A truly magnificent model railroad! Great N&W coal train scenes amid ultra realistic Appalachian Mountain landscapes. It really doesn't get any better.
I have just installed one of these Wow Sound decoders into a brass AC9, I have been able to adjust the rod clank volume using Decoder Pro on one of the panes. If you are not using Decoder Pro then there is surely a cv you can adjust to change the volume of the rod clank. Q: why the S.P. Whistle?
It's not that I am unable to adjust rod clank volume, it's that the rod clank doesn't play unless you are at zero throttle, which doesn't accurately represent most steam locomotives I've heard. Having since installed the same decoder and speakers into a Y6B which has a chuff sensor, I've found that with an active sensor the clanks do play when load is low even at high throttle. For some reason that functionality seems to be linked to having a chuff sensor. That whistle is what you get if you select the N&W single chime. Honestly I think the whistles for the N&W locomotives are fairly inaccurate, and disappointing compared to the renditions for other railroads. The overall capabilities of the decoder outweigh that for me however.
NorfKhazad yes the rod clank should be heard at all speeds to a greater or lesser degree. You have selected the correct N&W "hooter" which is heard on some of the video, but on occasions the SP whistle is heard. I have struggled with programming the whistle sounds, as there are several sound sequences for each whistle. It is frustrating trying to get it right.
I used a pair of TCS 4w high bass speakers. I mounted them in Soundtraxx 28mm round enclosures, though it took 2 sets for a single speaker since they're very deep. They also required a lot of modification to fit the speakers. I have since had 3D printed enclosures made for these speakers and I've used them in 7 other locomotives so far.
@@NorfKhazad I did the same thing for a bachmann k4 I was testing on, bought the soundtraxx baffle and had to modify it, do you sell the 3D printed ones?
@@TheTermintator12 I do not, but if you contact me through the email on my profile I can send you the 3d files to print them yourself or through shapeways.
It does but it's not great. I use it a couple times in the video. The other whistle is for some reason assigned automatically as the "quill" whistle when you select the N&W hooter even though it's clearly not the same whistle.
You can buy scanners from Amazon or other electronics stores that will pick up railroad frequencies. Radioreference.com has a listing of the frequencies for every railroad in the US by location.
![[4K] Three N&W Steamers Haul Coal over the NSMRC - 60 fps](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JOajDCrrOfs/mqdefault.jpg)
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A truly magnificent model railroad! Great N&W coal train scenes amid ultra realistic Appalachian Mountain landscapes. It really doesn't get any better.
What a nice layout, and scenery work .must be nice to operate
Absolutely. I count myself lucky to have a club like this relatively local to me.
Also love that whisle echo, sounds really great.
Just ran a Class A here last week! Those must be coal hoppers weighted down with tungsten
My new favorite layout! That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful video. Thanks.
Can I include that in a new N&W Cargo Movin' people remaake?
Sorry, but I'd rather you didn't.
Great layout, train and of course video-photography. Shame you no longer photograph the real thing!
My interests shift from time to time. I'll get back to it eventually, I assure you.
I have just installed one of these Wow Sound decoders into a brass AC9, I have been able to adjust the rod clank volume using Decoder Pro on one of the panes. If you are not using Decoder Pro then there is surely a cv you can adjust to change the volume of the rod clank. Q: why the S.P. Whistle?
It's not that I am unable to adjust rod clank volume, it's that the rod clank doesn't play unless you are at zero throttle, which doesn't accurately represent most steam locomotives I've heard. Having since installed the same decoder and speakers into a Y6B which has a chuff sensor, I've found that with an active sensor the clanks do play when load is low even at high throttle. For some reason that functionality seems to be linked to having a chuff sensor. That whistle is what you get if you select the N&W single chime. Honestly I think the whistles for the N&W locomotives are fairly inaccurate, and disappointing compared to the renditions for other railroads. The overall capabilities of the decoder outweigh that for me however.
NorfKhazad yes the rod clank should be heard at all speeds to a greater or lesser degree. You have selected the correct N&W "hooter" which is heard on some of the video, but on occasions the SP whistle is heard. I have struggled with programming the whistle sounds, as there are several sound sequences for each whistle. It is frustrating trying to get it right.
I see this videos pretty old now but I got a question or two, what speakers did you use and was the original mount for the speakers modified?
I used a pair of TCS 4w high bass speakers. I mounted them in Soundtraxx 28mm round enclosures, though it took 2 sets for a single speaker since they're very deep. They also required a lot of modification to fit the speakers. I have since had 3D printed enclosures made for these speakers and I've used them in 7 other locomotives so far.
@@NorfKhazad I did the same thing for a bachmann k4 I was testing on, bought the soundtraxx baffle and had to modify it, do you sell the 3D printed ones?
@@TheTermintator12 I do not, but if you contact me through the email on my profile I can send you the 3d files to print them yourself or through shapeways.
Cool decoder. Does it have an N&W Hooter
It does but it's not great. I use it a couple times in the video. The other whistle is for some reason assigned automatically as the "quill" whistle when you select the N&W hooter even though it's clearly not the same whistle.
Who makes the track side building at the 7:17 mark?
Pretty sure it's scratch built. Most of the buildings on the layout are.
i have a question, are you a train driver and if not, how do you get a radio/walkietalkie that tells you when the train is coming?
You can buy scanners from Amazon or other electronics stores that will pick up railroad frequencies. Radioreference.com has a listing of the frequencies for every railroad in the US by location.
oh ok thanks
this video is better with 1.5 speed