Anybody know when bachmann will rerelease their ho steamers with sound such as the challenger & others?

Thanks for all the info.

Im patient,just wondering if anything is in the works before the convention.

Are there any plans to release any new bachmann steam engines with sound in the next year or two?

Anybody tried out the new Bachmann turntable? From the pictures it looks like a sd70 might not fit but gp40s and such would work fine. Im impressed with the detail you get for the money.

Try programing cv 8 to 8.

Thats a 2884 not a 2882 I was talking about.

Beautiful engine Roger,I see you have mastered the art of weathering. My engine is factory painted southern green. May God Bless.

Right on,I hear ya but if I dont get the dcc version of the 2882 bachmann engine I might lose out like  I did with the heavy mountain.

Thanks for the info,I was told that this engine is belt driven also. May God Bless.

You are right....

Is it better to get Bachmann steam engines with sound now or go ahead and buy the dcc steam engines now and later add sound when the sound is available for those engines. I have the bachmann berkshire with sound in n scale and a proto steam with sound but I also have other engines without sound and if you run the 2 engines,one without sound and one with sound together, the engine without really stands out as not being very impressive. I am limited to what I can do regarding installation of sound, I can do drop in decoders but when you talk about grinding frames down and things like that Im inept to say the least. Since im on a fixed income,I cant just send them off and say install sound in these engines. I love engines without sound but I love engines with sound even more. Back in 1968 I was just happy to have n scale period. Now with dcc and sound Ive gotten spoiled.     

Make sure you didnt hit the mute button by accident,number 8 on you controler.

Thanks, May God Bless.

Hunt you are right I remember the warning on the box,but is this engine scale size and prototypical?