Really nice review for this engine, glad to have an impartial view of operation and appearance. Hopefully this will lay to rest a lot of the...
Forty cars and a caboose is impressive for any small loco, that metal body and TTs really work well together. Got to have some soon.
Now what about the 4-6-2s?
I'm converting an older Kato S2 steamer to DCC and have replaced the GOW bulb with a yellowish white LE. On newer decoders I'm seeing "bulb & DCC...
There is a set of 3 Kato 60 footers for sale here on the board.
Thanks John, that's exactly what I needed.
Can anyone steer me to era appropriate cabeese for the Southern Railway? Their picture collection shows only wide vision later units, what ones...
Anyone notice the Roundhouse 4 car old time passenger car set @ $202.00+ ? 13 bids last time I looked.
Nice job sir. Over the last ten years I've found, like many others, that a Bachmann tender swap cures most pickup problems.
I too have used the ESU Loksound Micro with the TDS (Tony's Dream Speaker) in the 2-8-0 and Kato Mikado with excellent results. Motor control is...
I guess that it is past time to say that the car bodies are more than acceptable on these units and no doubt the trucks can be improved. I found a...
We all have to live and learn, wish I had known too. Tried the spread the frame trick and it worked for 5 minutes or so then they returned to...
Hi, I purchased a twelve pack of Roundhouse 3 bay hopper kits recently and have a question regarding the trucks they supply. The two that I have...
Just noticed this older thread and though I'd comment. Nickel silver is actually brass with around 10% nickel added hence the "silvery" color-...
I like this older thread a lot. I'm glad others are not constrained by reality and run non prototypical trains. On the Pennsy part of my layout...
Having launched more than NASA, I now use fine wire grab irons-they're dirt cheap. I do glue them in place.
A dual mode decoder should run well on either, that's their point. Admittedly I'm no fan of Bachmann's decoder but it shouldn't matter.
I hope to see upgraded locos from MP/MRC too. I have the 4-6-2, 2-8-2, and 4-4-0, and with change out of the tenders (Bachmann) and DCC added...
Mailed some trucks with Rapidios today, hope they help. Frustration is something ya gotta just outlast sometimes.
What ever you do, don't go out and spend a wad of cash until you've been back in this for a while. The previous advise re era, style of op, etc...
