If so, did they get the whistle sound right?
My dealer will receive the J on the 31st of May according to his information.
I’ve just ordered one from Tony’s, I returned my BLI 2-8-2 light for a credit, it had gearbox problems, I hope the Class J is ok.
Ken.
Ken, I thought you were getting a 2-8-8-2.
Don’t tell the mrs, I ordered one of those too!!
Ken.
So everyone else is still waiting, too…
No, at least one person got one and it was on eBay as of YESTERDAY. GRRRRRRRRR!!
I saw that on Ebay, but they might be counting on getting them in next week or two. I have contacted some sellers in the past on other new hot items and found out they are on their way, not actally there.
Broadway does say they are shipping so we will all be comparing notes in the next few weeks.
We’re all still waiting, eh?
Well, the guy on eBay has pictures it looks like he took out in his yard, not stock photos. I talked to a friend in Va. yesterday, and he said he knew a guy (dealer) who got several from BLI via UPS on Friday.
My question is did they get the whistle sound right? Has anybody HEARD one?
They got the whistle right.
Don’t just tease us with the whistle only, but that is great news. How about the model and how it runs and sounds also.
I am still waiting for my engine.
My dealer has the one I ordered on hand. I’ll pick it up tomorrow night and let you know. But I know for a fact that they are shipping.
I’ve spent time around the locomotive while in excursion service and have multiple sound recordings. The answer is, unfortunatly…NO. The air compressor is perfect, blower, pop off are fine, chuff is accurate as well as the bell. BUT the whistle is wrong, distorted and must be fixed prior to the National in July or they might as well not display it. Volume adjustment to the whistle does not improve performance. I’m sorry, guys.
Well?!? Did they or didn’t they get the whistle right? We have one yes and one no. Has anyone else heard it yet?
Brennan
One Yes and One No. We want to hear the Whistle. I wonder why they did not install a sound byte on their web page.
My engine will not be here for about three weeks but lets have some more opinions.
I picked up my J tonight. I got the 611 painted as it is today. I’ve never heard the J’s whistle but two people in our railroad club that had described it as “*** close”. I would describe it as much deeper than the whistles on the light or heavy mikes. It almost sounds like a tugboat rather than a train but both of these guys claimed that was accurate. I guess I’ll have to drive down to Roanoke one of these days and compare. The level of detail is great from what I can see. It ran smooth right out of the box, the sound is synchronized well and it looks good to me. I’m very pleased.
That is good news since it is a steamboat type whistle. It is a different tone than the Union Pacific Mannings or Moore type steamboat whistles, but it is a beautiful sounding whistle that is very distinctive.
OK, we have one yes, one no, and one “***close” which I’ll put in the “yes” column. Anybody else want to chime in (pun intended)?