Well, that’s just my opinion.
I’ve modified it quite a bit to match DT&I’s prototype. It’s Airwire900 Radio controlled, onboard battery powered, with Soundtraxx sound…all installed by me. It runs and sounds awesome! 
Brian B. D T & I 1980ish
Nice looking!!
Very cool!
Did you modify the ride height, or is that standard? Very, very nice!
Vince
I can see why you like the DT&I , very nice paint scheme , I like how you have closed up the area of the coupler , and more other details added and changed , good work , thanks for shareing .
Thanks Guys!
Vince, it’s the stock height (USA Trains uses undersize wheels which happens to make the ride height correct)
Dennis, thanks for noticing the closure. If you look at the first 3 hoses from center on both sides of the coupler you’ll see that the black round things appear too big…they are actually mini banana jack sockets that have air hoses plugged into them. I use the inside set for recharging the batteries, the second set is for powering the engine with a battery car, and the third set is for driving a slave motor if I so choose. The air hoses I made and they just plug into the sockets to look good when not in use.
Brian B.
D T & I 1980ish
Brian Briggs said:What a neato idea. I may have to steal that one....
If you look at the first 3 hoses from center on both sides of the coupler you'll see that the black round things appear too big....they are actually mini banana jack sockets that have air hoses plugged into them. I use the inside set for recharging the batteries, the second set is for powering the engine with a battery car, and the third set is for driving a slave motor if I so choose. The air hoses I made and they just plug into the sockets to look good when not in use.
Brian Briggs said:
Thanks Guys!Vince, it’s the stock height (USA Trains uses undersize wheels which happens to make the ride height correct)
Dennis, thanks for noticing the closure. If you look at the first 3 hoses from center on both sides of the coupler you’ll see that the black round things appear too big…they are actually mini banana jack sockets that have air hoses plugged into them. I use the inside set for recharging the batteries, the second set is for powering the engine with a battery car, and the third set is for driving a slave motor if I so choose. The air hoses I made and they just plug into the sockets to look good when not in use.
Brian B.
D T & I 1980ish
Brian,
That is a mighty fine looking engine! I don’t model NA in LS but what you do sure makes things look like the “real McCoy”!
The connector idea sure beats the “pig snout” one sees so often.
Thanks Bob and Hans-Joerg, Bob, I wish I could say I came up with that idea but I saw it on an ‘O’ scale engine done with micro connectors. Here’s a few close-ups of the connectors This one shows the airhose removed from one socket (that’s the hose on the front step)
This one shows one of the Pomona mini banana jacks from my charger plugged into the socket.
And here’s a close-up of my modified airhose to plug into the socket when running. I made the plug portion from styrene tube.
Enjoy, Brian B. D T & I 1980ish
Cool Idea. Is it possible to do without those illusion shattering large plugs and go with an appropriately sized bare wire?
Steve, those clips are his battery charger. They are removed when he’s running.
OK, I’ll go back to sleep, now.
Wow, good looking engine! Damn good work. I love the connector idea too. So simple yet so perfect.
Jon.
Jon,
Thanks…I was just at your website…I think if I put my engine outside and blew the horn you might hear it. I’m in Commerce Twp. only a stones throw from White Lake.
Brian B.
Brian Briggs said:
Jon,Thanks…I was just at your website…I think if I put my engine outside and blew the horn you might hear it. I’m in Commerce Twp. only a stones throw from White Lake.
Brian B.
Brian, I just read your e-mail. Yes, we are very close! We are right behind Circus Circus, off of Union Lake road.
Jon.