N&W Locomotive models (in response to: O guage Y6b)

[NW Modeling List]

I agree with Tom, no model will ever be perfect mainly because a modeler can pick a certain locomotive on a certain day and it will be different than any other day.  Our models should be running, not sitting still, most of the problems can not be seen when the model is moving.  The only problem I have is with he way most manufacturers do the articulation.  Outside of my brass models, the only two articulated locomotives I have that are done correctly are the Model Power(Mantua) 2-6-6-2 and the Intermountain cab forward.  The rest of them are wrong for no good reason.

Kurt S. Kramke MMR



>From: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

>Date: 2007/12/03 Mon PM 04:46:01 CST

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>Subject: N&W Locomotive models (in response to: O guage Y6b)



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>Stephen Rineair said, “The HO Y6b that wasproduced was not the best seller.  Why would BLI or PCM produce a Yanything else with all the complaints, [allot from our society members]mostly  about the price and sound.  What do you want at that pricefor a nonbrass loco.  I noticed several of our society menbers buying theAHM/RIV model after a much improved model has been produced and severlyreduced.  Now they are dumping the new Y6b and still are stuck.  Theyhad to explain on their site that the sound was taken from Links recordings anddownloaded and still most of you are not happy.”

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>I’m afraid I have to agree with Mr. Rineairhere.  In the weeks following the release of the PCM Y6b the vast majorityof the comments on this mailing list were quite negative, picking onthis-or-that detail (especially sound) that wasn’t “right”. It got so bad that I was actually embarrassed and offered an apology to PCM forthe roasting they were getting here.  How many of you took the trouble togo to the Lok Sound (ESU) website, download the Lok Sound V3.5 manual andread/understand/use it?  Even running in DC it improved the sound andoperation of the locomotive greatly to adjust the various accessible CVs,particularly the relative volumes of the sounds, the speed curve, and the topspeed.

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>Fellow members, be careful “biting the handthat feeds you.”  We can easily come across as just a bunch of grumpyold men that can never be pleased.  Having run a small manufacturing business,I can tell you that when I brought a product to market and had nothing but whiningand complaining from the segment of the market it was aimed at I would thinklong and hard about it before I did anything else for that market segment.

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>Tom Black

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