@pwhite73 yea man athearn better step there game up seriously mth is kicking the crap outta them mth is really out doing themselves in a good way that is but for god sake athearns price is simply one big load of B.S
@railrider51 No, sorry I haven't heard anything yet. But then again, other than Towerr 55 who went out of business, I haven't seen anyone else making the ES44AC. Hopefully they will though soon, that would be really cool!
@UP5853 Really? I haven't had any trouble with any of my MTH stuff. Did you try talking to MTH. I had an issue with 2 couplers on different loco's and they sent me two new ones for no charge! They're really good about standing behind their products!
@UP5853 The frist and third loco's are MTH SD70ACe's, the second loco is a Tower 55 ES44AC. No, I don't have the DCS controller, this is run with Digitrax.
@Addicted2Guitars To be totally honest, I LOVE these MTH loco's. There's so much they can do and I love having the operating couplers, so I totally recommend the MTH. However, I haven't seen the Athearn loco's yet, but I have heard that not all of the vents are see through (and all are on the MTH) and they won't have the operating couplers. Plus, to me the sound on the Athearn's haven't been all that great recently. I'd recommend trying 1 of each until you can make a decision from experience.
Dude i just got the MTH #8444 of course with sound fantastic model
---nice set up
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UNIONPACIFIC1 1 year ago
@UNIONPACIFIC1 Yeah, I love those MTH SD70ACe's. I don't have any, but from what I have seen, I like the MTH better than the Athearn.
pwhite73 1 year ago
@pwhite73 yea man athearn better step there game up seriously mth is kicking the crap outta them mth is really out doing themselves in a good way that is but for god sake athearns price is simply one big load of B.S
---UNIONPACIFIC1
UNIONPACIFIC1 1 year ago
Did u custom number the T55 UP GEVO 5399??
wmg33 1 year ago
@wmg33 It is custom numbered, but not by me. I bought this loco on ebay and the person I bought it from weathered and numbered it.
pwhite73 1 year ago
Do you know if anyone will be realeasing the Boy Scout special edition UP loco anytime soon? Hopefully MTH...
railrider51 1 year ago
@railrider51 No, sorry I haven't heard anything yet. But then again, other than Towerr 55 who went out of business, I haven't seen anyone else making the ES44AC. Hopefully they will though soon, that would be really cool!
pwhite73 1 year ago
I had to overhaul my MTH 1996 because the decoder did not setup into a consist with other locomotives.
UP5853 1 year ago
@UP5853 Really? I haven't had any trouble with any of my MTH stuff. Did you try talking to MTH. I had an issue with 2 couplers on different loco's and they sent me two new ones for no charge! They're really good about standing behind their products!
pwhite73 1 year ago
@pwhite73 In the video are you running it with other MTH locos? Also do you use their DCS controller?
UP5853 1 year ago
@UP5853 The frist and third loco's are MTH SD70ACe's, the second loco is a Tower 55 ES44AC. No, I don't have the DCS controller, this is run with Digitrax.
pwhite73 1 year ago
Hey very very nice video man, i have a question. should i buy MTH SD70ACes or wait for athearns? please help!
Addicted2Guitars 1 year ago
@Addicted2Guitars To be totally honest, I LOVE these MTH loco's. There's so much they can do and I love having the operating couplers, so I totally recommend the MTH. However, I haven't seen the Athearn loco's yet, but I have heard that not all of the vents are see through (and all are on the MTH) and they won't have the operating couplers. Plus, to me the sound on the Athearn's haven't been all that great recently. I'd recommend trying 1 of each until you can make a decision from experience.
pwhite73 1 year ago
@pwhite73 alrighty then thx
Addicted2Guitars 1 year ago