Tom,
Contact Railmaster Hobbies directly to find out the truth
(http://www.railmasterhobbies.com/). I think the eBay listing was
probably true if the lister had bought the kit directly from Railmaster
in New Zealand (which, I believe, is no more). However, I believe
Railmaster Hobbies in California now owns the entire line, and I see the
kit still listed on their web site.
I have one of the Railmaster Hobbies' RS-1 kits with the North Yard
chassis. The engine runs great at moderate speeds on our Houston S
Gaugers club layout. It easily does a full 8-11 hour duty of running
around the loop all day, with no stammering, no derailing, etc. I have
the Soundtraxx Tsunami installed, which never seems to overheat in that
engine. However, here at home where I can only run at slow speed, it
seems noisy and jerky, especially in reverse. It seems like the longer I
run it, though, the better it gets. Maybe the mechanism just needs to be
worn-in, but think in terms of months, not hours of running time.
- Peter.
On 07/30/2012 6:37 am, Thomas Baker wrote:
Bill,
I didn't realize that the RS1 was permanently out of production. I
had always intended to buy one from North Yeard through its seller in
California. The sale price surprises me though: Five hundred Dollars
for something that one could have purchased for half that just a few
short months ago. I guess the key to the price lies in the verb
phrase, "could have purchased".
Yes, apparently the RS1 would be a good choice as a model. The
S-scale market is always full of surprises.
Tom
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