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Adding sound and weight to a 44-Tonner Locos and rolling stock
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Regular poster 100 posts rhammill Regular poster 100 posts
rhammill

Since a number of people have asked me about it in the past, I finally did a post (actually a 3-part post) on the New Haven 44-tonners, including how I add sound and an extra 3 oz of weight to the Bachmann or W&R brass models. I also use the Bachmann mechanism for the brass version.

The modeling info is in Part III. Enjoy!

Randy
Randy Hammill
Prototype Junction
Modeling the New Haven Railroad 1946-1954
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lexon Prolific poster 1,211 posts
lexon

44 tonner

Hope to see this soon.

Some years ago I did two Bachmann with LokSound. Nice loco.

Rich
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Nelsonb111563 Moderator 2,267 posts
Nelsonb111563

Hi Randy!

I added a little bit bigger link so people can find you easier!  

Randys 44 tonners>   http://blog.newbritainstation.com/2017/02/dey-4-44-tonner-part-iii-modeling.html

Nelson Beaudry,  Principle/CEO

Kennebec, Penobscot and Northern RR Co.
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MikeC in Qld Super User 1,066 posts
MikeC in Qld

Looks good. I must see about

Looks good. I must see about adding some weight to my Bachmann version. Perhaps that will fix its poor running. Thanks for showing this.

Mike

My Blog: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/14628
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LPS L1 Regular poster 329 posts
LPS L1

Despite the size of the bachmann 44 tonner

There is plenty of room inside the shell for all sorts of goodies (unmodified IPhone 4 speaker, TCS KA4, and Loksound)

Although I may dump the Loksound in favor of a Tsunami 2, or live with slightly incorrect sounds and go with a TCS WOW 

SKOTI

Building a layout featuring a "what if" L&PS railway and any other shiny/grimy trains I can get my paws on.

lps_hea2.jpg 

 
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rhammill Regular poster 100 posts
rhammill

Plenty of space

Yep. There is a lot of space once you remove the original circuit board and clip.

I haven't tested the other decoders. Interestingly, each Loksound decoder sounds slightly different, so you can tell the difference between the two locomotives side-by-side. I haven't picked it up yet, but I'll also add an ESU power pack (keep alive) as well.

Randy
Randy Hammill
Prototype Junction
Modeling the New Haven Railroad 1946-1954
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