Re: P2K DL&W SW8: > Frank and all, > > I have a P2K DL&W SW8 with DCC and sound. It is a beautiful > model and the painting and lettering is top notch. (See > attached photo on my layout.). > That's the good news. > > Now for the bad news: I can't comment on the DC version, but > the DCC/sound version can hardy pull its own weight. Because > of the space required for the speaker, etc. the unit has no > weight and has trouble pulling more than a few cars, unlike > the brute sitting next to it (Atlas S2) which can pull 15 to > 20 cars with no problem, but that is a DCC unit with no sound > speaker and lots of weight. > > Paul Tupaczewski thought one might add some lead shot inside > the shell to help, but haven't tried that. One thing I never noticed until I looked more closely is that to help compensate for the lack of weight, there is a traction tire (small one) on one of the wheels of the unit. The only thing, as Bill points out, that you can really do here is to get small-gauge lead shot and fill in every available crevice on this unit (or if you're really adventurous, recast the shell and walkways in metal... :) - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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