HO HY NYC 4-6-4 Dreyfuss Hudson Steam Loco Unlttrd. Brass Pa
TheNew York Central commissioned famed industrial designer Henry Dreyfussto sculpt the streamlined shape for the ten J3 Hudson locomotivesslated to pull the 20th Century Limited train. June 15, 1938marked the inaugural run from New York to Chicago in just 16hours. 70 years later, Broadway Limited Imports celebratesthe pinnacle of the streamlined era with this spectacular HOrecreation.
NYC Dreyfuss Hudson ModelInformation:
- ALL-NEWParagon4 Sound & Control System
- SynchronizedPuffing Smoke with Chuff Sound
- VariablePuffing Smoke Intensity and timing
- IntegralDCC Decoder with Back EMF for Industry Best Slow Speed Operation in DCand DCC
- PrecisionDrive Mechanism engineered for continuous heavy load towing and smoothslow speed operation
- 5-PoleCan Motor with Skew Wound Armature
- PremiumCaliber Painting with Authentic Paint Schemes
- PrototypicalLight Operation with Golden White LED Headlight, Rear Light
- BrassCaliber Detail at a Plastic Price
- Brasslocomotive and tender body w/ die cast chassis
- MetalKadee-compatible Couplers (2)
- All-Driverand All-Wheel Electrical Pick-up except for pilot trucks/trailing trucks
- SeparatelyApplied Handrails, Ladders, Whistle, and Brass Bell
- Engineerand Fireman figures installed
- WillOperate on Code 70, 83, and 100 rail
- RecommendedMinimum Radius: 18 inches
- Accurateprototypical sounds for the NYC J3a Hudson
Broadway Limited Imports is proud to introduceParagon4: The new benchmark for premium HO sound-equipped locomotives.These DC and DCC-Sound equipped locomotives feature the ALL-NEWParagon4 sound and control system. Each Paragon4 locomotive comes withBLI’s own integral DCC Decoder factory installed. Paragon4locomotives offer Dual Mode DC and DCC operation with superb back EMFmotor control, improved DC motor control, built-in capacitor pack formore reliable electrical pick-up, industry best on-board sound withRolling Thunder functionality, Pro Lighting Mode for prototypical lightcontrol, Switcher model for precise low speed control, recordable DCCoperation for automated playback, and the same excellent detail levelas Broadway Limited’s Paragon3 Series models.
Paragon4 Sound& Control System Features:
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Operates in DC & DCCwith improved DC speed control (use DCMaster for DC Sound)
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Built-In capacitor pack tonavigate imperfect track
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Capacitor Pack automatically disabledon program track for full compatibility with JMRI Decoder Pro
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Pro Lighting Mode offersindividual control of all lights on model
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Switcher Mode for preciselow speed control.
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Record & Play Operation– Records and plays back sounds and movements once or repeatedly forautomatic operation
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High Resolution Audio
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Quillable Whistle forvarious whistle lengths and patterns
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Choice of 3 selectable Horns
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Alternate Whistle / Hornwhere applicable for locomotive with air horn and steam whistle – boththe main whistle and alternate can be easily played
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Adjustable bell ringing intervalfor faster or slower bell
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Numerous user-mappablefunctions with available keys
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Johnson Bar Sound atDirection Change
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Multiple realistic passenger and crewsounds play on command
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Grade CrossingAutomatic Signal
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Automatic Forward / Reverse Signal -When activated, stopping triggers and stop whistle toot. Whenmoving forward from a stopped position, toots twice. Whenmoving in reverse. toots three times.
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Chuff soundintensity varies with load
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Individually adjustable sound volumesfor each effect
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EZ Reset Button for quickreturn to factory default settings
