I haven't seen a thread for Stanley, so let's get one going!
Cannot believe he's got a prototype almost one year to the day that he's been announced. Talk about progress. It appears he has an open cab, too. Unexpected, but appreciated. The question I have is: will he recycle Thomas' chassis? Or will he have one unique to him? I imagine his wheels will be new. I can see plenty of OO model makers using Stanley's wheels to kitbash a more accurate OO Thomas.
I'll admit I wasn't expecting Stanley to flat out reuse Thomas' chassis, but hopefully it doesn't affect its performance too greatly. He still looks a lot better than I expected so far and I'm excited for further updates on this model. I can see him selling fairly well once released.
Interesting that it uses the HO Thomas chassis in its entirety... I suppose the eye mechanism is excised in favor of one fitting Stanley, though. Still, quite an economy. I remember somebody suggested this exact setup for Stanley before, and at the time I thought it wouldn't happen due to the wheel sizing and placement of HO Thomas not aligning with 'CGI' Stanley in the kind of picture-perfect way Bachmann tends to prefer nowadays... This is the same company that opted to make a new tooling for N Scale Toad despite a perfectly acceptable Graham Farish 'Toad' already existing in their tooling library, after all... I'm not sure if I am glad to be proven wrong in this case since its not clear yet just how far this chassis strays from the show model, but I assume for most the exact wheel sizing and spacing will not detract from the Stanley Experience, ha ha.
It does make me wonder if Bachmann will use this strategy for other product suggestions yet to be announced... I struggle to think of any instances that hue as close as Stanley to Thomas, but then again I would have said the same about Stanley to Thomas before this reveal... Spencer's chassis recycled for a Flying Scotsman or Merlin, perhaps?
Either way, this model sample looks excellent and I am happy for fans of Stanley. :)
Is there a prototype of Bachmann Stanley available? If so, where could I find some images of it? I haven't been able to find any.
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Here you go, Armada. :)
Gotcha. Thank you Chaz!
Indeed, he looks quite good. Plus, that silver gives an interesting look at how Stanley's silver smokebox will look like.
If there's one thing they need to do before they begin manufacturing, is switch out the Thomas wheels for Edward wheels. Nearly every Thomas custom they've shown on streams has done this, as Thomas modellers tend to agree that the Edward tooling wheel looks more accurate to the Marklin BR55 wheels they're based on.
Quote from: Cheeky_ULP on August 03, 2024, 11:37:54 AMIf there's one thing they need to do before they begin manufacturing, is switch out the Thomas wheels for Edward wheels. Nearly every Thomas custom they've shown on streams has done this, as Thomas modellers tend to agree that the Edward tooling wheel looks more accurate to the Marklin BR55 wheels they're based on.
I agree the wheels need to be changed. Bachmann does accept some feedback to a certain extent. What is the best way to communicate to Bachmann that the wheels should be changed to Edward's?
I predicted that Stanley would reuse Thomas' chassis, and I was right.
Doug Blaine also finally acknowledged Harvey and Diesel 10, saying they are possible, but their attachments would make them very expensive to produce. I may be late to the party on that one, but I was away for several days.
IF everyone saw on Facebook, a HQ image of Stanley was posted there. That gives me a better idea of what to expect. I think he looks great! Him having Thomas' wheels don't bother me. Stanley seemed (to me) on the short side in CGI, so the Thomas wheels give him some added height, closer to his model series counterpart.
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Nice job on Stanley! :)
I can't find the image.
Quote from: JacobSK on August 30, 2024, 07:39:46 PMIF everyone saw on Facebook, a HQ image of Stanley was posted there. That gives me a better idea of what to expect. I think he looks great! Him having Thomas' wheels don't bother me. Stanley seemed (to me) on the short side in CGI, so the Thomas wheels give him some added height, closer to his model series counterpart.
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The wheels aren't about height; simply rather accuracy. The Thomas tooling was made more to resemble 2002 stock art, while the Edward wheels are based more closely on the BR55 Marklin wheels, of which Stanleys design is derived from.
Found the picture!
Here is a link to it for anyone who has not seen it:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=949787763858393&set=pb.100064815337741.-2207520000&type=3
(https://i.gyazo.com/bfb5065717c52616aaf2e420cccdd0de.jpg)
Official image of Stanley.
I have to say I'm really impressed with how he's looking. Shocked it's been released before the Trainworld stream but very glad it did
OMG HE LOOKS SO GOOD.
He's already cemented himself as one of Bachmann's best. What an excellent representation of the character
Great job Bachmann! :)
Really nice model I need to get him when he comes out . Great job though if I were to make one change I would have added Ryan's lamp to him and gave him a brake pipe and lamp iron but I get why they did not as it would be more complex for details that were not always on him .
I have to admit I'm really impressed with how Stanley looks. Kind of tempted to get him but still not totally sure yet. Either way, I could see him being doing fairly well in sales like Ryan did.
Wow! Color me impressed with Stanley. I seem to remember Doug saying while the cab is open, the floor is raised, like Ryan. This isn't a dealbreaker for me. Everything else ticks all the boxes. His face is also spot on as well. I preordered him from TrainWorld the day the link came up, and I'm glad I did. Looking forward to getting my hands on him, for sure. Well done, Bachmann! Looking forward to finally getting the shipping notice.
And he's already in the store , too. Always a good sign!
Extremely Impressed with how Stanley came out!
I'm impressed that they got him finished quickly compare to Rebecca! Can't wait for him very soon. I'm only worried on how he'll be on Thomas' chassis after hearing stuff about it.
Stanley already has a painted sample, and his official image has been posted on the webstore. All that before even being revealed on a Trainworld stream. Nice to already see Stanley fully painted, even before the November Trainworld stream. Hope to see Sir Handel fully painted soon as well.
Quote from: MrNormalDraws on October 24, 2024, 11:22:37 PMI'm impressed that they got him finished quickly compare to Rebecca! Can't wait for him very soon. I'm only worried on how he'll be on Thomas' chassis after hearing stuff about it.
Stanley's a tank engine he's easier to make and Rebecca's a tender engine she much more complicated.
I'm glad this is the one time his CGI face is used here because while I loved his model series face, his Season 12 face was not so good looking... Like the others back in that season, they were hit-or-misses.....