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@peteski's review doesn't exactly fill me with confidence that the Juniata Division needs centipedes...
That "thing" is a DCC sound decoder with a spaghettil-like wire harness and connectors. Not my favorite way to wire up a model, but I'm sure it is easier to deal with when the model is being put together on an assembly line.To me just spreading the wheels to be in-gauge is not up to my standards. I will install plastic washers to prevent the wheels from moving and getting in narrow gauge again. Also, increasing the gauge increases the total length of the axle. The makes them ride tight in the bearing cups. So I will go one step further and press the half-axles slightly in. That way, even when in correct gauge, they will still have a bit of play in the bearing cups. This might be a waste of time to others but I like to go that extra step.The problems I described shouldn't stop anybody from buying this beautiful and unique beasts. It is just disappointing to have a $400 pair of locomotives which aren't really ready to run (unless you use track switches with looser geometry). I'm not sure why many manufacturers (even Kato) seem to make their locomotives tight in gauge. Getting it right is not rocket science.
question, pleasethe stock photos online @ several hobby shops show the "A-A" units with single stripesand the individual "A" units with 5 stripesis that the way they come or are the photos not accurate?also I see that buying 2 separate units costs more that the double unitsdoes not make sense to me, is one paying more for the 5 stripes?finally, is there one that is more prototypical for early '50s, one stripe or five stripe?yes, the bug continues to bite...sincerelyGary
Can we count on a thread for this what we can "Best Of?"
Eventually... It will be similar to the Arnold SW1 review, but I'm not going to reverse-engineer the BLI decoder board!
the stock photos online @ several hobby shops show the "A-A" units with single stripesand the individual "A" units with 5 stripes
is that the way they come or are the photos not accurate?
also I see that buying 2 separate units costs more that the double unitsdoes not make sense to me, is one paying more for the 5 stripes?
finally, is there one that is more prototypical for early '50s, one stripe or five stripe?