First taste of MTL SW1500

[johnh35]

We show you a PRE-PRODUCTION sample and all hell breaks loose, I just love the way things are blown out of proportion here on Railwire.

Both are the same chassis, the top one has the LL fuel tank , the bottom pic shows the SW1500 fuel tank that we produced. The top pic shows the shell before stops were added to the inside of the shell to set the correct height. We took a decent running locomotive that has been in production for quite a few years, that was not DCC ready, and in collaboration with Digi-Trax, came up with a way to make the chassis DCC ready, so all those existing locomotives out there can now be DCC controlled. Your welcome.

Just so you all know, I'm in the process of designing Flexi-Coil truck side frames for future releases and later we will be doing the body mounted hand rail version.

Steve Ward
Micro-Trains Line Designer

Thanks Steve for the information. So I was correct concerning the insertion depth of the chassis into the shell. I can appreciate your effort with digitrax, as I was trying to persuade TCS to do something similar with their z2 decoder. Anyhow, since there is additional space in the top of the SW1500 shell, there is plenty of clearance for the pin/wire arrangement MT used. Do u perchance know if there is enough room under the SW9 hood to accommodate the pins/wires?

[JoeD]

You want me to wash your back too?? 

Joe, could you lower it a little bit   and maybe to the left

[coosvalley]

You REALLY think showing a picture will shut everyone up?   I gotta bridge you may want to buy.

Joe

Actually, with the pic you posted, I think we can all agree the height looks corrected....

Thanks for posting the pics, don't be afraid to share a whole truckoad more...

[johnh35]

Joe, thanks for the pics. Along with Steve's post I think all is clear now in my mind.

[JoeD]

There is about the same amount of room under the hood.  dropping a sw 9 on our modified chassis with the DCC board requires no extra work.

Joe

Thanks Steve for the information. So I was correct concerning the insertion depth of the chassis into the shell. I can appreciate your effort with digitrax, as I was trying to persuade TCS to do something similar with their z2 decoder. Anyhow, since there is additional space in the top of the SW1500 shell, there is plenty of clearance for the pin/wire arrangement MT used. Do u perchance know if there is enough room under the SW9 hood to accommodate the pins/wires?

[peteski]

LOL Joe!  This is a prefect thread demonstrating why I keep visiting TRW - it is amusing as hell!

Now about those pickup leaves/springs...
JK

[learmoia]

Cab side looks a little low (bottom of pilot looks like it's touching rail, and coupler is a bit low..
Appears to be just out of adjustment on the frame.

Nose side height looks good..

Angle shot looks good... 6" is hard to notice..

But.. Ask any woman.. They say 6" doesn't matter.... but.. It matters 

I'm looking forward to the Conrail in December!!!  

~Ian

[tehachapifan]

Ride height looks good in the above photo with the somewhat scary "Graf Fob" in the way. As far as the pilot looking like it's on the rails on the cab end, a wheel looks like it's off the rails on that end.

[johnh35]

There is about the same amount of room under the hood.  dropping a sw 9 on our modified chassis with the DCC board requires no extra work.

Joe

Joe, what are the actual chassis mods? Can you share that with us?

[learmoia]

Ride height looks good in the above photo with the somewhat scary "Graf Fob" in the way. As far as the pilot looking like it's on the rails on the cab end, a wheel looks like it's off the rails on that end.

Didn't catch that..

[coosvalley]

See? It can't even stay on the rails for a photo!....The sky is falling!

[u18b]

As we say down in Alabama....

Joe is just messin' with y'all now.

[CBQ Fan]

I wonder who got the old heave ho.......

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Haha... so this is the ultimate "Pics or it didn't happen". We get photos, demand more then get an annoyed post from the producer.

The Railwire: 4Chan for modelers

[John]

I've renamed my Fob  "a$$hat"  seems fitting.

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