Yes, it is quite a bit more expensive than HO code 100 track. That's why I thought of using HO and getting rid of every other tie or whatever works.

Thanks

Hi All,

Being new to On30, I have searched the web trying to find out what the majority of On30 modelers use for track. I have read where people use HO track and cut out every second tie and they are happy with it.

What are views on what track to use and what are the pros and cons?

I am not a rivet counter and my railroad will be fictitious and fun.

Thanks,

Bruce

I'll second or third that!

Quote from: El Loco on December 03, 2009, 06:21:06 PM
The latest buzz on the replacements is they are on the back burner due to the micro mark/ NWSL issue. 

What issue is that pray tell?

Quote from: El Loco on December 02, 2009, 07:45:31 PM
Oh great! Just what we need  another geared  locomotive, a Heisler .  Count on another recipient for bad crown gears...
ON the other hand
I agree with any Rod loco's  even a 44/45 tonner. Outer braced box car? Oh YES bring it on.

It would just be nice if Bachmann would "FIX" their already wonderful locos! ie the gear issue!

Bruce

As I posted already on the thread, "Bailing out".

I just checked NWSL and saw the price for the replacement gear set for the Bachmann HO 3 truck shay. It will cost a person 24.95 for a set in HO. So it is fair to assume that whoever is making the set for the On30 locos it will be at 'least' that much.

I love the Bachmann On30 locos but it really amazes me that as customers, we are going to have to pay an extra 24.95 on top of the purchase price and then disassemble and replace the gears and reassemble the locomotive again. I would rather have an extra amount built into the price to keep us, the customers, from having to worry about getting something fixed later.

Customer service should be #1 with any company and at times it shocks me that this "KNOWN" problem has not yet been resolved. One would think that the cost of servicing these engines, with the plastic gear failure, would be a costly thing for Bachmann to cover under warranty. More importantly though, is the reputation of a company that continues to put out a product that they know is prone to failure and refuses to remedy it.

It absolutely amazes me, that a company would rely on a third party to manufacture and create a fix for a known problem and let alone, have their customer 'foot the bill' for the known, yet ignored problem.

It is not my intent to bash Bachmann as I absolutely love their On30 trains and look forward to acquiring a 2-6-6-2 locomotive but it astonishes me that these problems have not yet been addressed since they have been known for quite some time.

Reputation is everything in business, especially a small niche market like model railroading. I would think that this will be addressed sooner rather than later to keep your ever so valuable customers.

Sincerely,

Bruce

I just checked NWSL and saw the price for the replacement gear set for the Bachmann HO 3 truck shay. It will cost a person 24.95 for a set in HO. So it is fair to assume that whoever is making the set for the On30 locos it will be at 'least' that much.

I love the Bachmann On30 locos but it really amazes me that as customers, we are going to have to pay an extra 24.95 on top of the purchase price and then disassemble and replace the gears and reassemble the locomotive again. I would rather have an extra amount built into the price to keep us, the customers, from having to worry about getting something fixed later.

Customer service should be #1 with any company and at times it shocks me that this "KNOWN" problem has not yet been resolved. One would think that the cost of servicing these engines, with the plastic gear failure, would be a costly thing for Bachmann to cover under warranty. More importantly though, is the reputation of a company that continues to put out a product that they know is prone to failure and refuses to remedy it.

It absolutely amazes me, that a company would rely on a third party to manufacture and create a fix for a known problem and let alone, have their customer 'foot the bill' for the known, yet ignored problem.

It is not my intent to bash Bachmann as I absolutely love their On30 trains and look forward to acquiring a 2-6-6-2 locomotive but it astonishes me that these problems have not yet been addressed since they have been known for quite some time.

Reputation is everything in business, especially a small niche market like model railroading. I would think that this will be addressed sooner rather than later to keep your ever so valuable customers.

Sincerely,

Bruce

Thanks everyone!

Bruce

LOL!

Wow, that was some interesting mental gymnastics!

Yes, there are ways to figure it out but a quick look on this website should answer those questions, that is all I'm saying.

Thanks again,

Bruce

Hi Lex,

I believe those dimensions are for the box with the 3 cars in them. It still doesn't give me the length of an individual logging car.

I just want to know the length of a car. Some scale log cars are anywhere from 15' to about 24' or 3.75" to about 6".

I just can't find a reference to it and there is no Hobby Shop in my area to go look at them. That's why I came here.

Thanks,

Bruce

Thanks Lex!

It still doesn't tell me the length of the car. (unless I am missing the obvious!)

I do like that link on ON30 and have it bookmarked.

Thanks again,

Bruce

Hi,

I came to this site in part to find the length of your ON30 log cars. So far, I haven't been able to find any info on the length, either in scale or actual length. I understand that I may not be looking in the correct area, so correct me if I'm wrong.

If indeed there is no data on the length, would it be possible to update your database to add some fields for the length of the items you sell?

Just a suggestion.

Thanks,

Bruce

Hi,

I'm new to this board and ON30 but already have 4 locos. I absolutely love them!

What is the min turning radius for the 2-6-6-2?

Thanks,

Bruce