Somewhere I heard some engine did 140 MPH.

I'm not sure if that's true, but it's possible.

Quote from: Jake on February 17, 2007, 02:54:42 PM

Quote from: topsir2 on February 17, 2007, 10:04:36 AM
Where did you buy the Tsunami sound decoders? And what did they cost?

You can buy them at www.soundtraxx.com and they all cost $119 and come in 6 variations: Light Steam, Medium Steam, Heavy Steam, Denver & Rio Grande K Class (Mikado), Denver & Rio Grande C class (Consolidation), and Light Logging.

Ah, but Tonys trains has them for $95.

That might help more.

Is that your 9000?

If so, what company made it? I WANT ONE!

Quote from: tom11 on February 18, 2007, 09:14:25 PM
CARY-
2 weeks ago ,
I called the national sales office. Got the automated telephone system - dialed 1 for service - got nothing but a telephone ringing for a minute- dialed the operator- asked to speak to Bridget- left message on her machine- to date , 2 weeks later - no return call  from Brdiget.

Enquired right after via the e-mail system as to the status of the repair of my engine sent to BACHMANN IN  December- to date - no response.

THEN I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER FOR SERVICE - LEFT MESSAGE ON ANSWERING MACHINE- TO DATE NO RESPONSE.

Is there another Bachmann company - you are talking about??

Patience is a virtue.

I sent my 4-8-2 in and it came back 3 months later, and it worked like a charm.

All you do is buy a DCC system, 2 decoders, a throttle and you've got walkaround.

Quote from: the Bach-man on February 13, 2007, 10:44:14 PM
Dear dj,
Check the gauge of the wheels on the cars that derail.
Also, gently filing any rough spots on the points may help.
Have fun!
the Bach-man

AND the gauge of the rails.

Hopefully they will.

Quote from: joestrick on February 10, 2007, 07:34:39 AM
on my spectrum quick start guide, it lists over 17 sound functions, as bought functions 1-9 (0-8) are allocated, can i change these to other available sounds, by using the ez command centre?

E-Z command is too basic to prgram CVs.
Get a Digitrax Zephyr or a NCE Power Cab.
Then you can prgram the Tsunami to have its features.
You're missing out on a LOTto not program CVs, espacially on the Tsunami.

Probably. My 4-8-2 can do it.

Try drybrushing- works EXTREMELY well. Just get some paint on a dry brush, wipe most of it off, and then feather the brush one the building.

Quote from: D.Harrison on February 08, 2007, 03:24:08 PM
It was written......"How do you carry the layout on a tricicle..."

Easy, the layout is already in a triangular shape, so adding three sets of training wheels was a piece of cake...actually three slices of cake.  Then pull the whole assembly with the tricycle.

Actually it travels in its own 14 ft ex-Penske yellow truck which also is the storage in the back yard.  Trains don't want to run after sitting out all week in zero below temperatures.  When I did displays in Amtrak stations...the layout travelled in its flight cases aboard baggage cars.


David Harrison
http://web.mac.com/msibnsf/iWeb/Acela_Express_The_Need_For_Speed

Nice.

Quote from: Ben Wang on February 08, 2007, 06:41:41 PM
If people don't post, then what's the point of the counting them?

Good point...

You could get one of those(I think caboose hobbies makes them) self-powered trucks and install it in the passenger car. I'm probably going to do that with my daylight. His worst enemy is my 6% grade...

This is why BLI would produce it. Maybe if they did, we could get a nice stealth one and upgrade to sound or something.

MRC decoders are junk. That's why the decoders warm. I beleive MRC decoders are surrounded by heat shrink tubing, and they fail after 1-2 months. Change to a digitrax or a NCE decoder. They work much better.