Hello Peter !
Sorry, I just saw, that the "Lyn" is not the mogul....
I got a littel confused about the nick names for the locos...
But anyhow, may be the information about the mogul may be helpful too.
Udo

Hello Peter!

I suppose you talk about the "Industrial Mogul".
I have bought one about 3 weeks ago at Bachmann Shanghai (this time China is a little faster than the US  ).
This engine is not "DCC ready". It has the "standard sound equipment" from the big haulers (like the 4-6-0 in the Circus Train, with 9V battery in the tender).
The chuff sensor is also like that (mechanical, with two chuffs per revolution).
I have removed all this equipment from mine and installed an ESU Loksound XL.
Only the original chuff sensor I use for the moment, later I will replace it with a Hall sensor and 4 Magnets.

It is a very nice an cute loco. I also added some 400grams of weight, because the loco slips very easy.

Best regards,

Udo

Hello Mr. Lynch,
In the moment I only have some "temporary" layout due to often changing the location of work.
So, if you are interested in my experience with your locos (K27, 2-6-6-2, Davenport, 4-4-0 American, Industrial Mogul), contact me via my private E-mail
"udohoffmann@ymail.com"

Udo

Hello together !
I get a little confused about this topic....
Why you don't use the "original" triggers in the cylinders of the K27 ?

I have two of them, equipped with ESU Loksound XL decoders. There I use the trigger signals supplied by the Bachmann PCB. Works fine....

In my 2-6-6-2, I have replaced the triggers by Hall sensors with 4 magnets on a drive axle. That works fine also.

Udo

Hello Tac !
Good, that I have learned some Latin around 50 years back.....
Surprisingly, it's still enough to understand.....
Because I never saw this loco before in any of the 3 Bachmann shops in Shanghai, and suddenly it came out on there webside, I thought, it's something new.
Did that loco come out earlier with the number "3" also?
What I found in the internet is No. "1" only.
To get some information from Bachmann here is very difficult. You just have to keep an eye on their webpage and from time to time go in their shop at Shanghai Wuding Road, where the Bachmann Club is located.
Just have a look on the Chinese Webpage with an automatic translator (the translations also often give a lot of fun to read !!!).

Udo

Hello Tac,
the question is, is that loco coming up "new", as they announced it on the webpage from Bachmann China some days ago (I immediately ordered one, when I saw it), or do they just sell some old stock over here?
Here in China it is sometimes a little strange.
The K27 they offered only about one year after it came up. The 2-6-6-2 nearly the same time as in the US market.
The long caboose was never seen here.

Udo

Hello together !
I have just received an "INDUSTRIAL MOGUL" (Indy ?) from Bachmann Shanghai.
A few days earlier, they offered this as "NEW".
It is item No. 91552
2-6-0 MIDWEST QUARRY & MINING CO No. 3
I cannot find this loco in any catalogue, so I guess this is a new one.
Or is it just the rest of the old one, sold in 2002? But this was No. 1 I guess.
Hope it is a new one and will be available in the US also.
I think, a lot of people look forward to a tiny loco like this !

Udo

Hello Jim, Hello Barry !
This is from WIKIPEDA:
Differentiation between bolt and screw
A universally accepted distinction between a screw and a bolt does not exist. The Machinery's Handbook describes the distinction as follows:[2]
A bolt is an externally threaded fastener designed for insertion through holes in assembled parts, and is normally intended to be tightened or released by torquing a nut. A screw is an externally threaded fastener capable of being inserted into holes in assembled parts, of mating with a preformed internal thread or forming its own thread, and of being tightened or released by torquing the head. An externally threaded fastener which is prevented from being turned during assembly and which can be tightened or released only by torquing a nut is a bolt. (Example: round head bolts, track bolts, plow bolts.) An externally threaded fastener that has thread form which prohibits assembly with a nut having a straight thread of multiple pitch length is a screw. (Example: wood screws, tapping screws.)
This distinction is consistent with ASME B18.2.1 and some dictionary definitions for screw[3][4] and bolt.[5][6][7]
The issue of what is a screw and what is a bolt is not completely resolved with Machinery's Handbook distinction, however, because of confounding terms, the ambiguous nature of some parts of the distinction and usage variations.[clarification needed] Some of these issues are discussed below:
Machine screws 
ASME standards specify a variety of "Machine Screws"[8] in diameters ranging up to 0.75 in. These fasteners are often used with nuts and they are often driven into tapped holes. They might be considered a screw or a bolt based on the Machinery's Handbook distinction. In practice, they tend to be mostly available in smaller sizes and the smaller sizes are referred to as screws or less ambiguously as machine screws, although some kinds of machine screws can be referred to as stove bolts.


Udo

Hello Jim, Hello Barry !
Take it easy, I think, there are no differences between bolts and screws.
In the engineering sector, most people talk about bolts. That means "screws" with a bigger diameter (e.G. M20, M 30 and higher).
Bolts also may not have a head, that means they are fixed on both ends with a nut.
The difference also may be, that some bolts have threads only at the ends, the middle is without.
But to talk about this, is close to philosophy !
Let's say, in our hobby, we use screws, the originals have just bolts !

Udo

Hy 0n30Gn15,

thanks for the comprehensive answer !

I think, I will place some beer barrels on the holes to cover them.....

Udo

Hello together !

I am just painting my Jackson & Sharp kits (passenger cars, combine and full baggage car).
During that work, some questions came up:

Full baggage car:
There are two separating walls in the kit. Why ? Isn't one enough?
The floor plate has two round holes, one in each compartment, close to the separating walls, diameter 12 Millimeter, for what ?

Combine:
There was no separating wall in the kit.
Is that standard, or is this wall missing in the kit?

I will not have a problem with the missing wall, I will just use one of the walls of the full baggage car.

By the way, the doors to the platforms at the end of all the cars don't have inside structure.
I will just make a foto of the outside (ready painted), print out the same size on Foto paper and glue it from the inside. I have made two cabooses like that already, looks good.

Udo

Hello Norman,
to strip the paint, in my opinion, the best method is to use "car brake fluid".
This only requires some patience. Just cover the surface with that liquid by using a "Q-tip".
I did this with my K27s. I did it side by side, so the liquid will stand on the horizontal areas.
My experience is about one day (or night) per side. Then, after the paint gets "bubbles", first remove with a paper towel and wash with water.
Regarding the paint, I have no idea what to use in your case.
Udo

Hello together!
The problem is not the flywheel itself. I only wantad to show, that there is a risk in the K27, that this wheel touches the cables, which are coming / going from / to the PC board upside in the boiler.
It is only to avoid more serious electrical problems.
Udo

Hello together !

Yesterday I found a problem with my "old" K27.
During running forward, the left side marker light started blinking irregularly. The marker lights were not switched on.
When driving backwards, no problem.
After removing the boiler I found the reason:

In the boiler, just over the flywheel is a PC board which is connected with a plug and a lot of cables going there.

That harnish was too close to the flywheel so that it scratched on the cables and damaged them already.
I just made a "half pipe" of thin plastic material, fixed with the motor bracket to cover the top of the flywheel and keep the cables away from it.
Now it's OK.
I must check my second K27...

This is a warning to K27 owners...
Have a look, that you don't meet that kind of problem with your beautiful engine !

Enjoy it running !

Udo

Hi Folks !

Thanks a lot !!!
No need to break my head any longer !

Udo