whats your favorite ?
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Top five:
1. Edward - Hands down, best one Bachmann has done.
2. Toby - Always been a classic favorite, it's pulling power isn't great but it's pulling power is actually accurate for a Toby model to begin with so no complaints. :P
3. Gordon - Great model with amazing accuracy and pulling power. Love how they give Gordon the space between his drive wheels and back wheels like how they did in Seasons 1-5 in that model, rather then having them close together like S6-beyond.
4. Henry - Another terrific model, has great pulling power and accuracy.
5. Spencer - Despite the fact I sold mine, it actually has some great effort put into it. The bach-man told me Spencer was a hard model for them to make, I could tell but it's well worth it.
currently for me its:
1. Salty
2. Emily
3. Edward
All for their accuracy and because I've always loved them in the actual show
I don't have a favorite.
Going with a wild one and I'd say that engine wise, it's Mavis. Aside from having one, with face/eyes removed, in front of me, it is a very accurate model in regard to the actual 04 shunters. Add to the face it captures the TV series model 100%, and it makes a good model from Bachmann.
(I'd put Donald and Douglas close behind, as even though they aren't out yet, a new 0-6-0 tender loco is most welcome to OO modellers. Expect alot of them to be modified ;) )
Rolling Stock wise, I'd say Emily's coaches. Now, not being a fan of the modern series, I haven't seen them used much, but the fact they have bashing potential is a bonus. I can't recall any manufacturer making OO scale 6 wheel coaches, and the fact they are freelance means that you can put them in several liveries. The price is a big bonus too.
(Behind them, I'd say Annie and Clarabel, followed by the trucks with faces.)
And scenery wise, I'd go for Terrence. Whilst not the most exciting item, he is very accurate, and kudos to Bachmann's team behind making it. :)
(Closely followed by Bertie and Harold, for same reason as above)
mine are ALL OF THEMMMMM
Mines also Mavis. not only because of what StainerJack said, but also because i got her to pull 14 cars and a brakevan up a 2% grade on my club's layout during the open house. and this is with no modifications, just a drop of grease :) ;D :) 8) :) ;) :) :D ;D :) ;) 8) :o :D
I love Henry, and the express coaches. Henry is a great puller, and the coaches run smoothly. Edward is also good. He's Edward the Blue Engine.
So far I only have Thomas, Annie, Clarabel, Edward, a Troublesome Truck car and the red/cream Express Brake Coach and Composite Coach... and I enjoy them all. :)
I can't decide which engine to buy next, Gordon or Spencer.. or a diesel. :)
Mine is Edward he looks nice and is pretty strong for a small tender engine and the face is very nice also (not chessy)
and i guess salty comes up right by edward because bachmann got every little detail (except for the open cab) and very good puller and mine is a pretty good speed the same as percy
my fav rolling stock is the mail car because it is very accurate and it just looks cool to me :P
James the Red Engine (Need to buy another one to replace the old broken one) and Gordon (Who I don't own yet)
mine is thomas and Percy.
Hard to decide whether you are coming from a power or detailed stand point. What am I saying, all the engines look great!
Henry is a favorite for some reason. A classic engine with correct pulling capabilities.
I also like Edward because he just looks great and he pulls pretty good for a 4-4-0! ;D
Thomas is a great puller as well, more than needed sometimes :P.
Percy has always been a favorite, hence my screen name. ::)
You can never go wrong with Troublesome Trucks.
Umm, let's see...
Well, I named just about half of them... :P This must mean Bachmann has something good going.
Keep it up guys! 8)
Thomas - The model looks great despite the face. Good puller, but not too good on hills.
Percy - The model looks great other than the face there's not a gray hook at the back and the cola hopper is the wrong color. Too light. Might as well be a truck. :P
James - Real good, but the wheels are gray and the smoke box isn't painted completely. The model can barely pull 7 trucks. Despite being a 2-6-0 he can't pull near as much as Edward.
Henry - Real close to the real model except the bottom of the tender is gray. Good puller, but I have trouble with him pulling 4 express coaches up hills.
Gordon - Same thing as Henry.
Emily - Excellent model, but pulling power isn't one of her high points. :P
Spencer – Looks very much like his TV counterpart. Pulling power is even better on hills than what I've seen from Gordon.
Toby – Looks great, but nothing special
Mavis – Same as Toby
Salty – same as Toby
Edward – What I believe to be the best model Bachmann has released. Pulling power is really great for a 4-4-0.
how high is the grade of the hill because i have a small grade and he and Gordon have no problem pulling the 4 express cars s i have and my grade also has a s curve in it
Quote from: James The Red Engine on July 28, 2010, 10:47:43 AM
Thomas - The model looks great despite the face. Good puller, but not too good on hills.
Percy - The model looks great other than the face there's not a gray hook at the back and the cola hopper is the wrong color. Too light. Might as well be a truck. :P
James - Real good, but the wheels are gray and the smoke box isn't painted completely. The model can barely pull 7 trucks. Despite being a 2-6-0 he can't pull near as much as Edward.
Henry - Real close to the real model except the bottom of the tender is gray. Good puller, but I have trouble with him pulling 4 express coaches up hills.
Gordon - Same thing as Henry.
Emily - Excellent model, but pulling power isn't one of her high points. :P
Spencer – Looks very much like his TV counterpart. Pulling power is even better on hills than what I've seen from Gordon.
Toby – Looks great, but nothing special
Mavis – Same as Toby
Salty – same as Toby
Edward – What I believe to be the best model Bachmann has released. Pulling power is really great for a 4-4-0.
Quote from: shining time on July 28, 2010, 04:45:16 PM
how high is the grade of the hill because i have a small grade and he and Gordon have no problem pulling the 4 express cars s i have and my grade also has a s curve in it
I'm surprised neither of you mentioned the awful pulling power of James and Percy up hills. James is nothing near good on hills. He has trouble with two coaches (even if he may get up in the end).
I recall both of my hills are about the shape of an L and have about 2.5 to 3% grades. (I say this with thinking that the hills run about 9 feet long each and they rise about 3.5 to 4 inches. What are your hills like in comparison?)They are at a mid-range steepness for a model railway in my eyes. James should be able to pull 3 coaches up my hills at least and that is why I am having a terrible attempt at adding the proper weight to James' body to get more traction.
Percy and Edward are O.K. with hills. I say this because there seems to be a smell coming from the motor after a charge up the hill. (Is this bad? Someone please tell me if it is bad on the engines.) They can get up 3 coaches with little struggle.
Thomas (I don't know what is wrong with yours James the Red Engine), Toby, Mavis, and Salty have more power than they need. They can each easily pull 3 coaches up a hill.
Emily is as bad as James, maybe a bit better but not much. I give the model credit having only 2 drive wheels though. She is sufficient.
Henry, Gordon, and Spencer are very powerful and have pulling power meeting their needs. I can get 6 express coaches behind each of them going up a hill with not a touch of wheel slip.
So all in all, the only engine I truly have complaints with is James. All the others have there flaws here and there (some none at all (*huge cough* Thomas, Gordon, Henry, Spencer, Edward, Toby, Emily Mavis, Salty *cough*)), but being toys, they are perfect in my eyes. Compared to some people I'm seriously a beginner at this, but these little errors can be fixed with a lick of paint. ;D
my james's motor keeps stalling out. and it was good of bachmann to make emily with four drive wheels instead of 2 and my mavis can pull 14 frieght cars (plus brakevan) up a 2.75% grade (i don't mean to post this twice :-[ :))
Quote from: PerfectPercy311 on July 30, 2010, 12:18:22 AM
I'm surprised neither of you mentioned the awful pulling power of James and Percy up hills. James is nothing near good on hills. He has trouble with two coaches (even if he may get up in the end).
I did state about Percy and James pulling power. :P
hey perfectpercy these are the engines and how many cars they can pull up my hill
James 7-8 if not loaded
Percy 5-6 same as James
Henry 4 express coaches or 13 freight cars
Gordon same as Henry
Quote from: James The Red Engine on July 31, 2010, 02:05:55 PM
Quote from: PerfectPercy311 on July 30, 2010, 12:18:22 AM
I'm surprised neither of you mentioned the awful pulling power of James and Percy up hills. James is nothing near good on hills. He has trouble with two coaches (even if he may get up in the end).
I did state about Percy and James pulling power. :P
Not specifically with Percy's pulling power.
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Has anyone found how to add weight to James so he can pull cars up hills?
I melted down lead weight and casted it to fit in James, Thomas, and Percy.
Where were you able to fit the weight in the front part of his boiler? I know where space can be found in the literal inside of the cab, but not much else.
Thanks
My Favorite engines are well everything
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Another Thomas refrence, Whistles & Sneezes. ;)
my top three engines are: #1 thomas #2 Edward and #3 Henry.
Mail car
Brake van
6 ton wagon
well wagon
Thomas holiday set
Overall: Mail Car
Even though they haven't been released yet, my favorite Bachmann thomas engines are (or will be, I should say ;)) Donald and Douglas. I just know the models will be amazing! ;D P.S. If this counts as digging up an old topic, my apologies.
Favorites for me are..1) Bill and Ben 2) Edward 3) Spencer (D & D will be 2 when I see the pictures)
my apologys for diging this up once more but out of all the engines I've got edward
DONALD AND DOUGLAS ARE MY NEW FAVS!!! ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: JD417 on February 11, 2011, 08:56:57 PM
DONALD AND DOUGLAS ARE MY NEW FAVS!!! ;D ;D ;D
They are nice, but I still like my edward. ::)
Quote from: SodorAdventures on February 11, 2011, 09:12:51 PM
Quote from: JD417 on February 11, 2011, 08:56:57 PM
DONALD AND DOUGLAS ARE MY NEW FAVS!!! ;D ;D ;D
They are nice, but I still like my edward. ::)
Edward is awesome :) Had him pulling some Mail cars up a nice hill and he did it with ease.
I am, however, not happy with James. He's been nothing but trouble - especially with his tender and/or 2 front wheels. The front wheels are way too light and bouncy and it takes nothing less than a turn-out or a tight corner for his wheel to slip off :( I'm not very happy with his model at all. I can't even have him go down a curved ramp fast without those wheels skidding off!! :(
WELL 4 ME IT HAS GOT 2B DONALD & DOUGLAS BECAUSE I LIVE IN SCOTLAND AND ITS ABOUT TIME SOME ONE MADE THE
SCOTTISH TWINS 8) ;D ;)
Quote from: SCOTTISH RAILWAYS on February 15, 2011, 08:55:39 AM
WELL 4 ME IT HAS GOT 2B DONALD & DOUGLAS BECAUSE I LIVE IN SCOTLAND AND ITS ABOUT TIME SOME ONE MADE THE
SCOTTISH TWINS 8) ;D ;)
whats with the capitals all the time?
for me at this present moment it has to be bill and ben :) :)
Quote from: SCOTTISH RAILWAYS on February 15, 2011, 08:55:39 AM
WELL 4 ME IT HAS GOT 2B DONALD & DOUGLAS BECAUSE I LIVE IN SCOTLAND AND ITS ABOUT TIME SOME ONE MADE THE
SCOTTISH TWINS 8) ;D ;)
What if you get em when they're released and they just fall apart? Will they be your favourite Bachmann items then? :P
My favorite is James, but model wise, the twins are awsome!
A while ago I said D&D were my favorites, and those pictures confirm that. ;D
Cool ;)
Quote from: AJWPRODUCTIONS on February 11, 2011, 06:19:23 PM
my apologys for diging this up once more but out of all the engines I've got edward
let me rephrase that:DONALD and DOUGLAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Toby
He just looks great and mine runs really well
Emily is a close second, although it has terrible haulage and mine is on the fritz, it's a masterpiece
Gordon is just great, siderods are abit big though
henry same as above
thomas was great and looked good, but unfortunatly mine's motor burned out after nearly eight years service
percy was okay i guess but i hate how he has no front coupling
james, i hate you, i hate you so very, very much
salty is great, period
really want to get edward, mavis, bill, ben, donald, douglas and diesel