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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #180 on: June 28, 2014, 12:24:48 PM »
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I thought the chassis was a LifeLike SW1200.
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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #181 on: June 28, 2014, 12:42:27 PM »
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Quote from: peteski on June 28, 2014, 12:24:48 PM
I thought the chassis was a LifeLike SW1200.

I was under the impression that the LifeLike chassis was just a stand-in for the photograph, until MTL could get an actual chassis to put under the shell.


Hmm... and I just bought a
Cadillac on a Yugo chassis...


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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #182 on: June 28, 2014, 12:50:19 PM »
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Dee for the win!  :D
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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #183 on: June 28, 2014, 02:59:11 PM »
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Quote from: u18b on June 28, 2014, 10:14:19 AM
Wow.

I've been gone over a week on a business trip and just got home.

No one has one yet?
No photos?

These were appearing on ebay before I left.

They just surfaced at one NJ hobby shop this week.  MTL has two here at the convention.  Deco is exactly as it appeared in the Newsletter.
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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #184 on: June 28, 2014, 03:50:47 PM »
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So is it a new mech or a rehashed lifelike mech?
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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #185 on: June 28, 2014, 04:03:41 PM »
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I feel like if there were no bashing to be done, we'd already have seen a pic from Shipsure..man do I hope I'm wrong.....I can deal with a foobie NS paint job, but a foob-ish SW1500, notsomuch...
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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #186 on: June 28, 2014, 04:37:53 PM »
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There is a pic of the mech on the Digitrax web site. Bob.
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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #187 on: June 28, 2014, 04:43:04 PM »
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Quote from: Bob Horn on June 28, 2014, 04:37:53 PM
There is a pic of the mech on the Digitrax web site. Bob.

Got a link? I couldn't find the picture.



Hmm... insert weakest
link joke here...




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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #188 on: June 28, 2014, 05:03:31 PM »
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It is with the new decoder.
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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #189 on: June 28, 2014, 05:05:08 PM »
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DN126M2
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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #190 on: June 28, 2014, 05:23:23 PM »
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Too easy mate.  ;)  http://www.digitrax.com/static/apps/products/mobile-decoders/dn126m2/documents/DN126M2.pdf

And it does look very similar to the LL chassis. Even with the same power pick-up which we all know wasn't LL's best. Looks like the new DN126M2 will fit, with some modifications to the motor, also into the LL models.

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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #191 on: June 28, 2014, 05:43:41 PM »
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must.....resist.....pointing out those are not roller bearings...... :facepalm:....and sure looks like the same LL chassis to me....bummer....
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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #192 on: June 28, 2014, 05:47:09 PM »
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MTL said they were using the LL chassis. This is why the hood is about 6" too wide. The only changes to the design was light board and wired contact strips to the motor.

It looks like this decoder would be a great choice for all of the LL SW1200 as well.

Does anyone know if Dixitrax decoders play nice with ESU and NCE systems? I remember hearing that there were some issues.
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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #193 on: June 28, 2014, 05:49:20 PM »
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I don't really have a need for one of these (unless they do a WC with flex coils), but it appears to me that adding a decoder means sacrificing the headlight.  I am far, far from being a DCC expert (I can barely spell it), but this seems unusual to me. Maybe I am missing something? If so, this would be a Digitrax issue in my opinion, not a MTL issue.

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Re: First taste of MTL SW1500
« Reply #194 on: June 28, 2014, 05:49:43 PM »
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