I've been buying these for years. Some of them (if not most) are 1:150 scale instead of 1:160 scale but I find them interchangeable. I have...
Terrible---It wants to stall if there is any momentary lapse in current like crossing a turnout. No other engines will do that---even my Kato...
Train Engineer made them. I have several and they are great. Sadly, the Company went out of business and they are no longer made. Some Company...
I just got a few of these. Nice, however, just for your info, they are too wide to be hauled as a flat car load. Many of the prior ones were just...
Mine too
N-Scale convention in his neighborhood. I think his layout is one of the tour ones.
Hope you all enjoy pictures of my layout, the GP LINE, Part 1, in this May-June issue.
I have several of these 5 car sets and don't have trouble with any of them. The center pin sticks up far enough to allow the following car to...
I can see your last post:)-could not see the prior ones.
Got mine today, one of each. I have to say, I have never been more excited over a new model than these. They are just fabulous. Eagerly...
Kato Aces are prone to this. I have had several do this. Take the truck out and even take it apart if necessary and clean each gear carefully....
UPDATE Just hooked up 2 water bottles and 25 passenger cars (18 of these passengers cars were old Con-Cor Budd cars --don't run very well)....
Got mine today. It runs flawlessly around my layout, up my 2% grade around a 180 degree turn, with the 2 water bottles and 7 passenger cars in...
I'm stocking up already.
I also was able to post
I could not say it better myself. 60 foot and longer cars should not have body mounted couplers IF your intention is to run the cars up a 2...
This is what I use--works great
My feelings exactly---I see so little complaining on the lack of running models today that I have assumed that most modelers must not run trains....
Apparently you have not followed this account for years? It is not that he has not documented his problem, and believe me, I'm sorry for him---it...
I agree with you Jim on this. I think DI could be in real trouble. Also, I too think their Maxi IV's will be so much better than Kato's. I have...
