JC642 posted:Phoebe Snow Route posted:Thank you to everyone for your responses and your experiences that came along with them.
I’ll come clean on a couple issues as to why I made this post.
First, I do own a Vision Line 700E, but have never run it. I have taken it out of its box to inspect it and make certain that nothing was damaged, but didn’t give it any run time. This is partly because I haven’t had the time to because of other obligations and currently I don’t have much room (even on the carpet) to properly run it and check out all the features.
I was asking about the 1-700E because I love older Lionel locomotives and it would have replaced the VL version that I currently have. As odd as it sounds, conventional locomotives and are more entertaining to watch and operate, even though a 1-700E can’t truly compare to 21st century counterpart.
Thank you once again.
Its a shame you're not running your VL Hudson. With swinging bell, whistle smoke and great sound, its one not to be overlooked. IMO, the only place a 1-700e should be is where all historic 1/48th sized steamers belong, preserved on display for all 1/48th sized folks to enjoy. And that's exactly where mine ended up..
Joe
What a great idea having the display engine in a fenced area. Can display and run it.
