RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted September 10, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 10, 2016 I found this on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262618684525?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2661&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT and it failed to attract any bids at £50 is it the MRC chip or am I being a noob again and missing something obvious? It has been relisted and I thought it might be a good birthday present for my 60th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof Klyzlr Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Dear Ski,  CSX is not as popular a roadname as many of the Western roads, and yes the MRC decoders have a historical reputation that will turn off many modellers (reliability and sonic performance. Newer MRC offerings have improved things a bit, but reputation damage is always hard to recover from, even if "we've learned our lessons, and the new version has none of the problems of the old one" ). That B'mann didn't do MRC decoders as a"factory option" suggests the install may be aftermarket, with the resulting performance being unknown. Newer B'mann Dcc+sound offerings being rtr with cut-down TSU sound decoders had set a benchmark expectation which many modellers are happy with...  As a "cheap" sound-equipped loco, it may well be a pleasing buy, but the roadname/paintscheme and MRC decoder would not have done it any favours in the "impulse buy" market...  Happy Modelling, Aim to Improve, Prof Klyzlr  Ps they do not appear to be genuine KADEE metal couplers, rather "Kadee compatible knuckle-type" couplers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted September 11, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 11, 2016 The CSX bright future scheme is one of my favourite North American liveries, I thought it was a terrific livery. I have several models in that scheme, it is my favourite livery for GE wide cabs. For £50 it may be well worth a punt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loconuts Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 That sounds about a right price for a sound equipped diesel locomotive produced by Bachmann. Guys in our NMRA group are often shifting unwanted diesel locos and they are usually around this price unless it is brass.  Loconuts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I'm not so sure about the loco, but there's definitely something very strange about those "Lackamoney" coaches that he is also selling... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I'm not so sure about the loco, but there's definitely something very strange about those "Lackamoney" coaches that he is also selling... Â They are conversions of Walthers Viewliners. The 'cab control baggage' is a Viewliner sleeper with one sleeping bay converted to the baggage door while the 'coach' is the Viewliner Diner (which never went into service). Â Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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