SD40-2 Soundtraxx Tsunami Part 1. Start-up.

Soundtraxx Tsunami "EMD 645E 16" decoder in my custom built and painted Norfolk & Western SD40-2.
I think this is the definitive V16 645E sound. My only gripe is the horn that's abit lame compared to the blast of the QSI equivalent and I disabled the irritating and un realistic air dryer sperex valve noise, as it just dos'nt sound like what its suposed to be!
I've also got a factory fitted QSI in an Atlas SD35, its not nearly as good as this. I also tried one from Loksound and was NOT impressed. This loco was built by myself using a Kato CNW SD38-2 chassis, motor and trucks, a Kato long hood, Cannon & Co cab and high nose kit, Cannon & Co fans, exhaust stack, etc etc and many other A-Line parts. It cost me a dam fortune and took me 6 months to build and paint by the time I got all the parts, some from the US. The shutdown clip is better than this one imo.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• SD40-2
• soundtrax
• tsunami
• DCC
• sound
• EMD
• 645

[Barryat11]

excuse my ignorance but is this a HO or G scale train? whatever it is, it looks and sounds great! I notice Aristocraft are doing a CL66 in G scale, Hattons are selling for £364... Its a case of "where do you run one when living in a flat"! Local model RW club runs OO & O scale

[formidable38]

@Barryat11 Hi, this is H0 scale. Thankyou very much for the comment!

Good luck with the 66 if you get it!

[matrod05]

Witch speaker are you using ?? and what Tisunami codec code number ??

[formidable38]

@matrod05 The decoder is the TSU GN 1000 with the EMD 645 sound file. The speaker is from DCC supplies.com, part number- 995200006.

Ive used a fair few of these speakers, there a great fit in long hoods and sound as good if not even better than the factory fitted ones ive had in ready to run DCC sound loco's. Ive also mangaed to fir one inside an Atlas Alco C420.

[MrLuebeck]

Was that a Athearn Ready to roll (RTR) SD40-2

[formidable38]

@MrLuebeck No, its all Kato apart from the cab (cannon & co). Rad fans, rad grills, dynamic grills, dynamic fans and many many other seperately applied parts from C&co and details west etc. The running chassis was SD38-2, (Kato) the origonal shell was SD40-2, again Kato.

Thanks for the interest.

[pacbelt]

Really nice startup sequence. Like the high nose conversion too!

[2008FORDF450V8]

i have an athearn Southern Pacific RR EMD SD-45-T2 "9359 what sound decoder do i need to make it work and will ti work with a dc power pack thanks

[stationmaster12]

WOW!!! I love that EMD sound!!

[McClain808]

The weathering on some of your cars is really realistic and the sd40-2 & the gp 30 are sweet looking .

[jack9598]

WoW too cool and nice weather n on the car great job

[MrLuebeck]

@formidable38 Oh. ok