Class J in ho scale

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Hi everyone thank you fjr the information. I habe the Paragon3 J 611 I’m only looking to have 611 right now and it is my favorite streaming of all time and it was the first large engine I ever went in the cab of while it was under storm at Strasbourg. I was wondering does anyone know what the best model of six women in the 1950s is? I know Bell I made one I think and huge made one as well but I’m not 100% sure I have the museum version which I think could pass as an in-service model but I was wondering what you guys talked? Thank you all for your help and I hope we can continue this discussion.

Sincerely,
Jeff Mueller

> On Oct 24, 2021, at 5:17 AM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> That's a difficult question, and the answer is that unfortunately no one makes the "best".
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> I have one of the first run MTH models, and it's fantastic, except for protosounds. The software will occasionally crash on me and until you cut power to the loco the sound completely disappears.
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> The BLI one, aside from any issues you have, seems to be good. But it doesn't have marker lights, and the smoke unit can melt the boiler if you aren't careful.
> 
> I don't know much about the 2nd run of MTH J's, except that they're using the "improved" drawbar, which if it's the same that the H10 uses, was horrible. Supposedly the ProtoSounds has been improved, but I have no experience with that.
> 
> ScaleTrains bought the MTH tooling, so I would assume that sometime in the future ScaleTrains will release a quality J that's every bit as good as the MTH version, but without the flaws. If you have no need to get one now, I'd wait for that one. That's what I'm doing, but I already have a perfectly good one so I'm not in a rush.
> 
> I didn't mention the Bachmann one. There's (AFAIK) 3 or 4 models from the 80's onward. The old ones from the 80's and 90s have white gears that split, and are a pain to work on. The later models might be better, I think the latest is a DCC + Sound version, again I really don't know. Maybe check youtube for reviews on it.
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> -Drew
> 
>> On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 7:32 PM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>> Hi guys I was wondering if someone could please tell me who makes the best go scale class J model of 611? I habe had many and can’t seem to get one to last. I habe BLI one right now but it has spent more time in the shop than on my layout. If anyone can please give some advice it would be much appreciated. Thank you abd I look forward to talking with you guys?
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Jeff Mueller
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