Hi, I just got back from the I-X train show in Cleveland, OH. It was great. I saw a lot of trains, and there were about 200 vendors. Number One, I got to meet the bachmann himself :o :o ;D ;D. He had the Island Of Sodor display. He said chances are that there would be 6 stalls for Tidmouth Sheds, and he said there might be another engine including Salty. Hopefully Duck ;D ;D. I also found a picture of the ventilated van and switch tower in the 2009 catalog. Also coming are, a Flat car with paint drums and Terence the Tractor.
I got
Sodor fuel tank
TT #1 My third
Brake Van
And Percy
SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really lookin forward to the flat car with the paint drums. 8)
Quote from: James The Brave on March 14, 2009, 06:27:58 PMI also found a picture of the ventilated van
You. Scanner. Now.
Its in the '09 catalog. Plus my scanner is broken :-\
Quote from: Sparks on March 14, 2009, 11:38:47 PM
Quote from: James The Brave on March 14, 2009, 06:27:58 PMI also found a picture of the ventilated van
You. Scanner. Now.
I ditto that. :P
Shame to hear your scanner is broken, but that only means a picture of the ventilated van is going to be coming soon. I can't wait to get the ventilated van and Terence the Tractor, both are going to be awesome!
Also I met the Bach-man once myself a few years ago, nice guy, great sense of humor. ;) Also that's great that the shed may have six stalls like the original series did. I'm very excited to see how the sheds will turn out once completed!
Also as for the other engine I agree...let's hope it is Duck or Diesel. Those two are huge wants on my list.
another thing he told me is that he would like to make Arthur. If this happens we might have all the season seven characters and I believe that's when HIT started. He also said that they had to pass the ideas to HIT, thats why emily was held back for a year because the face was not correct.
Quote from: Chaz on March 15, 2009, 02:28:02 PM
Quote from: Sparks on March 14, 2009, 11:38:47 PM
Quote from: James The Brave on March 14, 2009, 06:27:58 PMI also found a picture of the ventilated van
You. Scanner. Now.
I ditto that. :P
Shame to hear your scanner is broken, but that only means a picture of the ventilated van is going to be coming soon. I can't wait to get the ventilated van and Terence the Tractor, both are going to be awesome!
Also I met the Bach-man once myself a few years ago, nice guy, great sense of humor. ;) Also that's great that the shed may have six stalls like the original series did. I'm very excited to see how the sheds will turn out once completed!
Also as for the other engine I agree...let's hope it is Duck or Diesel. Those two are huge wants on my list.
the ventilated van is in the '09 Catalog ;)
I have now called this the New Releases Tread. So you can talk about the new releases here ;D
Dear James,
You are a fine young man an I am sure you will become a credit to the hobby. You must, however, listen more carefully. What I said was that I'd like to see Duck and Arthur, not that we might make them.
I still hope so!
Have fun!
the Bach-man
PS: Hi, Chaz!
Sorry Bachmann :-[ My mistake, that's what I meant to put. when I said there might be another engine including Salty, Hopefully Duck, I meant That Both of us would like to see Duck and Arthur.
Quote from: James The Brave on March 15, 2009, 09:36:09 PM
another thing he told me is that he would like to make Arthur. If this happens we might have all the season seven characters and I believe that's when HIT started. He also said that they had to pass the ideas to HIT, thats why emily was held back for a year because the face was not correct.
Quote from: Chaz on March 15, 2009, 02:28:02 PM
Quote from: Sparks on March 14, 2009, 11:38:47 PM
Quote from: James The Brave on March 14, 2009, 06:27:58 PMI also found a picture of the ventilated van
You. Scanner. Now.
I ditto that. :P
Shame to hear your scanner is broken, but that only means a picture of the ventilated van is going to be coming soon. I can't wait to get the ventilated van and Terence the Tractor, both are going to be awesome!
Also I met the Bach-man once myself a few years ago, nice guy, great sense of humor. ;) Also that's great that the shed may have six stalls like the original series did. I'm very excited to see how the sheds will turn out once completed!
Also as for the other engine I agree...let's hope it is Duck or Diesel. Those two are huge wants on my list.
the ventilated van is in the '09 Catalog ;)
We would need Murdoch and Furgus to complet the season 7 characters
btw does anyone else have a spell check wen they are writing a post on here or is it just me?
Quote from: Anthony P2 on March 16, 2009, 05:13:33 PM
Quote from: James The Brave on March 15, 2009, 09:36:09 PM
another thing he told me is that he would like to make Arthur. If this happens we might have all the season seven characters and I believe that's when HIT started. He also said that they had to pass the ideas to HIT, thats why emily was held back for a year because the face was not correct.
Quote from: Chaz on March 15, 2009, 02:28:02 PM
Quote from: Sparks on March 14, 2009, 11:38:47 PM
Quote from: James The Brave on March 14, 2009, 06:27:58 PMI also found a picture of the ventilated van
You. Scanner. Now.
I ditto that. :P
Shame to hear your scanner is broken, but that only means a picture of the ventilated van is going to be coming soon. I can't wait to get the ventilated van and Terence the Tractor, both are going to be awesome!
Also I met the Bach-man once myself a few years ago, nice guy, great sense of humor. ;) Also that's great that the shed may have six stalls like the original series did. I'm very excited to see how the sheds will turn out once completed!
Also as for the other engine I agree...let's hope it is Duck or Diesel. Those two are huge wants on my list.
the ventilated van is in the '09 Catalog ;)
We would need Murdoch and Furgus to complet the season 7 characters
btw does anyone else have a spell check wen they are writing a post on here or is it just me?
I thought that Murdoch was season 6 And Furgus was season 8 ??? ???
It is a shame the scanner's broken. Hey Anthony P2, you should get a better spell check: When as an 'h' in it. ;)
Quote from: James The Brave on March 15, 2009, 10:24:14 PM
Sorry Bachmann :-[ My mistake, that's what I meant to put. when I said there might be another engine including Salty, Hopefully Duck, I meant That Both of us would like to see Duck and Arthur.
Yes I remember when I met the Bach-man I remember him saying he wanted to see the company make Duck, Arthur, and Diesel and I couldn't agree more with him. All three of those engines would look terrific by Bachmann! :)
Quote from: James The Brave on March 16, 2009, 05:22:46 PM
Quote from: Anthony P2 on March 16, 2009, 05:13:33 PM
Quote from: James The Brave on March 15, 2009, 09:36:09 PM
another thing he told me is that he would like to make Arthur. If this happens we might have all the season seven characters and I believe that's when HIT started. He also said that they had to pass the ideas to HIT, thats why emily was held back for a year because the face was not correct.
Quote from: Chaz on March 15, 2009, 02:28:02 PM
Quote from: Sparks on March 14, 2009, 11:38:47 PM
Quote from: James The Brave on March 14, 2009, 06:27:58 PMI also found a picture of the ventilated van
You. Scanner. Now.
I ditto that. :P
Shame to hear your scanner is broken, but that only means a picture of the ventilated van is going to be coming soon. I can't wait to get the ventilated van and Terence the Tractor, both are going to be awesome!
Also I met the Bach-man once myself a few years ago, nice guy, great sense of humor. ;) Also that's great that the shed may have six stalls like the original series did. I'm very excited to see how the sheds will turn out once completed!
Also as for the other engine I agree...let's hope it is Duck or Diesel. Those two are huge wants on my list.
the ventilated van is in the '09 Catalog ;)
We would need Murdoch and Furgus to complet the season 7 characters
btw does anyone else have a spell check wen they are writing a post on here or is it just me?
I thought that Murdoch was season 6 And Furgus was season 8 ??? ???
Where have you been? XD Murdoch and Fergus were both introduced in Season 7. Not season 6 and 8. :P Heck, Fergus wasn't seen after Season 7, and there were no new characters introduced in season 8.
Quote from: the Bach-man on March 15, 2009, 10:16:53 PM
PS: Hi, Chaz!
Hello to you too Bach-man! :) Hope to see you again soon.
Quote from: ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 16, 2009, 10:22:34 PM
It is a shame the scanner's broken. Hey Anthony P2, you should get a better spell check: When as an 'h' in it. ;)
sorry. my bad.
anywho...i hope to see duck this year
Well, I just picked up the 2009 catalog, and the ventilated van is dark blue, with a black roof, and has white numbering and lettering on the side
dear Bach-man,
i saw pictures of the ventilated van and the switch box on peachcreekshops.com and i was wondering if they would be available soon.
Quote from: Anthony P2 on March 21, 2009, 10:58:44 AM
dear Bach-man,
i saw pictures of the ventilated van and the switch box on peachcreekshops.com and i was wondering if they would be available soon.
I had to dig around for it, but I found it. I'm reconsidering getting it. VERY surprised to see "NWR" on it!
Quote from: Sparks on March 21, 2009, 11:56:01 AM
I had to dig around for it, but I found it. I'm reconsidering getting it. VERY surprised to see "NWR" on it!
that was a cool detail on it
URL please? I can't seem to find it on the site. Could there be a Flying Kipper Set coming?
Quote from: ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 22, 2009, 12:19:30 AM
URL please? I can't seem to find it on the site. Could there be a Flying Kipper Set coming?
I still doubt a Kipper set. Not enough mixed rolling stock vans for the Kipper train (TV wise).
Vent Van:
(http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7973/meowz.png)
LOVE THE VAN!
I'm not gonna get only one, but two of those vans. They look awesome and perfect for the flying kipper, and perfect for any season 1 modeller too from the way I see it.
Also, I doubt Bachmann is going to make a flying kipper set for Henry. I've said this before, but if Bachmann makes sets for every single engine it would look really cheap and doesn't make their engines and rolling stock look as unique.
Anyways great work as always Bach-man, looking forward to the van!
Quote from: Chaz on March 22, 2009, 02:07:23 AM
LOVE THE VAN!
I'm not gonna get only one, but two of those vans. They look awesome and perfect for the flying kipper, and perfect for any season 1 modeller too from the way I see it.
Two? Whats wrong with you? I'll probably get three or four. :P
Quote from: Sparks on March 22, 2009, 12:52:29 AM
Quote from: ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 22, 2009, 12:19:30 AM
URL please? I can't seem to find it on the site. Could there be a Flying Kipper Set coming?
I still doubt a Kipper set. Not enough mixed rolling stock vans for the Kipper train (TV wise).
Vent Van:
(http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7973/meowz.png)
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D
I think they do a color option
Quote from: ThomasFan247 on March 22, 2009, 01:43:23 PM
Quote from: Sparks on March 22, 2009, 12:52:29 AM
Quote from: ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 22, 2009, 12:19:30 AM
URL please? I can't seem to find it on the site. Could there be a Flying Kipper Set coming?
I still doubt a Kipper set. Not enough mixed rolling stock vans for the Kipper train (TV wise).
Vent Van:
(http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7973/meowz.png)
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D
You sound like you want to marry the piece of plastic. :P
:D :D :D
QuoteTwo? Whats wrong with you? I'll probably get three or four.
Three or four? What's wrong with
you?
I'm going to eventually get at least twenty.
Quote from: ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 22, 2009, 11:40:15 PM
:D :D :D
QuoteTwo? Whats wrong with you? I'll probably get three or four.
Three or four? What's wrong with you? I'm going to eventually get at least twenty.
Ok thats too many.
A good "kipper" train would seem to have about 5-6 mixed vans.
That being said, can Henry pull that much? (I don't know his pulling power.)
Love the new van, and also like the NWR detail. A bit of weathering and we have a very nice model. :)
:-X After doing some research, I have come to the realization that only these types of vans are suitable for the kipper train.
My Henry can pull atleast over 30 trucks. That being said, only on level track. :-\
Quote from: DealAjani on March 23, 2009, 11:18:19 AM
A good "kipper" train would seem to have about 5-6 mixed vans.
That being said, can Henry pull that much? (I don't know his pulling power.)
Love the new van, and also like the NWR detail. A bit of weathering and we have a very nice model. :)
:-X After doing some research, I have come to the realization that only these types of vans are suitable for the kipper train.
No they're not. Only Fish Vans are, which are a specially made wagon type for express freight.
So could these vans be used as fish vans? Doen't seem likely to me that the Bachmann will make "fish vans" specially for that that purpose. Might be worthwhile to check Bachmann Branchline to see if they have "fish" vans.
Quote from: Sparks on March 23, 2009, 12:19:17 AM
Quote from: ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 22, 2009, 11:40:15 PM
:D :D :D
QuoteTwo? Whats wrong with you? I'll probably get three or four.
Three or four? What's wrong with you? I'm going to eventually get at least twenty.
Ok thats too many.
That's killing the joke dude. :P I'm getting a few only because I am trying to save money, but yeah I would like to get more than two. Speaking of which, I still need to get two more mail vans like I wanted to...
the ho scale vent van looks a lot like my n scale van except it black grayish
mines light brown and i cant find good weels to replace one i lost :-\.
Quote from: James The Red Engine on March 22, 2009, 09:10:52 PM
Quote from: ThomasFan247 on March 22, 2009, 01:43:23 PM
Quote from: Sparks on March 22, 2009, 12:52:29 AM
Quote from: ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 22, 2009, 12:19:30 AM
URL please? I can't seem to find it on the site. Could there be a Flying Kipper Set coming?
I still doubt a Kipper set. Not enough mixed rolling stock vans for the Kipper train (TV wise).
Vent Van:
(http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7973/meowz.png)
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D
You sound like you want to marry the piece of plastic. :P
Though I am not THOROUGHLY familiar with UK goods wagons (seeing as how I am from the states), I assume that usually fish vans are insulated, NOT ventilated. Same goes with fruit vans. Please correct me if I am wrong.
to me it just looks like a UK type box car. ???