Canadian National U-2-g Steam loco

[NIRCLASS80]

Just a couple of shots of the Trueline Trains U-2-g on the layout.

 

 

[Warbonnet]

Very nice, have these got Tsunami sound? Any chance of a video of it in action?

[Robert Davies]

Is that smoke?!?

 

I've never heard of Trueline Trains, so this is very much 'all new' to me. If you've got time, some more pics would be appreciated.

 

-Rob

[NIRCLASS80]

There is a smoke generator in it but that is only a piece of cotton wool! I'll have to try and get pics and a video later.

[NIRCLASS80]

Here is some more pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

Working on the video

[NIRCLASS80]

Here is the video.

 

[fitzguttentite]

Thats a beauty

have a look at this ?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/TRUE-LINE-TRAINS-CANADIAN-NATIONAL-U-2-G-4-8-4-STEAM-LOCOMOTIVE-/170968924880?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item27ce8ac2d0

have to talk nice to the bank manager

Edited January 10, 2013 by fitzguttentite

[Robert Davies]

Here is the video.

 

 

That is nice! Smoke generator in the steam car too?

 

Thats a beauty

have a look at this ?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/TRUE-LINE-TRAINS-CANADIAN-NATIONAL-U-2-G-4-8-4-STEAM-LOCOMOTIVE-/170968924880?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item27ce8ac2d0

have to talk nice to the bank manager

 

Forgive me for I have sinned, the first word that I uttered on seeing the price, was not suitable for a family friendly forum, the second word was "me!"

[Warbonnet]

She's a beauty, many thanks for the video. She has a nice elegance to her too, unlike a lot of north American steam locos. I have one 4-8-4. a BLI Southern Pacific GS4. It's a rare one in that it actually works properly! Diecast, smoke unit, sound and very smooth.

 

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I don't think she's as pretty as yours though! I think A4Mallard took some close up pics of this, I have none myself.

 

I have a couple of other freight kettles but I really like the balance of American 4-8-4s.

 

And yes, that is a Rapido steam generator I believe?

[NIRCLASS80]

The price is away out of my league too but a certain retailer in Toronto was selling these at one third retail price when I was visiting in 2011 and then the same retailer vanished with thousands of dollars of deposits!! I was one of the lucky ones.

[NIRCLASS80]

The GS4 in the video is class looking, personally I think every bit as nice as the U-2-g

[Robert Davies]

I quite fancy a GS4... being rather partial to the old Espee

 

The choices aren't great though, the Bachmann 'toy' or the BLIs - I have four other BLIs - two fell apart, and the other two are average runners at best.

[Warbonnet]

I quite fancy a GS4... being rather partial to the old Espee

 

The choices aren't great though, the Bachmann 'toy' or the BLIs - I have four other BLIs - two fell apart, and the other two are average runners at best.

 

Yes, while my four BLI diesels have been good (if hard to programme on DCC in their Blueline guise) this GS4 was a clunker when I got it. Sent it back to BLI and got it back 2 months later with a rather long list of fixes done. Now she runs like a champ.

 

MTH do a GS4 too, but MTH have their own issues.