Diesel has arrived in stock ahead of schedule! :D
WOOOOO!!! Store here I come!
Wow! Well, October was the aimed release month, but that's great to hear! All I need now is ?40.50 by the time he gets into the uk....
Great! Cant wait for chirstmas!
wow no delays this year! can't wait for the new engine to arrive from the other railway! if only he had a rival.... *cough* *cough* *Duck* *cough* *cough*
LOL :) ;)
OH MY GOSH DIESEL!!!!! ;D :o :D :) ;) ;D :o :) ;D :D :o ;) :D ;D :o ;D :D ;) :) :o :D ;) :) ;D 8) :o
WOW! :o And I thought Diesel wasn't scheduled for release until November. But this IS very good news
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DIESEL!!!!!!!!!!!!! DIESEL!
(http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewProd&productId=3771)
(http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=thomas+diesel&hl=en&biw=1920&bih=1105&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=lgT692EIs9m_IM:&imgrefurl=http://thomasandfriends-giftsbros.blogspot.com/2009/07/thomas-and-friends-diesel.html&docid=VbPL1R0yNVq3DM&w=316&h=368&ei=axmVTqzTFKjqmAWD1vGMBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1261&vpy=127&dur=2224&hovh=242&hovw=208&tx=90&ty=79&page=1&tbnh=142&tbnw=161&start=0&ndsp=59&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0)
He needs a Rival though....
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He needs a Rival though....
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True...
Great news, just await them arriving in the UK and then I think i'll get 3 of them.
Jack
Quote from: Churchill8F on October 12, 2011, 02:52:11 PM
Great news, just await them arriving in the UK and then I think i'll get 3 of them.
Jack
3 for:
Diesel,
Iron Arry,
and Iron bert?
Or your own projects?
Funny, a day after I remembered Diesel was coming out soon, Bachmann announces his release! Life can be funny like that, sometimes.
Cool! :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1EiazgztKc&feature=feedu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1EiazgztKc&feature=feedu)
Go buy yours now ;D (Not my channel I hasten to add)
DIESEL LOOKS SO AWESOME! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! WHY WON'T BACHMANN APPEAR IN SHOPS IN CORRIMAL OR WOLLONGONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????? WHY, WHY, WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????//
Be calm. That's what Amazon is for! ;D ;D ;D
In American Money... not Australian.... Well I'll have to go check it then.
EDIT: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S NOT ON AMAZON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY, WHY, WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
No, but he is on Wholesale Trains! ;D
How many Thomas online Shops are there that sell Bachmann!?
Quote from: Name needer671 on October 18, 2011, 12:38:38 AM
DIESEL LOOKS SO AWESOME! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! WHY WON'T BACHMANN APPEAR IN SHOPS IN CORRIMAL OR WOLLONGONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????? WHY, WHY, WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????//
There's one in sydney where leokimvideo gets his bachmann thomas products from called hobbyland. Look into it on google and you should find something. ;).
Well at least theres one in NSW! At least I'll be able to make my Dad bring us there( Us is Me, Mum, Dad and the annoying( And sometimes loved :P) Shawn.).
Model Train Stuff as him listed, now. Seems like it's just for pre-order, though.
http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/Bachmann-HO-58801-Mavis-with-Moving-Eyes-p/bac-58802.htm (http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/Bachmann-HO-58801-Mavis-with-Moving-Eyes-p/bac-58802.htm)
Train Sets Only has him physically in stock.
http://www.trainsetsonly.com/page/TSO/PROD/160-58802&ProductsPerPage=99999&sort=id.asc&Initial=&lastcat=THOMAS-HO&Offset=
DIESEL IS ON AMAZON AND I JUST ORDERED HIM!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Well he wasn't.
he still is. there is 4 in stock. i typed in "bachmann diesel with moving eyes" and batta bing he showed up.... along with salty.
DIESEL JUST ARRIVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o HE LOOKS AMAZING AND HE'S REALLY STRONG!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D Also he's really, REALLY, big. Bigger than Thomas! Also, as predicted, he's slow like his prototype. Review coming in an hour on YouTube! (1st one!!!! :D)
SWEET!!!!!!!!! POST IT HERE!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so glad someone has him. Post it here straight away, as soon as it has been added.
Well as requsted, here he is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73BFn9kZhRk&feature=feedu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73BFn9kZhRk&feature=feedu)
Cool! Good thing I know I'll be getting him for Christmas from my Mum's Friend. Nice review.
Thanks! While everyone spent their money on Donald and/or Douglas, I was mowing lawns saving up for him.
ah so I'm not the only one who mows lawns. i've been mowing laws for about 6 years now. i'd spend that money as soon as i got it so i got a real job back in May. since then I got:
Waterton Butchers
Ben's Books
Post Office
another Great Waterton platform pack
2 expansion stalls for my Tidmouth Sheds
the Blacksmiths
Take N' Play Kevin
some hornby points
sprung buffers (first pair i put on Percy not sure what do do with 2nd pair)
Bill and Ben
Hornby TARDIS...i mean Police Box
Clasix post van (will be repainted to look like Tom Tippers post van)
Donald and Douglas
just received 3 Munsell coaches in the mail on monday ( they look GREAT behind Henry! ;) )
and now i'm going to order Diesel and some peco points
i don't mean to be boastful sorry if i do.
My shop, Maylands Model Railways is getting Bachmann Diesel in stock!! :D
And hopefully Hornby Dart, too... :-\
i have a bone to pick with bachmann; the wheels are awfulllllllyyyyyy small compared to his huge face and tall body, and plus the side rods move way to quickly... and i just dont get this;
CGI face and SILVER side rods? ???
if anything it should be;
classic face and sliver side rods. or,
CGI face and BLACK side rods...
obviously id (like most people) prefer that first option, but in all honesty i really wouldnt care either way
and the closed cab is kinda depressing...
but one other thing; apperently he is "slow" just like the prototype, the class 08 diesel shunter, if i may ask, why is this? maybe because the small wheels and the side rods moving to fast resulted in bachmann having to make its top speed a somwhat slower one compared to most other thomas engines? idk if i could get the bach-man to answer me that would be nice, then i would have the actuall legit real reason :3 :P
I thought that Face was a Classic one. A Classic Smile. :)
Quote from: JD417 on October 24, 2011, 01:08:39 AM
i have a bone to pick with bachmann; the wheels are awfulllllllyyyyyy small compared to his huge face and tall body, and plus the side rods move way to quickly... and i just dont get this;
CGI face and SILVER side rods? ???
if anything it should be;
classic face and sliver side rods. or,
CGI face and BLACK side rods...
It attracts both old and new fans. Besides, it's probably easier to just keep them unpainted on the assembly line, so win-win.
Quote from: JD417 on October 24, 2011, 01:08:39 AMand the closed cab is kinda depressing...
Bachmanns non tender locos always have cabs closed off completely, nothing new. It's probably cheaper to do than having see-through windows.
Quote from: JD417 on October 24, 2011, 01:08:39 AMbut one other thing; apperently he is "slow" just like the prototype, the class 08 diesel shunter, if i may ask, why is this? maybe because the small wheels and the side rods moving to fast resulted in bachmann having to make its top speed a somwhat slower one compared to most other thomas engines? idk if i could get the bach-man to answer me that would be nice, then i would have the actuall legit real reason :3 :P
Slow and smooth operating locos are generally preferred among the model railway community as it leads to less jerky/rough operation, and most professional and expensive models do run smoothly and slowly, so the fact Bachmann can emulate it close with Thomas models is a good sign. Why is this even a complaint?
Quote from: Anthony P2 on October 23, 2011, 01:53:09 PM
ah so I'm not the only one who mows lawns. i've been mowing laws for about 6 years now. i'd spend that money as soon as i got it so i got a real job back in May. since then I got:
Waterton Butchers
Ben's Books
Post Office
another Great Waterton platform pack
2 expansion stalls for my Tidmouth Sheds
the Blacksmiths
Take N' Play Kevin
some hornby points
sprung buffers (first pair i put on Percy not sure what do do with 2nd pair)
Bill and Ben
Hornby TARDIS...i mean Police Box
Clasix post van (will be repainted to look like Tom Tippers post van)
Donald and Douglas
just received 3 Munsell coaches in the mail on monday ( they look GREAT behind Henry! ;) )
and now i'm going to order Diesel and some peco points
i don't mean to be boastful sorry if i do.
Not boastful at all. ;)
Quote from: JD417 on October 24, 2011, 01:08:39 AM
CGI face and SILVER side rods? ???
Ever thought of a little dash of Nostalgia or a combination of both Old and New?
I thought it was creative of them to give him his CGI face and silver siderods. At anytime if you're a painter, you could just paint them black or if you're a face modeler, replace the face with something classic related. :P
In theory, could you replace the face with a Hornby or Trackmaster face? I know JD417 used a Trackmster face right?
Quote from: JD417 on October 24, 2011, 01:08:39 AM
i have a bone to pick with bachmann; the wheels are awfulllllllyyyyyy small compared to his huge face and tall body, and plus the side rods move way to quickly... and i just dont get this;
If you compare the model to a clip of Diesel in the CGI series, you'll see that Bachmann's model is very accurate with the small wheels, large face, and fast moving siderods.
i ordered my diesel. should be here thursday or friday.
Awesome. ;)
I eventually may order Diesel when I get the time to
Cool. Also, can anybody tell me why a toy for 2-7 year olds can have a devious face for diesel but Bachmann Diesel who is recommended for 8+ has to have a happy face as not to "scare" the kids. I mean Bachmann did a great job on the face compared to the CGI but don't you think that if HIT was really worried about it they would have redesigned the trackmaster face to match? Please don't say "If you don't like the face, change it" Because I'm not complaining, I just want to know WHY.
Quote from: Edward the Great on October 30, 2011, 10:35:23 AM
Cool. Also, can anybody tell me why a toy for 2-7 year olds can have a devious face for diesel but Bachmann Diesel who is recommended for 8+ has to have a happy face as not to "scare" the kids. I mean Bachmann did a great job on the face compared to the CGI but don't you think that if HIT was really worried about it they would have redesigned the trackmaster face to match? Please don't say "If you don't like the face, change it" Because I'm not complaining, I just want to know WHY.
It's nothing about "scariness," it's about HiT wanting a CGI face rather than a model face.
Ohhhhhh But why didn't they change the Trackmaster face? ???
Probably just that they don't have time to change every single product.
Oh Ok. Just wondering. :D
Just heard Trainsontime.co.uk's Diesels are being dispatched tommrow :D
Jack
I think Diesel's face on Tomy/Trackmaster doesn't look too scary or devious so they left that unchanged.
I think Bachmann was going to give Diesel an angry face rather than a Devious face but I think it's quite ok as it is.