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Your veiws on the Spectrum Climax!
Your veiws on the Spectrum Climax!
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ICRR1964
Member since
November 2005
From: Central Illinois
806 posts
Posted by
ICRR1964
on Friday, November 25, 2005 9:09 PM
Thanks for the veiws guys, have to put a bug in my wifes ear and ask Santa for it! LOL!
I already have a 3 truck spectrum shay, and it is a great engine, glad to here some personal notes on them though! Thanks again!
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pcarrell
Member since
February 2005
From: In the State of insanity!
7,982 posts
Posted by
pcarrell
on Friday, November 25, 2005 7:31 AM
My view,.....we need one in N scale!
Philip
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chessiecat
Member since
October 2004
From: Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
245 posts
Posted by
chessiecat
on Thursday, November 24, 2005 10:03 PM
I have the Spectrum Shay and the Climax. I also have brass Shay's and one Climax in brass and I think the Spectrum engines run better and the detailing is just as good or better. For the money you can't go wrong, in my opinion!
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GN-Rick
Member since
May 2003
From: Robe Valley, Wa.
719 posts
Posted by
GN-Rick
on Thursday, November 24, 2005 11:30 AM
I also own a Spectrum Climax and I love it. Runs beautifully, veryu well detailed,
and will doublehead with the Spectrum Shay (DC for now). I cannot speak
to the very tight curve issue regarding the front driveline falling out-I have no
curves quite that tight.Yes, they are fairly spendy, but as good as brass
for detail and better in performance (and lower in price), so I would
recommend in favor of the engine.
Rick Bolger Great Northern Railway Cascade Division-Lines West
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Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Thursday, November 24, 2005 11:21 AM
Great model, really love mine, especially after spending so much time trying to get the Roundhouse Shay to work better, which I never did.
The Climax is great too!
See the Micro Mark ad in the December RMC - they've got great deals on them, as well as the On30 stuff too!
Bob Boudreau
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ARTHILL
Member since
March 2005
From: New Brighton, MN
4,393 posts
Posted by
ARTHILL
on Thursday, November 24, 2005 9:33 AM
I have one in HO. Looks great with some decorating. Runs smooth and slow. My only problem, not yet solved, is that the front drive shaft pops out of the U-joint on the one 16" curve I needed at the end of a logging spur. I would hope that a small climax would take 14" curves, but not this one yet.
If you think you have it right, your standards are too low. my photos
http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a235/ARTHILL/
Art
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ICRR1964
Member since
November 2005
From: Central Illinois
806 posts
Your veiws on the Spectrum Climax!
Posted by
ICRR1964
on Thursday, November 24, 2005 9:19 AM
I have been debating on buying a Spectrum Climax, have veiwed them at shows and read the reveiws, before I shell out the clams, I'd like to here some first hand experiences from owners, good and bad veiws! Thanks guys!
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