Lionel Legacy CC Crane Cars showing in-stock at Charles Ro.

Is there any difference in terms of operation or sound between the Legacy cranes/boom cars and the TMCC versions?

Scrapiron Scher posted:

Is there any difference in terms of operation or sound between the Legacy cranes/boom cars and the TMCC versions?

 

I seem to remember hearing that the change is all in the sound car.

MartyE posted:

Scrapiron Scher posted:

Is there any difference in terms of operation or sound between the Legacy cranes/boom cars and the TMCC versions?

I seem to remember hearing that the change is all in the sound car.

I think that Mike Reagan made the same comment at York last year. (Of course the cranes have been so delayed in the making that there might have been some unexpected design issue but if so I don't reckon that it will affect the basic operating features.)

As the sound cars shipped months ago and I have mine I've been able to test the sound independently of the crane itself. There is more Legacy sound fidelity compared with the TMCC version and a quillable diesel horn (not sure that any of these cars have a steam whistle effect like at least a couple of the TMCC versions did but I know my SP version doesn't). Aside from that however I don't detect much that is really new but to be honest I am happy with that. The dialog and background sounds of the TMCC cranes were great and this version doesn't substitute something less appealing!

David,

  Got no notice on the MOW that I pre ordered and its been a long time, I have almost given up on ever getting it.

PCRR/Dave

I have gotten notice on mine. Finally - feels like it has been forever!

Pine Creek Railroad posted:

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  Got no notice on the MOW that I pre ordered and its been a long time, I have almost given up on ever getting it.

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Dave, 

For whatever reason, I don't think the MOW crane made it off the docks in China yet.  I pre-ordered the Beth Steel and MOW crane cars on separate invoices from Charlie Ro, 'cause he had the best crane/boom combo deal by far.  (Nobody else even came close.)  And I can tell from the invoice number in yesterday's shipping email that only the Beth Steel crane is enroute to me right now.    Ro has been sold out of the MOW crane for months now, and it's currently the only roadname not listed on their website.

Also noticed in Charlie Nassau's "now shipping" thread this morning that the MOW crane is not on his shipping manifest either.  

So the waiting game on that one continues.  If we're lucky, perhaps it'll make next month's boat outta China.  

David