ftauss posted:Rokuhan all the way. I bought that sa,e starter set ;ast year and went bat-poop crazy. Have a wonderful Christmas layout for work that I will update a bit with buildings and expand the inner loop. Ran 'em all day 5 days a week for 3 weeks with no problems at all. The track and switches are fantastic as are their controllers. Be aware though that the Rokuhan controllers will NOT drive older driver older Marklin engines, they draw to much. Found that out the hard way but since I have 2 Marklin controllers from the sets I bought I'll just add one of them and some clever wiring to alternate.
Hi ftauss, I'm fairly certain I saw a video of your Christmas layout either here at OGR or on the MTF. I just searched YouTube for it but couldn't locate the video. Would appreciate you posting a link to it.
I have a few questions about that Christmas office layout:
- What size track loop is it ?
- Were the Rokuhan track pieces for the loop purchased individually or did you buy a full package like the one below marketed by Rokuhan?
Rokuhan Z Scale Layout H With RC03 Controller & Wall Adapter
- Which Rokuhan controller did you use? Did Marklin 81846's engine work well with it? Did you get better more proto-realistic starts, stops, slow running and momentum speeds from that controller than with the Marklin transformer that came with that rtr Christmas set?
- Since you ran it for so many hours, what lubricant did you use on the engine after its first 20 hours of run time?
That Marklin 81846 set is my first experience with Z gauge and I have many questions and since we have the same Christmas set I'd like to piggyback on your experiences and what you've learned does or doesn't work with that great little steam engine.
Thanks,
Kenn
Btw, don't forget about that Marklin 2 car add-on set with a caboose (#82302 - below) coming in December for your 81846 which I mentioned to you in another post. Anyone who's interested in getting one should probably pre-order it as I'm guessing it very likely won't be as widely available as the set is.
