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MTH solid rocket transport up set

S seafoxOGR Forum Member
I received my set last afternoon,(UP mth solid rocket transport)  what a beautiful huge 8 axel cars, I hesitate for a few years to add it to my collection afraid they will not fit in my layout due to their width 3 1/4" I had no problem, even they are huge they fit pretty well with a little more hang out, about 1/8" more than a premier 70 fotter passenger car.
I adquiere this set from Mr. Muffin. I order it Friday night and get it next Wednesday free shipping, couldn't believe. When I tried to log in the engine in my system it read ENGINE ERROR I email Mr Muffin costumer service  about 9:00 pm and they reply me with what to tray and offer me the alternative to send the engine back for a replacement if I could not fix it, I did what he suggested, reset the engine from the Z-400 transformer. Here how to do it, tap whistle-horn once, tap bell bottom 5 times, engine is reset, place the engine back to track log it in and there is this beauty running.Once again thank you Mr. Muffin, I am still wondering how you have customer tech support at midnight lol, thanks
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S seafoxOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by seafox:

       
I received my set last afternoon,(UP mth solid rocket transport)  what a beautiful huge 8 axel cars, I hesitate for a few years to add it to my collection afraid they will not fit in my layout due to their width 3 1/4" I had no problem, even they are huge they fit pretty well with a little more hang out, about 1/8" more than a premier 70 fotter passenger car.
I adquiere this set from Mr. Muffin. I order it Friday night and get it next Wednesday free shipping, couldn't believe. When I tried to log in the engine in my system it read ENGINE ERROR I email Mr Muffin costumer service  about 9:00 pm and they reply me with what to tray and offer me the alternative to send the engine back for a replacement if I could not fix it, I did what he suggested, reset the engine from the Z-400 transformer. Here how to do it, tap whistle-horn once, tap bell bottom 5 times, engine is reset, place the engine back to track log it in and there is this beauty running.Once again thank you Mr. Muffin, I am still wondering how you have customer tech support at midnight lol, thanks
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LW Lee WillisOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by Forrest Jerome:
I run mine with the covers off. More interesting to me that way.

I agree, Forrest.  I ended up buying two sets.  One I run with the covers off - just so interesting to see the various parts of the rocket inside.  The other I run with the covers on, but empty (how can you tell?).  I have assembled the various parts of the rocket and have it on display complete.  BIG rocket.  Very cool!

LW Lee WillisOGR Forum Member

This thread inspired me to make a special display shelf for the rocket itself.  As I said I had the rocket sections from one of my sets out of the cars and assembled, but I had the rocket standing in an out of the way corner. There really wasn't a great place to show it off.  Most of the display areas in my train-room are made to show off long, low things, not tall, narrow things.  So . . . took all of ten minutes to make and mount.

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S seafoxOGR Forum Member
No, Mth never made the leader car, meant to make clearance, I just bough today a car to build one but I like the car so much I think I wiil keep it as it is.Love your display, I wish to have a space but I have my layout in the car garage, here in FL forget it the humidity and heat will damage the locomotives.Love the rocket assembled.0502151840

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MrMuffin'sTrainsMrMuffin'sTrainsOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBERFORUM SPONSOR
Originally Posted by Ironhorseman:

In the 2010 V1 catalog which lists the set that was lead by the AC4400, MTH suggests the Missouri Pacific - 50’ High Cube Box Car Set 20-90528 as buffer cars. 

 

-WestinghouseEMDdemoguy - sets are available without an engine! See page 126 MTH 2014 v1 catalog.

Were. All gone. 

S seafoxOGR Forum Member
With the price for the set, engine plus 5 rocket cars, you get better deal than with the cars set only, I have the Dash8 from NS, and now I add the same engine from the set but UP, is beautiful, another engine to my fleet won't hurt nobody so I'm very happy, I mean I am talking if you get a good deal like the one I got from Mr. Muffin.1430821027015-1025729756

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To be honest I couldn't resisted after Lee posted his thread, I think he kick up the sales, I am very happy with this set and happiest after found out that its really goes well in spite of its width 3 1/4"  through my layout. Now I can wait for the Lionel Legacy MOW crane I ordered last year and now reschedule for Dec.2015. 

Gilly@N&WGilly@N&WOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Originally Posted by AMCDave:

For a dog...your layout has to be the best in the land!!!! In fact you nay be the only dog model railroader I have ever known!!!!!

 

xxz

 

Congrats on the layout!!! 

Cute puppy, but your avatar is supposed to be a picture of you. Not fussing, but don't want to see your picture deleted and have you wonder "what happened?".

I IronhorsemanOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by MrMuffin'sTrains:
Originally Posted by Ironhorseman:

In the 2010 V1 catalog which lists the set that was lead by the AC4400, MTH suggests the Missouri Pacific - 50’ High Cube Box Car Set 20-90528 as buffer cars. 

 

-WestinghouseEMDdemoguy - sets are available without an engine! See page 126 MTH 2014 v1 catalog.

Were. All gone. 

The MTH product locator is showing one available under "find it locally"!

I IronhorsemanOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by MrMuffin'sTrains:
Originally Posted by WestinghouseEMDdemoguy:
I really really like this set but have no desire for the engine. thanks to Lee, I want them more since I had no idea you could assemble the rocket segments!!

We can pull the engine out of a set and just sell you the cars. Call us tomorrow. 317.569.1999.

 

thanks. 

Would you do this with other MTH sets, especially if they were "pre-ordered"?  I've often found a set I want but would prefer a different engine.

MrMuffin'sTrainsMrMuffin'sTrainsOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBERFORUM SPONSOR
Originally Posted by Ironhorseman:
Originally Posted by MrMuffin'sTrains:
Originally Posted by WestinghouseEMDdemoguy:
I really really like this set but have no desire for the engine. thanks to Lee, I want them more since I had no idea you could assemble the rocket segments!!

We can pull the engine out of a set and just sell you the cars. Call us tomorrow. 317.569.1999.

 

thanks. 

Would you do this with other MTH sets, especially if they were "pre-ordered"?  I've often found a set I want but would prefer a different engine.

Sure - we have done this for several of you guys on the Forum....

T ticklorOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by Lee Willis:

This thread inspired me to make a special display shelf for the rocket itself.  As I said I had the rocket sections from one of my sets out of the cars and assembled, but I had the rocket standing in an out of the way corner. There really wasn't a great place to show it off.  Most of the display areas in my train-room are made to show off long, low things, not tall, narrow things.  So . . . took all of ten minutes to make and mount.

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I have the 2010 NASA version of this set and I want to know how you separated the rocket parts from the cars.  Maybe I'm missing something but the rocket parts seem to be glued to the cars.

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