Wow, Marty, it looks so nice on Your Turntable and layout...Thanks for the pictures.
Mine will be at my hobby shop in the next few days. Happy Days are here Again...
Marty Beautiful and I'll bet the sounds are great too!
Good luck with your new Loco
Alan
Very sharp!
Peter
Marty, can you comment on the new tether setup that Lionel is using on their small steam switchers.
It appears the coupling is much closer than say the 0-8-0's. Does drawbar have different holes to adjust the spacing ?
How is the new tether wire as far as looks and ease of use connecting ?
I'm guessing all the pickup rollers are connected. I was told at Charles Ro's open house that this setup would be standard now on all the smaller steam switchers.
Hello Dave. Rollers on the tender and engine. The tether looks like the old PS1 with 4 connections. The draw bar has two holes to give you a choice. I am hanging out all day Saturday fixing trains. Stop by run the train and go for lunch. Sounds are great. Smoke is very strong.
Marty
I have had mine for a week, picked it up from Toms Trains on Saturday last. I love this engine, it runs great. Smoke output will clear a room. All works perfectly. I personally like having a BTO loco, I think it adds to it. Also, I did a quick search of all the big dealers and it appears everyone is out of them, so I think Lionel knocked it out of the park with this model and I'm glad I got one, #5244!!
Originally Posted by Cincytrains:
I did a quick search of all the big dealers and it appears everyone is out of them, so I think Lionel knocked it out of the park with this model and I'm glad I got one, #5244!!
Not sure about that. I looked at these, and just checked 5 large dealers, and they all had them (not to mention half a dozen presently on the Bay). Seems there are plenty around if someone wants one.
I still have some.
