LS Thomas-pix

[calenelson]

found this over in the Thomas Board...
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,9886.0.html

   

First official run for Large Scale Thomas
« on: July 19, 2009, 08:49:11 PM »    
Large Scale Thomas had his first "official" run during the NMRA convention. Here are a couple of pics....

   
Jack Lynch
Communications Manager
Bachmann Industries, Inc.

Looking VERY NICE!
cale

[Joe Satnik]

Dear All,

It looks very nicely proportioned to my eye. 

Has anyone with knowledge of the prototype put a ruler to it to determine the scale?

Then again, has anyone ever put a ruler to the model used for T.V. and film?

W. A. Guessing: 1/32 of the length, 1/29 of the wheel diameter, 1/29 of the boiler diameter, and 1/29 of the body width, body height and overall height.

It is, by definition, 1/32 of the wheel/rail gauge, since the prototype is 4' 8-1/2" and the model runs on LS (45mm gauge) track.

I suppose we could worry about the scale and proportions of rolling stock it pulls, too.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik 

[calenelson]

Joe,

I'd bet it will be "compatible with large scale"...which will work just fine here in SC! 

cale

[calenelson]

hey I got it...I wonder if we could get a shot of it with a Big Hauler Box Car or Ten-Wheeler?  That'd define it!

[Bucksco]

[calenelson]

Thanks Jack, that looks WONDERFUL!!!!!       

Bigger than I had anticipated (not a bad thing!!!)

Wow, I may wind up more excited at Christmas than the kids!

Any word on control

[Bucksco]

Supply your own controls - Thomas will be analog straight out of the box.

[Jon D. Miller]

The size of Thomas looks good next to the Big Hauler.  It should make a great addition to any locomotive fleet and make a lot of kids, of all ages, happy.

One of the "Enthusiastic Children"

JD

[R. J. Raleigh]

I can't wait to double-head my K-27 with the new Thomas!

[Rickenbacker 325]

Does the light go on if you turn the power on?
He looks like he has his season 12 CGI face

[calenelson]

Thanks Jack ("analog")...and Thanks Bachmann for keeping it simple!

James, I agree, it does favor the latest incarnation of the Cheeky little engine!

cale

[Hagen]

That Thomas is waaaaaaay too big  to be of much use to me 
I will have to get one anyway, but I had hoped for a smaller block than the Annie for bashes.
We'll see how Percy turns out.

Also, will the spoked wheels be available as a seperate item?

[Alex Butner]

I found out that Thomas is based on a real locomotive that was in Britain. It was an E2 Extended Tank 0-6-0T, which none of them survive. I like the Large Scale Thomas, but I don't want one.

[Alex Butner]

Thomas looks accurate! They captured the size of a British train perfectly. Keep in mind that British trains are standard gauge but are smaller and shorter than American trains. Great Job Bachmann!

[NarrowMinded]

heres a link to a photo that must have been thomas' Granpa, any body know how power was aplied to the wheels on these loco's? I see no pistons
http://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/bzbsp/image1.jpg

NM