athearn challenger

RAM · June 01, 2008, 05:19:00 PM

daylight4449, I don't know anything about your layout, but you said it has a huge grade. The spectrum consolidation Is a good locomotive. The spectrum decapod is a small locomotive that will not pull much. So if you have a huge grade I would not get the decapod.

Daylight4449 · June 01, 2008, 09:16:33 PM

good advice, i have 2 mainlines and only one has the grade but nice to know.

r.cprmier · June 02, 2008, 12:41:22 PM

As I remember, John Allen had some fairly tight curves on the G&D. John also had some pretty hefty steam power operating.

I remember a line from Glenn Bier's narration of the G&D: "His heart was his own". The day any of you can compare your stuff to Allen's, then you can talk about "toy trains". As was said above, it is their money; It is not causing pain to either you or your trains, so stop the immature garbage, and lets keep this forum decent.

The Old Reprobate

Daylight4449 · June 02, 2008, 03:30:03 PM

My grade rises 3/8 of an inch for every peice of track and is all on curves. 18 inch radius of course.

Daylight4449 · June 02, 2008, 05:34:09 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS5y9o36r3M#94LYQbPs3TE
This video has one on what looks like sharp radius. i have seen others and i asked this guy and he said it was 3 radius, whatever that means.

Guilford Guy · June 02, 2008, 06:12:50 PM

He mentioned its 505mm radii.
25.4mm=1"
505Ã·25.4= aproxx 19.8. So between 18" radii+20" radii.

Daylight4449 · June 03, 2008, 05:49:31 PM

This isn't a belt drive and it is capable of slow speeds right? I would hate to buy and find out it was a wild thing like my rdc.

SteamGene · June 03, 2008, 05:50:51 PM

Have you gone to the Athearn webpage and read the specs on it?
Gene

Daylight4449 · June 03, 2008, 05:54:15 PM

good idea.

Daylight4449 · June 03, 2008, 05:57:17 PM

don't think that answered my question. this is the page.

http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATHG9132

Conrail Quality · June 03, 2008, 07:31:14 PM

Try clicking on "Tech & Spec" right under the picture. It's all right there.

Timothy

Daylight4449 · June 03, 2008, 08:15:53 PM

sadly it is not

Pacific Northern · June 03, 2008, 08:23:54 PM

Quote from: Daylight4449 on May 30, 2008, 05:06:17 PM
okay, can anyone tell me if it is any good and if it runs on dc?

The Model Railroader web site has a review of this engine.

Conrail Quality · June 03, 2008, 08:36:19 PM

The N-scale version is gear-driven and has good slow-speed performance, so chances are good the HO version is pretty much the same.

Timothy

Daylight4449 · June 03, 2008, 08:48:42 PM

great, the model railroader site has it but it's only available to members and subscribers.

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