From what I know, USA Trains has not shipped the FEF steam engines yet. Regarding dates, if you were told 2022 then they would be saying 2022 delivery on the big boy.
MTH has indicated the only change is the thumbwheel assembly. They had to use a different mechanical encoder due to the other being discontinued as a part by the mfg. They have indicated the new bracket that is the spring return for the thumbwheel has been improved but that latter part isn't something I have confirmed.
The RF portion of the remote is the exact same so wireless signal strength back to the TIU will be the same
The text in the original post only refers to AIUs (MTH #50-1004) but TIUs (50-1003) and AIUs are pictured. Please revise the posting to clarify what is meant here.
TIUs with USB ports are already available and I have them in-stock.
WTIU (50-1039) (which has wifi built into & has USB port, will allow you to vary DC voltage output to control analog engines, but does NOT work with traditional wireless handheld DCS Remote) has still yet to be released and is supposed to be out Dec 2020 but of course that could get pushed out. I have these on order and am taking pre-orders.
A reversing loop with DCS would be accomplished the exact same way you would with regular analog track power. The only question is would the reversing loop electronics/circuits affect DCS commands that are run through the reversing loop device (probably would be ok).
Depends on the production run but MTH often used what appears to be a lacquer clear coat over everything that makes trying to remove lettering a real mess.
While I could technically get that setup working, it isnt something I would attempt to do. (either for myself or especially for others) There really isnt a lot of room in the Hudson boiler and the amount of time required to do a well-done retrofit of mounting and sealing smoke unit etc would be cost prohibitive from a time perspective. There is one aftermarket smoking whistle install that I have seen for O gauge was done so poorly it was no wonder the engine was sent to me because the engine stopped running. While there was no excuse for the poor workmanship I saw, it underscored the time involved in doing such an install. Also, given the number of things that could go wrong, it just isnt worth it in my opinion. .
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Explorer wifi won't register
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I dont know why it wouldn't be working.