My wife went to the LHS today with her dad to get me my gift for xmas. I gave her a list before she left today of items I need/want for my layout.
Surprisingly the store was 'sold out' of everything I wanted... including FOUR FP7A/FP7B CPR set's from Life-like on their 30% off shelf :curse: (think $80 for both locos!)
So she said she got me something really really cool and hopes I like it. So I ask her two questions:
It wasnt the CN Consolidation was it, because the smokebox is damaged?
It wasn't the bachmann 2-6-6-2 was it, because it's a crappy puller...or so I'm told?
the look on her face was pure horror... You mean this one?
Sure enough she pulls out the 2-6-6-2 outa her backpack. sign1
Does anyone have this unit? How hard is it to DCC it? Is the review on the N-scale encyclopedia accurate? I have a 3% grade on my mainline, and it would be cool to have this loco...but if the review is as bad as they say it is... it's gotta go back. She's gonna take it back tomorrow because she wants to surprise me... unless I tell her I want it.
Maybe I should get Mike to e-mail her with some good ideas. :twisted:
Surprisingly the store was 'sold out' of everything I wanted... including FOUR FP7A/FP7B CPR set's from Life-like on their 30% off shelf :curse: (think $80 for both locos!)
So she said she got me something really really cool and hopes I like it. So I ask her two questions:
It wasnt the CN Consolidation was it, because the smokebox is damaged?
It wasn't the bachmann 2-6-6-2 was it, because it's a crappy puller...or so I'm told?
the look on her face was pure horror... You mean this one?
Sure enough she pulls out the 2-6-6-2 outa her backpack. sign1
Does anyone have this unit? How hard is it to DCC it? Is the review on the N-scale encyclopedia accurate? I have a 3% grade on my mainline, and it would be cool to have this loco...but if the review is as bad as they say it is... it's gotta go back. She's gonna take it back tomorrow because she wants to surprise me... unless I tell her I want it.
Maybe I should get Mike to e-mail her with some good ideas. :twisted: