your loco is out of sight, you can still have full control, just by listening to the exhaust!
And if you are a manual contol fan, just load her up, sit back and enjoy the sight and sound of your steam loco - pure magic!
In fact Marc Horovitz, editor of Garden rail magazine, writing in the Feb 2010 issue said that it "adds a whole new dimension to running steam". So if you fancy adding that "new dimension" to your garden railway, browse this site to see videos, fitting notes and ideas from fellow enthusiasts across the world who have helped bring the sound of the Chuffer to a huge variety of locos.
Hear the Chuffer in action on a selection of Roundhouse and Accucraft locos in the videos below
Here is my modified Roundhouse Bertie with a Merlin Mayflower at the Holtwood light Railway
You can hear this Roundhouse Fowler in action on Video Page 16
Here is a Roundhouse Argyll from 2003. It is great to drive with R/C as you can hear the power!
This website is regularly updated with new information, new Chuffers and new videos. If you are interested in adding a real chuff to your garden railway - then bookmark this site and check in regularly for the latest news.
Customer Comments
"At one point I had to close my eyes as it sounded just like one of the real (Darjeeling) B's on my Toy Train to the Clouds DVD" (Roundhouse Darjeeling B)
"We thought that someone was driving a Black 5 at full chat up the Conwy Valley!"
(Accucraft Superior)
"I can confirm that the Summerlands Chuffer does exactly what it says it will do".
"....all I can say is brilliant - made the world of differences to the locomotive - really pleased....." (Roundhouse Billy)
"....I have to say that they bring a new and positive dimension to 16mm live steam. Very impressed and will be recommending the brand to anyone who is interested (and to those who think they’re not)."
(Roundhouse Silver lady, Russell and Accucraft Lyn in NZ)
"Got the chuffer put in last night, ran it this evening for the maiden voyage. Holy sh#t I had people from a block and a half away watching!! They could hear it from that far away!! This thing is great!!
Much loader! Very realistic. My ears are still ringing!!!"
(Accucraft K-36)
Chuffer v. Bark Box
Nobuoka Naoki must be one of the few people to carry out this comparison on the same loco (the gas fired Aster B20). Here is his verdict (I have tidied up the translation a little - though not the description of the sound):
"I love your very nice (chuff) pipe
Of course barkbox also nice, but I prefer your pipe sound:
BarkBox = da.da.da
Summerland = schw.schw.schw.
Such a feeling sound voice".
Now I have always been a huge admirer of the Bark Box, so I guess it is all just a matter of what you like!
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