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 Posted - September 25 2015 : 6:35:20 PM
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I rarely buy Tyco locomotives any more because the motors are so flaky. Are Marx motors
reliable?
The pieces posted under Kovacste's thread caught my attention. How pricey is Marx?
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Posted - September 25 2015 : 8:39:57 PM
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 I don't remember the name of my thread, honestly. Is it the one with the caboose?
Edited by - toptrain on September 25 2015 9:01:48 PM
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Posted - September 26 2015 : 03:54:57 AM
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Yes, a black Marx NH caboose. Some discussion about if it even
existed. If I find one, I'll let you know.
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Posted - September 26 2015 : 6:29:50 PM
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quote:Yes, a black Marx NH caboose. Some discussion about if it even
existed. If I find one, I'll let you know.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â September 26 2015Â :Â 03:54:57 AM
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Oh, okay.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - September 28 2015 : 09:50:59 AM
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I am not tring to put any brand down in what I about to say. This is just what I have found over the years. All of the non DCC and older locomotives have been dropping in price. I have seen and bought $40 DC P2k that were NOS at shows.
I have watch for junk boxes containing old Atheran Blu Box locomotives or ones in need of repair. A little work and these are bullet proof decent runners. Most Tyco and other brands of shells can be retrofitted to fit this drive train.
Both Tyco and Marx I have stopped attempting to fix for this reason. I just retrofit the shell. As a side benifit my fleet uses a common set of spare parts, easier to prepare for breakdowns.
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Posted - September 29 2015 : 11:11:13 PM
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Good to know. Thanks. Think I will stick to my plan of
finding Blue Box motive power to haul Tyco consists.
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Posted - May 27 2018 : 7:21:46 PM
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quote:I rarely buy Tyco locomotives any more because the motors are so flaky. Are Marx motors
reliable?
The pieces posted under Kovacste's thread caught my attention. How pricey is Marx?
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â September 25 2015Â :Â 6:35:20 PM
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The Marx F3 and GP diesels are fair runners. I say fair because they are noisy. The ones I have run actually run smooth and are OK pullers. There's a lot of "slop" factor in the tolerances and that causes gear noise. The Hudsons are junk. I have nine and they barely work. Poor design. The smaller 4 wheel steamers and diesels are poor runners due to power pick up issues.
To answer you questions, no Marx loco can match the reliability of the larger Mantua-Tyco steam engines (2-8-2,4-6-2). The Mantua-Tyco diesels and Marx 8 wheel diesels are about even on noise and running qualities. Neither are in the class of Blue Box Athearn.
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Posted - May 27 2018 : 7:40:58 PM
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Thanks Ricky, this information will save me a lot of aggravation.
I've enjoyed picking up the occasional Marx car, here and there,
a dollar or two, and I have been amazed how well they track.
I love the clunky pre-Tyco look, and pay a buck or two
when I stumble over one. I have a Marx diesel switcher,
it runs, but I wouldn't attempt to run it slowly.
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