Hello forum;
I'm posting here because I had such a pleasant experience with my last Bachmann train. I want to buy another. I am making a 'custom' train for Christmas featuring the 12 days of Christmas - similar to the Micro-trains series but mine will be custom, meaning custom colors, art, etc.
Because I now have creative control, I want to have a steam engine pulling it. With 12 cars that will require some pulling power. I am hopeful some here can make a recommendation on a steam loco which can pull it. I do plan to paint/decorate it, so the more 'sleek' the better... but pulling power comes first by a long shot.
I have a simple over/under layout. Here is a photo;
It isn't a bad grade, but it does give my 2-8-0 locos some trouble when I have more than five or six cars. My Christmas train will be pulling 12 and a caboose...
( I can easily pull twelve with my Kato A/B diesel loco pair. )
Yes, I have tried Frogsnot. It helped some but made a heluva mess. I may try it again, but I'd prefer to start with a decent puller first.
As you can see, the curves aren't outrageous, but a 4-8-8-4 is likely out of the question.
Oh, and though I am running with DCC, I seldom have more than one at a time on the track; Too much trouble when I am entertaining - it is a single loop. (I'm open to the idea of a double loop if anyone has a plan to propose.)
I'm posting here because I had such a pleasant experience with my last Bachmann train. I want to buy another. I am making a 'custom' train for Christmas featuring the 12 days of Christmas - similar to the Micro-trains series but mine will be custom, meaning custom colors, art, etc.
Because I now have creative control, I want to have a steam engine pulling it. With 12 cars that will require some pulling power. I am hopeful some here can make a recommendation on a steam loco which can pull it. I do plan to paint/decorate it, so the more 'sleek' the better... but pulling power comes first by a long shot.
I have a simple over/under layout. Here is a photo;
It isn't a bad grade, but it does give my 2-8-0 locos some trouble when I have more than five or six cars. My Christmas train will be pulling 12 and a caboose...
( I can easily pull twelve with my Kato A/B diesel loco pair. )
Yes, I have tried Frogsnot. It helped some but made a heluva mess. I may try it again, but I'd prefer to start with a decent puller first.
As you can see, the curves aren't outrageous, but a 4-8-8-4 is likely out of the question.
Oh, and though I am running with DCC, I seldom have more than one at a time on the track; Too much trouble when I am entertaining - it is a single loop. (I'm open to the idea of a double loop if anyone has a plan to propose.)