- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
Hasn't been released yet AFAIK.
Alex
New Haven--
I have one of the first-run BLI's with DCC and sound, and it's not bad at all. I understand that for ATSF fans there are some detail descrepancies, but overall it's a nice looking locomotive. There was a problem with the sound on some of the early run, it was programmed for 3 chuffs per driver revolution instead of 4 (mine seems to be okay in that respect). It's quite a smooth runner and a decent puller, but it does take a fairly wide radius. If I remember correctly, BLI said that it would take a 22" with a lot of overhang. Never tried mine on a 22" but it's quite a hunk of loco. It even looks big on my 34" radius minimum.
It is also absolutely INTOLERANT of any dips or kinks in the trackwork because of its long wheelbase and un-sprung drivers. If you get one, make sure your track is in pretty flawless condition, because it loves to find problems in the track and derail.
But overall, it's a nice loco.
Tom
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
Ohh! I will watch for that when I get it! I might join the Santa Susana MR Club. Does anyone have any videos of the model??
Thank you for the info twhite!