Has anyone installed PS2 in a Williams Scale Hudson or a mid 80's Williams Scale big Boy? Toying with the idea, but wanted to avoid any pitfalls
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I have done two Williams recent scale hudsons. No stories. That locomotive has been much over looked as it is loaded with detail. The open spoked drivers are beautiful. As a DCS locomotive they run great.
I have not done the older Big Boy but I am sure many have and they will show up on your post.
Thanks for the reply. My thoughts exactly on the Hudson
Brad
Marty,
I agree, the Williams scale hudson is a awesome loco for the money!! Upgraded to TMCC or DCS and you have a great engine without a huge price tag.
Jeff
Jeff, I have a friend who did two with ERR. I ran them and was also very impressed. The ERR is a great product. What I like about the scale Williams Hudsons is the stong, befy valve gear and side rods. Very similar to old Lionel parts.
Anyone who wants a command scale Hudson for very short money should not overlook the Williams with DCS or ERR installed.
Marty,
I am currently working on a early version of a MTH Premier C&O Allegeheny with Protosounds, that I am upgrading with ERR's command equipment. I bought the DC commander with the articulated sounds for it. This was my first ERR product and so far I like it. I have done a bunch of engines in the past with Train America's boards especially Mike's SAW board that was one of my favorites. I am planning on upgrading that ATSF Proto engine I was talking to you about the other night with ERR's equipment also.
Jeff
Nice job Ralph. You will calls for your great work.
I have done a bunch of engines in the past with Train America's boards especially Mike's SAW board that was one of my favorites. I am planning on upgrading that ATSF Proto engine I was talking to you about the other night with ERR's equipment also.
Try the ERR Cruise Commander, I like it's operation better than the EOB boards. I have some EOB equipped locomotives, but I get better results with the ERR cruise.
John,
I was wondering about the Cruise Commander, maybe I will give that a try!!
Thanks,
Jeff
The Cruise Commander works great. And, if you have a TMCC engine with the modular electronics and DC motors, the Cruise Commander M is a great replacement for the DCDR board, gives you cruise in those as well. All my TMCC stuff that I could convert has the Cruise Commander M, and anything that the Cruise Commander would fit into gets that during the conversion.
I am actually waiting on an MTH PS2 upgrade kit for a steamer, so that will be an interesting effort.
I was also considering the cruise commander for my TMCC K-line scale hudson. I remember reading a article in OGR Magazine about that upgrade.
Jeff
The Cruise Command M for existing TMCC installations is a piece of cake to install. If you're doing the full conversion from conventional, it's a bit more work, but not bad. Steamers are more complicated than diesels, you have to deal with the tether and chuff switch for a steamer.
I typically spend most of my time working on the custom lighting for a conversion of a diesel, the actual board installation is trivial.
Ralph,
That is great work. I did a Weaver brass UP FEF with dual stacks and only made one functional. After seeing yours, I feel like a slacker. Maybe I will have to re-visit that engine...............
Thanks for posting!
Dave
Thanks again for all the replies. The duel exhaust project is especially impressive.
Brad