Dear Bachman , ( or to anybody knows the answers )
I just received my 2-6-6-2 and have to say , it's an awesome looking locomotive and it runs very well ( so far tested only without a DCC decoder ) ..
But I am also a little disappointed about the size ,
I had expected this locomotive would be even bigger ...
Anyhow
My question is now in regard to DCC decoder installation .
I see that the 2-6-6-2 uses a plug and play arrangement like Aristocraft ,
Therefore as driving-only decoder the Digitrax DG583AR should fit as a plug and play decoder ..
How about a combined sound-decoder ?
Is there any decoder type / model Bachmann recommends to be used with the 2-6-6-2 ?
I would like to take advantage of the 2 chuff-sound pickups and also would like to find a plug and play board which does it all ...
Is there such thing ?
If not which decoders for sound and which decoder for driving is recommended

Thanks a bunch
regards

Willy
CustomRCmodels

Is there a electrical circuit diagram available for the 45 ton diesel ?
Since in the descriptions it said DCC ready ,
but it doesn't tell what is what on the installed boards .
I have several of these nice large diesel-loco's and installed in several of them decoders from different manufactures and some I have running with radio control ...
But I always junked the installed boards and wired everything directly ...
Since I have a few extra ones ( still in box ) of them now for sale
I want to install decoders ,
but want to do it without junking the already installed boards ...
I could trace all that back , but if there is a circuit diagram available ,
that would make things much nicer ...

Willy
CustomRCmodels

does anybody has any experience with Dallee sound boards ?
has anybody used them for there G-scale loco's ?
how do they sound ?
are they worth the money ?

do these
"1:20.3 Narrow Gauge Two-Bay Steel Hopper's"
have working bay-door's ?

if not , is the upper part a one piece mold ,
or the bay-door's are a seperate part which is just glued in
and could be removed to make them working ?

thanks

Can anybody tell me the exact width and length
of the new 1:20.3 scale flat-cars ?
Are they as wide (  5.5 inches ) as like the Connie and the 45 ton diesel ?

I miss-use the 45 ton diesel and the Connie
( both modified for a larger scale appearance )
"http://www.customrcmodels.com/Gardenrailroad"
in a 1/16 scale environment .
Using trains as tank and goods transporters
between 1/16 scale R/C tank and truck models

So far I bean using modified LGB flat-cars , but I have to widen them ….
I did get some Accucraft 1:20 scale flat-cars ,
but they are not much wider when the LGB ones …
That’s why I am wondering how wide are the 1:20.3 Bachmann flat-cars

Thanks

regards