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Me again! Right after lunch, I have set up the track, connected the DCC command station to it, put the loco on the track and - it ran! But only until it hit the rerailer supplied with the set. The loco´s snow plow hits the rerailer and derails, so I just removed it and replaced with a regular piece of track. The loco runs quietly and smoothly, the hum it makes is really close to the AC hum the prototype makes. No, there is no sound to it, but I don´t think I´ll miss it. I was surprised to feel, how much that little loco weighs. A metal frame and dual flywheels do make a difference to what I am used to with my Kato Japanese stuff. It´s got two traction tires, so it should be a good puller. Looking at it, it seems to be a fair representation of the prototype, although there are two flaws to report. #1 is, that the windscreen is molded in one piece, whereas the prototype has two. #2 is, that the brake disks are missing. This does not bother me at all, as you don´t see them when the loco is moving. While the performance is better than OK right out of the box, I think it will even improve further after a run-in period. The flaws I mentioned are typical to the Minitrix loco. The Fleischmann N scale SBB RE 482 does not show these and is much more accurate, but costs nearly as much as the entire starter set. Just for comparison, the right one on the following picture is the Minitrix version, the left one Fleischmann´s SBB RE 482. <img src="http://ysebahn.huerz.ch/pics/modellocos/IMG_00047946_2008-01-05_eb98.JPG" alt=" " /> After running the train for a few minutes, I tried to program the command station and change the locos address. That was quite some undertaking. There is no manual in the set, so I had to look for it in the Internet. While I have not found out how to change the CV´s of the loco, I was able to assign a name to it (the loco no.), which is now displayed on the command station for easier identification. I also succeded to change the locos address from #3 to #1. Future identification will be by loco name, which I think is a nice feature, as I tend to forget the decoder address. I really enjoy watching that little train circle the oval of track! Here are some quick´n dirty pics: <img src="http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv185/SirMadig/P1090200_zps3ffd8b7c.jpg" alt=" " /> <img src="http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv185/SirMadig/P1090202_zpsb1753dd0.jpg" alt=" " /> <img src="http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv185/SirMadig/P1090201_zpsd5ab266b.jpg" alt=" " /> <img src="http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv185/SirMadig/P1090204_zpsbe2e9f4d.jpg" alt=" " /> Back to playing with my train!
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