> >
> I bought 2 of the Moguls when they came out a few years ago. Recently
> got them out and couldn't get anywhere near the slow speed that MR got in
> their review. I tore one down, cleaned it, lubed it, etc., and it
> doesn't run any better (or worse) than the one I left alone.
>
> Bob May (IIRC) made a couple of suggestions I'm going to try when I have
> the time, but right now I wouldn't recommend them to a newbie unless he
> just wants to watch them run around in circles.
>
Huh. I have a pair of them too. Had them for oh maybe 4-5 years. Mine run just fine at slow speed. I've put Kadee couplers in the pilot, painted the shiny nickle tender wheels flat black and re lettered one of them for the B&M. Other than that, they are stock and run well for me, at a reasonable price. Detail wise they aren't as quite as nice as my Bachmann Consolidation, but they are perfectly adequate. I see a fair number of them down at the club.
David J. Starr