new Bachmann HO 2-6-0

[sparkyjay31]

I'd give a whole lot to see a snowplow on one of these!

[rogertra]

I'd give a whole lot to see a snowplow on one of these!

After market brass casting and install it yourself.  :-)

Which reminds me, that's a good idea for a couple of GER steam engines.

[Nick_Burman]

The prototype for the B'mann 2-6-0 is a Green Bay & Western loco - there is a drawing of it on Kalmbach's "Steam Locomotive Encyclopedia". It looks OK for me on the pictures - certainly an excellent candidate for a cane loco.


Cheers NB

[the Bach-man]

Dear All,
It's a catalog ALCO 2-6-0 similar to many roads.
Have fun!
the Bach-man

[J3a-614]

For those who say this close to a Green Bay & Western locomotive, here is a good builder's photo and specifications:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bgDRKmnIMvo/TNRNHT3TfQI/AAAAAAAACbE/tw-vv9LSwgc/s1600/00c.jpg

What's most interesting is how the boiler bands are invisible in this photo, a combination of everything being smooth (brand new engine), and a flat finish, perhaps in grey, for the photo.  This used to be a common practice for builders' photos; the flat, lighter, temporary color helped hide dings, dents, and waves in sheet metal, and also allowed other details, such as might be hidden in shadows under running boards, to photograph more clearly.

Check out the photo on a book cover of what looks like a similar engine, if not the same one, and note the headlight!

http://www.ronsbooks.com/cgi-bin/quikstore.cgi?search=yes&hits_seen=&product=105520&category=&keywords=Golf1&detail=yes&page=search.html&template=database_list_page&and=

Have fun.

[railtwister]

The missing or invisible boiler bands could also be a result of the photo having been retouched, which is a practice not unheard of, especially in builder's photos that were used in catalogs. Similar things are done today, only using computers and software like "Photoshop", instead of film & hand painted retouching.

Bill in FL

[17collegehill]

The photo of the SP 2-6-0 listed above (http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=192018) is supposedly the prototype for the IHC 2-6-0 (with a different tender, of course.) I have both the IHC and the Bachmann 2-6-0. Both are fine models, each in its own way. I sure love the sound on the Bachmann version, although I miss the brake squeal that my Spectrum Richmond 4-4-0 has.