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A Mantua engine in MR?

kbkchooch #1200 Yes, its true! The September issue will have an article with a lowly Mantua 0-4-0 sporting a DCC sound decoder, a TCS "keep alive" circuit piggybacked to the decoder, and what little engine would be complete without one of Dan's(Yardbirds)can motors. No other modifications of any kind were done to the electrical pickup system on the engine, yet it traverses dead frogs with ease, even a 6 inch section of track with tape over it! Here's a sneak peek!
Victor Bitleris All Messages By This Member #1201 开云体育 Now that sounds like a timely article. ?If the write up turns out at my expectations, it should breathe new life into MR. ?I think there are LOTS of articles such as this one waiting to get written/published now with the advent of better motors DCC, Sound, etc. Regards,? Vic Bitleris Raleigh, NC To: yardbirdtrains@... From: kbkchooch@... Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 01:18:56 +0000 Subject: [yardbirdtrains] A Mantua engine in MR? ? Yes, its true! The September issue will have an article with a lowly Mantua 0-4-0 sporting a DCC sound decoder, a TCS "keep alive" circuit piggybacked to the decoder, and what little engine would be complete without one of Dan's(Yardbirds)can motors. No other modifications of any kind were done to the electrical pickup system on the engine, yet it traverses dead frogs with ease, even a 6 inch section of track with tape over it! Here's a sneak peek!
Jeff Pellas All Messages By This Member #1202 That is excellent! I'll be looking for it in MR.? Jeff jppellas@... toggle quoted message Show quoted text -----Original Message----- From: kbkchooch To: yardbirdtrains Sent: Mon, Jul 22, 2013 6:19 pm Subject: [yardbirdtrains] A Mantua engine in MR? ? Yes, its true! The September issue will have an article with a lowly Mantua 0-4-0 sporting a DCC sound decoder, a TCS "keep alive" circuit piggybacked to the decoder, and what little engine would be complete without one of Dan's(Yardbirds)can motors. No other modifications of any kind were done to the electrical pickup system on the engine, yet it traverses dead frogs with ease, even a 6 inch section of track with tape over it! Here's a sneak peek!
Denis Long All Messages By This Member #1203 开云体育 Fabulous set up!? Doesn’t an engine that small require no bigger than O scale hands to do thee work? Denis
lnnrr #1204 With the cab roof on hinges, a G scale engineer can ride and run it. That same G scale engineer probably has some Z scale in his basement. Chuckles (Just following Denis's lead here) toggle quoted message Show quoted text --- In yardbirdtrains@..., "Denis Long" <avanti78@...> wrote: Fabulous set up! Doesn't an engine that small require no bigger than O scale hands to do thee work? Denis
Henry #1205 Always nice to know you guys can cut it up when I'm busy ! Could this article be a ploy of Kalmbach to pump up circulation ? That little 0-4-0 sure ran well on that you tube clip . Henry toggle quoted message Show quoted text --- In yardbirdtrains@..., "lnnrr" <lnnrr@...> wrote: With the cab roof on hinges, a G scale engineer can ride and run it. That same G scale engineer probably has some Z scale in his basement. Chuckles (Just following Denis's lead here) --- In yardbirdtrains@..., "Denis Long" <avanti78@> wrote: Fabulous set up! Doesn't an engine that small require no bigger than O scale hands to do thee work? Denis
kbkchooch #1206 Henry, A ploy to pump up circulation? Kalmbach? Naaaaaaahhhhh!!!! The Youtube video was my idea,,to help sell the article to them! However, if Kalmbach felt enough pressure to ask me,, I could do a follow up article with a different engine. I'm just dying to remotor my Penn Line 4-4-2 and maybe try a new TSC Wow decoder in it! :-) Karl B toggle quoted message Show quoted text --- In yardbirdtrains@..., "Henry" <long95209@...> wrote: Always nice to know you guys can cut it up when I'm busy ! Could this article be a ploy of Kalmbach to pump up circulation ? That little 0-4-0 sure ran well on that you tube clip . Henry --- In yardbirdtrains@..., "lnnrr" <lnnrr@> wrote: With the cab roof on hinges, a G scale engineer can ride and run it. That same G scale engineer probably has some Z scale in his basement. Chuckles (Just following Denis's lead here) --- In yardbirdtrains@..., "Denis Long" <avanti78@> wrote: Fabulous set up! Doesn't an engine that small require no bigger than O scale hands to do thee work? Denis
Henry #1207 Yeh , Those guys will do what they think is best . Who knows ? Lots of things to buy , etc. , etc . ?? It might happen ? Henry H. toggle quoted message Show quoted text --- In yardbirdtrains@..., "kbkchooch" <kbkchooch@...> wrote: Henry, A ploy to pump up circulation? Kalmbach? Naaaaaaahhhhh!!!! The Youtube video was my idea,,to help sell the article to them! However, if Kalmbach felt enough pressure to ask me,, I could do a follow up article with a different engine. I'm just dying to remotor my Penn Line 4-4-2 and maybe try a new TSC Wow decoder in it! :-) Karl B --- In yardbirdtrains@..., "Henry" <long95209@> wrote: Always nice to know you guys can cut it up when I'm busy ! Could this article be a ploy of Kalmbach to pump up circulation ? That little 0-4-0 sure ran well on that you tube clip . Henry --- In yardbirdtrains@..., "lnnrr" <lnnrr@> wrote: With the cab roof on hinges, a G scale engineer can ride and run it. That same G scale engineer probably has some Z scale in his basement. Chuckles (Just following Denis's lead here) --- In yardbirdtrains@..., "Denis Long" <avanti78@> wrote: Fabulous set up! Doesn't an engine that small require no bigger than O scale hands to do thee work? Denis
Tom Knowles #1233 开云体育 Watching that video on the sound and keep-alive equipped Shifter with valve gear and B&O lettering was a bit mesmerizing. The layout its running on is quite nice, too. The sound quality was pretty darn good, I thought. The only thing that caught my attention was the lack of chuff intensity change, which is easily programmed in all Tsunamis that I know of, so when the throttle is reduced, the engine goes quiet except for rod clank and other noises like air-pump, as she drifts to a stop. I don't know if the "mini Tsunami" in this engine has that desirable programable feature or not. I'm pretty excited about the idea of doing this to my Big Six since she runs so beautifully (With a helix humper) but for sure want to have throttle and load response to the chuff.... Tom Knowles NOTE NEW ADDRESS: tomk@... On 7/23/2013 7:28 AM, Victor Bitleris wrote: toggle quoted message Show quoted text ??? Now that sounds like a timely article. ???If the write up turns out at my expectations, it should breathe new life into MR. ???I think there are LOTS of articles such as this one waiting to get written/published now with the advent of better motors DCC, Sound, etc. Regards,??? Vic Bitleris Raleigh, NC To: yardbirdtrains@... From: kbkchooch@... Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 01:18:56 +0000 Subject: [yardbirdtrains] A Mantua engine in MR? ??? Yes, its true! The September issue will have an article with a lowly Mantua 0-4-0 sporting a DCC sound decoder, a TCS "keep alive" circuit piggybacked to the decoder, and what little engine would be complete without one of Dan's(Yardbirds)can motors. No other modifications of any kind were done to the electrical pickup system on the engine, yet it traverses dead frogs with ease, even a 6 inch section of track with tape over it! Here's a sneak peek!

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