I had this exact engine NPR, bought it at a hobby shop here in indiana back in like 2005 it was marked down and a good deal at the time. I had it on a simple layout in my garage and one of my kids knocked it off on the floor and it demolished it. just pitched it, no way i was going to be able to fix it, was the nicest loco i ever owned.
Great video, creepy. I've got this same loco. I was going to have the decoder and sound installation done professionally, but your video makes me think I might be able to do it myself. The TCS instructions are very good.
Nice subtle weathering! Have one, it does run very nicely, very slowly. Mine has DCC but needs a keepalive to run on my layout-just bought a soundtraxx currentkeeper to deal with that. Nerd Alert, every steam engine needs an Elesco feedwater heater on the smokebox-Central Vermont had some average-size 0-8-0s with them, they look awesome. NYC and subsidiaries had some too, but much larger-modeled by Rivarossi. Way too big to represent a typical 0-8-0. Going to look up that Rolling Road mechanism, that looks extremely useful!
Thank you Patrick for the kind words, yes they are a great loco, since I purchased this loco I have been looking for another, very hard to find. The keep alive makes a lot of difference, one of my better runners. Cheers Gary.
They are a very nice engine. I got 2 of them as well. Mine have the earlier Tsunami sound decoders in them. I may change them out at a later date. I need to clean out the lights/ lenses on them, as who weathered the loco's I have over weather the lenses.
I am having issues with this kit. I have the same loco as you and have installed this kit using these instructions. When i go to run the loco it shorts my system. The weird this is that it worked for 5 min and now it won't run at all without shorting. Do you have any ideas what could be wrong?
The only thing I can think of is one of the wheel pick ups is shorting out your system, I didn't believe it will be the decoder, sorry I,m not much help. Cheers, Gary.
I had this exact engine NPR, bought it at a hobby shop here in indiana back in like 2005 it was marked down and a good deal at the time. I had it on a simple layout in my garage and one of my kids knocked it off on the floor and it demolished it. just pitched it, no way i was going to be able to fix it, was the nicest loco i ever owned.
Very nicely done sir!!!!! Cheers!!!!!
Nice, and you did a good job on the weathering as well cheers Robert.
PS and nice price as well.
Thank you Robert.
Great video, creepy. I've got this same loco. I was going to have the decoder and sound installation done professionally, but your video makes me think I might be able to do it myself. The TCS instructions are very good.
Thank you for you kind comment. yes TCS has certainly made the decoder fitting a lot easier, good luck if you go ahead with the install.
Gary
Nice subtle weathering! Have one, it does run very nicely, very slowly. Mine has DCC but needs a keepalive to run on my layout-just bought a soundtraxx currentkeeper to deal with that.
Nerd Alert, every steam engine needs an Elesco feedwater heater on the smokebox-Central Vermont had some average-size 0-8-0s with them, they look awesome. NYC and subsidiaries had some too, but much larger-modeled by Rivarossi. Way too big to represent a typical 0-8-0.
Going to look up that Rolling Road mechanism, that looks extremely useful!
Thank you Patrick for the kind words, yes they are a great loco, since I purchased this loco I have been looking for another, very hard to find. The keep alive makes a lot of difference, one of my better runners.
Cheers
Gary.
How do get loco boiler apart
Hi David
Sorry that's one thing I have never done, and I'm affraid I can't help as I no Longer have the loco.
Gary
An HO train mechanic with many years experience told me never take the boiler off you'll never get it back on
Did you have to do anything to the front headlight?
No I left the factory light in, but you can upgrade to a brighter led.
They are a very nice engine. I got 2 of them as well. Mine have the earlier Tsunami sound decoders in them. I may change them out at a later date. I need to clean out the lights/ lenses on them, as who weathered the loco's I have over weather the lenses.
I am having issues with this kit. I have the same loco as you and have installed this kit using these instructions. When i go to run the loco it shorts my system. The weird this is that it worked for 5 min and now it won't run at all without shorting. Do you have any ideas what could be wrong?
The only thing I can think of is one of the wheel pick ups is shorting out your system, I didn't believe it will be the decoder, sorry I,m not much help.
Cheers, Gary.