12-31-2008, 12:20 AM
Tom Wrote:I'm still pretty convinced that not only will the 2-10-4 by Bachmann that you already have will not only run ok on DCC to try it out, I would actually bet you a Coke it has a smoke unit in it if you want to see one in action for yourself. Give it a try, a DCC system will run one analog engine, so see if it works for you. If you have any sewing machine oil or gun oil, put a few drops down the stack if it still runs and see what happens.
The Proto steamers are NICE, VERY nice, nicely detailed, but no smoke option in any of them that I am aware of. I would give the one you already have a try and see what it does. It may fire right up (the reason I say that is because I have a similar Bachman steamer that is about the same age and close to your 2-10-4 and it still runs like a champ).
Also too, not sure if you were aware, Bachmann makes the GS-4 4-8-4 in various paint schemes with a smoker in it. I had one of those (that took a dive off the layout and died a crushing death unfortunately) that I bought for Alicia since she loves the Daylight. It smoked and it ran pretty decently. Much cheaper alternative to the MTH GS-4, but it not DCC ready, you'd have to hard wire a decoder, not sure if that is something you like to do or not.
This is my concern. The smoke unit in the engine I posted is clearly old. Have they improved on them since then, I would think so. Do I know for sure, not a clue. The fact that the one from MTH smokes and chuffs in sync tells me yes.
I did not know about Bachmann. I looked at their stuff and didnt see it. Are you sure its still available?
