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#31
Williams by Bachmann / Girls Steam
June 09, 2010, 07:08:03 PM
Can anyone tell me if i can purchase just the 2037 Girls Steam Engine and Tender? 

I have a 1991 Lionel Girls set that the Engine Crapped out on it needs the Board and the Motor.  I have found the Board from Lionel but they do not list a motor so i am pretty well done unless i can find a motor.

and Besides the Williams looks a whole lot better! 
My only wish is that they used an odd Wheel Arrangement on the girls Steam Engine i would like to have seen say a Hudson Arrangement.

#32
Williams by Bachmann / Re: 2-6-4 Girls Steam Engine
June 09, 2010, 07:03:35 PM
nope Joe all is free i test free rolling on two 40inch straights propped up by a 1st level riser for an elevated trestle set to go up hill
all the rolling stock and Tender Rolls Free  there is nothing dragging

I have tested the passenger cars which i pull with this engine  and again all roll free Along with the fact that i do regular maintenance oil and lube test light bulbs and all the other stuff when i put it away and when i take it out for the holidays\

Thanks for the Reply Joe.  I hope i can figure this out.  I have tried all the suggestions so far i have found no anomalies  with the Trailing Truck or the Pilot Truck.  although i did find a couple of loose screws on the body. 
and i did also find that one of the side Rod bolts were a little loose on the left side facing from the cab looking towards the headlight.



#33
Williams by Bachmann / Atlantic Coast Lines
June 07, 2010, 08:47:59 PM
Mr Bachman or 3R

Do you think that there will be any chance of WBB producing a set of Steam Engines in the ACL Paint Scheme to appease us Steam Fans to pull those beautiful Royal Purple Passenger Cars you guys got?????????????????????
#34
Williams by Bachmann / 2-6-4 Girls Steam Engine
June 07, 2010, 08:45:06 PM
What would cause the drive system to seem loose and not run well.  Engine Slips on Track and pulls erratically. 
Tried running on regular layout and did same thing.  Tested on k-line Shadow rail/ MTH Real Trax/ Lionel Tube Track
Used K-Line Super Chief 120 Watt Transformer as well as testing it with a 1950's ZW rated at 275 Watts/
Track was cleaned with Rubbing Alcohol and Rag was lightly black kept cleaning till all track was bright and rag came out Clean. 
All Wheels on the Engine were done the same way as well as replacing the Traction tire.  Engine was lubed and ran and cleaned.  Track was checked after run and no residue was found. 

It does not matter which track i run it on it responds the same.  Manually checking the engine the main drive assembly seems loose but all the wheels are intact and tight on the axles.  There is no binding in the side rods and all the gearing lines up well. 

After this i am at a loss.  Not sure why it seems to slip and spin when it is under load

Any help would be appreciated.
#35
What is the proper name of the color that you have done your Atlantic Coast lines Passenger Coaches in as well as your Diesels.
The original Color that the Real Railroad used was known as Royal Purple.  I would love to find this out so that i may do some retouch work on a couple of cars
Thanks
Bobbie
#36
Williams by Bachmann / Smoke units
August 05, 2009, 04:30:31 PM
does anyone know if there are any upgrades available aftermarket for Williams Engines
looking for a Fan Driven Smoke unit and possibly a louder sound for a Williams J
#37
Williams by Bachmann / Re: Wish list for 2010
April 13, 2009, 03:41:25 PM
that's for sure Casey.  You know if we don't make some kind of input to get these guys thinking about some odd out of the box things they don't even get to the table to be discussed.  I think that some of these things would be great as Lionel has greatly gone by the wayside in the train business.  I believe that they lost sight of what was truly a great company.  Willimams has definitely stepped up to the plate so that we modelers who do not have a lot of Money can have some prestigious models and awesome engines running on our modest to small pikes.  I for one like to see wish Lists for production cause it tells the Manufactures we are looking and we are paying attention to what they Produce. 

Slap on the back to you Casey
#38
Thanks 3rail i appreciate that
#39
I wish to turn all of it to Steam.  With upgraded Steam Engines and do away with the Diesel Look.  I Run a very Large Christmas Display with a Total of 12 Consists. and I Run G-Gauge Standard Gauge, and O-Gauge. 
I am considering  a few of Williams best.
1. a Semi Scale Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 Hudson
2. a 4-8-4 J-Class Norfolk and Western
3. a 4-8-4 Southern Pacific Daylight to Pull Passenger Service

These seem to be the easiest to Modify with the Coca Cola Logo and some slight modification to the Paint most likely on the Tender. 

3R if you could I would like for you to weigh in on this Please Thank you.
#40
Thanks So Much for your Respose I appreciate it very much
#41
15" Bodys
#42
IN K-Lines hey day they did a lot of licensed stuff including  Coca Cola.  However they were not the best when it came to their Locomotives.  I have a couple of sets which are now without motive power. I have one Passenger and Two Freight sets which their anemic 4-6-2 Pacific and their MP-15 Diesel Switcher cant pull the sets.  So I am in need of Replacement Engines.  Does anyone here have an idea or suggestion for new  Motive power for these sets.  I am Considering a Southern Pacific 4-8-4 Daylight for the Passenger Set and a Pair of Norfolk and Western Class 4-8-4 To pull both of the Freight sets. 

I hope that someone can help
Thanks
Bobbie
#43
Mr. Bachmann or 3 rail I am in need of some help. 
This past Christmas i was dismayed to find that when I took out my Nicle plate Road heavyweight Passenger Cars to find that the wheels were out of the Trucks and the little pieces that held them in place had vanished.  So I was one less set of Trains for my rather large Christmas Display.  I need to know how to fix them or if i have to replace the Trucks.  I have sent several emails to the repair dept but have had no response.  I am not sure if they are getting them or if the problem is on my end.  I do hope that i can get an answer soon as i am working on gettting things repaired for this holiday season