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MTH Daylight GS-4 runs well

winrose46winrose46OGR Forum Member

I picked my the Daylight GS-4 yesterday and it runs very well. It is the slowest engine on my roster (other than Lionel NS genset) with it running smoothly at 1 smph forward (not lubed yet).  Beautiful engine with multiple whistle and horn sounds. S09 is very interesting sound effect.  Workmanship is very nice especially with the stars on the drive wheels having a hollow center. It would have been nice if the pilot truck wheels were whitewalls as the drivers are done. Glad I bought the engine.

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TexSpecialTexSpecialOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by winrose46:

I picked my the Daylight GS-4 yesterday and it runs very well. It is the slowest engine on my roster (other than Lionel NS genset) with it running smoothly at 1 smph forward (not lubed yet).  Beautiful engine with multiple whistle and horn sounds. S09 is very interesting sound effect.  Workmanship is very nice especially with the stars on the drive wheels having a hollow center. It would have been nice if the pilot truck wheels were whitewalls as the drivers are done. Glad I bought the engine.

Can you please post a video of your new GS-4.

 

Steve, Lady and Tex

Michael HokkanenMichael HokkanenOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by winrose46:

I picked my the Daylight GS-4 yesterday and it runs very well. It is the slowest engine on my roster (other than Lionel NS genset) with it running smoothly at 1 smph forward (not lubed yet).  Beautiful engine with multiple whistle and horn sounds. S09 is very interesting sound effect.  Workmanship is very nice especially with the stars on the drive wheels having a hollow center. It would have been nice if the pilot truck wheels were whitewalls as the drivers are done. Glad I bought the engine.

Picture?

MatthewMatthewOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by Laidoffsick:
Originally Posted by David Minarik:

It really does sound great! Especially #9 (extended whistle sound) I love Lionel engines but usually try to go with MTH mainly because of the crew talk in Lionel drives me nuts  - I do understand people like it and it's cool but me personally I am not a fan of the copy that ovaaaa roger that I'm going to start this big boy up etc etc...lol. 

 

MTH uses real crew talk sometimes like on my favorite diesel engine which I think this is the best i'v heard so far in a engine..if anyone has heard better please let me know would love to check it out - listen to this and let the video play through to catch all crew talk sounds  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Xn90XH08I 

 

 

The sound file is excellent!

 

Dave

I agree, I usually don't like the sound files in MTH steam engines, but this new PS3 sounds awesome.

 

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c.samc.samOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Beautiful locomotive - thanks for the video. Layout is not too shabby either...

 

Curious about the 'rapid fire' bell. Is this prototypical for a steamer? I remember Mike's original scale (Proto 1) Hudson that had a really nice clear 'swinging bell' sound. Many of the newer bell sounds seem muted by comparison?

RoyBoyRoyBoyOGR Forum Member MEMORIALIZED MEMBER
Originally Posted by Todd Lopes:

Thanks for posting the video.  Great stuff.  I did notice that Salinas was mispronounced by the voice actor MTH used for the PFA sequence. 

 

Best,

Ever since Gordon Lightfoot's version of "Me and Bobby McGee" this has been a popular way to mispronounce it.

S SJCOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by RoyBoy:

I think that what you are calling a rapid fire bell is a solenoid actuated bell, as opposed to a bell that is hand pulled by a cord.

No solenoid, at least I've never seen a "solenoid" activated bell....air pressure is what is used. The clapper is swung via air pressure  to hit the bell. See a video HERE 

HW Hot WaterOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by c.sam:

Beautiful locomotive - thanks for the video. Layout is not too shabby either...

 

Curious about the 'rapid fire' bell. Is this prototypical for a steamer?

 

Yes, it is for the SP Daylights (SP4449), also for the UP 844 and Challenger #3985, as well as all the 4000 class locomotives. Many, many "modern" steam locomotives stopped using "swinging bells" and went with the air actuated clapper INSIDE the bell.

 

I remember Mike's original scale (Proto 1) Hudson that had a really nice clear 'swinging bell' sound. Many of the newer bell sounds seem muted by comparison?

 

Ralph4014Ralph4014OGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by winrose46:

Does anyone else with the GS 4 have an issue that it starts up in conventional (misses DCS watchdog signal) upon track power up. I can make it go to command by issuing a startup command and it runs normally after that. Also does anyone have a GS 4 that starts up normally?


Winrose,

 

I don't have that problem with mine. I also read about your post in the DCS forum. I wonder if something just isn't seated right in the tender or wires running to close to something else. I'll watch out for this and if it comes across my bench I'll share what I find. Also try giving the techs a call at MTH to see if the know about it. I'll be interested in what they have to say.

 

Ralph

MatthewMatthewOGR Forum Member
Winrose, I'm seeing that issue also. What also has happened to me is when I send power to track the engines headlight would come on without sounds or movement of engine all without even hitting anything on remote after trackpower feed. I got my new Rev L so now I will have both rev L's installed. I will install it sometime next week and run some more tests with that engine. 
 
Can remote,tiu be downgraded to an older version if we wanted to? 
 
 
Originally Posted by winrose46:

Does anyone else with the GS 4 have an issue that it starts up in conventional (misses DCS watchdog signal) upon track power up. I can make it go to command by issuing a startup command and it runs normally after that. Also does anyone have a GS 4 that starts up normally?

 

MatthewMatthewOGR Forum Member
 
Does MTH usually correct this with a new sound file??
 
 
Originally Posted by RoyBoy:
Originally Posted by Todd Lopes:

Thanks for posting the video.  Great stuff.  I did notice that Salinas was mispronounced by the voice actor MTH used for the PFA sequence. 

 

Best,

Ever since Gordon Lightfoot's version of "Me and Bobby McGee" this has been a popular way to mispronounce it.

 

MatthewMatthewOGR Forum Member
My cats love when I run the trains. They don't bother the trains at all as they just sit there and watch..lol
 
 
Originally Posted by VinceL:

I enjoyed the video very much, Matt.  As others have commented, great sounds for an MTH engine.

 

I also liked your cat looking over his/her shoulder at the GS-4.

 

MatthewMatthewOGR Forum Member
That's good to know. It does not bother me one bit as I didn't even know the town/city anyway...lol
 
 
Originally Posted by Todd Lopes:

Does MTH usually correct this with a new sound file??

Matt, They might do it.   In the total package---it is a small thing.  It is a beautiful engine while sounding and running great.

Enjoy!

Best,

 

 

D500D500OGR Forum Member

Did I hear the sound of a coal stoker coming from that GS4? That OIL-burning GS4?

I have the (black, non-skirted) model, but I don't run my MTH stuff all that much, and I have not noticed one way or another. Big sound slip-up, if I heard correctly.

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FWIW, there is a town in Kansas named SALINA (no final "s") that is indeed pronounced

"sa-lyna". I knew of both towns and had to look up the pronunciations. So, maybe, the employee who did the Protosound recording is a Kansan sneaking one in for the home team. 

MatthewMatthewOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by D500:

 

 

 

 

Did I hear the sound of a coal stoker coming from that GS4? That OIL-burning GS4?

I have the (black, non-skirted) model, but I don't run my MTH stuff all that much, and I have not noticed one way or another. Big sound slip-up, if I heard correctly.

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FWIW, there is a town in Kansas named SALINA (no final "s") that is indeed pronounced

"sa-lyna". I knew of both towns and had to look up the pronunciations. So, maybe, the employee who did the Protosound recording is a Kansan sneaking one in for the home team. 

I didn't even noticed that but I can live with that ...lol

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