Quote from: DustyMarie53! on September 25, 2024, 07:06:41 PM

Quote from: TrainFan97 on September 25, 2024, 04:39:50 PMRebecca's image had already been there for a few months, but the 12-Ton Vans just got listed on the webstore with images. The only one not listed yet is the Christmas Wreath Van.

The wreath van is up and has been for a few weeks now.

https://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=258_259_262&products_id=9111

And here's Henrietta, the set, and DCC guys I mentioned as well. Still no word on Gordon or Emily so they may be delayed until 2025 as I already said, but hopefully they can be put out before that.

https://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=265_1126_1128&products_id=9124

https://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=258_259_261&products_id=8035

https://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=255_426_428&products_id=9025

https://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=258_259_261&products_id=8036

Oh, maybe I didn't look hard enough for the wreath van. Turned out it was there after all.

Rebecca's image had already been there for a few months, but the 12-Ton Vans just got listed on the webstore with images. The only one not listed yet is the Christmas Wreath Van.

HO Scale Rebecca, 12-Ton Vans, N Scale Gordon, Emily + Coaches and Set, Henrietta, and the Large Scale DCC Thomas Set should all be in stock by the end of the year. Don't know about the HO Scale figures, or DCC Sound-Fitted Thomas and Percy. The figures will most likely ship in 2025.

Quote from: Yard Master on September 24, 2024, 09:25:50 AMHi all,

Stanley will not be shipping until 2025. We apologize for the delay, but hopefully we will a painted sample to show before the end of the year.

I had a feeling this would happen, considering it was just a few months ago when his unpainted sample was shown. At least a painted sample of him should be shown by the end of this year. Same for Sir Handel, who also won't be shipping until 2025. Wow, taking three years to get Sir Handel out there. One of the longest waits ever, along with Salty's reintroduction and DCC Sound-Fitted Thomas and Percy, which have been in limbo for years.

I'm hoping the October Trainworld Stream will for sure show N Scale Gordon in the package, maybe Emily as well. That might also be when N Scale Henrietta is about to arrive in stock. The big reveal for the October Trainworld stream could be Stanley fully painted, the Narrow Gauge High-Side Wagons fully painted, or the unpainted sample of the Narrow Gauge Gondola.

It would be nice to hear updates on N Scale Diesel and Paxton, if they have been started on yet. We recently saw the unpainted sample of Sir Handel, the fully painted sample of Sir Topham Hatt's Car, and the painted samples of the Narrow Gauge Personnel figures. The next big reveal will most likely be one of the three things I mentioned up there. I'm hoping that by the end of the year, we could see Sir Handel fully painted.

The Narrow Gauge rolling stock suggestions are pretty good. The Narrow Gauge range could definitely use some 4-plank wagons, troublesome trucks and flatbeds with loads. But for existing toolings, they can easily make the tan brake van and box van. Another new tooling would be the green carriage with the open sides. We haven't seen a sample of the gondola yet, or the gunpowder wagons for that matter, so it may be a while before new toolings are announced for Narrow Gauge.

The next engine for Narrow Gauge after Duncan could be Freddie, Victor, or Luke.

Quote from: JLK2707 on September 18, 2024, 01:24:51 AMHere are my predictions for the 2025 February announcements:

HO Scale:

1. Nia
2. Reintroduced 'Arry and Bert
3. Old Coaches
4. Season 1 Troublesome Truck
5. McColl's Cattle Van
6. Troublesome Truck #7 (TAR tanker wagon with a face)
7. RWS Blue Donald and Douglas
8. RWS Toby with blue side plates
9. Hannah
10. Splatter and Dodge
11. Spencer's brake coach
12. Toffee tanker wagon
13. Chocolate syrup tanker wagon
14. Updated Henrietta
15. CGI Milk Tanker Wagon
16. CGI Fuel Tanker Wagon

Narrow Gauge:

1. Peter Sam with original funnel

Large Scale:

1. Edward
2. RWS Toby
3. Henrietta
4. Hannah
5. Season 1 Troublesome Truck
6. Old Coaches
7. Mavis

N Scale:

1. Edward
2. RWS Toby
3. Duck
4. RWS Blue Donald and Douglas
5. Oliver
6. TAR Tanker Wagon
7. Milk Tanker Wagon
8. Old Coaches
9. BR 20 Ton Brake Van
10. Spiteful Brake Van
11. Black Donald and Douglas
12. Mavis

NMRA:

HO Scale:

1. Diesel 10
2. Duke
3. BoCo
4. Stepney
5. Yellow Open Wagon
6. Breakdown Train
7. Cocoa open wagon

N Scale:

1. Red express coaches
2. Red branch line coaches
3. Red open wagon
4. Light blue open wagon
5. Yellow open wagon
6. Coal wagon with load

That's a rather unrealistic list. You're kind of asking for a lot there. There's no way they're going to announce that many products in one time. Especially when there are still many other products awaiting release. Also, N Scale is certainly not going to get blue Donald and Douglas, especially when they haven't even been made in their show-accurate black liveries yet. I'd get it if it's a list of products you want to see get made as time goes on in the coming years, but announcing that many products in one year is kind of far fetched.

This week, Bachmann's Facebook page showed a better look at the Narrow Gauge Personnel figures: Mr. and Mrs. Percival, and some Blue Mountain Quarry workmen.

It would be nice to eventually get an N Scale Christmas set.

After we get N Scale Edward on the cards, the next engines for the N Scale range should be Duck, Oliver, Donald and Douglas, but other ideas that are very much welcome that can use existing chassis include Mavis and Spencer. Mavis would recycle Thomas' chassis, while Spencer would recycle Gordon's chassis. Duck would not use the same chassis as Thomas because his chassis is longer than Thomas'. Same for Donald and Douglas. Now that N Scale is finally getting Henry, the next time a big engine gets announced, it should be Spencer. But the next time N Scale gets a Class 08 repaint, it should be 'Arry and Bert. I'm hoping we hear something on N Scale Diesel and Paxton by the end of the year. Mavis should be the first diesel in the N Scale range that isn't a Class 08. Any of these ideas will be welcome as long as Edward is the absolute next for N Scale. He's the #1 priority, especially with the 80th Anniversary coming up. Edward is also the last engine from Season 1 left for N Scale, and will complete the original Steam Team.

Gold Thomas would be the best, and most likely 80th Anniversary idea for HO Scale, along with Silver Percy and Bronze Diesel, just like Wooden Railway did 20 years ago. Silver Percy and Bronze Diesel would both fit in with Gold Thomas, and they would all be 80th Anniversary Special Editions.

N Scale should get Edward, LBSC Thomas and Origin James, as 80th Anniversary products. After Edward gets announced for N Scale, the next engine should be one who does the Great Western way of doing things: Duck. Then we could get Oliver, Donald and Douglas for N Scale too.

Quote from: JLK2707 on September 09, 2024, 02:58:40 AMWho or what is Russell?

In case you don't know, Russell is Freddie's basis.

Bachmann doesn't have the Prince tooling for Duke, but PECO does, so Bachmann could just license PECO's Prince tooling to make Duke. If Bachmann licensed PECO's toolings to get the first Narrow Gauge rolling stock, they can do the same for Duke. Freddie would require a new tooling, which would be used to make Russell as well.

I feel Freddie is more likely than Duke. Although Freddie never appeared in full CGI, he still had merchandise during that era. Bachmann hasn't made a model of Russell, which if Bachmann was to make Freddie, they can make Russell using his tooling. I don't think they made a model of Prince for Duke, either. Either way, those two characters would be new toolings. If they were to make Mighty Mac, they would use the Bachmann UK Double Fairlie tooling. Mighty Mac had buffers, but would look more accurate to their basis without them.

The only reason Bachmann hasn't announced Dolgoch yet is because they're waiting to see how well the Talyllyn variants sell first. If they're big sellers, Bachmann could then make Dolgoch using Rheneas' tooling.

While it may sound like a good idea to have Donald and Douglas in their blue liveries, and Toby with blue side plates, but to make them exactly like they are in the RWS is a lot more than just a simple repaint. Personally, I'd much rather see characters like Smudger, Proteus, Splatter and Dodge get made, since although they only appeared in the model series, and do require new face molds, their toolings exist. Smudger would use Rheneas' tooling. Proteus would use Sir Handel's tooling (with an added headlamp). Splatter and Dodge would use the Class 08 tooling, most likely 'Arry and Bert's because they don't have stepladders. Splatter and Dodge could both use the same face as well.

Once we run out of options for CGI Narrow Gauge engines, Mattel will have to let Bachmann make more model series characters. I do hope we don't have to wait that long to get repaints of existing toolings like Smudger and Proteus.

I do wonder if Rheneas' tooling could also be used to make Dolgoch. Midlander would unfortunately require a new tooling because Midlander has greatly evolved from the form Rusty was based off of. Edward Thomas could possibly be made using Peter Sam's tooling. Sir Haydn could definitely be made using Sir Handel's tooling. As for Duncan, the Talyllyn Railway would want him to be as accurate to Douglas as possible, so that Douglas could even be made using Duncan's tooling. The fact that Sir Handel was made to be as accurate to Sir Haydn as possible gives hope that Duncan won't look too much like his infamous CGI render, but actually looking more accurate to Douglas.

A few people showed concern for Bill and Ben, as well as Rosie in her lavender livery being discontinued because they were discounted at a store that's shutting down soon. An admin had to step in and confirm that they're not discontinued. That was just a business having discounts before they close forever.