Hi, I'm not sure if this is the correct area to post this in, but I want to model some of the Great Western Railway. However, I have found it very hard to get a hold of Bachmann's 0-6-0 Pannier Tank in the US without paying through the nose on shipping from ebay or the one other us retailer that sells British stock in the US. I was wondering if there was any way to either order the item directly from Bachmann themselves or if there are any sites that are re-sellers in the US.

Hi all, I'm a noob at model railroading and just purchased my first nice steam loco, the Bachmann Spectrum K4. While trying to attach the tender, I seem to not be able to get the forked part going from the engine into the tender. I can get one arm, but not the other. Please help.

Hey all, I was just wondering if anyone was having similar experiences with the bachmann ez track turnouts. My 0-6-0's (Mavis and Thomas) are dying while going over the straight part of bachmann turnouts. With Mavis it seems that if her right, front wheel hits the plastic part of the turnout, she dies. If I run her the opposite way so that the left front wheel goes over the plastic, nothing happens and she runs fine. I was wondering how I could fix the problem/ if anyone else has had this problem. Also the 0-4-0's seem to have the same thing happen to them.

Hey all, I just opened up a brand new Toby and he's running slow and i'm getting a bit of smoke. I figure this might be the motor overheating. I've read a lot of threads about this problem, and it seems that I should just be able to drop some WD-40 or something of the sort. My question is where exactly do I put it in the motor? Thanks!

Oh, btw, I just have to comment on how durable the bachmann models are. James, Edward, Thomas, Percy, Gordon, and Henry along with various rolling stock took a nice 5 foot fall. Some faces fell off but otherwise, everything was great and nothing was damaged 

Hi there, I'm thinking about getting a crossover to go to an outer loop. The only problem is I am having a hard time finding the length of the actual piece. The sites keep giving me different answers, but hobbylinc says 21 - 1/4" I just wanted to ask if this is the correct measurement. The reason I'm asking is that it is going to go on one side of my layout that is 42", and I don't know how to break down the track to keep it that length. If I alter the length on that, the rest of the layout will have to be altered, and I'm trying to keep it as least expensive as possible

also, I have the #5 Switch, and was thinking about getting a second one instead to make the crossover that way. However, once again I do not know what the dimensions would be. Sorry for all the questions, I'm new to this.

So purchased a #5 turnout about 2 years ago, but haven't put it on my layout because for some reason, I can't connect it to normal ez track. I can get one piece on, but the roadbed on the side of the other attached piece prevents it from even getting on. Do I have a defective product, or is it meant for something else that what i've been trying to use it for?

Also I was wondering if you could use 2 of these to create a crossover and if I'll have any problems like those described above. Thanks!

Hi all, I just bought the Bachmann Toby model, and after I opened it, I noticed that while the left eye stared straight ahead, the right eye stared off to the right (my left). I took off the faceplate to mess around with it and I think I've got it back on ok, but I'm on vacation and can't run it to make sure they move correctly. One peg behind the eye was longer than the other. I tried putting them back in the slots but I think one went in and one didn't. Really, I'm just confused. Can someone help me out? Thanks!

Hi all, I just wanted to say that I'm new to the forums, although I've been lurking for a while. I do have a question regarding the couplers with the Thomas and friends line. Is it possible to replace the Hook and Loop couplers that come with the models with the EZ Mate Magnetic couples? The reason that I'm asking is because I'm amassing quite a collection of the models, but I absolutely hate the Hook and Loop style, and I find them very hard to separate without having to derail the trains. Thank You!