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I already ordered the electrocouplers for it. Some day, I may convert my fleet to 3 rail scale, but I need to figure out what kind of turns I'm going to have on my layout first. Obviously 2 rail pilots and kadees look great, but it's a lot of work for something that wouldn't allow me to remote throw couplers and would limit the turn radius on the locomotive. As for blunami, why spend the over $200 when the current sounds and control systems work just fine? I don't have the money to spend on that right now, but if the electronics fail, I'll for sure be putting blunami in it. Overall, someday I'll do everything you suggested, but not any time soon. I do appreciate the suggestion, though! Thanks!

@FHollis-gw4cc you could probably get some great sounds with a LokSound decoder from ESU assuming you can figure out how to fit it in. These engines are tight on space in any scale! There already was a figure on the engineers side. Most of scale models have a figure on both sides of the cab. The engine seemed to be holding strong, but the conductor/fireman (I'm not sure what they would have been called back then) kept falling out. Thanks for watching!

@DRCRailroard Yeah, getting the trucks separated from the motor is not a simple task, and getting it back together is even harder! But I agree with you on them being beautiful models! I'm going to have to take it apart one more time to put in the electro couplers and I'm not looking forward to it. It's great to hear it's not just me who struggles. I also thought this would be a great candidate for blunami, but all the stock electronics seem to work so I think I'll save the $200+ and just keep the EOB. But if anything ever fails, you know I'm putting Blunami in it. Haha! Thanks for watching!

@wolfen216 it's already had the battery swapped with what I thought was a capacitor bank. But whatever it is, it doesn't use the battery anymore. And thank you for the info on the plug!

@MatthewJoseph-td5qc great to know! I'll have to take a look next time I'm servicing it

@@superwarp12 It sure is! I was debating converting this to Blunami if I couldn't get these electronics to work. But both Blunami and PS3 would make it way easier to work on.

@northpennvalleysteamrailroad thank you! I love the look of Tinplate

@bennyztrainz you should check out my train show video from December! I have a lot more interesting shots of me freezing my pants off in Rochester. Haha!

@cwhall01 I will my face is so cold haha

@@zishimain9013 Thanks! I get up to a lot more shenanigans in my full videos

@@MatthewJoseph-td5qc that's great to know! Thank you!

You're Very Welcome C.W.!!! MPC Matt.

@CSXrailfan814 Haha! It was all that steam era knowledge they had. They couldn't break free of it. But hey, at least they performed better than Baldwins of the same era.

It's definitely worth the trip if you can make it out!

@@OldcampRanch Agreed! It's a shame I couldn't get the second unit on the test stand. The stero effect of the two units is amazing!

@CSXrailfan814 Haha! More like a bad time to be run for hours non stop. But it gave me projects for 2025

@@keithwood638 thank you!

@deshaunstrains9962 on the front and the back, they are just supporting blocks to keep the trucks from hitting the center rail. Under the driving wheels are rollers that allow the train to stay in place while in motion (if that makes sense). The rollers have a bar on them to contact the center pickup roller on the locomotive, but I found the placement of the pickup rollers to be inconsistent between manufacturers. So I built my test stand to have a center rail all the way along the top. I hope this answers your question. Thanks for watching!

@SarcasticBroth I know right? It has a custom sound card for the movie dialog anyway. But the whistle is has is very nice.

@1471SirFrederickBanbury It's not just you. I didn't add nearly as much smoke as before. The smoke unit intermittently shorts now, and I'm trying to prolong its life as much as I can since it's something like $70 to buy a replacement. When I do get a new one I'll record a real smoke show before the old one inevitably kills itself.

@@cwhall01 Considering how simple smoke units are, being composed of basically just a resistor and fan, you may be able to find and replace the shorting component, and maybe even get weaker resistors, which would increase the output. I wonder how Lionel could possibly get away with such a high price?

@1471SirFrederickBanbury this is a dual chamber smoke unit that runs the whistle steam and the main smoke. It's also a "smart" smoke unit (whatever that means). So it has some chips and sometimes thermistors in it which drives up the price. I miss the days of the resistor and a fan. Changing the resistor does sound really cool! It would be fun to experiment with different resistances to see how it changes the output. Thanks for the suggestion!

@@cwhall01 I know on TH-cam, Qora01m made his own smoke unit thats the best I've ever seen from basic resistors and a fan. I do plan also to experiment with tiny fog fluid thats used by the film industry, as that should be much better than the oil based smoke fluids that most people use. it would also leave no residue being water based.

@1471SirFrederickBanbury oh that sounds fantastic! Thank you for the suggestion, and let me know how your experiment goes!

@xarq0n maybe next year. I've got another video on my channel that shows my lionel tinplate display.

@@CSXrailfan814 Can't wait to see it! I'll keep my blue comet on a leash next time. Haha!

@cwhall01 You better! It's gonna be a lot of therapy before my loco feels safe leaving the house. Who's gonna pay for that! Therapy for model trains ain't cheep!

I'm definitely not bringing this in one piece anywhere again. Haha! I'll likely cut it into quarters, but that's going to need a full redesign. Thank you for your help during setup!

@@joeystrains.9316 Thank you!

@OldcampRanch It was! Lots of work but totally worth it. Thanks for watching!

@@danieldoesdumbstuff I agree! I think they are due to reissue the T1. It would be awesome to see it with cylinder, safety valve, whistle, and maybe dynamo steam. We'll keep our fingers crossed!

@wolfen216 good to know! Thank you for the clearification!

@luvindemtrains Great suggestions! I didn't think of that. Next time I do some gaps like they I'll give that a try.

@@cwhall01 Sometimes my common sense kicks in, lol. It might be worth a try.

@andrewaugustyniak2765 You have a couple options. For the sounds, if you want to do exactly what I did in the T1, you'd have to call some parts dealers to see if they have a powered mother board and a railsounds 4.0 or 4E board. Since Lionel no longer sells them on their website, they have gotten very hard to find. The motor controller and radio reciever boards you can get from Electric Railroad / Sunset 3rd Rail. Just keep in mind that if you have the original AC motor in the engine, you can't use the Cruise Commander, you'll have to use the AC commander. If you have upgraded it with a DC can motor, you can use the Cruise Commander. Electric Railroad also sells RailSounds Commander kits. These are the easiest way to put new sounds in these engines and it's plug and play as long as you have the harness to connect the RailSounds Commander to the Cruise/AC Commander (ERR sells this too). Their sound options are limited for steam but guaranteed to work. Sorry for the long reply, but hopefully this answered your question. Thanks!

@cwhall01 Yes the information that you sent me makes sense thank you Railroad fan!!

@andrewaugustyniak2765 That's great! The two chuffs per rev makes the engine so much better, in my opinion. Thank you for the kind wishes and happy holidays!

@ROKMAN1445 Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed! And that's awesome that you're in the HO club! I love your layout and everyone I've met in your club seems great! if I ever get back into HO, I may see if I can participate in both.

@kensbackshop6399 very nice! I've only been at this for about 10 years or so now. I agree, an 80W transformer is definitely not cut out for the kind of work I'm using it for. When I get some money I'm definitely going to upgrade since my CW-80 is on its way out. I just don't want to pull out my ZW since it's way too big for my little desk.

The reason those middle wheels on the power trucks do not have flanges is because they need to be that way so that they can navigate the O-31 radius curves and O-31 switches that Lionel came out with I believe in Lionel's early Postwar years. I hope that this helps you C.W. and as always Happy Railroading!!!!

C.W. My mistake I meant the rear flangeless wheels not the middle ones. Oh by the way can you show a video on how to take apart that 6 wheel truck and replace all the gears and what the part numbers are?? Sincerely MPC Matt.

Thank you!

@@bennyztrainz that's awesome! Do you know what was used for the number boards? I'm curious in case I decided to ever model AFT 1 or 250

@ they were brass and they were painted up in black and glued on to the front of the engine, I will be receiving the engine on my birthday which is very soon feel free to join the live stream and you will see it then💙💙💙

@bennyztrainz very nice! If I've got the time I'll be sure to join in! I've got a lot going on this month, though, so if I can't join, happy early birthday!

@@cwhall01 Thank You it will start on the 14th at 9:00💙💙💙💙💙💙

Unfortunately, I'll be setting up for Tiger Tracks at 9am on the 14th and I'll be out with some friends at 9pm that day. But I'll still see if I can join your stream

@zavala90011 if i wanted to do it correctly, I would have tried soldering the new plate to the frame. But instead, I tried using gorilla glue, and it honestly worked really well. Just make sure to scuff the mating surfaces with some kind of sand paper or scotch bright pad so it glue has something to bite into. Hope this helps, and thanks for watching!

@@cwhall01THANK YOU! I had that problem with my 249E and just ordered the part. Saved me literally $96.

@sfm_ferguson5033 these are awesome engines but definitely not worth more than $300. They come up pretty frequently from what I've seen so hopefully another good deal will come soon

@@OldcampRanch the H7s are fantastic! Happy Thanksgiving!

@@TerranceIngoldsby interesting! Thanks for sharing! I'll have to test that theory some time