Yep mine was the same price. I'm happy with what I got, going to modify the loco a bit tonight I think..
Heath said:Hi Rob,
I bought one back in Jan of this year and have since had a decoder put in it by a friend of mine. I then had the light replaced with an LED. I also wired up the tender for all wheel pickup too.
I agee with all here in that it's a good hauler. I've pulled quite a few weighted cars up a grade, helix with it and am quite impressed.
On the other hand a couple of things that I didn't like about it is the tender is too long and all of the wheel flanges are oversized. That being said, if you're running Code 83 track, it will be no problem as I've run it on a friends layout on 83 track. Any less than that and the flanges will hit the rail spikes and not go over switches. The last thing to perhaps nick pick is the driving wheel sizes. They should be around scale 80" and the ones on the PC Hudson are far from looking that size. Have a look at a few photos of the CN Hudson and you'll see the massive sized wheels on it. No wonder that thing flew down the rails when CN ran it.
I bought one because I wanted to run "steam excursions" and thought this would be a neat addition without breaking the bank. So all in all, for the price that you pay one really can't go wrong with it.
Currently I'm looking to replace it with a Northern 4-8-4 locomotive and want to go brass on that one. That's a huge investment but love the look of those huge loco's CN ran.
Have fun running your loco, I know I do.
Cheers,
Heath
RobertInOntario said:Well, I got around to running mine tonight and it runs very well. It's good at low speeds and can haul quite a long freight train (forwards and reverse) -- this is probably partly due to its weight. Just in case anyone is curious!
Regarding JAyer's question, there must be at least one Loblaws/Superstore in Sarnia. Otherwise, how about making a trip to London, Ont.? Just a thought!
Rob
MasonJar said:What cars came with that set?
Andrew