does bachmann have any plans on bringing back the freight/passenger car kits? I have bought them before and they were great
Last I heard there are no plans to reintroduce the kits, I loved them as well, and would not mind seeing them come out again.
Bill
Thanks loco bill
Top all readers looking for the kits, remember the first run had plastic wheels and the latest run had metal wheels. If buying on Ebay or by mail check first and get the ones below which had the metal wheels.
98911 2005 Box Car Kit, Undecorated Reissue metal wheels
98918 None None 2005 Caboose 8 whl, Kit, Undecorated metal wheels
98917 None None 2005 Caboose4 4 whl, Kit, Undecorated Brand New 2 in box metal wheels 2 flat roofs & 2 cupola roofs
98916 None None 2005 Flat Car Kit, Undecorated Brand New 2 in box metal wheels
98915 None N/A 2005 Gondola Kit, Undecorated Brand New metal wheels
98914 2005 Hopper Kit, Undecorated Reissue 3 bay metal wheels
98912 None None 2005 Refrigerator Kit, Undecorated Reissue metal wheels
98913 None None 2007 Tank Car Kit, Undecorated Reissue metal wheels
These are the only freight kits I know of with metal wheels, all others had plastic wheels
89491 None None 2007 P-Coach Kit metal wheels metal railings Track Power Lights
89494 None None 2007 P-Obs metal wheels, metal railings Track Power Lights
to my knowledge the above Passenger kit are the only ones reissued with metal wheels, they also had the metal handrails. All the other passenger kits had battery power lights, plastic railings and plastic wheels.
I used them to custom decorate my Missouri Western RY and Colorado & Kansas Ry cars.
Bill
I enjoyed building them at train shows. Even had q couple of young girls, 10 and 12, build flat cars at one train show.
A great way to get people interested in the hobby.
Nathan
Those flat car kits at 2 cars per box with metal wheels were so low I bought three boxes just to get the trucks, metal wheels and couplers. It was way cheaper than trying to buy them separately. I also used some of them to make shorty logging flat cars, and one as a base for my scratchbuilt fire service flatcar for my Quivre River Lumber Company.
I used one of the decks to make a ramp to a loading dock. One of the best deals ever!!
4 months later I decided to buy three more boxes and every dealer was sold out, and Bachmann had no more in the warehouse. If they came back i would be in the market again.
Nathan we definitely need more young folks in the hobby. I am mentoring one 12 year old boy right now who seems quite interested, I am trying to get him away from his electronics and phone even if just for a little while.
Bill
Bill,
I agree 100% about getting youth involved in G scale. I too bought some the kit flat cars. Great way to start out for someone 'new'.