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Hi Joe,
How do you like the Nickel Plate Road ES44AC's? How do they sound? From your picture they look great!
In the past MTH had issues on getting the snow plow correct on some of their engines. That said, does the snow plow fit well?
Regards,
Frank
Joe,
Did you make that CSX maintenance building, and what I believe is a fueling station in the background?
Originally Posted by Swafford:
Hi Joe,
How do you like the Nickel Plate Road ES44AC's? How do they sound? From your picture they look great!
In the past MTH had issues on getting the snow plow correct on some of their engines. That said, does the snow plow fit well?
Regards,
Frank
I have not tried the snow plow yet? I have mounted it on my CSX (Presidential) ES and had to watch what coupler I used to clear it.
I did get some two rail engines in the past with three rail snow plows that never fit so I need to check them don't I.
I do like them. They are detailed nicely and look the part for me. I noticed a rough cast or grain on the top, down the middle, and then noticed further that it is on all my ES models. It must be on purpose? The soundset seems great to me so far.
I have not tested the sound more as I was considering selling one and just got the second. I thought I got a great deal on the first. I couldn't pass up either. Darn diesels keep multiplying. Got many more and haven't even put them on the rails yet. Seems like everyone's selling all at once? I haven't even run the GE Evo Demo much.
Maybe I can open a store sooner than I ever thought!
Originally Posted by MikesRR:
Joe,
Did you make that CSX maintenance building, and what I believe is a fueling station in the background?
The CSX building I made. It is supposed to be a model of the fueling shed at Selkirk, NY with a third track shoved in the middle. The stuff against the wall is just sitting there including two types of sanding towers. My homemade fueling racks are inside the shed.
https://ogrforum.com/topic/fill-er-up
Joe,
Love the loco facility! 
I do see something that the NS will need to address in the media... I see two NKP heritage units. Perhaps a new Unstoppable movie is on the way and the KNP heritage unit will be the star?
Originally Posted by Enginear-Joe:
Originally Posted by MikesRR:
Joe,
Did you make that CSX maintenance building, and what I believe is a fueling station in the background?
The CSX building I made. It is supposed to be a model of the fueling shed at Selkirk, NY with a third track shoved in the middle. The stuff against the wall is just sitting there including two types of sanding towers. My homemade fueling racks are inside the shed.
https://ogrforum.com/topic/fill-er-up
Nice work!
2 engines??
My brother saw some pics of mine awhile back and reminded me of something when we were kids. We always wanted to recreate that scene with Uncle Fester and Gomez where the two engines meet and there's an explosion......
Unstoppable? We'll see!
( I can never wreck a good engine...and they're all good)
Very nice photo Joe I love the nickel plate power you have there... I personally think the nickel plate should make a comeback.
Joe You could totally destroy those two loco's in that recreation from the Adam's family,and not even a scratch. Isn't technology great, fun with impunity. Stephen (cTr....Choose the Right)
OK, Joe, where are you finding these GEVO's? They look sharp!
Originally Posted by Swafford:
Hi Joe,
How do you like the Nickel Plate Road ES44AC's? How do they sound? From your picture they look great!
In the past MTH had issues on getting the snow plow correct on some of their engines. That said, does the snow plow fit well?
Regards,
Frank
Here's the sound and snow plow installed:
Okay well first let me begin by saying that that is a spectacular layout! Now that nickel plate engine sounds very good to me.. and the plow looks pretty darn good too. I also noticed that cab forward who is that made by?
The plow fits good...BUT all of the MU hoses don't fit through the holes in the plow because of a spacing issue that I've complained about over and over. I used a standard length Kadee and cut the trip pin off so it didn't rub on the plow. If you were to run this unit backwards, coupled to a cut of cars, you might have to use an extended length Kadee or cut both trip pins off so that they don't hit the plow and cause a derailment in the curves.
This is my Dad's engine, and is run as a lead unit only, so the MU Hoses are tucked behind the plow, and the coupler length is not an issue. This is the Scale wheel version, but we obviously run it in a 3 rail environment. I also swapped out the 2 rail wheels for Hi-rail wheels for reliability through all the Ross Switches. Sure looks good with fixed pilots and Kadees.
Not trying to Hi-jack your thread Joe, just wanted to give Swafford some info on that NKP unit based on the questions he asked. 
Chris the Cab Forward is the Lionel TMCC version from a few years ago.
Looks and sounds good, Doug.
I've been setting mine up without the snow plows, mainly because I didn't like how they sat in relation to the pilot face. I guess if I weren't so lazy I'd elongate the mounting holes. 
Ok thanks, looks pretty nice.
Originally Posted by Laidoffsick:
Not trying to Hi-jack your thread Joe, just wanted to give Swafford some info on that NKP unit based on the questions he asked.
Chris the Cab Forward is the Lionel TMCC version from a few years ago.
Don't ever need to say that here with me, I like having good help! Take the helm sir!
I enjoyed your video too. I didn't respond because I have the engine here.
