Well, Ken, hopefully, if my experience this year is any indication, you won't have to wait too much longer. I wish you luck. I received one of the 2-6-2s for my birthday last year and I've been very happy with it. Its a very smooth, slow runner. Since I don't care for sound on my layout, it frustrates me that there doesn't seem to be a CV where I can turn the sound off. Right now, every time I turn the layout on, I get sound. It's OK for about 2 to 3 minutes but then it gets on my nerves and I use F8 to mute it. I would much rather not have it come on at all. I've considered disconnecting the speaker (as in snipping a wire) but its such a pretty little engine that I would hate to have to resort to that. As I said before, the engine is a great performer and looks really nice so I don't want to get rid of it. However, it will probably be the only locomotive with sound that I will own.

As far as the rocket sled, its been a long time since I've seen The Great Race but do seem to remember it. I agree, it would look great on a diorama. As I said before, check out the old TV series Adventures Of Brisco County, Jr. They had a rocket sled in a couple of episodes as I recall, and the scientist was played by John Astin.

I trust the source with that being said
The water tower is going next .
By 2026 I expect the only 2 buildings in the range to be Tidmouth sheds and cranky . It's so sad that Bachmann did this to us . I don't wanna spend $300 to get brendam wherehouse . Please bring them all back  Bachmann .

Sodor diesel company makes no sense at all in the shows logic where Sodor fuel has been around since season 3 not to mention the sdc tanker has the CGI SFT logos in black and white . I would miss this item if we at least got vicartown diesel works on it . Not gonna miss it at all .

I saw this one post about the pack characters and I like it tbh another off rail character we need is Trevor and the soft side lorry . And for off land bulstoade skiff and captain .

Does anybody know the lengths of the track that comes in part numbers 44829 and 44899

  Fred

   Still! waiting on my copy to show up, on the bright side a Bachmann WW1 2-6-2T found it way here, needs a paint job, number plates and a weathering job to go on a diorama I am planning. Also waiting on Professor Fakes Rocket Slide (The Great Race) not likely to be found on the diorama, but I could be wrong     

So then, "consist" means "everything" in the train? All locomotives AND cars?

Quote from: trainman203 on May 04, 2024, 07:12:31 PM"Consist" used to mean the cars in a train.  I don't know when it started meaning a bunch of diesels coupled together.

Consist is the proper railroading term. This is one case where the model world and the real world agree on the term. I remember as a kid sitting in towers on the B&O listening to the consist being given to the dispatcher for trains leaving the yard. The info given included the numbers of every unit in the consist, whether it was running or dead, car count expressed as loads vs empties, and caboose number(s) all over the train line, which was a party line telephone system that connected all the towers with the dispatcher. We were always on the lookout for odd number series in the consists, such as the rare occasions when a C&O GE u boat would stray onto the B&O main.

Can't do any of that on EZ command.  It is a train set unit, designed to at least open the door to DCC and sound for train sets. 

The customizing of CV settings is a more advanced Model Railroad process.  Most train set people don't want to fool with that or don't even know about it. So Bachmann has properly produced a unit that provides just enough DCC features to please them, allowing basic sound and some basic functions. 

EZ command is basically DCC training wheels.  At some point you'll want to take them off and get a big boy bike.  It took me a year to do that.  EZ command was great for a while, but it finally got old.  When I did get a full DCC system, it was akin to seeing the universe for the first time through the Hubble telescope.

Hmmm..........All I have is EZ Command Plus.

Well, I am very pleasantly surprised. My copy of the 2024 On30 Annual arrived today. I placed the order on April 14. This is absolutely the fastest that I have ever received the Annual, and I have been ordering since 2017 or 2018. Usually, it has taken 8 to 10 weeks but last year it took about 6 months. Anyway, I'm a happy camper. Now to my recliner and some serious reading 

I'm sure I'm not the only one who's had problems with zinc happen on the 1:20.3 Scale Spectrum Diecast Trucks on the Murphy Roof Boxcars.  All 3 of mine have had their trucks come down with zinc rot.  I was able to buy replacement ones for one, and get one replacement truck for another, but they're now out of stock and I can't buy anymore.
Do ones from Accucraft or Ozark Miniatures work? 
Also do you think Bachmann will produce a new batch given that they're ALWAYS producing batches of metal diecast trucks for the Spectrum Shays?
Any answer will help, thank you!