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G scale pilots

Engineer-JoeEngineer-JoeOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

 The MTH G scale engines come with two sets of pilots. The handrails stay short and the couplers are truck mounted. I have contemplated moving the couplers to make them body mount. I do this with most G scale cars to get their couplers at the right (same) height. I have not had a problem with them yet where their mounted. The handrails I've never touched.

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 I've got to add the snowplow and hoses. It's nice to have fixed pilots with just turning two screws. I'm happy with the level of detail of these. Probably too rough for some?

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Stephen BloyStephen BloyOGR Forum Member

It would be nice to have this option in "O" but Id also like MTH to give up the three rail flanges on there Premier diesels there just not necessary for three rail operation or tight curves. Optional pilots or better still a spacer to fix the pilot would give us options for tight curves, or much broader curves.      

 

Im slowly working on gauge one, Id have loved to grab the Triplex whilst it was on special but Im not sure if its still available, with all the talk of MTH getting out of gauge one.

 

Stephen from Down Under      (cTr...Choose the Right)

Stephen BloyStephen BloyOGR Forum Member

Joe   I Guess I was thinking that way back in O's beginnings there were a lot of three rail layouts and only a few two rail but they had the same wheel and track standards, Im thinking in the thirties and forties when the NMRA standard's were established, so scale wheels for scale loco's, the option of deeper flanged wheel's would still be there! Then you would be able to run any three rail loco,on two rail track and vic versa because the standards would be the same and no hassles with points, wouldn't that complete the versatility that MTH has been giving us. Just a thought!    

 

I've real got to get a gauge one, is the one in the photo a Dash 8 -40 

 

Stephen from Down Under     (cTr...Choose the Right)

Engineer-JoeEngineer-JoeOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

 Yeap, Dash 8 narrow nose 70-2079

By the way, the new sound set is fantastic. The engine sounds lug like a GE. The horn is deeper and less shrill. There's even a random track detector sound. I think they are using better speakers.

 Now if I could get them to make that deep turbo sounds on the EMD......

I have PS2 installed in a G gauge SD40-2. I wish MTH would make one themselves.

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