ANYBODY HEAR AS WHEN N&W CLASS A WILL ARRIVE?
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I heard the 19th from Mr. Muffin? I’ve got the Excursion version and Pilot version coming. 😎
Lionel Store no longer lists a ship date which means they should be at Lionel. I suspect they'll be showing up at dealers shortly.
As stated above MR. MUFFINS on the 19th. I have the MUFFIN SPECIAL PRR coming.
The manual is up. Not sure if it has been posted yet.
Interesting on page 12 it describes how to assign a number from 1-99. But wait! On page 16 it says refer to the Base 3 manual for 4 digit assignments. 👍🏻
Manual??? Come on mannn...No one reads the manual!
That’s a game changer! To be able to use the engine # directly.
They’re here!
Thanks for the youtube link. That's the first customer video of the engine. It looks good. I wonder how he got the engine so early.
Nice video but switch that whistle to the Hooter! 👊🏻
RickO - I do when I’m waiting on the engine to arrive!!! 😎
@N'awlins posted:They’re here!
Good grief!!!! Where did they come up with that whistle?????
@Hot Water posted:Good grief!!!! Where did they come up with that whistle?????
I know. Very nonspecific for the A. I get the idea of changing the bell/whistle, but on some models, I can’t help but think the storage usage could be used for other features.
I didn't see which side the whistle was on because of the safety popoff valves blowing. Where would the whistle be located?
@Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:I didn't see which side the whistle was on because of the safety popoff valves blowing. Where would the whistle be located?
I noticed that the whistle "smoke" appears to be coming from something adjacent to the safety valves. Must admit that I don't remember exactly where the whistle is located on prototype Class A locomotives, but I thought it should be closer towards the cab, i.e. NOT adjacent to the safety valves.
@Hot Water posted:I noticed that the whistle "smoke" appears to be coming from something adjacent to the safety valves. Must admit that I don't remember exactly where the whistle is located on prototype Class A locomotives, but I thought it should be closer towards the cab, i.e. NOT adjacent to the safety valves.
I don't remember where it was on the 3D printed shell from the York photos I took. I'll probably have to gander a look at my photos when I get home. I'm sure BigJim or someone else may be able to get an answer on this. Just curious where it is.
I do know BigJim had messaged Ryan about the turrets(if I got that term right) were not supposed to be covered on most models, and only for a short period of time was it worn on 1218 I think he said if I got all that correct from my memory.
OK, problem solved. I just looked at my Class A book, by Ed King, and the whistle is on the Fireman's side of the steam dome, right behind the safety valves. Thus, the whistle is pretty much, "adjacent to the safety valves", being about a foot behind them. Lionel got it rights far as the location, but the sound is certainly NOT an N&W Hooter!
@Hot Water posted:OK, problem solved. I just looked at my Class A book, by Ed King, and the whistle is on the Fireman's side of the steam dome, right behind the safety valves. Thus, the whistle is pretty much, "adjacent to the safety valves", being about a foot behind them. Lionel got it rights far as the location, but the sound is certainly NOT an N&W Hooter!
Sorry, jumped the gun! Didn't catch your reply before I posted mine.
Yeah, when I get mine I am definitely changing to the right whistle. I still can't believe the PRR Texas debacle on them having the incorrect whistle. Right after is when they made every engine have the chance to have all sorts of whistles. I think we had a lengthy discussion on that thing and how they somehow said it was correct(don't know what planet that was).
@Catonsville Central Railway posted:Sorry, jumped the gun! Didn't catch your reply before I posted mine.
Hey!…..the photo you posted is copyrighted material, …..I have the same book, and it’s heavily copyright protected,……delete your photo, and post a link or similar for people to view it!……if the mods catch it, you may get banned for good!!……just trying to save your hind end….
Pat
@Hot Water posted:Good grief!!!! Where did they come up with that whistle?????
Umm...NKP 765??? Lol! It's possible the user selected it because they liked it.
One would "hope" the hooter would be the default whistle.
@Hot Water posted:Good grief!!!! Where did they come up with that whistle?????
@N'awlins posted:I know. Very nonspecific for the A. I get the idea of changing the bell/whistle, but on some models, I can’t help but think the storage usage could be used for other features.
Why not just use the correct whistle sound?
@harmonyards posted:Hey!…..the photo you posted is copyrighted material, …..I have the same book, and it’s heavily copyright protected,……delete your photo, and post a link or similar for people to view it!……if the mods catch it, you may get banned for good!!……just trying to save your hind end….
Pat
Wow, I did. Thanks for the heads up. That image was posted to an open source online, so I don't know how that happened.
Demos with Dave Episode 21, around the 21 minute mark shows the whistles (assuming this is the same lineup as the production model). The first two selections are hooters.
@Catonsville Central Railway posted:Wow, I did. Thanks for the heads up. That image was posted to an open source online, so I don't know how that happened.
They might not have permission either, but on here, it’s a major no-no,……if it even smells like it might be copyrighted, don’t copy it and post it, ….best thing to do is provide a link as to where others may see it,…….I’m not a forum cop, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night ,……😁
Pat
Nice looking locomotive minus the laser beams class lights.
@TRAINMANTIM posted:Nice looking locomotive minus the laser beams class lights.
Agree,…..I just took on a 2-8-0 with the same class lights, …….I think you could possibly split atoms with them,…..geeeeezzzz they’re bright!….got to numb them down a couple thousand candle powers…..😳
Pat
Just got my invoice from MR. MUFFINS, it’s on its way.
Please post pictures/video when you get it! I think the PRR custom run does not have road specific dialog like the N&W versions.
P.S. If you make a video, please use a tripod or try to minimize the movement of the camera. Shaky and quick panning of the video can cause headache for the viewers.
Highly interested in one of these just not sure which one ? I was at Charles Ro Wednesday and they didn’t have them yet but said they would be arriving any day. Curious how that glossy black on the 1218 looks.
How do you change the whistle on the newer locomotives? I haven't seen that in the instruction books.
Mine is on the way as well, excited to get it!
First glimpse of the 1238 was nice, those roller bearing rods look good!
That being said, wrong whistle choice, dude freakin’ blew it.
@Burl posted:How do you change the whistle on the newer locomotives? I haven't seen that in the instruction books.
Mine is on the way as well, excited to get it!
BURL,
To change the whistle you press Aux1 then the whistle lever. There are five different whistles. Have fun with it. Also there are five different bell tones too.
How do you "set" it so that it holds the new whistle choice? Just release AUX1?
Mine is on its way from legacy station will have it Sunday from fedex
@Burl posted:How do you "set" it so that it holds the new whistle choice? Just release AUX1?
Just which ever one you stay at without hitting Aux1 it will hold there until you hit Aux1 again then the whistle.
@Catonsville Central Railway posted:Demos with Dave Episode 21, around the 21 minute mark shows the whistles (assuming this is the same lineup as the production model). The first two selections are hooters.
This is correct - I think RickO's speculation that the user chose it because they liked it is correct. The whistles sounded absolutely incredible in the speakers they have loaded on it in the Demo's video.
@Norm Charbonneau posted:That being said, wrong whistle choice, dude freakin’ blew it.
I see what you did there 
Got notice from Mr Muffins that it’s in and ready to ship. Should receive it Wed or Thurs next week. 👍🏼
We've got video courtesy of a Youtuber of 1218 in gloss! (Correct whistle choice, too)
I really wish Lionel would give you the ability to control the brightness of every lamp to your liking. It would also be nice to have the ability to disable that tired and overused rail groaning/creaking effect. They use the same exact sounds in every engine. Engine looks amazing, can’t wait to get mine! I have a CG on the bench almost ready for service.
