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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #75 on: January 29, 2018, 01:07:27 AM »
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Quote from: learmoia on January 16, 2018, 08:30:43 PM
The seams on the acess panel doors seem a bit 'wooden reefer'ish.. but maybe its the light.. or angle, or that will smooth out with paint.. looks great but that is what stands out to me..

Edit.. I went back to look at proto photos and the doors do stand out a bit when you look.. It would help to see the castings with a finished thickness of paint...

~Ian

Ok, time for my in-person impression of the Turbo Train's factory prototype model (at the Springfield show).
It was a test-sample they just received from the factory few days ago. It was an undercoated unit (painted silver). I drooled over it running slowly on a small loop of Kato Unitrack. Bill S. then let me fondle it!  :D   Well, up-close it looks pretty darn good, including the panel engravings.  The window thickness was also not an issue (besides, the windows are heavily tinted).  The interior lighting was a bit overwhelming (like Jason mentioned earlier here) but that will be dealt with. The single-axle wheel-sets ride in outside needle-point bearings (very free-rolling). I really like the ingenious coupling system.  The cleverly designed snap-together couplings also carry the electrical connections, so all wheels pick up power.  At this point of the design process it was a DC-only unit.

Bill agreed to run it on our large NTRAK layout.   It ran smoothly, at both fast and ludicrous speed. It had no problem dealing with the large gaps and humps of a typical NTRAK layout's connecting tracks. No problems with going over facing and trailing points of Peco turnouts.  Zero derailments. Bill took several videos and he will post them later for all to see.  He also noted some minor possible issue which will be looked at and corrected if needed. 

Now I'm anxiously awaiting the units I reserved.  NICE!!
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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #76 on: January 29, 2018, 01:12:12 AM »
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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #77 on: January 29, 2018, 01:59:23 AM »
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Ran into Pete at ESM which was just a few booths away. It really is a fantastic model.
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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #78 on: January 29, 2018, 09:40:52 AM »
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Thanks, guys. Glad you like it.

We learned a lot from the mistakes of our HO TurboSled.

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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #79 on: January 29, 2018, 04:21:07 PM »
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Great. Now I it sounds like I really need to order one. lol
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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #80 on: January 30, 2018, 08:39:28 AM »
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Does it have a motor and decoder unit on each end or just one?
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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #81 on: January 30, 2018, 03:59:10 PM »
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Quote from: ek2000 on January 30, 2018, 08:39:28 AM
Does it have a motor and decoder unit on each end or just one?

I was told that both end units were powered.  No decoders were installed - just DC in the prototype model.
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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #82 on: January 30, 2018, 07:07:24 PM »
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Thank you, good to know. In that case, I suspect there will be decoders to on both ends as well.

I find myself on a slippery slope towards buying one of these despite my initial decision not to :)
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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #83 on: January 31, 2018, 10:55:45 PM »
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Quote from: ek2000 on January 30, 2018, 07:07:24 PM
Thank you, good to know. In that case, I suspect there will be decoders to on both ends as well.

I find myself on a slippery slope towards buying one of these despite my initial decision not to :)

Sounds good to me!  :D

There will be a decoder in each end for sound models.

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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #84 on: February 01, 2018, 12:59:31 AM »
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Quote from: rapidotrains on January 31, 2018, 10:55:45 PM
Sounds good to me!  :D

There will be a decoder in each end for sound models.

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Hey Jason! Ask Bill to post the video of the Turbo running on the N Track layout that Pete mentioned! I'm chomping at the bit here!
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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #85 on: February 01, 2018, 01:50:33 AM »
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Quote from: delamaize on February 01, 2018, 12:59:31 AM
Hey Jason! Ask Bill to post the video of the Turbo running on the N Track layout that Pete mentioned! I'm chomping at the bit here!

Bill told me that he was going to post some of the videos. He took several (like 6 or 8 ).  :)  He is probably busy dealing with all the post-show stuff.
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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #86 on: February 01, 2018, 01:58:22 AM »
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Quote from: peteski on February 01, 2018, 01:50:33 AM
Bill told me that he was going to post some of the videos. He took several (like 6 or 8).  :)  He is probably busy dealing with all the post-show stuff.
Don't you love it when emoji code interferes with what you are trying to write? I was like why the cool dude in (6 or 8) and then I realized oh (6 or 8 )
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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #87 on: February 01, 2018, 02:10:22 AM »
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Quote from: Jbub on February 01, 2018, 01:58:22 AM
Don't you love it when emoji code interferes with what you are trying to write? I was like why the cool dude in (6 or 8) and then I realized oh (6 or 8 )

Yeah, unintentional smiley. :-D  Fixed it.
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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #88 on: February 01, 2018, 06:58:57 AM »
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Quote from: peteski on February 01, 2018, 02:10:22 AM
Yeah, unintentional smiley. :-D  Fixed it.

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Re: TurboTrain - first test shots
« Reply #89 on: February 01, 2018, 09:29:26 PM »
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Video from Springfield is up on our Facebook page.

http://facebook.com/rapidotrains/

Here's the direct link: https://www.facebook.com/rapidotrains/videos/1579896315429560/

-Jason
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