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#16
HO / Re: New Bachmann HO announcements 2017
October 03, 2017, 02:12:18 AM
They run on 18" radius curves. I had an H10s pulling 2 of them reliably on EZ track, on a flat surface. I wouldn't suggest running them on 18" radius curves for a variety of reasons, but if you have to put a few 18" curves in a corner to get to a staging yard, they won't derail, probably.

If you're limited to 18" curves on your layout though, you're really better off with shorter cars.
#17
HO / Re: HO Brightline trains
August 13, 2017, 08:56:54 PM
Quote from: Len on August 13, 2017, 08:37:56 AM
Colorful train!



But considering it only runs between 3 cities in Florida, I suspect there will not be enough demand.

New Haven's FL-9's operated over a lot more territory than Brightline. And, even though there are New Haven fans as far away as Finland, "Not enough demand" seems to be the stock response to requests for an accurate and affordable ready-to-run FL-9.

Len
Rapido's $350 MSRP FL-9's would like a word with you.
#18
HO / Re: The Acela revealed
August 06, 2017, 10:21:53 PM
Your engine has a recess in the weight for a decoder to fit in. IIRC, mine doesn't, and I had to shove the decoder into the space above the PCB board. Mine is probably a first run though, from circa 2001.
#19
HO / Re: 85' Smooth Sided Passenger Car Questions
June 02, 2017, 12:31:02 AM
Your observation that they were sold out within a week only proves my point, that they're a hot item and hard to find - not all over the place, like you stated.

I got the 2009 date from the MTH website. It lists "Delivery Status: Delivered JUN. 2009" [source]

I looked on MBKlein and trainworld back in 2014. I have a canceled order from 4/14 because they were out of stock.

When searching for the product number, the last completed listing on eBay is for $642.06 + $18.50 shipping for the 5 car set. [source]

Re-reading your last response, I'm certain we must be talking about different cars, as MTH only made the 5 car set, plus 3 extra cars for a total of 8, not 9...
#20
HO / Re: 85' Smooth Sided Passenger Car Questions
May 28, 2017, 03:39:00 AM
That's just wrong. MTH shipped them in 2009 and they've been out of stock everywhere since 2014, when I was trying to find them.

I was only looking for the MTH ones, as they were the only modern streamlined models. Even the Bachmann Collectors Series are gone from eBay though, but were previously going for over $100 a set, and they're the Rivarossi models IIRC.

Either way, these new cars are nice, but I'd like to know what cars they're modeled off of, if any at all. And if they'll have them for the N&W!
#21
HO / Re: 85' Smooth Sided Passenger Car Questions
May 27, 2017, 10:31:04 AM
Quote from: ACY on May 26, 2017, 01:07:08 PM
Quote from: MilwaukeeRoadfan261 on May 26, 2017, 01:33:50 AMCoaches in N&W are rather hard to find.
I don't know where you have been looking but they are all over the place especially the Powhatan Arrow, MTH and BLI both made that set I think and Bachmann's Heavyweight Spectrum cars are still floating around. Also AHM/Rivarossi and later IHC made the streamlined cars in both schemes.

Where? All I can find are models from the 80's, and the last set of MTH cars I saw sold for above list price.
#22
HO / Re: ACS64
September 07, 2016, 09:19:22 PM
Mr. Bachman, do you have any plans to release phase IVb Amfleet or viewliner cars to go with it?
#23
HO / Re: Question about The New (2016) PCC Trolley
July 16, 2016, 10:34:17 PM
Awesome, thank you. I'll have to get one!
#24
HO / Question about The New (2016) PCC Trolley
July 08, 2016, 09:26:45 PM
Mr. Bachmann, I just saw that there's a re-tooled PCC trolley announced at the NMRA. Sweet!

Can you tell me if the interior and drive train is the same as the previous model?

Thanks
#25
HO / DCC Turnouts and DC power
June 15, 2016, 01:14:28 AM
I have a DC test track. What happens if I connect a Bachmann DCC turnout to a DC powered track? Will I fry the internal decoder, or will it simply not respond until I connect it back to a DCC powered layout?
#26
HO / Re: New Acela Amtrak Problems
December 26, 2015, 02:34:00 PM
I believe the switch is under a roof detail.

As far as the power goes, if the other cars light up the track is getting power. Do you have another engine you can test with?
#27
Yardmaster,

I know other companies will speculate that they'll do a variation on a model if the first sells well enough. Would you be able to speculate that if enough A units are sold, that Bachmann would consider doing the B unit? I ask because too often companies do limited runs of a model without announcing companion models, and it ends up being something I would have bought, if I had known I could get the rest later on....

It might help if I used specifics: For example, Walthers announced their MainLine passenger cars, but I didn't buy because they didn't offer an observation car. Now, they offer an observation car, but they're sold out of the first run of cars. I don't want an A unit, but I might be convinced to buy an A-B-A set (but to be fair, not in the offered road names) :-X
#28
HO / Re: USRA 0-6-0 with smoke and DCC
November 09, 2015, 08:08:00 AM
Jonathan,

That perfectly answers my question. Thank you!
#29
HO / USRA 0-6-0 with smoke and DCC
November 08, 2015, 11:39:25 PM
I was wondering if anyone (calling the Bach man) knows if the DCC equipped USRA 0-6-0 uses the same internal split frame design as the older 0-6-0's, or if they were redesigned to accommodate the decoder and extra wiring.

And if they were, would it be possible to post the exploded parts diagram for it?
#30
HO / Re: Bachmann Trainmaster- Subject Amtrak Ho Acela
September 27, 2015, 01:45:07 AM
I've looked inside the DCC-ready Acela, and there's a very little bit of space for a decoder. There's absolutely no space at all for a speaker, so you'd have to mill out space for the speaker, or, put the speaker in the dummy unit. Of course, that way, your sounds will be coming from the back of the train unless you run it backwards.