I cradle the side boards on my fingertips with the Aristo, but I'll look at it again. And yes, hose bracket in the bottom of the tray, and sideboard support from the otherside in pieces.... I now lift the Shay by putting my fingers in under the frame at the front and rear, either side of the couplers...
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#17
Large / Re: Greetings from a new 2-truck owner
May 05, 2007, 01:04:47 PM
Mostly I was looking for a heads up on handling the loco - I have an Aristo C16 which is best handled by the sideboards, and tried that with the shay, not realizing there were little bits under the boards which are quite fragile. Anyway, have since figured out where to grab it, but unpacking instructions would have been useful. It would be nice to see the mfgrs come to some agreement on AAR type couplers ...
#18
Large / Re: My "catch" at ECLSTS
May 05, 2007, 11:18:12 AM
So Tom, when are we going to see and hear it run on YouTube... 
#19
Large / Greetings from a new 2-truck owner
May 05, 2007, 10:56:30 AM
Just saying hi, and also seeking a little info. Have just taken delivery of a new 38-ton 2-truck shay, and its quite the little machine. I have a couple of nits for Bachmann tho - suggest they spend less money on the fancy DVD and a bit more on info.
A guide to getting it out of the foam without crushing small parts (ie where to grab it...) would have been nice ...
, and a bit of discussion about installing the loose parts that need to be installed, like the stack... It was a brute to get that in the top of the firebox, and ultimately required some trimming and a few heavy whacks with a small hammer... Yikes!
The version I have is the undecorated- it comes with a small bag of tools which also contains some parts not illustrated on the expoded diagrams - so far their use eludes me - anybody share? I'm speaking of the black u-channel drawbar-like piece with a keyed hole in one end, and the two little black plastic trianglular blocks that look like they snap into holes in something, but I haven't figured out what yet.
I haven't talked to Bachmann yet but it sounds like my chances of replacing a couple of support brackets from under the front deck are slim and none...
Rant over (well, new to G, and the coupler game, makes my N scale issues seem trivial...), OTH, looks like the loco will be fun.
A guide to getting it out of the foam without crushing small parts (ie where to grab it...) would have been nice ...
, and a bit of discussion about installing the loose parts that need to be installed, like the stack... It was a brute to get that in the top of the firebox, and ultimately required some trimming and a few heavy whacks with a small hammer... Yikes!The version I have is the undecorated- it comes with a small bag of tools which also contains some parts not illustrated on the expoded diagrams - so far their use eludes me - anybody share? I'm speaking of the black u-channel drawbar-like piece with a keyed hole in one end, and the two little black plastic trianglular blocks that look like they snap into holes in something, but I haven't figured out what yet.
I haven't talked to Bachmann yet but it sounds like my chances of replacing a couple of support brackets from under the front deck are slim and none...
Rant over (well, new to G, and the coupler game, makes my N scale issues seem trivial...), OTH, looks like the loco will be fun.