hi everybody, i just recently got one of the 4-8-2 light mountains in the unlettered version. i'm not modeling a specific rr and i'd kinda like it to be accurate, so does anyone know what prototype bachmann based the light mountain on? it kinda looks like a drgw mountain to me but i'm not sure. thanks if you can help!

hi guys, im wanting to get one of the new 4-6-0s, but im wondering about the tender shell. it looks like to be the same shell as on the 2-8-0, the usra medium size tender. id like to get the 4-6-0 in unlettered, buy a 2-8-0 tender shell for a certain roadname, and then replace it on the 4-6-0 and then letter the number myself. would this be possible, or are the tender shells for the 2-8-0 and 4-6-0 different? thanks if you can help!

thanks for the responses guys!

its a walkaround layout and i'm modeling modern day class 1's (ns and csx) so its all diesel power unless i want a class j hauling excursions lol

Quote from: ericw95 on March 05, 2011, 02:46:39 PM
as far as I'm concerned, I'd just be happy with a 4-6-4 k4 available in a couple of railroad names. Something from PRR would be nice as there is very little in n scale (i live right near old PRR tracks).

don't u mean 4-6-2? i don't think prr had hudsons

hi guys, i finally got a layout table built and i got a track plan together, but i cant figure out what i want for scenery. i dont have too much space since im fitting two tracks in a small area. heres an image of my trackplan (used anyrail), the size is 2.5 x 5 feet, anyone have any good ideas for scenery? btw this is n scale

well ive got the spectrum j and it has two traction tires, 1 on each of the third drivers. sounds like 1 of urs came off, might wanna call bachmann tech support if u need it replaced

Quote from: rrtreerat on February 19, 2011, 06:08:26 PM
Kinda like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf75Ww_WbX8
That fold-away coupler is sweet.

yeah just like that!

Quote from: Ken G Price on February 19, 2011, 09:59:57 PM
sp4449lover, thanks for the info.

and hey no prob

just thought id share the news with everyone that didnt know but the n&w j in n scale does have a front coupler! i took the bottom of the pilot appart on mine, and found that it does have a front coupler. dunno if its on the older versions tho, mine is the newest 1 with bachmann's new couplers on it. anyways just thought id tell people for all those who want to run doubleheaders with their j!

ok thanks skipgear, one of the front wheels just spins and the other doesnt move so i guess thats it

also mr bachmann, i know it wouldnt be covered by warranty but would the service department be able repair it? or are the 0-4-0s totally out of production so much that they would just send me a replacement loco of the same value?

its got the same valve gear as in the picture and i checked and it does have the plastic gears, but i opened it up and the gears don't appear to be cracked, they look intact like on my other locomotives

i dont know exactly what version it is, all i know is that it was baltimore & ohio #98 before it was repainted. from what can find on the n scale encyclopedia its the version from 1985. it looks like this http://www.visi.com/~spookshow/files/bach040last.jpg

hey guys i was finally able to locate one of the little b-mann docksideres from the 80s. only prob is that it doesnt run. i took it to my hobby shop and they took a look at it, they told me that the wheels are out of quarter and that they couldnt repair it. they told me to send it back to b-mann for repair, but i know that they dont make these anymore and they would just send me a new locmotive (i think). does anyone know what i can do? i really want this one to run and i dont know how to repair it myself

hi i'm working on a kitbashing project and i need to know the lengths of bachmann's n scale tenders the usra ones, can any1 tell me the lengths of the usra short, usra medium, and usra long tenders? thanx very much if u can help

Quote from: sharriso on October 12, 2010, 12:22:21 PM
Got a couple of these guys.  Re-motoring is a challenge, but it is the kind of locomotive my wife and I are looking for.  The info on the Docksider is here:

http://www.visi.com/~spookshow/bach040.html

Nigel Lawton used to make a re-motor kit.  (They are for HOn30 but the original body still fits.  He's not making them now, but if enough people ask ...)

http://www.nigellawton009.com/BachmannCradle.html

thanks for the info but i already know about the docksider, i just need to find one now. where did you get yours?

i know that bachmann used to make one of these, but i can't find it now. i want to buy one to kitbash into a saddletank that looks different than a docksider, but i can't find a docksider. does anyone know where i can get one besides ebay (cant buy off of there) or searching for one at train expos?