Hey Bach-man
When will photos of the new long caboose be posted?
Thanks
Richard
Rich,
Go over to the 120.me site go half way down the front page,
chuckger
Richard...lemmie save you some time, although Durango Dan's site is not to be missed!!!
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jl-RFo6VUnk/SLz1Rr8jneI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/O9H322FHa9Q/s400/BachmannCabooseForDan.jpg)
Anything you want to know about whats happening/coming in Fn3...Bachmann, AMS, etc...you can find it all here:
http://120pointme.blogspot.com/ (http://120pointme.blogspot.com/)
Including a Photo Contest with some nice Bachmann Loco prizes and such!!!!
cale
Great looking Cab, :o
Not a bit like the Pacific Coast proposal back a few years ago in contest days. Would still like to see that one come to production. ;D
Dear All,
That's actually a picture of the wood sample model I built and showed at a variety events over the past two years. The photo was taken by me with the caboose on my dining room table- I wonder who "John" is...?
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Quote from: the Bach-man on September 09, 2008, 12:08:59 AM
I wonder who "John" is...?
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Don't know? but apparently (from the photo) you did a nice job on your model!
At the risk of goofing this up. I'll try to attach a picture of the original Caboose. from the contest of years ago. It's a 55k jpeg, which should fit, if the download area for this site is not overloaded. It was a while ago.
??? ::)
Tried. No workie.
The upload folder is full. Please try a smaller file and/or contact an administrator.
Will the roof be removeable? That's one problem I see with my AMS short caboose--can't take the roof off to put the crew in. gj
Dear Glenn,
Yes, the roof comes off, but it locks on using an ingenious system of hidden clips.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Dear Bachman,
Can you tell me if the caboose's lighting system is track powered onley or if it can be powered by battery too.
The reason I'm asking is i will be running battery power.
Thanks Chuck
Dear Chuck,
There are two switches under the caboose; one chooses between marker lights and table lights, either or both on or off. The other switches among battery, track, or DCC power.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Thank you Mr Bachman,
One more question, can you give an approximate date we will see these iat our dealers show rooms.
Thanks, Chuck
Dear Chuck,
Based on the pre-production samples, we have made a couple of changes that will move the delivery date into the first quarter of '09. One of the changes will allow the modeler to remove the interior walls for super-detailing.
I promise it will be worth the wait!
Have fun!
the Bach-man
I suggest a battery box for a couple of AA cells in a cabinet inside. A lot of AA's have a lot of life left for lighting when they are too worn out for a flashilght--I used to have a steady supply--
Dear Glenn,
Actually, the batteries go under the bunk behind the conductor's desk.
Great minds...
Have fun!
the Bach-man
A part of my point was to use AA penlite cells--they last much longer than the 9-volt batteries used in the passenger cars--and with LED "bulbs" one should get a lot of mileage from a pair of them. I was an inspector and used the "Mini Mag Lite" in my work--those things really "eat" AA's, but at the level that the flashlight was too dim, they still powered micro bulbs and LED's quite a long time. gj
A couple of questions prompted by the newsletter:
#88795, Caboose #0505--is that the older paint scheme?
#88797, Caboose #0503--will that one have the blanked windows? If so, it would be nice to have the window boards separate so the buyer can choose whith time period it represents. Sloan says late forties for the boarded windown on the one car. Another thought would be to offer the Rio Grande cabs without numbers, (both lettering styles) and a sheet of decals with the five car numbers. (0503, 0505, 0517, 0540, and 0574)
gj
Hi, Glenn!
0505 has the Royal Gorge herald. You'll have to blank out the window yourself, however.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Sounds good. Anticipating! what is ETA?
Hi Glenn,
Back further in the thread B-man said the first quarter of 09
chuck
OK--so after the Holidaze/ Thanx. gj