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hm.... count me in for 10 undecs....

i can't run it on my layout, just taking pictures. no idea how much it pulls. i did test-runs on a piece of flextrack. the bigboy probably has 30-40 SECONDS of running time.

my brass bigboy was built in 2000 by sakatsu inc., japan. 100 of these beauties have been produced. mine is #54.

sorry for the rather poor quality of the pics. they are analog and scanned

if i remember right i paid over $2k with custom and shipping. but i have to warn you. this thing requires 24" minimum radius. i just test-run it on a 3ft flextrack section. no chance to run it on my layout.

atlas has better details than kato. but for running there's nothing better than a kato. best drive ever produced : kato c44 (same as sd70 and ac4400). of course this is only my opinion.

g scale : www.wholesaletrains.com n scale : www.wig-wag-trains.com

i have a brass bigboy. can't remember the manufacturer by now. iirc there were only 250 made. it comes in a very nice wooden box. there was a review in model railroader about 5 years ago. will sell for $2k.....

usually atlas shells can be left in 96% alcohol for a few hours or even a day. kato shells should not be left in alcohol for more than an hour ! after about four hours they get brittle. most of the time i soak kato shells for 15 minuts then use an old tootbrush. back in the alcohol for another...

96% alcohol on atlas and kato shells

i have one of the sakatsu bigboys. excellent model. you can even see the smallest valves. unfortunately they require a 24" minimum radius so i can't run it on my current layout. beautiful but expensive :-(

dick... check inside the pantographs. there should be small latches catching the upper part of the pantos. maybe you need to bend these latches a bit when i was a kid i saw these crocodiles on heavy gravel trains. impressive sight.

cool...that's a huge file but exactly what i was looking for. thanks !!

excellent work ! makes me consider getting a few steamers as well. cp of course

simon, of course ! thank you in advance have fun sandro

uwe did you try www.us-modellbahnen.de ? you might find answers as well und erst noch in deutsch .....

bikerdad the dn163k1b fits the sd70. no modifitcations on the shell or decoder needed.

yeah, almost belt like. now i just need to programm and speed-match all the locos. and of course, still 18 ac4400 to renumber....

bikerdad i assume the dn163k1b will fit cleanly since they need a bit less space than a dn163k1a. somewhere i have a couple of sd70. i'll check that for you.

delamaize.. plug-in decoders, no soldering needed :-) bikedad... almost. they fit c44/ac440 without any kind of work on either the shell or the decoder. however, digitrax is still unable to design a decoder which fits a sd40/sd40-2. the dn163k1a AND dn163k1b will lift the cab when...