Animated stock cars

[mickeykelley]

I recently saw on the Bachmann site where there are animated stock cars with price as TBD. When are those expected to be available?

[the Bach-man]

Dear mickey,
We should have info by the NMRA Convention.
Stay tuned!
the Bach-man

[Hunt]

FYI
The NMRA 2015 National Convention
Portland, Oregon
August 23 - 29, 2015

[mickeykelley]

Any updates?  Site still says coming.

[Loco Bill Canelos]

Hi Bach Man or Yardmaster,

Any update on these, I am thinking they will be a hit, I know I will have to have one  !

MSRP??    Expected or scheduled delivery with the understanding it will be subject to change.

It will be great if they are here before Christmas.

Bill

[InsideTrack]

The MSRP is $129.00. We are still not sure when they will be galloping in. We'll keep you posted.

[Loco Bill Canelos]

Thanks for the update!!

[bob kaplan]

I have not seen the info relating to these cars....can someone point it out for me?....are there pictures?
    thanks.

[Hunt]

I have not seen the info relating to these cars....can someone point it out for me?....are there pictures?
    thanks.

http://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=255_443_448_991

[bob kaplan]

Thank you....hey....they might not be true scale....but they look fun!!!  I want one...or two

[Tardisious]

Just received the CB&Q animated stock car with Cattle from Trainworld.
The animals are suspended from a plastic bar which balances on a pole in the center of the car. They bob randomly back and forth to some extent.

Image here

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CWg9WovUwAASRF7.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CWhDIMIUkAAGc5f.jpg

I Have one question though.
The built date printed on the car says BUILT 4-28
I was under the impression that Bachmann put the actual production date on their cars? Has that changed?

[Loco Bill Canelos]

Tardisious,

Thanks for the interesting pictures.

They did do that on some Christmas and circus items mostly, but otherwise there is no pattern.  Most prototype cars Box, stock, tank, gon & caboose, D&RGW etc have more realistic build dates, but many have no build date at all. Simply said there is no consistency in what they do with 1:22.5 cars.  All the decorated 1:20.3 cars have prototypical data and build dates.  Your CB&Q car being a prototype style car has a more realistic build date.

Have fun with the new animated car!!

Loco Bill

[Tardisious]

Oh, okay that explains it. I have mostly circus cars with actual production dates.
Converting this animated car to circus now. Maybe replacing the cattle with some decorated horses. Didn't buy the animated horse car because I didn't want black. By the way, the cattle are weighted and quite heavy

[Loco Bill Canelos]

Great idea to convert it to a circus car, definitely a great enhancement to any circus train.