Quote from: Mister Lee on February 01, 2009, 01:59:35 AM
Touching on an earlier theme, Mason Bogies are very nice engines but in practice they suffer the same problem many of us have with the Forneys.
Forneys are nice engines, but many of us On30 folk find that we lack the space to give them curvature to do them justice. That's why some On30 modelers saw off the backs of their Forneys, build small tenders to go with them, and turn their Forneys into tender engines.
Mason bogies have the same problem, only more pronounced. If a Forney would be happier with 24 to 26 inch curves instead of the 22 inch curves which many of us modular modelers possess, a Mason bogie would prefer something like a thirty to thirty two-inch radius curve.
In an ideal world, tight curves would be limited to sports cars and pretty girls. Alas, even in model railroading, it's a less-than-perfect world.
I'd like a tank engine bigger than the Porters, smaller than the 2-8-0, and capable of tackling an 18 inch radius curve without derailing.
That's why I created this topic. To give Bachmann inspiration for new products. Whether they'll do it or not, time will tell.
