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Started by Riptrack, October 13, 2017, 06:20:21 PM

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Riptrack

Mr. Bachmann,
      Any chance the HO Crossing accessory pack with 6 signals + 6 gates could be update so the gates are painted red & white instead of black & white ? Even better would be offering the signals separately from the EZ track crossing for modeling road crossings without having to get the EZ Track form base that's not needed. These crossing signals would make for a great static display models.
                                    Thanks,
                                     Riptrack








             
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the Bach-man

Dear Rip,
I'll pass that along...
Thanks!
the Bach-man

Trainman203

Black and white is corrrct for steam era and early diesel era.  Red and white is only good for modern day, a lot more limited in scope.

Riptrack

Limited in scope would be black & white not red & white . Be in this hobby way to long not to realize theirs more modern equipment being designed and made for the new young blood coming in to the hobby. They model what they see today. And Bachmann has been making the crossbucks in b&w for at lease 30 years if not more. Time to kick it up a notch and revamp the product line. Theirs enough b&w sets to be had for years to come if they stopped producing them today. I doubt they will but I see no reason why the couldn't offer both color standards.  😉
If someone comes up to you and says,..."Smile....Your On Candid Camera!!"......You just got punked at your model railroad club!!

ACY

IDEA: If you don't want black and white or would prefer red, it is a fairly simple task to alter them to suit your needs.

Keep in mind that when dealing with mass production, in this situation it would probably add a bit to the cost if they produced the product both ways.

Joe323

Well if you are going to model a modern grade crossing you need to go with the overhead type signage they use nowadays.  Bachmann doesn't have this but I believe they can be found.

Trainman203

Maybe Bachmann should quit producing steam engines, F units, 40' freight cars, and heavyweight passenger cars.  All of that apppears to conform to the discussed definition of "limited scope".

Be patient.  The old guys are going to die off soon enough. 

Len

All that would be needed is to alternate runs using red paint instead of black. The same packaging could be used.

Len
If at first you don't succeed, throw it in the spare parts box.

ACY

Quote from: Len on October 16, 2017, 02:39:35 PM
All that would be needed is to alternate runs using red paint instead of black. The same packaging could be used.
You would be surprised how much that would add to the cost of the product, one may think it is a negligible change, but it would probably amount to an increase of about $2 in the end retail price.

the Bach-man

Dear All,
Y'know, the only people who care about this are modelers.
Shouldn't a modeler be able to mask off a crossing gate and spray it the color they want?
Have fun!
Model!
the Bach-man

James in FL

QuotePosted by: the Bach-man    Posted on: Today at 08:34:04 PM
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Dear All,
Y'know, the only people who care about this are modelers.
Shouldn't a modeler be able to mask off a crossing gate and spray it the color they want?

Depends on what your definition of "Modeler" is.