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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 6, 2003 3:53 PM
I thought that I read somewhere that Rivarossi engines were not DCC ready-is that true?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 6, 2003 3:53 PM
I thought that I read somewhere that Rivarossi engines were not DCC ready-is that true?
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 5:51 AM
I was intrigued to read about problems with Bachmann diesels here - my Dash 8 is a somewhat lively performer though it calms down when used on a heavy double-stack container train. Maybe Bachmann should look at fitting the chassis units from the British-outline range as these are excellent - the equal of Proto 1000.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 5:51 AM
I was intrigued to read about problems with Bachmann diesels here - my Dash 8 is a somewhat lively performer though it calms down when used on a heavy double-stack container train. Maybe Bachmann should look at fitting the chassis units from the British-outline range as these are excellent - the equal of Proto 1000.
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Posted by CG9602 on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 11:39 AM
I've purchased a few Garratt kits from DJH Engineering, in the U.K. Has anyone else here had experiences with their kits? I'm in the middle of the first one (yes, its a garratt, GMA/M) and it is proving to be fun, though a learning experience at times.
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Posted by CG9602 on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 11:39 AM
I've purchased a few Garratt kits from DJH Engineering, in the U.K. Has anyone else here had experiences with their kits? I'm in the middle of the first one (yes, its a garratt, GMA/M) and it is proving to be fun, though a learning experience at times.
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Posted by nfmisso on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 12:23 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jgoeke

I thought that I read somewhere that Rivarossi engines were not DCC ready-is that true?


Some are, and some are not.
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Posted by nfmisso on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 12:23 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jgoeke

I thought that I read somewhere that Rivarossi engines were not DCC ready-is that true?


Some are, and some are not.
Nigel N&W in HO scale, 1950 - 1955 (..and some a bit newer too) Now in San Jose, California
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 8, 2003 5:17 AM
DJH are on of the top UK kit manufacturers and have a good reputation over here. I've not had a chance to build anything by them, but I've seen magazine photos of their kits during construction and completed and they look well-designed.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 8, 2003 5:17 AM
DJH are on of the top UK kit manufacturers and have a good reputation over here. I've not had a chance to build anything by them, but I've seen magazine photos of their kits during construction and completed and they look well-designed.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 9, 2003 1:50 PM
Brian,
I have almost exclusively Athern cars. Low cost, reasonable quality, lots of variety available. I LOVE my Atlas RS3 engines.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 9, 2003 1:50 PM
Brian,
I have almost exclusively Athern cars. Low cost, reasonable quality, lots of variety available. I LOVE my Atlas RS3 engines.

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