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    Climax details

    Always love your work Krokodil Cheers Ian
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    Ok, second post...a few questions about DCC...

    To use DCC you will need to purchase a DCC control station and a transformer or you can use your existing transformer if it meets the requirments.The transformer suppylies the power to the DCC station and then the station is wired to the track to power it and supply the DCC signal that controls...
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    Bachmann Climax!

    Clima Pictures Here are some pictures of the Bachman climax for those who are interested , the other loco in the first picture is a MDC 2 truck shay to give you an idea of the climax size. Cheers Ian
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    Bachmann Climax!

    My climax arrived today , its seems to be about the same in noise to my shay , not much noise at slow speeds , noisier at full speeds , it may quieten down after my run in.Dosn't worry me , as i have a few noisy locos and this is far better then them. Also the main chassis seems a little bent...
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    Atlas Shay

    any change someone could measure the lenght of the shay not including the couplers please ? Cheers Ian
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    Bachmann Climax!

    I have ordered mine from PeechCreek hobbies , i have been waiting nearly two year for this and then both this and the N scale Atlas shay appears in the same week . i had to choose the HO climax :-) Ian
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    Nice 4-4-0 American?

    I have had both the Bachman and the IHC , the Bachman was a real pain to run it only had pick up from the tender and was noisey and stalled easily , especially at points .I got rid of it as soon as i could. The IHC was is better in comparison , it has better pickup and is quieter , it is...
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    Spectrum Shay Min. Radius

    Yes , Rivarossi did change some of the old Heisler , including the full wheel pickup from both trucks , hence it dosn't stall at points like the older version used too. Also changed was the noise generated from the "v" cylinder mechanism , it is much quiter than the older version , not as...
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    Spectrum Shay Min. Radius

    I got mine from trainworld as well . fanatastic price :-) Ian
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    Spectrum Shay Min. Radius

    I have one 15" radius to the branchline on my layout , the 3rd truck is the problem , because mine is also rising as it curves the 3rd truck binds against the back of the cab floor and jumps the track .So i would be extra carefull with your track laying on the curve as well as suggesting that...
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    Climax details

    Have a look here ....Climax website There are quite a few pictures there , hopefully some of them should help. BTW that is a very nice Climax Model. :thumb: Cheers Ian
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    Bachmann Climax!

    It's been a long wait but i love the "backwards" style of the climax ,should be good Cheers Ian
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    Keystone Shay NWSL upgrade

    Finished Its been a while but i have finally got some finished Pictures of the Keystone shay for all of you to view.... Cheers Ian
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    Decoder & Sound for HO 2-8-0

    Yes it came with 3 whistles to choose from , you can adjust the rate of the chuff and also have standard and articulated and the option to have the air pumps on or off.You can also change the bell rate , fast ,slow etc. I had to get the PR1 programmer to do this , i could not access the cv...
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    Decoder & Sound for HO 2-8-0

    I installed the Plug and Play sound decoder from Soundtraxx in the Bachman 2 Truck Shay , it runs great with my Lenz Compact which i believe is the same as the Atlas Commander Unit.Since the plug and play units have only 2 sounds , the bell and whistle, that can be opperated by buttons, the...
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