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Title: Front couplers
Post by: sour rails on December 06, 2007, 12:15:03 PM
 ??? I'm curious, why does Bachmann have couplers on the front of some of their locos but not some others?  Thomas, Percy, and James do not have these front couplers, but Gordon, Henry, Toby, and Spencer do.  The pictures of Edward and Mavis do not indicate such couplers, but the picture of Emily do.
     My first loco was Percy, shortly followed by James.  At first, I thought that they were made without the front coupler to look more like the episodes.  Then I found that only some of the engines have them.  Thus bringing about this puzzlement.
  Anyone have any comments about this?
Title: Re: Front couplers
Post by: Corrie Thompson on December 06, 2007, 02:19:51 PM
Ok I am not sure but I think that Thomas, Percy, and James were released back in 2000 something.  Now Gordon, Henry, Toby, Emily, and Spencer were realased in 2005-2007.  I think that when Thomas, Percy, and James were released that Bachmann had no plans on putting hooks on the front of their locomotives.  I have no idea you'll need to ask Bach-Man as I have the flue and am to sick to think.
Title: Re: Front couplers
Post by: The Chaz Storm on December 06, 2007, 06:11:20 PM
Yes I think it was that in the earlier years back in 2002 Thomas, Percy, and James were released and they did not include front couplers and there were complaints about that.  Then Gordon and Henry came in 2005 and they came with front couplers, and they got complaints too. :P  On my perspective in this situation I think that because so many people complained about Thomas, Percy, and James not getting front couplers they must have decided for every engine that they make in the future end up getting front couplers.
Title: Re: Front couplers
Post by: Michael on December 07, 2007, 09:49:04 AM
lol.  I just take the front ones off. 
Title: Re: Front couplers
Post by: sour rails on December 08, 2007, 09:44:43 AM
OK, but the pictures of Edward and Mavis do not show a front coupler; however, the picture of Emily does.  Aren't these the newest?
Title: Re: Front couplers
Post by: Rickenbacker 325 on December 08, 2007, 11:22:17 AM
yes ;D ;D they are the newest  and Edward and Mavis are drawling so im not sure about those :-[ :-[

Quote from: Michael on December 07, 2007, 09:49:04 AM
lol.  I just took the front ones off. 
so did I :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
P.S. a long time ago ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: Front couplers
Post by: Michael on December 08, 2007, 12:02:40 PM
haha.  me too.  Toby is the only onw with one.
Title: Re: Front couplers
Post by: The Chaz Storm on December 08, 2007, 01:03:37 PM
Seeing on what has been going on with the newer models it is very possible that Edward and Mavis will end up with front couplers too.
Title: Re: Front couplers
Post by: StanierJack on December 08, 2007, 06:54:10 PM
Quote from: Grovyle on December 08, 2007, 01:03:37 PM
Seeing on what has been going on with the newer models it is very possible that Edward and Mavis will end up with front couplers too.

That is no problem.
Title: Re: Front couplers
Post by: Corrie Thompson on December 08, 2007, 08:01:10 PM
Yes it is. :P  Heck its hard enough to try to get the one off Toby its going to be just as hard with Mavis. >:(
Title: Re: Front couplers
Post by: Rail-Runner192 on December 11, 2007, 08:32:23 PM
with toby it is pretty hard. this is what i did. I had extra couplers so I just screwed them on front and presto.