questions about MTH

[BNSF9812]

Good morning all. In preparing my final locomotive roster for the HO scale engines i am aiming for, i have seen several models that have caught my eye. If any of you guys have MTH and BLI models, how well do they run when consisted? Ex: MTH ES44AC paired with two BLI SD40-2s.

on another topic, one of my two mainline lashups needs a C44-9W. How hard is it to find an Atlas or Kato C44-9W these days?

John AKA BNSF9812

 

[ryanstrains]

Do not buy MTH HO engines, from my experience working at a hobby shop their quality is sub par and customer service is non existent if you have an issue.

 

[BNSF9812]

Then I'll stick with my Atlas/Kato BNSF lashup. Thanks for replying.

 

[simulatortrain]

Your track may have no dead spots including switch frogs, or the sound resets meaning you have to stop the locomotive and turn the sound back on. DCS is a joke considering DCC is already the accepted standard and DCS really offers nothing new, just a bunch of proprietary junk. MTH locomotives also run a bit slower than their DCC counterparts because MTH thinks track voltage should be higher than what the NMRA considers standard. It's bizarre.