Can anyone give me a lead on a Santa Fe/BSNF locomotive with DCC and sound?
I had placed a preorder with Atlas for a loco back in January and they called today to tell me that they took too many orders and that they would return my check???
Any advice will be appreciated.
Sam
I discovered a few days ago that Broadway Limited now offers Precision Craft Models engines in N scale with DCC & Sound.A friend of mine purchased a pair of E7A’s and both run and sound great.I don’t know if they offer the particular model/roadname combo you’d like,but you’ll know by visiting BLI’s website.By the way,these are equipped with Loksound decoders.
Outside Athearn’s Big Boy’s and Challenger’s and those,I don’t know of other N scale offerings with factory installed decoders.
Most of Atlas’ new locos come equipped with decoders as an option, but not sound. Sound is still very much in its infancy in N scale, mainly due to the physical size constraints necessary for a speaker. You can make a speaker and baffle only so small before the sound begins to sound hollow and tinny.
I have seen folks put sound in N scale engines as small as a 4-4-0 and do a decent job thereof; however it’s still a very much do-it-yerself endeavor.