Thanks Dave,

I switched to long archbar trucks for the bus bash, but it allways handy to have a couple of the standard trucks on the shelf.

cheers, Leo

This item seems to be out-of-stock and on order pretty much world wide 

Any thoughts when another batch  is ready ?


cheers, Leo

Thanks Ton,

guess I didn't take a good enough look 

Yep, will go the Tsunami way !

cheers, Leo

steam wise: the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes RR 2-6-2 either #23 or #24 

diesel wise: a large diesel, White Pass & Yukon Route RR #98 or #103

coach wise: an open excursion coach on the standard under frame


Top of the list is the 2-6-2, and from what I read on the Internet not only on my list


cheers, Leo

Is there an add-on sound unit for sale for the 2-6-6-2 just as for the 2-4-4-2 ?

When I looked in the tender it seems ready for one, but I can't find any on the Internet.

w fr greetings, Leo.

Rob,

Bachmann got some nice news out a couple of days ago, I expect them to publish it either here or somewhere on their website.

I would wait just a bit before buying new gears 

cheers, Leo

the lunchbox :-)

This is how I made them run:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USJ9QYe7MCs&list=UUYJ63CYyAhoNkL7XCIr6cKw&index=18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQaLFYr1Ez0&list=UUYJ63CYyAhoNkL7XCIr6cKw&index=17

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfBDRso88-w&list=UUYJ63CYyAhoNkL7XCIr6cKw&index=16

The railbus is a nightmare gear wise :-(((

I just unpacked sets 10, 11 and 12 and one set 'runs' sort of, the 2nd set only struggles forward and the 3rd set just sits there imitating a bad coffee grinder. Out of the 12 sets I bought in the last 3 years over 2/3 of the buses had defective gears.

I use the sets as a basis for kitbashing and it is a shame that I expect them to be defective !!!

That said, they're wonderful models, not only appearance wise but also the way they are made. Pity the gears are lousy !

Bachmann must know about this, but the railbus sets keep on beeing sold as they are :-(

My 2 Shays and 2 Climaxes are in the proces of beeing re-geared with aftermarket gears, the original ones were as 'good'as the railbus ones.

Living in The Netherlands makes returning them a costly affair, so I opt for the bashing way out.

thank you for the info, I sent the loco's to a fellow modeller who will replace them with better gears.

cheers, Leo

My 2 Climax and 2 Shay loco's now all have defective gears (after minimal running  )

I found out the service department has replacement gears, but is there a how-to on replacing them somewhere ?

cheers, Leo

yes please !!!