11-02-2009, 04:11 PM
I've only heard good things about them. I don't know about the Big Boys...they are such common models, I think it is easier to identify a manufacturer by whom didn't offer a Big Boy 
I've been wanting to get one (or several) of their 2-8-2s for some time.
As I recall, the powerhouse series were full-DCC w/sound locomotives. A few years ago, they had QSI chips. Then they had LokSound (or at least for the Galloping Geese). Then I thought they'd switched back to some sort in-house system. I trust Squidbait's word that it is currently a QSI chip, again. There was also some sort of lawsuit involving them, their builder, and MTH. I suspect that has a lot to do with MTH and BLI offering many of the same locomotives.
I've been wanting to get one (or several) of their 2-8-2s for some time.As I recall, the powerhouse series were full-DCC w/sound locomotives. A few years ago, they had QSI chips. Then they had LokSound (or at least for the Galloping Geese). Then I thought they'd switched back to some sort in-house system. I trust Squidbait's word that it is currently a QSI chip, again. There was also some sort of lawsuit involving them, their builder, and MTH. I suspect that has a lot to do with MTH and BLI offering many of the same locomotives.
Michael
My primary goal is a large Oahu Railway layout in On3
My secondary interests are modeling the Denver, South Park, & Pacific in On3 and NKP in HO
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My primary goal is a large Oahu Railway layout in On3
My secondary interests are modeling the Denver, South Park, & Pacific in On3 and NKP in HO
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