I have four Porters, my 0-4-2 engines run better than the 0-4-0's. The pickups were changed fairly recently in the 0-4-0 and apparantly run as well as the 0-4-2 now. Make sure you get one of the newer models.... important
The Porters are great.. There is a huge amount of rolling stock and kits to modify them, cabs from Banta, the Chivers cars, they make a nice 20ft and 14 ft passenger car.. Backwoods is coming out with cane cars and small tank cars, you can turn them into english looking narrow guage locomotives and someone is going to make a kit for a fireless loco based on the 0-4-0 chassis.
On30 is the greatest thing in the world (thanks Bachmann) and the Porter is the most fun locomotive in the entire hobby. People like Tonys train exchange will do the DCC for you for a decent price.
great time to dive in again... Micro Engineering is also finally coming out with real On30 turnouts so its all good.
The Porters are great.. There is a huge amount of rolling stock and kits to modify them, cabs from Banta, the Chivers cars, they make a nice 20ft and 14 ft passenger car.. Backwoods is coming out with cane cars and small tank cars, you can turn them into english looking narrow guage locomotives and someone is going to make a kit for a fireless loco based on the 0-4-0 chassis.
On30 is the greatest thing in the world (thanks Bachmann) and the Porter is the most fun locomotive in the entire hobby. People like Tonys train exchange will do the DCC for you for a decent price.
great time to dive in again... Micro Engineering is also finally coming out with real On30 turnouts so its all good.