MarxMaster Sound Check

I am converting a tin litho friction powered Japanese diesel floor toy to electric power. It runs on 3 rail track and is sized about right to pull Marx 6" cars. I decided to add a digital sound system to it. The unit is a Sound Commander 2, made by Electric Railroad Co. Small, compact and inexpensive. Not a lot of the real fancy stuff, but very nice for the price. Here you see the sound tests. The shell is still not attached nor are the lights incorperated yet.
So far in road tests, it has pulled 13 tin freight cars. Not bad for a motor out of a K-Line Speeder.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Marx Trains
• Toy Trains
• Sound Commander 2

[tmackinator]

Good example of making a silk purse out of a sows ear! Nice job-TM

[gigeastman]

Thanks Thomas. I used a Asashi doner that was bent up and had some parts missing. No good units were sacrificed for this project.

Steve

[Trainbrain1949]

Nice job. I wish my parents hadn't thrown out some of my old tin toys! I like to do crazy things like this.

[gigeastman]

I'm always looking at toys, especially tin to see if they are sized right to modify. These Super Atom Train Mountain Express Asahi Tin Toys can be tough to find and a little pricey. Got this one cheap because it was bent and missing some parts.

Steve

[gigeastman]

Thanks Walt. It's getting closer to ready to button up the shell. Got a head light wired in last night. A few more little things and it will be done. It has a very small motor from a K-Line speeder, but had been pulling 17 Marx six inch box cars fairly well.

Steve

[gigeastman]

Thanks Brian. It will get a little better as I finish it. I just wish the Sound Commander had a timed battery back up to eliminate the chatter at low voltage, but they are really designed for command control systems that operate a high voltage all the time. Still a bargain system.

Steve

[walt407]

HI Steve

I always enjoy your projects and this one is really different. Can't wait to see it pulling a long train. god Bless walt407

[hammerfister]

Nice Steve - we were all waiting to see this one run!

Brian