Just noticed this thread popping up again,lot of great information from some very knowledgable folks.A very interesting read.
One thing i noticed though was a lack of video's of your prize Yellowstones,While mine is one of the older 1960 versions I found adding a NWSL can motor and Tsunami DCC / sound inhanced it to the degree that I will hang on to it.
Hear is the first test run after the above modifications,a bit loud and absolutey inapproriate cars but hey it was just a test to see if she even run lol.
http://youtu.be/6FaOQBt5lh4
CB&Q Modeler Just noticed this thread popping up again,lot of great information from some very knowledgable folks.A very interesting read. One thing i noticed though was a lack of video's of your prize Yellowstones,While mine is one of the older 1960 versions I found adding a NWSL can motor and Tsunami DCC / sound inhanced it to the degree that I will hang on to it. Hear is the first test run after the above modifications,a bit loud and absolutey inapproriate cars but hey it was just a test to see if she even run lol. http://youtu.be/6FaOQBt5lh4
Beautiful!
Those Akane mechanisms are pretty much bullet-proof IMO. I've got a can motor in one of mine, the other two are still open-frame, but they run smooth with very little 'coffee-grinder' sound.
Reason I don't have videos of them is that except for two pretty bad tries, I don't have videos of my layout, period, LOL! But as soon as I figure out how to keep everyhing in focus, I'm going to start trying. Of course, the boiler overhang on those Akanes is absolutely FEARSOME, even on the 36" radius curves of my layout--and my layout is almost ALL curves and cliffs, so any videos I do of those big monsters will look a little strange, to say the least. Doesn't bother me, of course, but it tends to get some raised eyebrows from visitors, LOL!
That's one beautiful locomotive you've got there. If you ever decide NOT to keep it, PM me.
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!
Wow, this is kind of ironic that this thread should pop up again. I just picked up and Akane DM&IR on feebay for $400. Is that a good deal? From the research that i did, it seemed so.
I plan on running this, so I'll do all the necessary work to get her running the right way. I plan on putting in a Tsunami decoder also. It's unpainted, so does anyone have any still pictures to send so i can get her painted up? Thanks!
Stephan
Thanks! Looks like i have my work cut out for me. That's going to be a lot of masking!