I see that there are 4-4-0's with DCC but not sound.

Will Bachmann be releasing this model in DCC and sound in 2010?

Or will it be easier to order a DCC/Sound tender direct from Bachmann and plug it into the older 4-4-0?

After some digging on Google, I unearthed this little set.

http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo360/steeringrigsrob/train%20layout/MtLoweandRobstownTimbercompanylo-4.jpg

http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo360/steeringrigsrob/train%20layout/MtLoweandRobstownTimbercompanylo-1.jpg

http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo360/steeringrigsrob/train%20layout/MtLoweandRobstownTimbercompanylo-3.jpg


http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo360/steeringrigsrob/train%20layout/MtLoweandRobstownTimbercompanyloco1.jpg

Source

http://www.toycollector.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=824&id=8728&catid=91&func=fb_pdf

I wonder what a O scale figure will have to do to reach the controls on the Large Scale skidder?

What is the actual size difference?

Get a load of this!

http://factorydirecttrains.com/bucyrus95tonsteamshovelparttnp061027.aspx

However. It's O gauge. Can those trucks be replaced with ON30 trucks from Bachmann?

On30 Log Skidder? I see HO Scale Skidders, I see the new 1:20 scale Skidders.

But no O gauge/On30 skidders?

Any ideas?

I dont want to be spamming the forums. But indulge me with another question.

Those Resin log loads are nice that go with the logging cars. But dont really match available trees on the market today. What sort of excuse should I come up with?

A second question. If I model a saw mill of a open type (O gauge...) and need to cut a few extra logs, how can I safely cut these resin logs?

Or should I just buy stripwood and pretend those are cut logs from the logging cars that dumped into the millpond? And cut my own wood loads to match existing trees around the log loading area of the layout?

Finally but not last, what good is pulpwood? Are those smaller branches and limbs cut from the larger resin logs to go to paper mills or such? Or even a company tie plant to make track ties?

There seems to be a bit of price war on Ebay over On30 stock.

Several On30 rolling stock seem to be bidding up nicely while others are being sold at buy it now prices 1/3 retail.

Am I alone in thinking that we are seeing a sort of "Dumping" of On30 stock or perhaps a shift away from current Bachmann On30 into a yet to be determined future?

I worry about this because I am just now getting into On30 and would hate to see that everyone has stopped selling On30 and moved on to something else.

I was examining Baldwin docs related to export 2-6-6-2 similar to the model that is arriving from Bachmann.

These docs show a capacity of 6 ton coal and 5000 gal water.

How much work (How many tons can be pulled?) can you do with the 2-6-6-2?

How long (In real time) can you last on one tender load of coal and water?

About how far in terms of a round trip can you make in mileage before having to restock the coal/wood/Oil and water?

To throw a big wrench into those of you so inclined, if wood (Oak) is 1089 pounds of wood equal to 600 pounds of coal in terms of energy, is there enough capacity on the tender to carry wood equal to 6 ton of coal by volume>?


Shows what a few hours spent on steam information as understood in Colonial times by those seeking to bring Steam to the USA.

I have found threads dealing with the Big Boy and it's massive coal/water consumption via google on trains dot com but cannot scale down to the small 2-6-6-2.

When I am trying to feed, water, sand and maintain operations around one of these models on the layout what else should I consider?

Finally I am trying to understand the different stacks with the model. The one I ordered happens to have a Diamond stack. (#28701) will there be other options for stacks included?