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Not to beat a dead horse... I was just wondering when the layout book will be available for sale? I have heard several dates and just wanted to get a better idea so I knew when to get it.
Thanks!
;D
I have asked until i am blue in the face... you just have to wait, because the date keeps getting pushed back.
By now, I'm convinced that Bachmann will release the EZ-Track book when CSX and Norfolk Southern announce merger plans ;).
Dear All,
According to the list I got today, the date is now May.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
OK - so now when is the Bachmann Catalogue due out?
Quote from: Conrail Quality on February 04, 2008, 08:26:09 PM
By now, I'm convinced that Bachmann will release the EZ-Track book when CSX and Norfolk Southern announce merger plans ;).
This gave me a laugh... I spotted a Norfolk Southern locomotive a few weeks ago in Western Maryland pulling a freight load. Maybe that is a good sign for the layout book.
And yes, the catalog would be nice too. :)
Richard
Dear All,
The catalogs should be out this month.
Anticipate!
the Bach-man
I e-mailed Bachmann and they told me the layout book would be out late June or early July of 2008 . Ireceived the reply on March 10.2008 .
That is odd in that I already have the 2008 catalog. They must have oversold and had to make another run.
The layout book only has 26 suggestions. I have seen web sites with hundreds of designs. When I first started out, I too wanted to see thousands of layouts, until I realized that was backward thinking. That's when I quit searching and started designing my own layout. Just MHO.
Yampa Bob
I received my catalogue in the mail the day before yesterday. Itwas so nice and shiny and the pictures so real that I just about sent them my Visa card and told them to fill it up. I sure it be a better investment than gasoline.
Don ::)
Quote from: Conrail Quality on February 04, 2008, 08:26:09 PM
By now, I'm convinced that Bachmann will release the EZ-Track book when CSX and Norfolk Southern announce merger plans ;).
I don't want to be rude, but that is the last thing in the world I would like to see. >:( However, the idea did give me a laugh. :D My favorite railroad was absorbed by the N&W, which I also liked a little. I never have liked the NS, even after I learned that it was the result of the N&W and SOU merge. If it ever merges with the CSX, I will pray that it is actually a CSX takeover.
I began to think i would never see the day, but i just got notification from ehobbies.com that the book is actually in stock and shipping.
Here is the site: http://www.ehobbies.com/bac99978.html
:'(
Thanks for the info. But, site says manual #2. What happen to Manual #1 ???
Any help with this one?
Thanks,
Don
Manual One was an old eztrack book from a while back.
The stock number and book cover are correct.
I had this notification from EHobbie on the 13th -
This is in regards to your order that you placed with Ehobbies. The item listed below has been placed on BACKORDER through the manufacturer with no estimated time of arrival:
Bachmann HO EZ Track Manual #2 - 99978
I got my book yesterday. After posting the reply I had from Ehobbies, the book arrived three hours later.
I'm of mixed feelings about it.
Chris Lane and Lee Riley did a wonderful job of putting it all together with all the neat pics.
As for the substance, I'm disappointed. I haven't read it word for word, cover to cover, yet, but I've "speed read" through every page.
There is not a single mention of 2" straights anywhere. There is a small pic of all the crossings that shows the 90 crossing with the 2 inchers, but no mention of the 2's. In the EZ Track list at the back there is no mention of the 2's, even under the 90 crossing listing. Why is Bachmann still trying to keep those a secret?
We've had much discussion on here about the value of the 2's in creating track plans and how they enhance the options available for track plans.
It does tell how to cut EZ Track with a saw.
It seems the book is meant to convince people to use EZ Track. The trouble is that the people who will buy the "EZ Track" book are the people who are already using EZ Track like me or just bought a Bachmann set. They sure get down on "flex track" in the book.
Only nine "new" track plans are in there. The other 17 are from the old book. A larger variety of track plans would better convince people of the merits of using EZ Track in obtaining the layout design they want.
The section on Cass and the number of pages devoted to it seems more like a commercial for Cass.
The information in the sections on scenery, wiring, and bench work is already available in a number of other books on the market, so nothing new there except for the newby to the hobby.
I guess I was anticipating something more like the "101 Track Plans" book.
As most of you know, I'm already a big fan of EZ Track and I would recommend it to newbys and those who just like looking at the pics and the layouts others have made.
This is just my opinion.
How about a follow-up book devoted just to EZ Track plans?