Official Bachmann Large Scale Announcements

[vsmith]

Straight from the horses mouth:

B'mann website

Davey the Davenport

D&RG Long Caboose 

and...

a 2-6-6-2T Logging Mallet 

Found a pic of the beasty above:
New Logging Mallet

[Mr_Ash]

wow sweet I didnt know about the new caboose & 2-6-6-2!

Not to thrilled about the Davenport I dont like how it looks with the Annie headlamp and calling it a Davey... whats next lol these loco nicknames get more corney every round

[spikejones52002]

Any Photos?

[vsmith]

No "Official" photos yet from B'mann, click on the link above for a rendering of the loco in Q.

Brian, you dont like Davey? its just shorthand for Davenport. Kinda a tradition with Bachman products, Annie, Indy, Dizzy, Sadie, Sid, Connie, they're nothing more than convienient shorthand terms used when talking about their product.

I better not tell you then that the Mallet has already been dubbed "Artie" short for "Articulated"

[Anonymous]

hmmm need some main line, wheel burn'n, spark shoot'n pullers from 1800's to Present.....

Toad

[Snoq. Pass RR]

Brian, you dont like Davey? its just shorthand for Davenport. Kinda a tradition with Bachman products, Annie, Indy, Dizzy, Sadie, Sid, Connie, they're nothing more than convienient shorthand terms used when talking about their product.

I better not tell you then that the Mallet has already been dubbed "Artie" short for "Articulated"

Ummmmmm........what???????????????  If we give them nicknames, why not give them the real ones.  Like Ten-Wheeler, Mogel, 44 Tonner, What ever the heck is sadie and sid are, Consolidation, and Mallet.  What is wrong with those ones????

[Mr_Ash]

No "Official" photos yet from B'mann, click on the link above for a rendering of the loco in Q.

Brian, you dont like Davey? its just shorthand for Davenport. Kinda a tradition with Bachman products, Annie, Indy, Dizzy, Sadie, Sid, Connie, they're nothing more than convienient shorthand terms used when talking about their product.

I better not tell you then that the Mallet has already been dubbed "Artie" short for "Articulated"

lol oh geez.. see thing is you say those and the first thing that comes to mind to me is anything but a locomotive mosty charactors from crappy movies or tv shows or old pets lol

 Im just glad they didnt give the K27 some goofy nickname lol

Davey = Davey & Goliath with the dog saying "Daaaaavey"

[vsmith]

Brian, you dont like Davey? its just shorthand for Davenport. Kinda a tradition with Bachman products, Annie, Indy, Dizzy, Sadie, Sid, Connie, they're nothing more than convienient shorthand terms used when talking about their product.

I better not tell you then that the Mallet has already been dubbed "Artie" short for "Articulated"

Ummmmmm........what???????????????  If we give them nicknames, why not give them the real ones.  Like Ten-Wheeler, Mogel, 44 Tonner, What ever the heck is sadie and sid are, Consolidation, and Mallet.  What is wrong with those ones????

...because typing "consolidated" puts my fingers in a knot ....

FYI..Sadie...Saddletanker, Sid...Sidetanker

[Mr_Ash]

Brian, you dont like Davey? its just shorthand for Davenport. Kinda a tradition with Bachman products, Annie, Indy, Dizzy, Sadie, Sid, Connie, they're nothing more than convienient shorthand terms used when talking about their product.

I better not tell you then that the Mallet has already been dubbed "Artie" short for "Articulated"

Ummmmmm........what???????????????  If we give them nicknames, why not give them the real ones.  Like Ten-Wheeler, Mogel, 44 Tonner, What ever the heck is sadie and sid are, Consolidation, and Mallet.  What is wrong with those ones????

...because typing "consolidated" puts my fingers in a knot ....

FYI..Sadie...Saddletanker, Sid...Sidetanker

 lol thats why I just call them 2-8-0's

wheel arrangment is easier to type than any nicknames, I refer to my anniversary 4-6-0's as "4-6-0 +" Only locomotives I refer to by a name are ones that actually have a name like the 4-4-0's "General" and "Texas" for example and K27's as "Mudhen's" because thats what my sisters kid calls them... Lets not forget Thomas and Friends

[vsmith]

No "Official" photos yet from B'mann, click on the link above for a rendering of the loco in Q.

Brian, you dont like Davey? its just shorthand for Davenport. Kinda a tradition with Bachman products, Annie, Indy, Dizzy, Sadie, Sid, Connie, they're nothing more than convienient shorthand terms used when talking about their product.

I better not tell you then that the Mallet has already been dubbed "Artie" short for "Articulated"

lol oh geez.. see thing is you say those and the first thing that comes to mind to me is anything but a locomotive mosty charactors from crappy movies or tv shows or old pets lol

 Im just glad they didnt give the K27 some goofy nickname lol

Davey = Davey & Goliath with the dog saying "Daaaaavey"

Daaaavey, the Subgenius says its already being nicknemed "Kay"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP8fGU81V0Y&feature=related

[vsmith]

OK this from the Bmann website regarding the Mallet turning radius:

Dear All,
It appears that the new loco will run on R2 radius, and with a minor modification it will go around R1.  I want to see a production model before I detail the discussed modification, however.
Have fun!
the Bach-man

Bmann website

[Mr_Ash]

lol funny pic & vid "

 As for "Kay" gimme a break K27's already have a nickname "Mudhen" you cant just re-nickname somthing because you think it needs a corney name! I guess Mudhen must be to long and just using "K27" would just make waaaay to much sence lets make a brand new nickname for it we shall call it "The Letter K" lol

[Anonymous]

Ok, name her Sam...no Monique, naw ex's name eeeeerrr sparrow hawk? Dolly? Big Guns? 2 Low 1's........I give.

Toad - closing the windows up, just incase

[EMPIRE II LINE]

Toad - closing the windows up, just incase

 

 

Whasss matt'a you think'in ol'e Toady Frog gonna get wet ??

Byron C.

[Great Western]

Is this another example of ad.mans spin?

We even recognise and use the superb appellation "mudhen" this side of the pond.   I guess salesmen look at things in their own jingoistic jargon whereas railfans have a more prosaic view.

[Anonymous]

Yeah we are going to get hit with the feeder bands of the hurricane, how fun!

Toad