Has anyone determined which decoder will work in the non-sound "DCC Ready" versions? I want DCC, but not sound. It appears to be some kind of...
I just received my SP&S #911, non-sound version and it too was shipped without a coupler or any little spare parts bag like some engines come...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Painted the driver tires on a couple engines this weekend. A Key Imports Big Boy and a More/LIK SP GS-1.
According to BLW, all the original pre-orders have been cancelled and should be replaced with new pre-orders. Also, all engines will be equipped...
I have disassembled/kitbashed about 10 of these engines. The earlier ones were molded in gray plastic and the later runs in black from what I can...
I'll second this statement. I stripped a Daylight painted one for the same reasons, to make it an all black unskirted version. The tender stripped...
Personally I wouldn't pay over $300 for it, I have seen plenty of used AC's with factory equipped sound go on ebay between $250 and $300. Even...
Here's my MT-4 in helper service...followed by an ABA F3 set with a 50 unit reefer block. [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
I second that. My challenger was acting up and the tender shell actually melted from the decoder overheating. I sent it back to athearn with a...
Is this just as simple as unplugging the MRC and plugging in the TSU-750? What is the part number for the TSU-750 with the plug on it, the only...
Pardon my ignorance, but is the Soundtraxx Tsunami that came installed by Athearn different from the TSU-750?
That should turn out to be a nice layout! I like the track plan, plenty of industries to switch out but also plenty of nice long scenes to watch...
I have made similar transactions with ebay sellers before. I always use PayPay even when doing it outside of ebay as it gives you a little bit of...
Here are some interesting photos of the rail equipment they used to use at the Naval Base at Dahlgren, VA to move the battleship guns around....
I'm working on building an Army Hospital Unit car, like the one overland brass released in HO a couple years ago. These cars were mobile self...
The A3 and A4 are pretty different in appearance. The A3 doesn't have the solid pilot or the all weather enclosed cab. Phillip
Otto, Thanks for the kind words. The way this story goes unfortunately is that I originally put just the TSU-750 in it with the original tender...
John, Not to hi-jack the thread but have you seen my SP&S 700? I used an Oriental Brass A-3 I picked up about 15 years ago, so yea they're not...
Its still cheaper than brass! Runs a lot better too. If I were wanting an FEF, one of Jason's castings would be the way to go as the brass ones...
The J Class is a fantastic mechanism, but it has spoked drivers....that would kill it for me.
