Smokebox - 4000 Series

[ozinoz]

Looks better and better eack time I see it.

Any chance we might get our grubby little hands on the manual before release

[trev123]

I wouldn't be surprised that it will be released Thursday UK time, Friday down under.

[trev123]

DTG preview of Big Boy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YDZWNknQvY

[AmericanSteam]

Just watched this, amazing.

[mrennie]

I'm very happy with the reaction the loco got from everyone (and I fixed the sound bug immediately after finishing the stream :) )

[ozinoz]

Here is a question that just came to me. The locomotives have an automatic fireman, so you can just drive, a fully automatic mode which comes both sides of the footplate, the question is, can you engage the automatic driver and manually fire. I think that would be a great place to start the learning curve, just like real life train crew.

So looking forward to getting hold of this...

[mrennie]

can you engage the automatic driver and manually fire

Yes :)

It's fun to watch the (invisible) engineer doing his thing while you try to keep the steam pressure up and the water level where it should be. You can imagine him shouting at you if you get it wrong

[AmericanSteam]

Immersion!!!!!!! Send Ed Dickens a copy.

[ozinoz]

can you engage the automatic driver and manually fire

Yes :)

It's fun to watch the (invisible) engineer doing his thing while you try to keep the steam pressure up and the water level where it should be. You can imagine him shouting at you if you get it wrong

[AmericanSteam]

Wasatch grade is 30% off ($27.99 US). A must have for the new 4000 series and the 4 included routes. Good until May 28 at 10.00 AM.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/9805 ... 5&ser=1_0_

[ozinoz]

DTG's release live stream is at 19.30 GMT Thursday 27 May, so what ever that is in your time zone.

(for me, that is about 4.00am Friday morning. As much as I am looking forward to see this, I think I will wait till the weekend to watch (and unchain my wallet ) )

Congratulations to Mike on a magnificent project. The things he has managed to do with this has left DTG's collective jaws on the ground

[mrennie]

DTG's release live stream is at 19.30 GMT Thursday 27 May, so what ever that is in your time zone.

(for me, that is about 4.00am Friday morning. As much as I am looking forward to see this, I think I will wait till the weekend to watch (and unchain my wallet ) )

Congratulations to Mike on a magnificent project. The things he has managed to do with this has left DTG's collective jaws on the ground

Many thanks! I hope you get a lot of mileage out of the Big Boy. I'm looking forward to seeing this loco on plenty of different routes, not just Wasatch and Sherman Hill.

[AmericanSteam]

Riveria line in the 50's.

[mrennie]

Riveria line in the 50's.

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[AmericanSteam]

Riveria line in the 50's.

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Hokey smoke Bullwinkle.