Nice!

Needs a drag of proper 3-bay hoppers and a scale caboose.....

Eric thanks so much for taking the time to do this review. It was excellent in all respects and we appreciate what you do.

 

Lionel hit a home run on this one and it looks great.

 

Again, thanks for doing a great job. I hope to get by and see your layout one day.

 

Bill Webb

Thanks ERIC very well done as always!

Eric, another excellent review. My 9 year old G'son has watched every one of your reviews/blogs. He even learned what and where the coupler cut bars are from watching. Thanks for putting this and all the others together. You do make an impact on young modelers which is most important.

Personally, I prefer the N&W 2-Bay 55 ton hopers, that I remember seeing back in 1957.

Another great review. A bit surprised she didn't pull more, but still good power.  Finally got to run mine a bit yesterday; just need a dozen or two old-school N&W hoppers....

Great review Eric.

Super job on the review of this beautiful locomotive! As always Thanks

for sharing with all of us!

Excellent Job !!!!!

 

Thank You

Review A+

Locomotive A++_

 

Well Eric, you didn't mention the sounds changing from simple to compound, which, is a big sound feature on this loco!

And you didn't pay attention in your history class as all of the Y6b's were retired in 1960, not 1961.

 

A couple of little things that I noticed is:

The beautiful sounds of a single chime "Hooter" whistle is represented by a multi-chime whistle casting.

The lettering seems to be too yellow, not the "Duluxe Gold" that it should be. This is really quite obvious on the number board. [As for the number board, it would have been nice if it was etched and polished brass like the builders plate. If they can do those nice tiny little builders plates, why not a proper number board?]

White lettering on the front of the tender should be duluxe gold as well.

The rods have a dull medium grey finish. Some of you might like them as such, but, I would have preferred something more silver. 

Eric, thank you again for a great review. Not being an NW fan, it is still interesting to watch the quality reviews that you provide.

 

With that said, can someone reference some time points in the video to explain the "sounds changing from simple to compound"? With all the comments over the years I thought I would be able to pick up on the difference, but I can't.

 

I di hear the starting chuff and I hear the "higher speed" passes that sound like the regular chuff, just faster.

 

Thanks.

 

Charlie

Eric didn't really capture the shift.  Surprising. 

Yeah, in retrospect I should have pointed out the shift. The thing about uploading videos to Youtube is that you can't edit them after the fact or re-upload an edited version without losing all the stats and comments. So if you find a mistake or an omission once you've uploaded, there's not a whole lot you can do about it. Yes, you can excise portions of an uploaded video and you can add annotations, but that doesn't really help much. I wish they would give you a "re-upload" window after the initial upload. It would make my life much easier.

 

-Eric Siegel

Great Job!

 

BFIMO... The Simple to Compound sound. The hooter whistle would be bad if they got it wrong since the JLC was heralded for that sound. I don't know if I can praise for getting that right. I wish the Y-3 had the hooter. I wish a lot of things for that particular model. The simple to compound sound was not advertised so I was shocked to see that addition which really brought this locomotive to life. Also at 7:20 you point right at the Timken lettering on the trailing truck axle cap. Two major things that improved the Y6,Y6a, and Y6b's were the addition of roller bearings and the one piece cast steel frame. The fact that you can read the Timken name in the casting is awesome.

No need to apologize about the coal drag. Your overall review was excellent, as usual. Good job with the whistle.

Well, make another short video!

After George Brown's major faux pas from the JLC version, this needs to be set right!

 

Of all of the whistle steam locos that I have seen, this one is the best!

quote:Winston

 The hooter whistle would be bad if they got it wrong since the JLC was heralded for that sound. I don't know if I can praise for getting that right.

I can! Being that this is the quillable version, Rudy did an excellent job!!!

Eric,

 

Thanks for your time and energy that you put in each review! 

 

Keep up the good work!

 

As a side note: I always get a kick out of your profile photo in the snow from a guy that lives in Georgia!

Charlie, The time point in the video is 19:58-20:02ish. Because Eric has sequence control enabled it gives you a better reference point. In sequence control the bell stops chiming at speed step 24. The transfer of simple to compound happens at speed step 25. As you roll through using sequence control it is hard to tell because of the bell. This is the only point in the video that this happens. The reasons are many. One the sounds is only activated by a logic block that is similar to the wheel slip on the VL BB. here are the rules.

 

1.  The simple sound is only active after a dead stop or initial startup.

2. Simple sound is only active up to speed step 24.

3. When speed step 25 is commanded the sound changes to compound.

4. Compound is active for the rest of trip until you stop. Yes even if you drop below speed step 25. You have to fully stop to allow simple sounds.

 

So you never hear the sound again because Eric never completes a full stop. The only chance the sound had to make the switch was at the initial roll out but is hard to hear because of the bell.

 

I have attached a video that was posted on a different thread. The change happens at 8 sec.

 

Eric, Great job with your review. I love to watch your layout.

Good job Eric,  like it regardless  

Thanks for the explanation & video!  Nice to know those little details.

That's what happens when you keep ringing that darn bell, blowing the whistle and running your mouth (Crew Talk)! You can't hear the engine working!

Another great video & review.

An excellent observation, and I'm glad that YOU stated that. If I had posted that, there would be quite a few folks whining.

Some times it DOES get too noisy and busy with all the sounds going on, that's when one can turn off the sounds and hear the smoke units motors and the drive mechanism working...then you get to go in and fix them noisy fans/gears...

Thanks for the review Eric!  After seeing/hearing the short clip that Winston posted, my vote for BFIMO is the sound effect of the transfer from simple to compound, that is cool!  I had a Vision Line CC2 (compound engine) and it did not have that feature.  I think it is cool that Lionel seems to be continually innovating new features.

 

thanks again

Hey Hot Water,

Originally Posted by Big Jim:

That's what happens when you keep ringing that darn bell, blowing the whistle and running your mouth (Crew Talk)! You can't hear the engine working!

An excellent observation, and I'm glad that YOU stated that. If I had posted that, there would be quite a few folks whining.

Sometimes it is not what you say, it is how you say it (type it) that may drive fellow members to "whine".

 

That engine is really cool .... in many ways! Thanks, Eric.

 

I presently have the 3rdRail version .... and while I have many steam era hoppers, not one is N&W. The few times I've run this engine, its everything from PRR to Ford Motor Company. Lol.

 

Thanks, Winston, for clearly identifying the changeover.

 

 

Thanks again Eric for another great review!

Winston:

 

Thank you very much for the link and the points of what to listen for. I appreicate you taking the time to share with the board.

 

Charlie

Very cool !!!

Eric,

 

Great review as always.  I especially enjoyed the historical perspective you provided; you have an alternative career option as a teacher.

 

As much as I think the VL BB is Lionel's best steamer,  I enjoy the visually more distinctive whistle effects on the Y6b.  They don't become as conflated with the chuffing smoke as they do on the BB.

 

Also, as a host Vimeo does overcome some of the disadvantages you mention about You Tube, such as maintaining statistics on updates.  However, they do charge, but it's free of advertising.  

 

P.S.  I think you nailed the quilling whistle.

Great review yet again.

 

The level of detail, especially in/with casting, I find astonishing. Would love to tour the facility where casting and assembly is done.

Eric,

 

Another fantastic review on another beautiful locomotive! I also enjoyed your thread requesting assistance for information on the locomotive.

 

 

This is one of Lionel's better efforts.  I currently have the JLC version, and while some things on the newer model are a plus, there are areas where the older piece is superior.

One case in point is the lettering font and color.  I would like to get this new machine...being somewhat of a Y6b junkie.  We'll see how things work out.