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How Many Purchased New Big Boy?

MartyEMartyEOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBERMEMORIAL SUPPORTER
About 20-25. My biggest problem was low track voltage. Make sure you have a good 17-18v. 
 
 
Originally Posted by daylight:
Originally Posted by MartyE:
Mine is operating fine.
 
Originally Posted by daylight:

just one the 4014.  Wish the blow down steam effect was more visible; they need to improve that!

 

do you recall how many drops of smoke fluid that you added.  I started with 26 because of the comments on the forum of the smoke units being a smoke fluid hogs.

 

The stack and the whistle steam are operating correctly; like that alternating smoke stack chuff ( it doesn't alternate that way in reverse, should it)?.

 

The sound file is fine.

 

This is also true of my ATSF 3000; weak blow down steam effect

 

FM Former Member

"Finally 12 days shipping.. Thanks for nothing UPS"

 

I would suggest that you request a refund of the shipping charges. It will go to the shipper, but I am sure they will be happy to send the dollars to you since you paid for them anyway. There is no excuse for this.

 

My GMToT sat in a container for a week in MA that was one day shipping away from us. They asked if I wanted a refund of the shipping charges and I said absolutely. You should not be paid for poor service. (nothing against our UPS delivery guy who does a super job for us).

MartyEMartyEOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBERMEMORIAL SUPPORTER
And of course that blowdown issue brought up earlier.
 
Originally Posted by RickO:
Originally Posted by Marty Fitzhenry:

I am curious how many people have not purchased it that complain or say negative things about it.

Well it does have that horrible overhang around turns. For $2000 Lionel could have at least fixed this issue, glad I didn't buy one

 

T 86TA355SROGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by Marty Fitzhenry:

I am curious how many people have not purchased it that complain or say negative things about it.

 

Well put!  

 

Case in point, the guy who recently started all the VL BB threads with why he didn't buy it, complaining, etc.

 

He didn't stop there, though.  He shared it in other threads (not started by him), completely off subject to someone else's original thread topic.

 

I just quit reading his posts/replies: nothing positive or constructive to learn.

 

 

 

 

 

T T4TTOGR Forum Member

I bought (1) 4006.  Despite HW's selfless, cheery and informative comment about the incorrect blow down effect, I went ahead and bought the vl big boy anyway.  It won't arrive until this Friday.  When it does arrive and I hear the whistle, play with refilling the tender and pulling a string of 20 PFE reefers I know I will be kicking myself as I have to suffer through watching that ridiculous blow down and don't get me started about the asinine cab chatter.  Somehow I will suffer through it and enjoy playing with it anyway.  

HW Hot WaterOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by CRH:

I didn't as I'm into large scale but a friend bought 4014 and it sure is nice. First thing he did was remove some parts and park it in a shed right next to 844 with some parts removed. Also have a E unit sitting with flat wheels...just to be prototypical!! 

EXCELLENT modeling strategy! Nothing like having the 4014 "parked" next to 844 in the Cheyenne steam shop, which isn't going anyplace soon either, while 3985 is "stored" over in the last stall of the roundhouse.

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