MTH: Triplex - Photo and Video page:
(Click here for MTH: Triplex - Repair/Modification Page)
MTH One Gauge Catalogs:
Model Overview:
This is MTH's best One Gauge offering to-date.
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MTH Triplex Shipping/Packing detail (for more detail see Repair/Modifications Page):
MTH - Triplex: (Model info)
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MTH Triplex - Photos:
Stock photos of models produced:
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05/2/2008
Here are the first photos of the prototype.
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03/6/2014 - Photos of the Erie (Black) version
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03/6/2014 - Photos of the Erie (Russian Iron) version
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02/20/2009 - Train Show at the Kansas City BTA Center
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03/04/2009 - First run on the layout with the 60 car coal train
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05/24/2009 - The Triplexes team up for the first time with the Big Boys to pull their own 60 car coal trains
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02/12/2009 - Disassembly photos
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02/15/2009 - More photos
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09/04/14
Smoking Whistle: Instructions on how to activate:
Do the following steps to activating the smoking whistle:
- Step 1: Add 6 drops of smoke fluid into the whistle opening (remove the brass whistle first)
- Step 2a: Press "S2" (FSW) button - (This turns on the smoke whistle heater)
- (Note: You may need to scroll the softkey list with "S5" button to display SPW and FSW labels)
- Step 2b: Turn thumbwheel down - (This updates the screen to confirm FSW is highlighted/activated)
- Step 3a: Press "S1" (SPW) button - (This turns on the Whistle Quill feature)
- Step 3b: Turn thumbwheel down - (This updates the screen to confirm SPW is highlighted/activated)
- Step 4: Rotate the thumbwheel up to activate/increase whistle (Three steps of quill are available). Rotate thumbwheel down to deactivate/decrease whistle.
- (Note: If you see smoke coming out the bottom of the boiler and not the top, blow in the top of the whistle hole to clear any fluid bubbles and retry)
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MTH Triplex - Erie:
Select the version / quality you want to download:
- Video #1 - 1:57 mins - Smoking Whistle
- 46MB/3000kbs - 17MB/1000kbs - 6MB/300kbs
- Video #2 - 1:33 mins - Quick test run with all engines
- 35MB/3000kbs - 12MB/1000kbs - 5MB/400kbs
- Video #3 - 1:41 mins - First run of Triplexes at Train show w/100ft coal train)
- 30MB/2000kbs - 17MB/1000kbs - 8MB/300kbs - YouTube HQ
- Video #4 - 2:47 mins - First run of Triplexes at Train show w/100ft coal train)
- 50MB/2000kbs - 28MB/1000kbs - 13MB/300kbs - YouTube HQ
- Video #5 - 4:11 mins - First run of Triplexes at Train show w/100ft coal train)
- 97MB/3000kbs - 36MB/1000kbs - 14MB/300kbs - YouTube HQ
- Video #6 - 2:27 mins - Test run of Triplex with updated sound file (louder chuff and whistle)
- 56MB/3000kbs - 20MB/1000kbs - 8MB/300kbs
- Video #7 - 6:28 mins - First run outside with the 60 car coal train
- 150MB/3000kbs - 55MB/1000kbs - 22MB/300kbs - YouTube HQ
100ft Coal Trains (x 2)
- MTH Big Boys & Triplexes:
- Video #6 - 8:05 mins - 3 Big Boys and 3 Triplexes each take on their own 100ft coal trains
- 188MB/3000kbs - 70MB/1000kbs - 28MB/300kbs - YouTube HQ
Triplex - test videos:
- Video #1 - 12:38 mins - Speaker comparison tests
- 290MB/3000kbs - 99MB/1000kbs - 36MB/400kbs
- Video #2 - 1:20 mins - Quick compare compilation - focused on chuff
(1=Original setup, 2=Speaker enclosure removed, 3=Upgraded speaker, 4= Upgraded speaker open frame, 5= Upgraded speaker+new sound file, 6=Big Boy)
- 35MB/3000kbs - 12MB/1000kbs - 5MB/400kbs
You can find additional videos on the Garden Railroad Videos page:
http://www.rayman4449.com/Garden_Railroad_Videos.htm
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Note: See this link for packing photos. This will be useful if you need to repack your Triplex for shipment. This is where all the piece go if you can't remember.
www.rayman4449.com/MTH_Triplex-Shipping.htm
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Read about the modifications done to this engine at the Modification link below.
Garden Railroad Modification, Repair & Maintenance
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