WBB 44-Tonner: Diving In or Sitting by the Pool?

I'd like a little more info first......but it looks good and I'll get one more than likely.

It looked great at York  but it does not have command and that right now is a turn off for me. 

I wonder if the  ERR  boards would fit. 

I'll be sitting for this first round. They aren't available in the road that I model and correct phase, and I'm holding out for MTH to produce one, hopefully with DCS and in NYOW.

100% conventional here........so that will not be an issue.

I was very impressed with the one on display at The Big Train Show in Ontario last week. Very nice looking and was surprised at how small it was in comparison to the Lionel switchers. I'm a tin guy, so it's not on my shopping list, but a nice looking engine.

Steve

I'm holding out for MTH to produce one, hopefully with DCS

MTH announced at York that a 44 tonner with Proto 3 will be in the next catalog. 

O Gauge is not my primary scale, but if one crosses my path at a good price and I'm in the mood, and have money then yes, I'll definitely get one. It appears like they will be nice models. 

I am happy they are making it for all of those who have requested this engine, but it is not for me.

They have been saying this for 3 years   Wish WBB would do an undecorated in the meantime   There are thousands of road name possibilities with the 44 tonner

I will be diving in ....likely numerous times! I will repaint two for the Coudersport & Port Allegany....."The Allegheny River Route"......and yes, both spellings are correct...."Allegany" is an early version that stuck to the name of this McKean County PA. town, Port Allegany.....

Wish WBB would do an undecorated in the meantime

Yep, I would do one for Pacific Car & Foundry. Back in the fifties I would watch that little guy at PACCAR push out flats loaded with mechanized howitzers for the Great Northern to pick up.

I'm holding too, since Bachman isn't making it in NYO&W or Middletown and New Jersey I'm just going to wait until they are released. I'm sure there will be enough of them to go around and it won't matter which one of their road names because I'll have to get mine repainted. 

By then MTH should be announcing what they are coming out with, and I'll take it from there. I may have to get one of each brand .

I'm in the water already. I will strip mine, 2R it and paint it Fernwood, Columbia & Gulf.

Malcolm

We have been selling these like crazy on our web site. I expect a complete sell thru

I saw it at York and was impressed. However I don't have a need for an engine that size. But yes I would buy one if needed. WBB has already upgraded to sound so if we keep pushing them toward remote control the Williams concept will be lost completely.

I'm going to get the PRR one, and it'll have command, sound, and electrocouplers before it gets pressed into service.

I will wait to see what MTH will offer in the next catalog.  If MTH offers them in B&M livery,  I am in for a pair of them.  I'm in for a Maine Central version, too.

It is a neat locomotive and most likely I will get the PRR version.  Even though it is not command control, I'll bet it will run nicely for switching operations.  Of course, I will also like to have one of the MTH units with command.  I have several freight operations that could use a 44 tonner!

Alan

Well Alan, we might be able to arrange an ERR upgrade for yours.

the video from the tca museum said an undecorated version was going to be available too.

Waiting for NYC, New Haven, or Great Northern road names.

I agree; MTH has been talking about one but that of course would require new tooling. I'm not holding my breath. I would like to see an undecorated version too but I'm not complaining it's nice to see a 3 rail scale one in the pipe line!

Waiting to see which ATSF paint scheme.

I went to the Golf Course. I'm a big fan of WbB, but N&W didn't have any of these 

Gilly

If anyone knows, when are these supposed to be available?

Mocro-Mark site say Dec. 2014 as of right now.  Things can change though.

I ordered 2 Southern Rwy - one for me and one for a friend. The SOU had them.

I wish that there was more money for the importers in the "critter" market. There were

and ARE so many different types around (little steamers were done, too).

How about a more scale-ish Lionel Vulcan or 2-4-2 "motorized" unit (actually, an upgrade

to good gearing and a can motor would do it)?

And a modernized Burro...

SMART move by WbB NOT to use apple green on the SOU, Grande gold on the DRGW, red and silver on the ATSF.....I like the more correct schemes. DRGW will be on my layout.

There's also no certainty, even if MTH offers one, that it will be scale sized, something to consider.

Is the WbB unit NOT scale???? Everything I read said it was??????

Pretty sure that's the direction WbB is headed....

Oh, I want a few, but not enough to pre-order.  Williams and Bachman seem to never run out of the models they sell so I'll just wait until they bring them to market. 

Guess it depends if MTH's will be Premier, Railking scale or Railking.

Rusty

I need to see an item in person and watch it do it's thing or read of someone else's experience with it. These will be around for a long time whether they are flying off the shelf or not. I am also curious what future road names will be. Time will tell whether I pull the trigger or not. Thankfully its not one of those buy now and maybe you'll either eventually get it or it's a shelf queen out of the box..

Kudos to Williams by Bachman for that sort of reliability.

My thoughts also, if you are talking about the original gas turbines like the Minute Man version, etc.

They did re-issue them with TMCC, electro-couplers, traction tires, and lights.

Dave

I'm in for one if they make a B&M or Maine Central, prefer the MEC.  They owned several and ran them into the 1970's up here in Maine.

Dtrainmaster -

Yeah, I have one of the PW Celebration USAF TMCC 2-4-2 turbines, and it's just cute as it can be. The side rods just make it. Runs well, always willing. Going to repaint it soon.

Runs well for an AC motor, that is, and it's so noisy that I guess a sound system is actually built in! I like it, and I think that the gearing is OK, but a smooth can motor, ERR

cruise and maybe a basic turbine sound would be sweet. 

Look at what I wrote Dave, I was questioning if the MTH one would be true scale sized.  The Williams one is supposed to be scale sized.