My Personal "Review" of the Large-Scale Mallet (with Video!)

[Tom Lapointe]

Just posted my own "review"  of the Large-Scale Mallet on Mylargescale.com; here's the direcrtlink to it:

http://www.mylargescale.com/Community/Forums/tabid/56/aff/17/aft/113029/afv/topic/Default.aspx

Here's a few pictures of it lettered for my "Watuppa Railway" 













& the direct link to my YouTube video of it in operation (with a QSI Large-Scale sound decoder installed): 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXljrPCP8V8

Enjoy!          Tom                                                                                               

[charon]

Tom,
Excellent video and review.  Are the caboose abd boxcar also the new Bachmann finescale cars?
Thanks,
Chuck

[Jon D. Miller]

Tom,
Nice set of pictures that show off the 2-6-6-2 T Mallet.  Enjoyed the video. The QSI system sounds great.

Good review.  Danny and the "Amen Choir" will no doubt take exception!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t31nsEfMuCo

This is a link to a video of the Mallet with 27 loads behind the tank.  The video was made some time ago.  The locomotive handled the consist without any problems.  Need to do another with more cars and the new B'mann caboose.

One of the "Blind Enthusiastic Children"

JD

[darkdaniel100]

Great review ! couldnt agree more about the mallet  !!!


Having just recently installed the qsi chip + speaker into mine I agree and wish bachmann had just installed a speaker already!

[Tom Lapointe]

Thanks for the nice comments, guys!

- & Chuck, in answer to your question - the 2 hopper cars, boxcar, & long caboose are all Bachmann 1:20.3 finescale models.   The other 3 cars in the train (the 2 Rio Grande long gondolas & the flatcar) are Accucraft / AMS 1:20.3 models.  The detail levels on the Bachmann models are stunning - ESPECIALLY on the caboose!    I've also found the Bachmann models to track a bit better (although that may partially be a wheel profile issue - the AMS cars have somewhat more finescale wheel flanges) & roll easier.  The Bachmann freight cars will take large-scale Kadee's as direct "drop-in" replacements to the draft gear boxes.  A side note - I haven't yet converted either the Mallet or the long caboose to Kadees - the Mallet mainly because I haven't decided exactly what Kadees to use on it - & the caboose because the stock Bachmann couplers have improved dramatically over the years  (& the working cut levers are nice, too!                    Tom

[az2rail]

Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it.

I was finally able to justify gettiing a mallet and caboose. The got the mallet two weeks ago, and I just received the caboose  today. Just in time to watch your video with the two together. Can't wait to run mine.

Bruce