I finally got my new Athearn Veranda Turbine back from the DCC installer. He installed a QSI decoder, two 1.2" speakers, and replaced all lighting with LEDs.
It runs great, this must have a genesis motor in it? Does anybody know?
I got some Walthers UP Streamliner City Cars for a museum excursion passenger train.
Some pics…
Geez that cab is bright. Give the engine crew a pair of sunglasses.
I’d love to see the excursion train too. I’ve been scanning consists of UP’s business trains to tack onto my Genesis Big Boy, if I had a Veranda it’d get it too. I’d love to have gotten one, but alas, the money.
The camera makes the cab look a lot brighter than it actually is.
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Nice but I hope your passengers are issued earplugs as they are boarding. I’ve heard that those turbines tend to generate a little noise when they are running at full speed.
That lighting sure looks better than Athearn’s stock! Maybe I should replace the lights in my Turbine too.
To answer your question about the motor, Athearn’s Turbine chassis is made by Sanda Kan, and uses the same motor and gear manufacturing as Atlas and Proto.
I love your excursion train. I might suggest you find a way to keep the light from leaking into the cab area. My favorite method is to use some black heat shrink tubing to cover the whole LED or aluminum foil. Both methods work quite well. I know that a camera can definitely make it look worse.
Just a thought.
I think the cab lighting is there purposely. The cab in my Turbine is well isolated from the rest of the lights, and LEDs only shine forward.
Yes it is there purposely, and have installed two crew members.
My apologies. I forgot that QSI decoders have that options. I currently don’t own any QSI decoders.
it’s not a cab. it’s a tanning bed. said grizlump who has the lights burned out on half his engines so they run in the dark.
grizlump
Looks good.
I think every layout sould have an excursion train…mine will
They just seem like to good way to go out side of the box of what you are trying to model.
That Turbine looks fantastic in excursion service, your’e layout is fantastic as well. Here’s a thought, should you tire of your turbine, you could always aquire a couple of BLI Centipedes, UP ordered a set only to later cancel that order in favor of Alco PA’s.
Dave