Quote from: Sparks on April 15, 2010, 06:02:12 PM

Quote from: Chaz on April 15, 2010, 02:17:00 AMRolling stock:
Rocky - (Sorry Sparks), but out of all the characters in the newer series, Rocky seems to be extremely popular with the kids.  If it has a face on it, Thomas fans go crazy.  As much as I PREFER the breakdown train.

My own childhood contradicts this. I remember being more excited for a Wooden Breakdown Train than I was Catherine or even Peter Sam. I don't see Rocky in many YT videos for Wooden Railway or Trackmaster videos (nor is he a popular character to model).


Maybe it's just me not wanting Bachmann to make a character that screams "commercialism" and -generic- kiddie quality.. 

Quite true. The same for me.

thanks for the sites. I'll check them out.

I have a question for ALL of Bahmann Industries. As a modeler of British layouts, would it be possible for Bachmann to start retailing their UK products, Bachmann Branchlines?

You know that awesome loco, the F40PH. I noticed it didn't have a thread for itself, so I made it one. I never actually knew how much people love these engines until I read the article about it on Encyclopedia Dramatica. Here's a vid with just some of it's awesomeness:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU1_L5ww3og

enjoy!

*Blows off dust from the thread*

Time to open this thing back up.

First off, I'd like to say,

BACHMANN! I LOVE YOU GUYS!

I was looking on the PW modeling forums and look what TurboJUK found:

QuoteTrain Sets
Iarnrod Eireann train set with Class 2700 DMU
Local freight set with GWR pannier tank

Great Western Railway / BR Western Region locomotives
Class 4575 Prairie Tank No. 5550 in BR lined green with late crest
Class 8750 Pannier Tank No. 6757 in GWR livery
57xx Class No. 5775 in GWR livery

London Midland & Scottish Railway / BR London Midland Region locomotives
Jubilee Class No. 45659 'Drake' in BR lined green with late crest DCC ON BOARD
Ivatt Class 2MT No. 46446 in BR lined black with late crest
3F Class No. 43474 in BR black with late crest
3F Class No. 43186 in BR black with early emblem
3F Class No. 3502 in LMS black
7F Class No. 53809 in BR black with late crest (YES)
7F Class No. 53806 in BR black with early emblem (YES!)
7F Class No. 53808 in BR black with late crest (OH LORD, YES!)

For those of you who don't know, it is the desperatly wanted Somorset and Dorset Joint Railway Company 7F 2-8-0 Frieght engine. *Faint*

Also, wouldn't this be more suiteds for the Wishlist Thread?

Well hold on a second:

QuoteNot only are they introducing these new products, but they are introducing Thomas & Friends all over the world! They announced a licensing agreement with HIT Entertainment through which Bachmann is granted rights to distribute Thomas & Friends™ HO and Large Scale products in new territories around the world. Bachmann is very pleased to be expanding such a wonderful product line and introducing Thomas the Tank Engine™ to new aspiring engineers worldwide!

 

Gordon is about 11 inches long with his tender. I do know that Henry and Gordon share the same kind of  chassie (Henry is just missing the back boggie because he is based on an LMS Black 5, which were 4-6-0s). But I don't have Henry, soooooooo, can't help ya there.

Quote from: Joe323 on January 08, 2010, 05:01:28 PM
I am getting a kick out of reading this thread.  OK so if instead of a circle . you built a treadmill like device where the train runs on a a spool of flexible track. (Like a moving sidewalk but with tracks or groves that simulate the track.) I would think its technologically possible to build.  So the train runs in place while we all yell JANE stop this crazy thing LOL !

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WHAT?!?!

Well, I shouldn't have to worry about all that wiring for a few reasons:

1: The setup will be a temporary layout, set up inside my school's gym. (That probably gives me a better success rate than James May)

2: I'm going to use E-Z Track.

I also don't have to worry about what I'll do with 4 extra DCC Models:

1: My Finace adviser and Friend is taking The LNER A4 Model when were finished

2: I'm taking the GWR Hall Class.

3: We're auctioning off the last Three Locomotives (A Black 5, A Drummand "T9" Greyhound, and a BR Standard 4) to make more money for the school, which I'm kinda P Oed about, seeing how I could really use that money.

Oh Crap  I'm gonna need a Helluva lot more track. I guess I forgot people run their trains like all day. I was going by what Hornby Magazine said.

Me and a Friend of mine are trying to break the record of the lonest distance covered by model train. The record is 10 miles. Who here thinks I'm crazy to do this. 

Say Yes or No before you comment.

I can't find any on Ebay, sooooooooooooo......., looks like Bachmann Percy will have to do the honors 'o' steppin' in.

As some of you may know, Bachmann Branchlines has taken Thomas' and Percy's tooling and put them in their starter range. Can anyone post a like of where I can buy these two? 

What the Hell is GWR 5521 doing in Poland?!?! Shouldn't she be at Didcot?