Chucks_Trains
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 | | 07/20/2008 6:50 AM |
| Hows'bout some underboiler shots of the electronics seeing as this topic has over 2000 hits?? 
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NTCGRR
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| | 07/20/2008 7:54 AM |
| | Good photos, I was surprised how long it took just to figure out how to get it out of the cases and on the track. I had to clean out my smokers because I over filled them not realizing they was not all used up. | |
 Marty Cozad
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Jerry Barnes
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| | 07/20/2008 8:56 AM |
| Marty,
How about a video of the BB running on your layout? Jerry | |
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nick s.
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nick s.
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| | 07/20/2008 9:53 AM |
| P.S. Ray
you really need to get one of these USA Hudsons, they really are truly a fantastic looking, running and pulling locomotive
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NTCGRR
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| | 07/20/2008 10:17 AM |
| go to youtube and look at my NTCGRR videos.
running trains on carpet, my wife would kill me. and ours is dark. | |
Marty Cozad
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Chucks_Trains
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| | 07/20/2008 10:35 AM |
| Nick I agree that Raymond should get a USA Hudson..they're the bestGood to see yours zipping thru the house.
The boiler comes off in about 1 minute by removing 4 screws..Charles Ro is the best!! 
It'll be DCS'd for sure...the crappy phoenix sound and those lame USA smokers gotta go..they ain't worthy of a Big Boy!!   | |
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Greg Elmassian
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| | 07/20/2008 11:24 AM |
| Wow! It boggles the mind on how much wire there is in that loco!
Do you get a circuit diagram with it?
Regards, Greg | |
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Rayman4449
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| | 07/21/2008 5:50 PM |
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Thanks for posting the video Nick. Awesome to even see it move.
Ok Ok, stop it, you're doing closeups of the Hudson just to drive me nuts I know it.  Man, that Hudson is such a beauty!
Well after seeing the small 2" speakers I see now why the sound lacks bass. Just wait, we will soon have that problem rectified!
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nick s.
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| | 07/21/2008 7:06 PM |
| UUUUUUUUU OOOOOOOOOOO The teredown begins  1st Chuck, then i can tell in the post that your next to rip it apart.... CANT YOU GUYS LEAVE ANYTHING STOCK ... HE HE HE
OK OK I'l be 3rd... but its going to cost as much to ship it to you as it did to buy it!!!!! ha ha ha
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Rayman4449
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| | 07/21/2008 7:24 PM |
| Not when better things await it. 
Chuck, did you notice those wires look awful close to that flywheel? That looks like a potential short risk at some poin in the future.
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Chucks_Trains
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| | 07/22/2008 7:28 AM |
| Greg, A half-assed wiring schematic is included but it doesn't show the wire colors and it looks like part of it was hand drawn...
I'll try to post a link to a pdf. file on the Phoenix Sound site...
http://www.phoenixsound.com/pdf/USABigBoy.pdf | |
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Chucks_Trains
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| | 07/22/2008 7:37 AM |
| Here's some pic's of the boiler removal screws...
After seeing that last pic I wouldn't try picking the loco by the roof of the cab.. | |
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Chucks_Trains
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| | 07/22/2008 7:44 AM |
| Raymond, Yes those wires are close to the flywheels...
Luckily I have a man looking into it!!
Here's both motors...
And a coal hook to keep the fire in good shape...
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Rayman4449
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| | 07/22/2008 7:45 AM |
| You gotta be kidding me, you mean it's that easy to get the boiler off??? 4 screws? WOW! Thanks for sharing!
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Rayman4449
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| | 07/22/2008 7:57 AM |
| LOL
And check out the back to back motors + flywheels.. This is a DCSer's dream come true.
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nick s.
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| | 07/22/2008 6:57 PM |
| Yup, i'm thinkin theres going to be aleast 3 DCSed USA bigboys out there before Xmas HE
HE HE
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Chucks_Trains
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| | 09/04/2008 8:03 PM |
| Man I really like this Big Boy...
The only discrepency that I see between the real 1:1 Big Boy and the USA Trains 1:29 Big Boy model is the cab. The real Big Boy's had all-weather cabs to keep the crew warm during the long Wyoming/Utah winters. The doors were on the back of the cab, the USA version has cab curtains...
The only reason that I can think of for Charles Ro to make a blunder like this is that the Lionel O Gauge Die-Cast Big Boy in 1:48 scale is the same...that being it has cab curtains. Charles Ro Supply is probably the worlds largest Lionel Dealer...just maybe he is in kahootz with Lionel when it comes to making any of the 1:29 die-cast locomotives?? | |
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Jerry Barnes
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| | 09/04/2008 9:40 PM |
| | Thought Lionel gave up on large scale? | |
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Rayman4449
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| | 09/04/2008 11:29 PM |
| | Hey Jerry, I think Chuck is guessing USAT may have cut a deal with Lionel to pay them for the plans or something and just scaled up the plans for their model up to 1:29? | |
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