Mr. Bachmann i just read a others wish list and amoung the messages was a post by you stating that there will be new On30 items comming out and i would like to know if one of those items is gonna be the E.T.&.W.N.C 10-Wheeler?
That's why there are on line dictionaries and spell check, Dusten, so that you can spell and type correctly.
Lee
Ok it is about time some one answerd my (dag on) message cause I am getting alittle fustraded that people are skimming over this thing and not letting me know about the loco.
Maybe the lack of a reply is the answer itself...
Dustin, no one outside of Bachmann knows anything about what's coming out this year. The best we can offer is a suggestion, or hopeful speculation. And the Bachmann crew seems to be better than the CIA at keeping these things quiet. The only thing close to a leak is Walthers.
So, until Bachmann makes another announcement, we just don't know. But a 10-Wheeler would be great.
Put my vote in for all things ET&WNC!
Larry S.
Let's hope a ten wheeler is comming in the future. An ET&WNC would be interesting indeed. Although there seems to be a slant by Bachmann toward the "made for export" and Eastern locos I would also like to see a Colorado ten wheeler. One problem with ten wheelers though, is that they don't like tight radius curves so they would need 22"+ radius. I don't see that as a problem but Bachmann and some customers might.
Folks I am sorry about my secand commint up there i was having some problems with my 2-6-0 and i was about to through the thang across the river and build my own, but hay if any one knows why the head lamp only comes for mabey a minute or so till I push the thing cross the tracks.
done checked wires
done checked cleaning
done checked every thing
Do not want to take apart
Do not want to take it to a service thin
inform me if any thin I can do about it
Dear Dusten,
I already said I'd post the first quarter releases this week. Anything beyond that, whether I know the answer or not, will not be posted. Sometimes I know (indeed, sometimes I'm actually building the item) and sometimes I don't, but I'm not going to tell you until it's time. There are many requested items; we can only do so many each year. Nagging won't change anything.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
If you are new to this board you know that almost every narrow gauge locomotive ever made has been suggested for production. The Tweetsie ten wheeler is a good candidate because bachmann should already have plans and drawings. Others have been pushing for a 4-4-0 while I (and a few others) would like to see an EBT mikado. Then there are the requests for small rodded and geared engines.
Keep in mind that three foot gauge engines, properly scaled, when put next to the current Bachmann line would be awfully large.
Quote from: Woody Elmore on February 06, 2007, 01:58:32 PM
Keep in mind that three foot gauge engines, properly scaled, when put next to the current Bachmann line would be awfully large.
well...I don't know about that ;)
...the original Mogul is a pretty accurate model of a 3' gauge loco and it looks pretty good with most of the Bachmann freight cars (which are also based on 3' gauge prototypes)
sure the Bachmann On30 Porter would be dwarfed by a big D&RGW K-36 (or one of the larger EBT Mikes), but that doesn't have much to do with the track gauge they were built to run on ;)
True that the Mogul and Bachmann cars are accuracte reproductions of three foot gauge equipment but the prototypes are small.
I have a C&BT EBT three bay On3 hopper. It looms over Bachmann cars.
What I should have said is that the Bachmann people will choose a locomotive that is small, in keeping with the rest of the line and hopefully one that will have a broad appeal.
I like the Tweetsie engine and it would definitely be a good choice. They also would do well with an American (4-4-0) type.
Translation, please:
"Folks I am sorry about my secand commint up there i was having some problems with my 2-6-0 and i was about to through the thang across the river and build my own, but hay if any one knows why the head lamp only comes for mabey a minute or so till I push the thing cross the tracks.
done checked wires
done checked cleaning
done checked every thing
Do not want to take apart
Do not want to take it to a service thin
inform me if any thin I can do about it"
Hi Dusten
I have a 2-6-0 also that does the same thing. I feel that it is in the bulb not the wiring. Remember these engines use the old fashion bulbs and not the led ones.
shayman
I have already checked every thing the instructions say to do. What could be the problem with the engine not going when the throttel is pulled up to the hi-ball position (100 on the dial). It'll start when i nudge it forwerd a bit.
Let me know if any solutions pop up, but until then Rock On & Live Strong
Dusten
Dustin, I would take the engine loco apart, find the wires that go to the motor, and hot-wire it to the tracks, to see if the motor is working properly. Have you ever added lubrication to the gears? The ones inside the loco? If this loco has several hours of runtime, it might need some grease.
Ya'll do know ya'll are spellin my name wrong it's dust(E)n not dustin.
moma always taught me to make everyone to spell my name right. By the way i have done tried to take the chasie off and cant get it off all the way because i am afraid of breakin the thing. Iv done and broke the whistle off of it and i aint takin no more off it.
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black ! Someone really needs a reality check and a spell checker too.... Hmmm, I wonder who/whom ? ...
Dusten
I disconnected the bulb in my mogul , in the days of steam headlamps were only turned on at low light or night.
Royce
Good point Royce, I've thought of that before. Unless you are going to setup your layout lighting for nighttime [which I plan to do], there is no need to have working headlights.
Dusten, if you aren't willing or able to learn how to disassemble your 2-6-0, we can't help you at all. Your only option is to call Service.
And the reason some of us bug you about your spelling is that we know that being able to spell and write will greatly enhance you job prospects in the future. I know that if I didn't have decent spelling and writing skills, I wouldn't be able to afford all these great trains!
Ed
I dismanteld the dang thing last night and oiled it up and now it works better but that is not whats wrong, the light will come on and the locomtive will not, until i push it. I dont care about eh head lamp I'mm worried about the motor.
Quote from: the Bach-man on February 04, 2007, 10:44:26 PM
I already said I'd post the first quarter releases this week.
Did I miss the announcement? I didn't see anything posted and was wondering if I missed something. ;D
Travis in Mesa
Quote from: the Bach-man on February 04, 2007, 10:44:26 PM
Dear Dusten,
I already said I'd post the first quarter releases this week. Anything beyond that, whether I know the answer or not, will not be posted. Sometimes I know (indeed, sometimes I'm actually building the item) and sometimes I don't, but I'm not going to tell you until it's time. There are many requested items; we can only do so many each year. Nagging won't change anything.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
This week ends in 20 minutes and I still have not seen any list of On30 new product announcements?????? What happened??
Sorry, rdf-
Paperwork actually arrived yesterday, but I'm down with a bit of flu- I'll try to get it together tomorrow...
Have fun!
the Bach-man
don't worry Mr. B-
a few days one way or another won't make any difference...(or a few weeks for that matter) ;)
Needing a nudge might mean dirty wheels or track.
Dusten,
There's a good chance that the wipers are not contacting the wheels. Does this occur randomly only at one spot. The mogul is sensitive to uneven track. Mine sometimes gets hung up on the frog of some turnouts (that means that not all the wheels are bringing in power. And as someone else has suggested, you must be willing to tinker a bit.
Good luck,
Walt
I have done and fixes the dang thing and runnin smothly over the rails no more tips. Hay has any one heard any thing about tweetsie's leise? I heard that they just bought 6 more years worth; but what if they do relocate would'nt be a little exsiteing, think about probly a bigger line and maybe a new engine and maybe some rolling stock but i really dout it.
Dustin,
I have heard that Tweetsie will remain in place for the next several years at least. No, I do not like at all the idea of Tweetsie moving. It was built by my good friend Frank Coffey (I sure do miss him) and as North Carolina's first and oldest theme park, it needs to stay where it is!
Plus, it needs to be in place for the 2011 National Narrow Gauge Convention which will be held in Hickory, NC, just 45 minutes down the mountain!!!
You make a great point and I am sorry to here about your freind. I have had this crazy thout that I dout is even possible; the thout is making tweetsie an opperationl railroad again, to have passanger routs through the towns but at the same time keep the the theme park the same, I was thinking that the line would run passanger, goods, small freght , and maybe open up some shops to rebuild oringanal e.t.&.w.n.c trains and rolling stock, but like I said it was a stupid idea fo mine, but it is good to think of.