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One more ACELA post...and POOF I am GONE..YOU HAVE THE POWER...SCOTT SMITH!!! Now, MAN UP!

I LOVE THE NEW BRUTE!!!! The Acela Stinks!! It didn't work right right out of the box
Now you man up.
BYE RON

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Originally posted by scott.smith:

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One more ACELA post...and POOF I am GONE..YOU HAVE THE POWER...SCOTT SMITH!!! Now, MAN UP!

I LOVE THE NEW BRUTE!!!! The Acela Stinks!! It didn't work right right out of the box
Now you man up.
BYE RON

POOF!!!

Great pics Scott - if I may how is the sound? She pull many amps? Does it run similar to a 408E? What curves are you running her on? Thanks in advance.

Quick question:

Do these Lionel reproductions bear any M.T.H. signage on the bodies?

It runs so smooth!! The sound is excellent with a surprise stop in Columbia. Just don't know where that may be......
The Brute had 3 adults and one teenager on the ground watching it go by. I found out that having a very young woman around that is good with tools is a great asset when taking this monster out of it's cage along with her father who is a tinplate enthusiast and another adult that wanted to see this beast run. It was awesome. Thank You Jan!! and thank you to Frank, Jessica and Joe for your help unleashing the "BRUTE". It is on display at The Big Little Railroad Shop in Somerville, NJ.

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if I may how is the sound? She pull many amps? Does it run similar to a 408E? What curves are you running her on? Thanks in advance.

It sounds good, like any of the MTH Electrics. No idea of the AMPS. It runs incredibly smooth even at low speeds 4-6 SMPH. As far as the curves-Standard 72 (MTH Wide radius) is the minimum. That is what I am running it on with my Multi-gauge track.
Scott Smith

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Do these Lionel reproductions bear any M.T.H. signage on the bodies?

The signage all says Lionel.
Scott Smith

100% Lionel signage sounds good to me!

I went to my LHS on the hope of picking up some wide radius SG track, as I need some more for a carpet (sorry, concrete) central for the Brute and the Holidays.

Dont see it much online and I really didnt expect to find more than a piece or two.

Turns out they had 400 pieces of said wide radius SG track. Im all set ! ! !

The long straights are hard to come by.