That's why, at least for the time being, new locomotive offerings should be DC compatible, with provision for upgrading to the operating system the purchaser should desire.
"S"tring boB _________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Rusty" <thebrassbasher@...> wrote: > > > There has been a lot of chatter on this list about the Lionel S gauge Y3 > But no mention of where to get one or the Price??? Yes, I did an internet > search and did not come up with any information. I checked Charles RO on the > web and all I found was their statement that they sell S. Not what they sell, > just that they do sell S, I guess. Lionel's online post was in march but no > mention of where or what price. > > My understanding from posts on other lists that the failure rate upon > delivery has been rather high. Something like 2 out 5 made smoke where no > smoke was suppose to come from upon initial start up? (read in the OGR > forums) > > Another concern of mine is what is this Orange module thing that you need > to run this thing. The locomotive does not come with what ever that Orange > module thing is? What is this Legacy system and why do I need a windows > computer, and not a MAC, to program the locomotive? (read in the OGR forums) > > I have a MAC and not a windows computer. That is one reason I never bought > into Loksound. I have thousands invested in NCE DCC, decoders, Soundtraxx, > MAC, and Dallee. I don't plan on spending thousands more for TMCC, Legacy > (what ever that is), Orange Modules ?, Windows OS's. > > Apparently it dosen't run on DC? Or does it? I can't use a simple DC power > pack? The tender weighs more than the locomotive? I don't that this as a good > thing. > > The secret 3rd party that is going to supply a scale conversion? What on > earth ever happened to Lionel who was going to take care of that minor > problem. It should be simple Take out the hi rail wheels and drop in the > scale wheels, unscrew the AF monster coupler and install the Kadee couplers, > push the hidden button for DC and GO! > > Something tells me that this is going to be one of those $3000 models by > the time it gets done as a scale model and not an AF model, IF, that day ever > comes. The good thing is it looks nice, S scale size, not ugly and grossly > oversized and out of scale like the Challenger that Lionel did several years > ago. > > No, I'm not going to get into a letter writing campaign to Lionel > No, I'm not going to convert to Hi rail either. I've sold off all of my > Flyer. > > My last of the lot is brand new unused SHS Flex track that I plan on selling > > Rusty > (James Rustermier) > > > > > --- In [email protected], "pickycat95" <pickycat95@> wrote: > > > > Maybe just too juicy not to have one. Time to order another storage > > cabinet. > > Ben Trousdale > > > > --- In [email protected], "richgajnak" <rustytraque@> wrote: > > > > > > I just pulled this off the OGR S Scale board, after a comment made during > > > my evil twin's quickie review of the Y3, about wishing it had scale > > > wheels: > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > > "A scale wheel conversion is probably going to be available via a 3rd > > > party. I will post more on this topic when I have all of the details. > > > > > > > > > jon > > > > > > CTO, Lionel LLC" > > > ------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
