Bryant Dunivan 111417 posted:ogaugeguy posted:
gunrunnerjohn posted:I'll be amazed if they did anything but re-release the PS/3 version. I can't see them investing in new designs at this stage of the game.
Most definitely not new design tooling, John. but by modification I was thinking about MTH adding heft to the engine with a weighted yoke inside the shell like some HO and N gauge engines have. (You and some others have mentioned adding weight to your engines improved the draw bar pull.)
Also, something else I forgot to ask Bryan, but I hope he reads this post and chimes in, is what type of lighting the new coaches have. Product description just mentions "interior lighting" but I'm curious if MTH has switched from incadescent to led lighting for this new batch of coaches. I'm thinking they haven't or it would be listed for the set.
Incandescent for sure. Engine is light In weight as anything. Might pull 4 cars as is. Definitely needs weight. I purchased the set plus 3 add-ons. No numbers on the add-one from last run. That was good. I will look at Johns topic on weight.
Also, if you take shell off the last car (to add people), good luck clearing the taillights when reassembling. Take your time and fiddle with it. Takes about 1/2 hour of patience.
Skirts went on well, after loosening the truck a bit. Not much, but the screw doesn’t quite line up to go in straight. No need to loosen all the way. Just about 5-6 turns.
Great PFA compared to others. Lots of dialog.
Bryant Dunivan 111417 posted:ogaugeguy posted:
gunrunnerjohn posted:I'll be amazed if they did anything but re-release the PS/3 version. I can't see them investing in new designs at this stage of the game.
Most definitely not new design tooling, John. but by modification I was thinking about MTH adding heft to the engine with a weighted yoke inside the shell like some HO and N gauge engines have. (You and some others have mentioned adding weight to your engines improved the draw bar pull.)
Also, something else I forgot to ask Bryan, but I hope he reads this post and chimes in, is what type of lighting the new coaches have. Product description just mentions "interior lighting" but I'm curious if MTH has switched from incadescent to led lighting for this new batch of coaches. I'm thinking they haven't or it would be listed for the set.
Incandescent for sure. Engine is light In weight as anything. Might pull 4 cars as is. Definitely needs weight. I purchased the set plus 3 add-ons. No numbers on the add-one from last run. That was good. I will look at Johns topic on weight.
Also, if you take shell off the last car (to add people), good luck clearing the taillights when reassembling. Take your time and fiddle with it. Takes about 1/2 hour of patience.
Skirts went on well, after loosening the truck a bit. Not much, but the screw doesn’t quite line up to go in straight. No need to loosen all the way. Just about 5-6 turns.
Great PFA compared to others. Lots of dialog.
Good to hear you had no major obstacles mounting the truck skirts Bryant. How did you go about loosening the trucks to get to that one screw? Did you have to remove engine shell?
Also any tip on finessing the shell of the last car back into place because of the tail lights? Was there difficulty removing it?
It's regrettable MTH didn't react to the lack of weight concerns many of us have and in some way add weight to the engine.
Oh well, it is what it is, Bryant. Enjoy your Aero train and please keep us updated how you added weight to the engine and how well it then worked for you.
Btw, have you added passengers to all the cars? What company's figures did you use and was trimming needed to make them fit properly? I'm asking because video and photos I've seen of some populated coaches have figures whose tops of heads are ABOVE the top of the coach windows. Attached are photos of Aero train coach interiors showing how high passengers actually sat in those coach cars. 
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