Suncoasttrains Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 So I run O scale Mth now but am thinking of going to G scale. I know mth and dcs with one guage but what is out there that works well system wise and what is interchangeable as far as locos and systems i know some G scale will work with mrc prodigy. Advice please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Well? The newest MTH G scale engines have DCC onboard. As far as other brands, you can have the MTH boards installed in most of them so they will have the same capabilities. Look at Ray's site and the upgrade pages to see. http://www.rayman4449.com/ and http://www.rayman4449.com/MTH/Service_Repair_PS-Upgrades_One-Gauge.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suncoasttrains Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 Ok .. does usa trains and lgb and aristocrat all have dcc locos thst are compatible with a dcc system. It seems usa trains has the best selection of modern diesels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Did you look at Ray's pages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman4449 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I dont know about LGB engines and what they may be pre-equipped with but Aristocraft and USA Trains don't have control systems pre-installed. Some USA Trains steamers have Phoenix sound (sound only, no control/DCC) installed. Updated: ** I wasn't aware of any direct drop in for control boards on USA Trains engines (Steam or diesel), without manually changing the wiring but Chuck just let me know that Airwire is supposed to have some sort of drop in board available but I dont know the details. (Protosound can be installed in all USA Trains engines) Aristocraft had some engines with a socket on the main board that would accept some certain DCC boards and provided basic control of the engine.(but of course Aristocraft is out of business). MTH in One Gauge is like in O gauge where the engine is pre-installed with full sound, lights, control and pulsed smoke so there's nothing to have done and engines equipped with PS3 (all current production) all have DCC capability. All prior production MTH One Gauge had PS2 (Protosound 2) installed and can be upgraded to PS3 to give you DCC control. If you are currently running MTH in O gauge (I assume with the DCS control system) then it would seem natural to go with Protosound/DCS in G scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suncoasttrains Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 Thankyou so much for the great response. .! It seems G scale locos are very limited. Have you heard if mth is coming out with anything new. I also need to learn about the radius in G. What is k2 or k3. How wide is a 10 foot radius.. ? 10 feet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman4449 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 See the topic right below the one you just posted: On the track radius, I just posted a reply to your other topic on that: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suncoasttrains Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 Thankyou so much. Mth has nothing new and I can promise you they are focused on HO scale as they had an HO meltdown recently and are busy with that. O scale especially premiere is there big push all the time. The service department is constantly backlogged .. i just don't what I will do at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman4449 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 MTH is revamping the GS-4 with die cast metal frame and other enhancements as noted in the thread. MTH is involved with many scales not just one or two. O gauge is what MTH started in so you would expect that to be their biggest product line outside of HO. HO and O gauge are much larger markets than G. Those concerned about service department wait-times should be buying from dealers that do their own service work in-house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suncoasttrains Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 The problem tho is parts. Nobody can keep the thousands of parts in stock to keep for repairs and lord knows how deb pulls her hair out. There's not a lot of dealers who will do repairs especially warranty work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Thankfully Ray does repairs and help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suncoasttrains Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Right.. Preciat it. I'm actually an mth dealer and service center. I was at the mth technical school last year.. I was very observant of things and there was no G scale much at all. Never any mention of G scale in our meetings. Ofcourse the market drives there business so it's understandable. Not everyone has the space or money for large scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman4449 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I just updated my post up top, Chuck just informed me that Airwire supposedly makes some sort of board to allow a more direct drop in for a number of . I know the USA Trains SD70 main power board and wiring has been updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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