SHS SW1 questions

Heavy Duty:

1.  The S Helper locomotives all came with hirail wheelsets installed and scale wheel sets in the package.

2.  They have a single horizontal drive motor with 2 flywheels (one on each side of the motor)

3.  They will come with a DCC 8 pin plug installed and you may find them with DCC from the manufacturer.

4.  Several S dealers still have inventory for this item.  Try www.portlines.com, www.hoquathobbies.com, or www.sidetracks.net to start.  Other dealers may still have these in stock.

 

Roger

 

Roger - thank you very much!  I'll contact the dealers you suggested and see what I can find. 

Ken, another guy you might is Bill Parr, his ad is in the S Gauge Dispatch.  Jeff at Hoquat Hobbies knows as much about S Helper as anyone, he shared warehouse/ store space with them. 
Then I have a friend who may have already DCC equipped if you'd like that info.
I love S scale...the 3 SW9s that I have all run like a Swiss watch.

Sorry about sounding so illiterate in the last post but I was distracted.  My daddy swears I am his though.

Ken,

 

There is virtually nothing you can't find in S scale if its already been produced, you just need to look in the right places and have a little patience for the really hard to locate items. Depending on the road you model someone has what you want, somewhere. Just like in the other gauges there are closets full of S scale locos, kits, cars and more that can be purchased. eBay is a good place to look if you don't find them at one of the S Hobby Shops listed above.

 

Butch 

Thanks for the help!  I was able to find a lightly used SW1 and picked up a good assortment of modern cars. This is working out very well!