I have the opportunity to get this diesel for a good price but I’m kind of on the fence about it. My father (who got me into the hobby many years ago) doesn’t like it nor does my wife... hah But I think it’s very interesting. Anyone own this one already that can give me some positive reviews?:-)
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I own this locomotive. It ran in smooth fashion with good lights and sound right out of the box using an MTH Z-4000 transformer. I can't speak for MTH DCS, as I don't use this operating system. If you use Command Control or Legacy, you might want to consider the Lionel version.
Bob
gabob posted:I own this locomotive. It ran in smooth fashion with good lights and sound right out of the box using an MTH Z-4000 transformer. I can't speak for MTH DCS, as I don't use this operating system. If you use Command Control or Legacy, you might want to consider the Lionel version.
Bob
The legacy version is nice, but I’m sure it’s way more $$$ than this one.
I’ve ran mine a bunch. Runs great.
I just got one. Sound and performance are excellent. From what I can see of the pictures detail is slightly better on the MTH but Lionel's pilot looks better with minimal gap. Wishing I had gotten the two rail version but I will stick with this one now.
Pete
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Jack118711 posted:I have the opportunity to get this diesel for a good price but I’m kind of on the fence about it. My father (who got me into the hobby many years ago) doesn’t like it nor does my wife... hah But I think it’s very interesting. Anyone own this one already that can give me some positive reviews?:-)
I have one with scale wheels and fixed pilots. It's a beautiful locomotive and, like my other SD70ACe's from MTH, runs well, sounds good, and can handle O-72 curves (Gargraves/Atlas/MTH ScaleTrax) with the scale wheels if the track is laid properly. Can't help you with Dad and the Wife not liking the locomotive, but let's just say that my ex-wife's family absolutely hated my wanting a Bush '41 locomotive but I bought one -- it's MY hobby.
Bottom line is, it's a nice locomotive that runs well, sounds good, and sends a patriotic message. Go for it.
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Thanks for the responses! How could anyone not want the Bush diesel...
I have this engine also. its a great runner and the pfa sounds are very nice. a plus is it is 100 less than lionels. I also have full dcs also. I say get it man.
Picked it up today! I’ll have it on the track tomorrow night :-)