Hi Mathew. I don't know how good your Regner representatives are in the U.S. but I do know that Regner locomotives are very good and good value for money. I run U.S. Outline locos. and have no Regner engines on my railroad. I do have many friends here in the area (not far from the Regner workshops)who do run Regner engines. Problems are few and far between, but I do know that if a for eg. a bank clerk with no technical background starts to build a Regner kit and runs into problems Manfred Regner takes the time to talk him into a first class loco step for step over the phone. If a part gets screwed up on the way and If its not something big like a boiler or a cylinder it is usually replaced within a couple of days FOC. I have fired and driven Regner engines belonging to my friends. Yes Regner and Roundhouse are very reliable machines which will bring years of good solid fun. I also have the pleasure of knowing Manfred personally. He is as a person an enrichment to any circle of friends.
To the tools. A set of BA spanners will cover all your needs. Just one point in passing I was witness as a Regner engine moved of under its own steam 3 minutes after being filled with cold water and the burner being lit. It ran over 20 minutes! My K-27 runs for an hour on one charge of water, but it takes a long time to get steam up. I hope you have much pleasure with which ever engine you buy. Bert, In the Austrian Alps. ------------------------- Bert & Edmunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
