Thank goodness for that        

Quote from: Yardmaster on April 18, 2014, 09:19:33 AM
New releases are announced at the NMRA convention every year in July. There are no plans to rerelease this loco at this time. BTW he only answers to "Bach Man" not Bacchy...

He used to answer to Bacchy    Is this some sort of automation thing, then ?

Thanks guys, and totally underrstandable Chuck - I'd love to go to Barry, but there's a helluva lot of water between us 

My question remains, aimed at Bacchy (who usually answers !)

This was the first loco I owned, and (thanks to Bachmann's superb price) began my interest in G scale.  So I bought another, and another, and modified the body on one - such a fabulous generic model.

However, all three have now succumbed to the usual gear problem (why did I think I could be a loco so cheaply without problems !!!) so my question is this.

(And this is aimed at Bacchy)

Is the Connie going to be re-introduced (I am always mesmerised by the superb motion), and if so are replacement chassis with metal gears (which is how it should have been manufactutred in the first place) going to be available ?

Thanks guys - I'll stick with my standard of 5ft minimum radius 

Can I get away with using a 47" radius curve ?  Locos I have are new (metal gears - how I wish they all were !) Annie, 2-8-0, 2-6-0 (large one) plus assorted stock, most to the larger 1:20.3 scale (ie large caboose and boxcars, flats, etc)

The "What's New" section is very helpful, but a bit of a nightmare  -  any chance it can be divided in to subsections in the different scales available ?  That way it wouldn't be necessary to trawl through all the scales to find something relevant ?

Thanks 

If Bacchy is reading this, a covered grain hopper ( in 1:20.3) would be nice ?

Thanks Bacchy - ordered two (says max of two !)

Looks like they're gpoing to be popular !

I agree, it's a great idea - looking forward to them becoming available.  Well done Bachmann (but one could also say "at last"     )

Yup I've bought a lot of O scale (2-rail) stuff from Al, he's a really reliable dealer.  And thanks again, guys, fo r all your help (esp the Evilbay link !!)

Thanks guys.....

Hey BACCHY what's the deal on getting replacement metal handrails, please ??

Brilliant, thanks

Does anyone know, please, of anywhere I can get metal replacements for the useless plastic handrails that inhabit the ends of the coaches ?  Thanks 

Stan is a very good source of custom decals (below an example of a RR logo he made for me to my "design"................




http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/StanCedarleaf/WebPageDecals/CustomDecalsx.html

Highly recommended !