HO Scale Acela Express

HO Scale Amtrak (Acela Express); Custom Trainset (#2006, #2007) + 6 Bachmann Spectrum Acela Cars: The lead Acela locomotive is DCC converted with a NMRA 8-pin TCS T4X decoder. For more information, please visit my website at http://www.thomasdye.com/

Consist information:

#2006 Locomotive
#3208 First Class Passenger Car
#3528 Business Class Passenger Car
#3517 Business Class Passenger Car
#3312 Cafe Acela
#3530 Business Class Passenger Car
#3414 End - Business Class Passenger Car
#2007 Locomotive

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• HO
• Amtrak
• Acela
• Bachmann
• Spectrum
• DCC
• TCS
• T4X

[scubaguy98]

great video, thanks for posting. Waiting for mine to come for my boy to open Christmas morning. The sound is incredible, is this the decoder that originally came with the train?

[eydsamoht]

@scubaguy98 The one in the video was DCC ready, but not DCC equipped. I put a TCS T4X decoder in, which has something called BackEMF. BackEMF monitors the motor to ensure constant and expected operation...which is why I can get it to crawl along extremely smoothly at super slow speeds. The original Bachmann (MRC, I think) decoders aren't bad, but they're definitely not the same. They kind of lurch to a start.

[Roboman2121]

Awesome vid, but I can't help but saying that it sounds like its wheels have a flat spot somewhere on them. Am I correct?

[eydsamoht]

@Roboman2121 No, there's no flat spots on the wheels. They're rolling over Kato unitrack, which is sectional snap track. The noise is the wheels passing the joints between track sections.

[Emubirdproductions1]

what radius curve did you use for this train it looks like you're using 18 radius curve

[eydsamoht]

@Emubirdproductions1 These are rolling on Kato Unitrack. The curve radius is 25", but the camera zoom may make it seem less. :)

[TheAmtrakboy]

he was flyin at 2:36

[DylieHeadStrong92]

I want it!

[donsande2]

great video

[cab4]

WHERE IS YOUR FOUR TRACK MAINLINE?

Seriously though, have you considered a modular set up? If you're serious about NEC modeling, there are more than a few of us playing around with the idea of making an NEC modular club. Nothing is solid yet, but we'll see.

Right now i think the biggest problem is finding out how to "merge" the catenary together.

[cab4]

@blarization You have to be patient. Walthers is a pain, it reruns them every couple of years. I would bet $50 that by next christmas, you might see another run of them. They ALWAYS go fast though, so pick up a few.

Some alternatives are IHP and Island Model works. These are nich manufacturers of commuter cars. IHP cars are nearly impossible to obtain, but they are worth it in terms of detail. IMW models started out crude, but more recent models are fantastic and they available now.

[becauseisaidso15]

Added to favorites! Nice job