That's quite impressive. I didn't think N scale would sound that good. I hope you're having fun and are pleased with your purchases. I'm a huge steam fan and have maybe 20 different steamers from across four brands. I try hard to get the chuff rate really close (without driving myself crazy). In this video, the chuff rate is a bit fast, maybe as much as 15%. I'm sure it's easily corrected if you have the inclination (unless the rate is established by a reed switch, but I don't believe so since it doesn't match the piston cycling).
Yes it is, but I am pretty green adjusting CV's. I can do loco address and whistle, but more than that it's dicey for me. But thanks for the like.
No biggie. In time, and with more confidence and experience, you'll be adept at manipulating the various CVs that will make your experience more fun and your locomotives more true to both the general locomotive type, but also to the specific model used on specific roads. Generally, once you learn to adjust the Master Volume CV, and to assign each decoder an address, all it takes is to enter Ops Mode or 'programming on the main', and then acquiring the CV the decoder's manual says controls chuff rate. You'll need to learn how to programme decoders from your DCC manual. Once there, you simple start trials with volume or with the rate of the chuffs. At some point, you get it very close and you can exit programming and go on to enjoy the locomotive. Take your time, keep it fun, but do keep it real. At some point, you have to stretch yourself, and if you're like me, any time a locomotive's qualities vexes me, I start fidgeting and figuring out how to correct it.
I see your YouTube channel is new. Mind taking a video of the overall layout? I like seeing what peoples layout's look like in helicopter mode, to get an idea of the size of their layout. Nice video, btw! Is it a brand new layout, etc...
Thanks, 2' x 4', 3' x 5"? Looks to be about the size of my 2'x4' bases? Very nice! BTW, what are you using for the fascia on the left side, around it? That's what I need?
Actually 38"X 66" I call it waffle board, actually masonite. Keeps cars from falling on the floor and fences against body brushing against track and (you guessed it), cars falling on the floor.
