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And Wayne, the "derailment" is quite catchysign1 :thumb:

But also, think about this: If you have 10 engines in 1 block and want to simulate a couple of large mu consists, then you would eat up your 3.5 amps from your DCC controller. If you have a couple of dummy units in those consists, nothing lost.:thumb:

I cant find any dash9 dummy's anywhere:cry: , I wanna do some up in the Tower55 black widow scheme. Already ordered the decals from Walthers.:thumb:

Thats an awesome sight for parts reference:thumb:

I use testors also, but I've used ms paint and set the printer for 8x5 index cards for bigger decals and it works great:thumb: :thumb:

Hi there, and welcome aboard:thumb: I've always liked the look of the Japanese steamers, but could never find any. Lets see some pics when you can.:thumb:

I like the scene where they're fishing the f units out of the water.:thumb: :thumb:

I have changed the decoder in this unit to a 4 function non sound decoder, and set the 2 extra functions to activate when the F2 functions is used as a horn, and the ditch lights do flash back and forth like the prototype.:thumb:

I like the Rio Grande heritage unit, as well as all SP and Rio Grande units before it.:thumb: I'd buy another Athearn or Atlas engine again, without a second thought:thumb:

Sean, I live right down the road from you, in Columbus:thumb: There a few others in here from the peach state also.

My reason for buying the units from tower55 is this: The paint scheme will never be done again, thanks to UP sign1 , and the units are not available from any other manufacturer right now. The detailing of the units is picture perfect, as is the paint.:thumb:

Heres something to think about though, you could always invest in some dcc equipped locos and run them now on dc without any alterations, and when you can finally go to dcc, they will be ready.:thumb:

I believe the main reason dummy units were sold: 1) to give the appearance of multi-unit 2) to not draw the extra amperage of a second unit 3) so you could have a yard full of engines (on dc) and only 1 running around:D

sign1 I was looking at mine earlier and noticed the mu hose wasn't in the hanger and tried to put it in it. Needless to say, I pulled the hanger loose to do this and dropped the little booger on the floor. I spent at least an hour looking for it. When it was finally found, I said it wasn't...

The tower55 units have brass railings, grab irons, and misc detail parts. Thats the only thing I didnt like about the units. Nothing to do to them but run them:D

Theyre just on "display" for the pic, but you can consist them with DCC and have the units facing different directions:thumb:

I've got a couple of spectrum dash9's and the way to take the shell off is to remove the couplers first, and then squeeze in the middle of the walkway, just like the athearns, and lift up.:thumb:

Heres my latest 4 aquisitions of the past 2 days:

Got both of mine in today!!! At first the sound didnt work on either one, but I had to program the address too. Now they're sounding and looking great:thumb: :thumb:

I've been to the LHS twice this past week and know I've spent atleast $400 there. I try to go at least once a month and spend minmal $60. :thumb: