My OT 4-4-0 is very reliable

It is either an IHC or Rivarossi

I can't remember which as I bought both

I have both the Overlands ( lot available ) and Overtons
I got them both undecorated and painted and decaled for my Freelanced fanfare
I have 20 and 22 radius

I prefer the Overlands as they mimic what was readily used back when
Overtons are nice but were a more specialized car back when

Mine can be seen here
http://bandb3536.com/meo/fanfare.htm


Here is a video of the OT 4-4-0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt-xv7nNMc4&feature=youtu.be

And of a 4-6-0 pulling Overtons (Yeah I know the next to last car has a wheel off track (:-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7i66BILxFI&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Quote from: Blink_182_Fan on February 07, 2012, 04:03:40 PM
I believe some of you have 'paper railroads'. What are paper railroads? For those that dont know, they are your own railroad, just written down on paper (or the Internet). You create the scheme, and do all of the 'shopping'. You decide how many and what kind of locomotives and rolling stock your company owns. You also create train routes, trackage, etc. So, its really just owning your own railroad, without there actually being one. I'm going to create one soon... Just have alot of planning to do before I do start 

Plan well or you will do a lot of impulse buying--like I did

Yeah duck under and at 75 still no problem (:-)

Mine is in my sig

Very nice and the write up was tops

I sue old time Overland cars and they are good to go on 22

A 2'( 24") radius in HO would be a 3.3 ' (43.5") radius in O scale

No way a 36 in radius in O looks better than a 24 in HO  for the same type engine

I was asking because my buddy runs O Scale and he said his largest is 36" radius
Yet he has all the big articulateds and large passenger cars
They make make the turns but they look downright weird
I can't understand why they don't make larger radius since they make the real big engines and passenger cars

I have HO and know that an 18" radius would not be adequate for appearance even if the trains could handle the curves

What is the largest radius track they make in O Scale ?

That is one gripe I have about these engines

I can't believe they didn't test run them and see the problem

It could have been eliminated by adding that extra weight

I can see some of the early engines but DAMN they could have corrected in future  new model releases

Quote from: jward on January 29, 2012, 07:12:41 PM
some thoughts on tha above decoder. keep in mind these are my opinions. take them as you will.....

first off, i looked at the decoder mentioned. it mentioned the sound files are for "generic" diesel and steam. given the amount of work that would go into installing this decoder in a gp40, and the fact that i live in an area where gp40s were common as mud, generic isn't going to cut it for me. especially not when for about $15 more you can get a sound decoder with sd40 sound files, which would also be accurate for a gp40. or the fact that for the cost of the gp40 and sound decoder, you can get accurate sound equipped alco diesels from bachmann.

second, i was unable to find any instructions on that site, or any others i've visited, for installing a sound decoder in either the ft or gp40. i feel there is a good reason for this. both installations will require cutting away part of the chassis to make room for a speaker. which i noticed is not included in the price of the decoder. this is certainly not a project for a newby. even i, with 40 years in the hobby, would be hesitant about this one.

I 100% agree
Getting the speaker mounted is the big problem


Maybe putting it in a freight car that is immediately behind the engine would work but you would need 2 wires from the sound decoder to the freight car

The biggest 2-6-2 by weight were the AT&SF ones
CB&Q had the most 429
Last Mainline version was built in 1909

72 Yellowstones were made per Wikipedia
Google 2-8-8-4

One of my other models just has one rather than 2

Maybe on some real life engines there was a whistle control for both the engineer and the fireman