Dear Bach-Man, The reason that 1/29 models are on the rise is the youth-factor. The steam-to-diesel era guys are declining...You've expressed here in this column that you own a good bit of 1/29 equipment, and that Bachmann will continue to adhere to it's Narrow-Guage "niche." Build more White Pass & Yukon models and you'll cater to the "millions" of riders and railfans who share fascination with this success story in the fabled-North. Not only will Bachmann make a killing-they'll obtain new hobbyist in the process. Remember, Athearn and Atlas are taking-over because they build for the scale-crowd, and Atlas owns the "O Scale" market just as Bachmann used to hold-fort with LGB in Large Scale. Build them and we will buy...Good Luck.
DEar justintexas.
Bachmann made many Large Scale WP&Y items. Here are some you can buy. and be sure to tell your friends!!
31497 WP&Y 10 1992 ~ Loco 4-6-0 +, White Pass & Yukon
81000 WP&Y 12 2007 ~ Loco 4-6-0, 10th aniv, White Pass & Yukon Ver 6
81096 WP&Y 10 2000 ~ Loco 4-6-0, 10th aniv, White Pass & Yukon Ver 5
81296 WP&Y 7 2001 ~ Loco 2-8-0, White Pass & Yukon
88195 WP&Y 59 2007 Tank Car White Pass & Yukon 1:20.3 Framed Spectrum
89391 WP&Y 226 2007 P-Coach White Pass & Yukon "Lake Fraser"
89391 WP&Y 224 2001 P-Coach White Pass & Yukon "Lake Tutshi"
89392 WP&Y 209 2001 P Combine White Pass & Yukon Royal Mail
89393 WP&Y 203 2001 P Baggage White Pass & Yukon
89394 WP&Y 240 2001 P-Obs White Pass & Yukon "Lake Bennett"
89395 WP&Y 248 2004 P-Coach White Pass & Yukon "Lake Tagish"
90059 WP&Y Set 2007 ^ Set White Pass & Yukon w/10th Anniversary 4-6-0
90059 WP&Y 214 2007 P-Coach White Pass & Yukon "Lake Spirit" plastic railing
90059 WP&Y 240 2007 P-Obs White Pass & Yukon "Lake Bennett" Plas railing
90095 WP&Y Set 1993 ^ Set The Northern Express
91119 WP&Y 9 1992 ~ Loco 2-4-2, White Pass & Yukon
91219 WP&Y 10 1993 ~ Loco 4-6-0, White Pass & Yukon
93119 WP&Y 903 1994 Caboose4 4 whl, White Pass
93319 WP&Y 704 2007 Box Car White Pass & Yukon Gateway to the Yukon
93419 WP&Y 9 1994 Tank Car White Pass & Yukon
97119 WP&Y 209 1992 P Combine White Pass & Yukon Royal Mail
97219 WP&Y 224 1992 P-Coach White Pass & Yukon "Lake Tutshi"
97319 WP&Y 240 1992 P-Obs White Pass & Yukon "Lake Bennett"
97419 WP&Y 203 1992 P Baggage White Pass & Yukon
Enjoy
Bill while Bmann has built a few Ten Wheelers and other stock, for the mostpart the "Scale" stuff is missing, I'd love a WP&Y Mike, to then model like #190, the Yukon Queen now at Tweetsie!
cale
a question re the White Pass Annies - a friend of mine looked at mine (#14 from a set btw) and said it should have Walschaerts valve gear rather than the simplified (Stephenson?) type that mine has. Is this true?
Andy
Hi Andy, The #14 Annie does come from Set 90059, The number 14 Annies all have the Simplified Stephenson vale gear.
I have heard that one guy swapped the running gear from #10 WP&Y Annie so he could have the Walschaerts gear on his number 14.
The only WP&Y Annie as manufactured with the Walschaerts gear was the #10 Bachman no 81096, All the others have the Stephenson!
Happy railroading!
Justin,
That looks like a lot of WP&Y to me. :)
More so than any other large scale mfg.
Thanks for coming back Bill -
I think my friend was actually saying that my #14 was incorrect as a model in that the real 12":1ft Baldwin #14 actually had Walschaerts valve gear (rather than Stephensons) and so my model doesn't follow the prototype.
I suppose one way around this would be to acquire an unlettered Annie with Walschaerts and swap the chassis over
I'm assuming that the WP&YR Annies are otherwise correct as modelled, being as I understand it, ex ET&WNC locos? or were there modifications carried out after they transferred?
Andy, Yes the unlettered Annie would work in a swap as would the #10 WP&Y if you had to have the number #14.
Unfortunately I am unable to answer your other question, perhaps a WP&Y expert will chime in.
Regards
Well, MY White Pass Annie has the correct, Walschaert valve gear, and always has had.
Still looks good, ten years on, a solid reliable performer in front of six WP H&S cars and an observation car with drumhead - it sure looks good in the dusk!
tac
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