Guys...my internet stinks...havent been able to check out the announcements.

Are my eyes deceiving me, or is Bachman going to do an AFFORDABLE HO scale GG 1?

If so, what roads, and when can we expect em?


YES!!!!!

Cheers

Im in the process of building a northeast corridor electric catenary layout in HO scale based on the New Haven Railroad of the 1960s or amtrak in the mid to late 1970's

With your fabulous model of the New Haven E33 currently discontinued, and difficult to acquire from retailers, even the large mail order houses ( I dont use ebay). I would like to assemble a loco from parts..even if its just a non powered dummy.

Can you tell me if the E33 shell available from your parts dept. will fit on the chassis of your current E60, or even the spectrum SD 45?

Or...

If an E60 body shell will fit onto the chassis of the E33 (I have a complete e33, but then I could just go the amtrak route instead. From what I can see from pictures on the parts site, it looks like that might work. They may be of similar length. i am an accomplished model and even if its tight, i could probably make it close.

Thanks for your time and keep up the good work.

Cheers

id like some input from other modellers out there...

Have any of you ever done a major "course correction" due to a new product being released, such as a dream engine.

There recent few years have seen an explosion in new types of trains being released in model form. This Spectrum EM-1 is a major game changer for me. Fortuntely im oly working on benchwork and can change pretty easily.

I wonder how far some have gotten on layouts, then scrapped them due to their dream product being released

Question:

Will the larger locomotives such as the 2-10-4 and the Norfolk and western J  operate at all on 18" radius curves, or will the drivers derail? I know they will look goofy going round those curves, but i want to have an 18-19" turning radius using a hidden loop, so im just wondering if it will  work and am not worried about the appearance.

The catalog says performs best on 22" radius, so i guess that means it will work, will just look a bit silly doing so due to overhang

Got six of the new Potacan hoppers for Christmas!!!!Theyre awesome. Thanks for doing these as these were prevalent on the Burlington Northern during the 1970s, which is the focus of a new layout im building.

Keep up the good work

Went out to check on my layout after this rough winter, and all the throws on my aristo craft switches are shot, with the internal springs all rusted to pieces.

Anyone know of a company that makes good replacement throws for these, something like caboose industries does in smaller scales by chance? Id rather not buy all new turnouts. A turnout is useless without a throw that applies good tension.

Hopefully someone out there has some recommendations or has been through this.

Theres definintiely a void to be filled now that IHC is no more. You guys already have the pantographs!


At least if Bachmann made it, you could find it. cant say the same for broadway limited

What is the minimum radius that this new loco will operate on? are there any overhang issues if you have a 2 track mainline with curves (obviously the bigger the better, my guess is dont have curves under 22 inches for appearance sake?

One thing ive noticed thats common in a lot of threads is converting older locomotives to dcc operation which usually involves hard wiring decoders in (which is pretty straightforward and easy unless you are dealing with n scale).

The biggest operation involed is isolating the motor from the frame and making sure no current is drawn from it, which is how many older locos are set up for. So, what mthods do you like to use that work and are durable as opposed to what methods dont work as well? Do you paint the contact points on the frame then apply scotch tape to the motor? remove parts of the frame that may touch, etc.

what have you had success with?  how many decoders have you cooked?

Cheers

hi all;

i recently picked up a vintage bachmann metroliner set, and i want to convert it to overhead pantograph power from catenary with dcc. Has anyone done it, and is it a tricky job to hard wire a decoder in?

Ive just got one of these sweet spectrum E33 locomotives. What I really like is the switch on the light board to change it to overhead operation.

Anyone tackle putting a decoder into one of these for cantenary operation? Is it a hard wire situation where the light board will have to come out? It runs so well id hate to mess with it like that

Whilst perousing the Bachmann site, I noticed the disclaimer that Bachmann (and other model makers) are authorized to use logos of Union Pacific, CSX and their parent companies.

Thats sickening. 

It isnt enough that these GREEDY corporations have been getting YEARS of free advertising and positive publicity from toy and hobby manufacturers..... oh no, thats not enough, (every 8 year old boy in the past 80 years that has had a train set knows what Union Pacific is)  lets hold them up for MORE money instead. I wonder how much a manufacturer like Bachmann had to fork over for this "extortion" which results in higher prices for the consumer as well. 

Some Wall Street pinhead probably gave them (union Pac, CSX) the idea

Hi all...

I want to use bachmann ez track to model the 4 track mainline of the ol Pennsylvania Railroad. Are there enough variety of radii to do the 4 track curves, and has anyone done this. Thanks

 :)I just want to take a moment to say a great big THANK YOU and WELL DONE to the people at the Bachmann parts and service department.

You guys did a fantastic job with my issue, and it was solved VERY FAST!

A minimum amount of down time for my engine.

Folks, in my book, this company is top notch!