Hello,
Mr Bachmann do you still have in stock HO Bachmann Spectrum C&O 4-8-2 with sound & dcc on board stock #84202. Could you please reply with your advice.
Regards Matthew Redden
Dear Matthew,
No, they are not in production at this time. You may, however, still find one at a larger dealer.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Quote from: Matthew Redden on March 31, 2009, 08:57:21 PM
Hello,
Mr Bachmann do you still have in stock HO Bachmann Spectrum C&O 4-8-2 with sound & dcc on board stock #84202. Could you please reply with your advice.
Regards Matthew Redden
Hello Matthew,
Walthers has an unlettered one in stock, if you could find the right decals.
http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?manu=BACHMANN&item=&words=restrict&split=30&category=Locomotive&scale=H&instock=Q&keywords=c%20%26%20o&start=90
Sunbird Train Mart lists one coming soon. (
USRA heavy 4-8-2 with Tsunami sound: coming in C&O, N&W + SP. Reg. $310, us $229.)http://www.sunbirdtrainmart.com/current2.htm
Caboose Hobbies also has the unlettered in stock (at a better price than Walthers).
SKU# 016084201 4-8-2 USRA HVY UNLTRD DCC/SOUND HO Scale Painted No Letters Bachmann Spectrum $355.00 Our Price $262.70
http://www.caboosehobbies.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?scales_name=HO+Scale&roadnames_name=&categories_id=76&inc_subcat=1&manufacturers_id=1245&keyword2=&sku=&maxrow=50&x=22&y=10
HTH,
Chuck S
Pueblo, Colorado
Dear Bachmann,
Just out of curiosity, as the locomotive is out of production, why is the C&O long Vanderbilt tender still cataloged?
Tom Blair
N&W for $189.99
http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/category_s/1725.htm
What is thought of as the C&O USRA heavy Mountain is the version as shopped. It has flying pumps and a 16,000 gallon Vanderbilt tender as the two most visible recognition features. It does NOT look like an "as delivered" USRA heavy Mountain.
Gene
Gene,
You are correct which would make the version of the 4-8-2 accurate for a C&O J-1. It would depend on the era being modeled as to the acceptability of this.
The "Flying Pumps" face says C&O on the Mountains as well as on the Later F Class Pacific's.
A little superdetailing won't hurt anyone I guess.
Tom
Tom,
That would be J-2. C&O flying pumps also graced the smoke boxes of the K-1,2,&3, H-1/8, and maybe a few of the Gs.
Gene
I meant to say the N&W version would represent the J-1, the first ever mountain built. Even the three engines in this class received the flying pumps and a Vanderbilt tender in the rebuilds of the early 1930"s.
So to model a C&O Mountain in the popular post WW2 era, the flying pimps would be required.
Checking C&O Power I see no indication that any of the G Class Consol ever received Vanderbilt Tenders.