N5CJonny posted:"According to Andy Edelman at MTH, this is a software issue and with few conventional operators, they don't intend to fix it. That being the case, I don't plan to buy more MTH steam!" (originally posted by SJC)
First off congrats on that new engine as it looks like a beauty. I don't blame you for being disappointed with the engine not being able to coast to a stop and I am a little surprised at the response from Andy Edelman. You mention that he said there are not enough conventional operators, so they are not going to bother changing anything to fix the coasting issue with conventional operation. I am a conventional only operator and I strongly believe I am not in the minority. I also feel that this issue has not occurred on other and older versions of their steam engines, so why suddenly is there a change and why is it too difficult or worth the effort for MTH to fix the problem? I don't have the stats or answers, but it just seems a little hard for me to understand why MTH is taking this stance in my opinion.
I'm not sure what brought the sudden change. I'm not going to post the entire email thread here. I will note that my PS3 Railking Imperial 0-6-0 switcher, Delivered Spring 2013 coasts and operates beautifully in conventional. No issues and a very nice little switcher.
I would have to reread the emails but I suspect it may have to do with flywheel size and something in the software that would need to be changed.
