@Sid's Trains posted:So like the other 199 people out there I got one of the new Menards SF F3's. Overall a solid model and not much to complain about. Good motors, good paint, good lights, and good sounds. Lighting wise the number boards could use some attention for better illumination. Sound wise the horn could be updated to hold until you let go of the button. Finally it runs really fast on the first speed step. It abruptly starts both due to the lack of flywheels and being wired parallel. I have partially fixed that by wiring the motors in series to reduce the overall speed which reduces the starting speed. Otherwise good model Menards and keep it up.
It doesn't look easy to add flywheels to those motors. Maybe an RS775 swap out?
John