I'd love a re-run of the RK Imperial Y6B but that is just me
Bryce
@IRON HORSE posted:Why do you dislike PS3 boards? And why would you prefer a PS2 3V with a battery replacement instead of a PS3? I appreciate your insight.
Also, can you clarify PS2 3V versus the earlier PS2? Wasn't the earlier version a 5V BCR1? But the actual earlier version used a NiCad 8.4 volt battery, right? Why is the battery replacement a 5V but the battery was an 8.4 volt? And to make it even more confusing, MTH said in its engine manuals that you can temporarily use a 9 volt battery instead of an 8.4 V?
I have had more failures and problems with PS/3 boards per capita than with the 3V PS/2 boards. Also a simple flaw on a PS/3 board frequently is non-repairable. I refer to the lighting circuits for instance. If you pinch a wire and kill the a lighting output on the PS/2 board, you can frequently replace the driver FET, for the PS/3 board it's usually fatal to the lighting circuit. The list goes on...
With the demise of any meaningful support from MTH, if you "brick" a PS/3 board, you're likely out of luck. Several years back, I ran into a situation where a bad sound file was actually bricking the PS/3 steam tender board. The only way to recover them was to send them back to MTH, I'm not sure where I'd send them now.
@IRON HORSE posted:
Also, can you clarify PS2 3V versus the earlier PS2? Wasn't the earlier version a 5V BCR1? But the actual earlier version used a NiCad 8.4 volt battery, right? Why is the battery replacement a 5V but the battery was an 8.4 volt? And to make it even more confusing, MTH said in its engine manuals that you can temporarily use a 9 volt battery instead of an 8.4 V?
There are two major rungs in the PS/2 board family tree, the 5V board used a 9V rechargeable battery, the 3V board used a 2.4V battery stack. The 3V or 5V refers to the type of logic and it's operating voltage used on the board.
There is one remake that is on my holy grail that I remember seeing at @jim sutter's shop when it came out: the P&LE A-2 Berkshire. Will it fit in my current layout? Nope. But to this day it's on my holy grail list.
Some more I thought of:
- Premier version of a PRR C630 or C628
- Premier version of a PRR RSD-4
- Premier PRR EMD E7/8 A-B-A in Tuscan Red
- Premier PRR ALCo PA A-B-A in Tuscan Red
All with no blind axles or with blind center axles (#s 2 and 5), NOT the inner axles near the fuel tank.
Also:
- Premier PRR GG1 #4800 “Old Rivets” in DLGE with Futura lettering
- I second Tall J’s suggestion for a rerun of the P&LE A-2 Berkshire. I think it’d be a big seller and would also be a great candidate to offer in 2-rail.
A re-run if the Premier PRR I1 2-10-0 with the short tender would be hard to resist.
@Scott R posted:A re-run if the Premier PRR I1 2-10-0 with the short tender would be hard to resist.
I second this one (w/short tender). I would double head it with my current I1 to pull my 20+ Atlas H21 hoppers.
On the list I have from Atlas, it looks like they have the MTH EMD E8's now. Plus, the EMD E6's.
russ
Dreyfuss Hudson, with the correct color of gray, 2 and 3 rail versions.
@gunrunnerjohn posted:I have had more failures and problems with PS/3 boards per capita than with the 3V PS/2 boards. Also a simple flaw on a PS/3 board frequently is non-repairable. I refer to the lighting circuits for instance. If you pinch a wire and kill the a lighting output on the PS/2 board, you can frequently replace the driver FET, for the PS/3 board it's usually fatal to the lighting circuit. The list goes on...
With the demise of any meaningful support from MTH, if you "brick" a PS/3 board, you're likely out of luck. Several years back, I ran into a situation where a bad sound file was actually bricking the PS/3 steam tender board. The only way to recover them was to send them back to MTH, I'm not sure where I'd send them now.
@IRON HORSE posted:
There are two major rungs in the PS/2 board family tree, the 5V board used a 9V rechargeable battery, the 3V board used a 2.4V battery stack. The 3V or 5V refers to the type of logic and it's operating voltage used on the board.
Here is an M.T.H. location to contact about the boards.
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...424925!4d-86.4361194
Andrew
The Premier O scale GP35 has not been run in the original 1964-1965 paint scheme of the SOO LINE
They have not yet made the GP50 for CONRAIL, Burlington Northern, and Chicago & North Western
Andrew
Premier O scale B23-7/B30-7 diesel-electric locomotive from General Electric
Chessie System C&O is my choice.
Andrew
A VIA Rail Premier F-unit AB set would be nice...
On the rerun side, Russian decapods or PS3 streetcars are almost impossible to find (and even rarer at a reasonable used price!)
How about some Tinplate Traditions items. Maybe they could test the waters to see if a market still exists. If they don’t get the orders then they don’t have to proceed any farther.
@falconservice posted:Here is an M.T.H. location to contact about the boards.
I'm sure you meant this as a joke, right? 
@gunrunnerjohn posted:I'm sure you meant this as a joke, right?
Give them a call and see what they say about the boards.
There are few options left.
You could call them out of desperation.
Andrew
Tinplate ACF CENTER FLOW 4600 cubic foot capacity 3-bay covered hoppers
Tinplate Greenbrier 5188 cubic foot capacity 3-bay covered hoppers
Andrew
@superwarp1 posted:
I’d go for that, but to be accurate wouldn’t the flatcar need to be an older prototype?
The PREMIER 60' flat cars could be produced in Great Northern and SOO LINE paint schemes from the 1965-1970 era.
Andrew
What I would like is for the current "MTH" to live up to it's build commitments! I have a special build item on order that MTH's web site still shows a" October 22" shipping commitment date!
Today I contacted the dealer for update info. Apparently MTH is now saying late Winter!
What can I say!
Ron
I only run non-scale MTH Rail King engines that can handle 042 curves. I would like to have in Rail King:
Boston & Albany 4-6-6T Commuter Engine
Baldwin Sharks in D&H Warbonnet livery
@gunrunnerjohn posted:I have had more failures and problems with PS/3 boards per capita than with the 3V PS/2 boards. Also a simple flaw on a PS/3 board frequently is non-repairable. I refer to the lighting circuits for instance. If you pinch a wire and kill the a lighting output on the PS/2 board, you can frequently replace the driver FET, for the PS/3 board it's usually fatal to the lighting circuit. The list goes on...
With the demise of any meaningful support from MTH, if you "brick" a PS/3 board, you're likely out of luck. Several years back, I ran into a situation where a bad sound file was actually bricking the PS/3 steam tender board. The only way to recover them was to send them back to MTH, I'm not sure where I'd send them now.
Pretty sobering observation of issues with MTH engines. Obviously noone wants to spend a boatload of money for an engine that can't be repaired. Is Atlas O going to be a service option for at least those ex-MTH engines they're now marketing in case of issues with PS/3 boards?
@PRRronbh posted:What I would like is for the current "MTH" to live up to it's build commitments! I have a special build item on order that MTH's web site still shows a" October 22" shipping commitment date!
Today I contacted the dealer for update info. Apparently MTH is now saying late Winter!
What can I say!
Ron
That seems to be the norm. The new Premier Pacifics were announced in early 2021 with a delivery of October 2021 (according to the dealer I bought one of mine from); that didn't happen, so it then became a 2022 delivery, and we finally got them in July 2022.
Personally, I have no problem with delays like this as long as I haven't put down a deposit.
I'd like to see MTH release a Precision National rent-a-rec GP7/9 or GP35. Every railroad needs some short term motive power at some time or other.
