RMT Beep- great little engines

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Originally posted by chinatrain99:
i noticed another beep thread. i guess it's a cheap form of advertisement.

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Originally posted by Lee 145:
I have absolutely no issues with Beeps being overboard.

The only question I have left is can these thing run on regular 12 volt var. DC or should they be run center rail only with AC?

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The only question I have left is can these thing run on regular 12 volt var. DC or should they be run center rail only with AC?

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Originally posted by DPC:
Hey Jake,

Yea ya gotta love the little Beeps.I use mine now as a yard switcher.Since I took this Pic I put in the TMCC mini commander with sound and front and rear electro-couplers.
It also got a little detail work as you can see.
Amazing what you can do with a couple of horns, a bell and some wire for grab rails and a spot of yellow paint.


David

Ordered two of the Beeps today, half off as updated on Feb 2 according to RMT site. The only item left to do is discover a good switch for these units as well as a decent curve track, probably 0-31 if they can do it.

I've got a few Beeps and they run well but stall on my 027 switches due to the pick-up spacing.  The two newest ones I bought this year have a tether so they can be run back to back without stalling which is a nice touch.  I just wish they had a horn or even a smoke unit would be cool.

Paul

Just ordered the Halloween Beep and matching caboose. RMT is still running its 50% off sale PLUS they have an EXTRA 10% off (Promo Code ten) that ends at 11:59PM Eastern Time tonight (Monday, Feb. 27). Total: $90.94 shipped. Nice!

Think I'll add an Evan Designs blinking LED strobe to the Cab roof.

I hope the figure on the Caboose is not glued down. I want to take him off and put a vampire, wolfman, mummy, or Frankenstein there in its place.

In these two videos an Electric RR Railsounds Commander was added to the Beep:

Here we see a Beep with a flashing LED on the roof:

Cool stuff!

Very cool.  I've never done any electrical mods to a Beep although I have bashed a bunch of their bodies and chassis.

Could the BEEP concept be made to cover the new NS "Heritage" locos from Muncie and Erie?  Am sure many of us with small pikes would love to use the new locos, but would find them too large.  Thoughts??

The couplers on my newly acquired Beep are a bit of a headache.  One loosened up to the point where it was too low to successfully couple with any rolling stock (hopefully that one is fixed now.) 

The one on the opposite end does the same and cannot be tightened to the right amount to make it swivel properly.   To actually keep the coupler at the right height it has to be tightened to the point where is is totally rigid.  The loop shaped springs that keep the couplers self centered are also finicky things to deal with.

Any suggestions?

KMK...There are 2 different screws on each coupler 'arm'. One is visible from underneath when BEEP is upside down but the other needs the bodyshell to be removed for access. This second screw may be the culprit. Try tightening it a bit and you droop should be fixed.

Thanks.

Walter M. Matuch/RMT

www.readymadetoys.com

Walter: have already tried that.

KMK...please contact me at wmatuch@readymadetoys.com

Thanks.

Walter M. Matuch/RMT

www.readymadetoys.com

Kudos Walter,
If you guys have any question about the absolute best service in O scale well heres an example.

KMK has a problem and the guy that owns the joint is the one that's going to help him fix it. That's service.

David

Yes, the BEEPS and BUDDYS are lots of fun, especially when you put those neat little ERR upgrades in there.

Walter Matuch is great at customer service, too!

I'm a believer!