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Dec 28, 2017
SOME RESERVATIONS ABOUT ROLLING THUNDER
I am an N scale model railroader. I recently bought BLI's new N scale PRR M1b steam locomotive equipped with Paragon 3 Rolling Thunder on the sound decoder. As I wanted to take advantage of this new feature in N scale, I ordered the Rolling Thunder Sound System.
From the outset there were problems getting the loco and sound system to communicate with each other. BLI's official advertising video for the sound system made it appear like the installation is extremely simple. And that you would be up-and-running in minutes. In fact, on the video, BLI's Vice Pres. of Sales, Ken Silvestri, even joked about how easy it is to install Rolling Thunder by holding up the accompanying instruction booklet and stating, "We don't need no stinking instructions."
It's true. The setup alone involves simply plugging the power supplies of the subwoofer and receiver into an electric outlet and connecting the included RCA type cable into the receiver and subwoofer. However, when I powered up the loco on my small DCC layout, and turned on the Rolling Thunder system, there was no communication between the loco and sound system.
I had to spend several hours reading the instruction booklet and following a "cheat sheet" emailed to me by BLI to re-configure more than a half dozen CVs in the loco and the Rolling Thunder receiver. And still there was no transmission of sound from the loco to the sound system. I finally had to remove the loco tender shell to try reorienting the antenna wire.
This finally got the loco sound transmitting to and received by the sound system. However, the deep bass sound of the subwoofer did not impress me. It rumbled and vibrated too loudly with the default settings on the subwoofer. With a lot of tweaking I got the subwoofer powered down sufficiently but it is still not yielding a pleasing sound effect. The loco sound emanating from the subwoofer had to be lowered so much to avoid drowning out the other loco sounds as it ran about the layout. And the subwoofer sound never changed in volume intensity to a fade or crescendo as the loco moved away from or approached the receiver/subwoofer.
So, I would not recommend the Rolling Thunder Sound System for N scale. It certainly can be a very frustrating experience getting the system to work. This certainly was not an easy and quick setup. I know that it works very well with BLI's HO locomotives. And perhaps it would work better with an N scale diesel loco.
Nov 11, 2020
Kerasal Fungal Nail Renewal - GoodResults and Well Priced.
Product is effective as described but typically moreso with mild infection levels.
Oct 25, 2018
Superfine Micro Touch Up Brushes - Loved by Modelers
I am a model railroading hobbyist. Though I haven't had the opportunity to use them yet, these superfine micro touch up paint brushes are highly regarded by model enthusiasts. On the basis of what users have indicated, I would rate them as a 5 as they are invaluable in fine detail painting and touch up.