*thomas*

Good review ! Picked one up last week, but the 2 weight bricks are missing, but the price was very good (50€, instr., no box). But it took me some time to find one in this price range. Cheers

I have none of them in my 'collection', so my opinion is strictly based on pictures. Both engines are very well designed, dare I say, even better than the EN (?!). They actually look like a real engine, where the EN (as well as the hobby train) don't come close enough to the original. The super chief was the beginning of a new era for trains and even though it did not use any special (new) colors, it does not harm the model in any way. But what, I think, is even more important than a great loc, is the availability (through TLC) of nice carriages, something the BNSF engine did not have (exept for the TTX cars). The 'bad' thing about the SC is the fact that it doesn't look good with other (older) TLC cars attached behind it, something the BNSF does ! Even though the BNSF engine did not have a lot of rolling stock to add, it still is a great creation. Nice new bricks and/or colors and I must say, it lookes better in 6 wide than does the SC. The blocky appearance it has is not the result of bad designing, it is the opposite of it. Doesn't the real thing look just as 'square'... (?) So, if I would have to choose an american (!!!!) passanger train, it would have to be the super chief. The only downside maybe was (and now certainly is) the price you'd have to pay for a train (engine + 2 or 3 cars), but still, 120$ (at the time, with 80$ added if you would like tracks, trafo and motor)) was good value for money. The BNSF engine is a great cargo engine, and can be combined with a lot of (older) cargo cars.

Ow, my bad, thanks ! BTW, I still don't understand quite well why they won't release an extra wagon for the EN... I presume they already knew they were not going to do this when they launched the EN. (?) So, what they should have done (IMHO) is adding an extra wagon to the set (so EN + 2 cars). Cheers

Looks very nice ! Reminds me of my Jouef HO scaled french starter kit ;)

@ CZ Thanks for typing it out :)

Hi, That is a very nice MOC, I love the details on the roof and the opening doors ! Cheers

Great and very helpfull topic to all newcomers (and even the more experienced ones) when it comes to trains !!! Great forum also ;)

Grazie mille ! (Thank you very much)

Hi, I'm new on the forum, just love your Ce 6/8, IMHO it's finished, how it should be. Do you happen to have any pics from during the build? Or even some cad pictures? Cheers, Thomas