been a N&W fan since hearing O WInston Link’s recordings since a kid. I’ve wanted to build a layout that reflected the N&W workings, track planned thru the years built this n that, but years ago you just couldn’t get that full affect of the line, but today with DCC and sound all that dramatically adds into the model railroading experience.
But getting there is trippy.
I have 3 Y6b rivarrossi’s, ran them some, slowgeared one so it crawls like a snail, put constant lighting directioanl headlights in it (my own design) repainted and decaled it, weathered it, the whole bit. Even put the DC version of a sound system into it, well, no whistle but it chuffed.
BLI came on the scene and put out the Class A 2-6-6-4, I went BONKEROOS on that, I debated how I could make one from bashing Y6B;s but nowait. Buy THAT!!! I didnt own DCC yet but I BOUGHT that engine, Ran it some on test track DC only…niiiiiice. 1st DCC engine I owned, and its the QSI sound pre-MTH problems…yay.
Got the BAchmann EZDCC and tried out the sound more…yeh, reaaaal cool.
So, I wrote one day to BLI…hey, you think maybe you might make the Y6b? They responded back with positive notes…so time went, then along came PCM, a derivitive of BLI. They made it under the PCM label. WHabang cool!!
Pricey like the A, but finally I bought a non-sound unlettered off ebay.
Sooo later I order from my hobbyshop the LokSound decoder thru walthers the 2-8-8-2 one…, got it, installed it (backwards first found it after wondering why the lights wouldnt work right, then reversed the plug) and the sound… well…it was fine…but wasnt the Y6B sounds I know, the whistle was waaaaaay wrong.
SO I looked up loksound and they had the PCM Y6B sound file on the site, and I poked around seeing there were decoders available with the Y6B sounds on them, well, I decided I would buy the LokSound programmer and re-sound the engine.
Just tonite I got the courage and decided to get it all together and re-so