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    IHC Mikado?

    Thanks Kanawha, I'll try that.
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    BLI SW7 w/sound & dcc performance?

    SW7 performance Thanks Charlie. I'm in the process of switching from n scale to HO and sound and DCC are all brand new to me. Thanks again for your help. OK, I just tried it again after looking at the instructions. Beautiful! If it had fur I'd take it to bed with me. Thanks again.
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    BLI SW7 w/sound & dcc performance?

    I just received my BLI, C&O SW7. I am playing around with it in dc and wondering if it will perform better with dcc. The biggest problem is that it has to go through start up every time I reverse direction. This is quite a pain since it will be constantly switching. Will performance change if I...
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    C&O steam era cabooses

    Josh, Thanks for the great info.
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    C&O steam era cabooses

    I've come to a conclusion after kicking HO around in my head, that I would still like to stay in n scale. I really want to build a new layout in C&O steam especially since there is so much nice steam now that is prototypical C&O. The only problem is, there are no n scale prototypical C&O...
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    IHC Mikado?

    I have been working like the Devil to find a small C&O engine for a small layout that I want to build. Unfortunately I run in to dead ends. The Bachmann 2-8-0 that is coming out in C&O doesn't resemble a C&O, the BLI 2-8-2 is a ghost and so is their C&O phase 2 sw7, and the Proto 0-8-0 being...
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    Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0 question

    I believe the 3 pole motor is n scale only.
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    Bowser steam engines

    A customer used to come into the local hobby shop and buy smoke units for his Bowser kits. Has anyone added smoke units? I have never built one myself but I can see tremendous advantages over plastic. Years ago, I had a couple of Mantuas' and really liked them except for lack of detail. But I...
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    Proto 0-8-0 Price!

    Thanks Lester. The 0-8-0 is nice too, but I have to admit, the engine in the other picture is a real gem. Thanks again.
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    Proto 0-8-0 Price!

    WOW! Beautiful engine and excellent modeling. Hats off! As far as myself and the layout I have planned, the bigger engines will not serve me well. They'll probably be out of place. By the way, Is that the Proto Yard Goat in the picture?
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    Proto 0-8-0 Price!

    Thanks. Got so many things going on in my mind and not enough capacity, so that train went right by me. Do you know where I can pull up some good photos of a G9 class Loco? Thanks Again
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    Proto 0-8-0 Price!

    Thanks Larry. The online shops are exactly where I have been checking and I have considered a GP7 or 9. It looks like only the Proto 2000 are available with original delivered paint schemes. I have had a couple of Proto diesels in the past and they seemed to be very hard to work on. I do like...
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    Proto 0-8-0 Price!

    A couple of years our last hobby shop, now closed, they had a Life like Heritage 0-6-0 Chesapeake and Ohio from probably the first run that didn't have sound. Now I realize this might have been the perfect engine. Very nice engine, I gave it quite a few look overs even though I was still in n...
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    Proto 0-8-0 Price!

    nkp174, Single mainline with some switching. Gateway NMRA has some great small layouts. The 4X8 for the Missouri hs is fantastic for a small layout. Thanks again. Bill
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    Proto 0-8-0 Price!

    Thanks nkp174. I really appreciate your input and the comparisons. The layout I'm building will probably only be 4X8 and bigger engines are out of the question. I have considered a BLI 2-8-2 or even their NW2 but availability is an issue with BLI. Thanks again for your help and any further...
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    Proto 0-8-0 Price!

    I'm not too crazy about building the kit. My airbrush started giving me problems about 20 yrs ago and I haven't had it out since. Time to start looking for it and see if I can get it to work. I hear the Spectrum 2-8-0 is a sweet runner and for the price difference vs proto 0-8-0, that makes it...
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    Proto 0-8-0 Price!

    Thanks guys. You 're probabally right Andrew. Right now it's the 6 of one and half dozen of the other thing. Trainworld is advertising Spectrum 2-8-0's with DCC for, I believe $59.95, in their MR add. I do not know if there is a good sound only mod that can be added or for how much. I would want...
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    Proto 0-8-0 Price!

    Thanks Squidbait. I could use a BLI 2-8-2 that price out around $160 but they're always sold out. I just recently boxed up my n scale because of lack of cabooses etc. Now I have a Walthers HO C&O 25' wood caboose and plans for HO but I'm still running into problems. I would buy the Spectrum...
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    Proto 0-8-0 Price!

    DCC and sound around $245.
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    Proto 0-8-0 Price!

    Thanks Kanawha. I have seen the Spectrum with sound for $136 and that is a sweet engine. That's a price I can live with but unfortunately it will not work for my C&O.
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