The latest acquisition for my layout arrived today,a Spectrum 4-4-0 with the Tsunami sound. I finished breaking the engine in this afternoon on my test track and then moved it to its new home on the layout.
I am happy to report that the 4-4-0 has no trouble pulling four of the old Rivarossi 60' coaches on the layout which has a 2 1/2 % incline. I thought I may need to add weight but that was not necessary. My other passenger engine a Spectrum 4-6-0 will also pull four of the 60' coaches without any slippage.
The decoder needed no adjustments right out of the box. I am impressed with the quality of sound, sure beats my older BLI and Roundhouse steam units.
I recently got a 4-4-0 southern for my little engineer for his 5th birthday without sound and it runs great...I believe the next will have sound
I have noticed that a lot of sound equiped engines are very much lower in price these days. They Will go lower
I have both the 4-4-0 and the 4-6-0
I use them to pull my 50 ft Overland coaches and my 34 ft Billboard Reefers
The Bachmann Spectrum American 4-4-0 is an excellent product (I have two: one 'talking' the other silent). I would love to see a late 19th/early 20th century Mogul of the same quality from Bachmann. It is refreshing to see a company committed to quality at a realistic price point.
Regards,
Ray
Agreed in my opinion Bachmann is smoking hot for quality and price...but what do I know, its all we own
Quote from: full maxx on April 02, 2010, 10:45:34 AM
Agreed in my opinion Bachmann is smoking hot for quality and price...but what do I know, its all we own
I agree, the Spectrum engines are impossible to beat for quality and price. I have a few BLI's and Proto Heritage engines and do not consider them overall any better than the Spectrums I own.
The prices paid for those engines were more than double than what I paid for the comparable Spectrums. I can certainly use the money saved for other purposes.