Dear Loco Bill, Teddy Y, and all,
On a recent trip to Philly I managed to snag a paint sample (painted/ unlettered, not much of a paint sample!)
of the new 10 Wheeler.
Here are a few pictures I took on the Sterling Mountain and Hudson.
I can tell you, on a downgrade, it ran with absolutely no gear noise! Of course, this was because, as a paint sample, there are no gears or motor installed!
You can, however, see the new tooling. Please note that many detail parts (couplers, etc.) are missing.
The loco, detail-wise. is basically the same; the changes are internal.
The new (expensive!) tooling is on the tender. Note the smaller rivets, wood grain detail, scale trucks and wheels, coal load,
metal ladder and stirrup steps, etc.
I think the new street price will compare very favorably with the Barry's Big Train price of twenty years ago, making this the best buy in a Large Scale steam loco!
I plan on adding three!
Here's the link, thanks to Inside Track:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Iwei7Al9TIlAiBAcUJj7QJjjl3LMU31ju-NyD4kyvNM/edit#slide=id.gcaabe08d8d_0_1
Have fun!
the Bachman
On a recent trip to Philly I managed to snag a paint sample (painted/ unlettered, not much of a paint sample!)
of the new 10 Wheeler.
Here are a few pictures I took on the Sterling Mountain and Hudson.
I can tell you, on a downgrade, it ran with absolutely no gear noise! Of course, this was because, as a paint sample, there are no gears or motor installed!
You can, however, see the new tooling. Please note that many detail parts (couplers, etc.) are missing.
The loco, detail-wise. is basically the same; the changes are internal.
The new (expensive!) tooling is on the tender. Note the smaller rivets, wood grain detail, scale trucks and wheels, coal load,
metal ladder and stirrup steps, etc.
I think the new street price will compare very favorably with the Barry's Big Train price of twenty years ago, making this the best buy in a Large Scale steam loco!
I plan on adding three!
Here's the link, thanks to Inside Track:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Iwei7Al9TIlAiBAcUJj7QJjjl3LMU31ju-NyD4kyvNM/edit#slide=id.gcaabe08d8d_0_1
Have fun!
the Bachman