Roco HO-scale MZ diesel with LokSound decoders - anyone have one?

[C. Dewick]

Hi since the company I work for here in Sydney Australia (Independent Rail -
www.mistrail.com) has a whole stack of the ex-DSB series-3 MZ-class diesel
locos I'm looking to buy one (or more) of Roco's excellent-looking series-2
HO scale MZ models which have the in-build LokSound DCC decoders and I was
wondering if anyone frequenting these newsgroups has either that version or
the version with the standard DCC decoder fitted?

I've had some limited experience with the LokSound decoders and I think
they're an excellent product which eats any of the SoundTrax, etc. decoders
for breakfast. 8-) Can't comment any of the QSI sound stuff at the moment.

My plan is to modify the locos to look like the series-3 ones, perhape
re-painting them silver like ours are and maybe even arranging to have
special Independent Rail logo decals made up. If any of you frequent my
railway image collections on flick.com or railzone.org you'll have seen
plenty of pictures of the MZ's from my day-to-day involvement with them, so
I think they'd make a very interesting subject for Australian-prototype
'conversion'!

Regards,

Craig.

[Klaus D. Mikkelsen]

Post by C. Dewick
Hi since the company I work for here in Sydney Australia (Independent Rail -
www.mistrail.com) has a whole stack of the ex-DSB series-3 MZ-class diesel
locos I'm looking to buy one (or more) of Roco's excellent-looking series-2
HO scale MZ models which have the in-build LokSound DCC decoders and I was
wondering if anyone frequenting these newsgroups has either that version or
the version with the standard DCC decoder fitted?

I have testdriven both the Roco and the hobbytrade MZ's
(http://www.hobbytrade.dk/dk/produkter/lokomotiver/mz/mz.shtml)

The both run very smooth and has a lot of traction power (like the 1:1
"models").

Post by C. Dewick
I've had some limited experience with the LokSound decoders and I think
they're an excellent product which eats any of the SoundTrax, etc. decoders
for breakfast. 8-) Can't comment any of the QSI sound stuff at the moment.

The loksound decoders are great - but the sound in the Roco version is
not quite the correct sound. It is here that hobbytrade has the
advantage. They have recorded actual sounds og MZ's and done a very nice
job squeezing it into the loksound decoder - their sound files are not
for download anywhere.

Post by C. Dewick
My plan is to modify the locos to look like the series-3 ones, perhape
re-painting them silver like ours are and maybe even arranging to have
special Independent Rail logo decals made up. If any of you frequent my
railway image collections on flick.com or railzone.org you'll have seen
plenty of pictures of the MZ's from my day-to-day involvement with them, so
I think they'd make a very interesting subject for Australian-prototype
'conversion'!

Do you have a direct link to those pictures?
I subscribe to a danish newsgroup, where we are interested in what
happens to "our" MZ's in Australia....


Klaus

[Damon Kelly]

I'll second the recommendation for the HobbyTrade locos - I have the MZ
Series 4 (3-rail "AC" version with sound). I bought it from Kystbanen in
Copenhagen, and they agreed that the sound was the most accurate of the
available models. It drives very smoothly, and pulls well.

The sound files _were_ briefly available from the ESU web-site, but then
disappeared. I downloaded them in time ;).

I agree that the ESU decoder is a fine unit -- ESU's LokProgrammer is an
excellent way to program the decoders.

Cheers,
Damon

Post by Klaus D. Mikkelsen

Post by C. Dewick
Hi since the company I work for here in Sydney Australia (Independent Rail -
www.mistrail.com) has a whole stack of the ex-DSB series-3 MZ-class diesel
locos I'm looking to buy one (or more) of Roco's excellent-looking series-2
HO scale MZ models which have the in-build LokSound DCC decoders and I was
wondering if anyone frequenting these newsgroups has either that version or
the version with the standard DCC decoder fitted?

I have testdriven both the Roco and the hobbytrade MZ's
(http://www.hobbytrade.dk/dk/produkter/lokomotiver/mz/mz.shtml)
The both run very smooth and has a lot of traction power (like the 1:1
"models").

Post by C. Dewick
I've had some limited experience with the LokSound decoders and I think
they're an excellent product which eats any of the SoundTrax, etc. decoders
for breakfast. 8-) Can't comment any of the QSI sound stuff at the moment.

The loksound decoders are great - but the sound in the Roco version is
not quite the correct sound. It is here that hobbytrade has the
advantage. They have recorded actual sounds og MZ's and done a very nice
job squeezing it into the loksound decoder - their sound files are not
for download anywhere.

Post by C. Dewick
My plan is to modify the locos to look like the series-3 ones, perhape
re-painting them silver like ours are and maybe even arranging to have
special Independent Rail logo decals made up. If any of you frequent my
railway image collections on flick.com or railzone.org you'll have seen
plenty of pictures of the MZ's from my day-to-day involvement with them, so
I think they'd make a very interesting subject for Australian-prototype
'conversion'!

Do you have a direct link to those pictures?
I subscribe to a danish newsgroup, where we are interested in what
happens to "our" MZ's in Australia....
Klaus

[Klaus D. Mikkelsen]

Post by Damon Kelly
The sound files _were_ briefly available from the ESU web-site, but then
disappeared. I downloaded them in time ;).

I know, but i didn't get them before they were gone - Perhaps you would
be so kin to send them to me by email ?

My address is moppe(at)post6.tele.dk

Post by Damon Kelly
I agree that the ESU decoder is a fine unit -- ESU's LokProgrammer is an
excellent way to program the decoders.

I use a SPROg interface and JMRI for programming
http://www.sprog-dcc.co.uk/

Klaus

[c***@gmail.com]

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