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Big train for a little price
Posted by Jon French on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 6:36 PM
I was at hobby lobby today picking up some balsal wood to start on a shack for my On30 layout and I saw a Bachmann Big Hauler Pennsylvania passenger set for $179.99. I had been thinking of getting one for around the tree this year but couldn't justify the price really. I thought to my self that it seemed like a pretty low price so I went home and looked it up, seems to be going for around $250-300 on the online stores and $190-230 on ebay. I checked the Hobby Lobby website and they had a 40% off coupon today so I went back and picked it up for $113.97 out the door.

It's a pretty neat train but definatly cheap in quality. The steam function doesn't seem to work though, I will take it up there in the next few days and see if they will swap it out.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 6:43 PM
Still great price. Always good to shop around and then find a money off...that is a plus!
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Posted by dwbeckett on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 6:58 PM
That's less then what I paid ( $125.00 ) in the 90's when it was at COSTCO. very good deal hope you have fun with it. Mine is still in the box, Gave away the Track.

The head is gray, hands don't work , back is weak, legs give out, eyes are gone, money go's and my wife still love's Me.

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Posted by altterrain on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 7:30 PM

Jon,

The smoke on the big hauler has never worked that well. You need to run it with the power cranked all the way up for awhile and don't put too much oil in the reservoir (6-8 drops only). Don't expect too much out of it even then.

-Brian 

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Posted by Jon French on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 8:47 PM
Awesome, the smoke works now, thanks alot. I just didnt turn the power up enough I guess. I usually keep my trains at a nice slow crawl so it looks like the smoker will get swapped out for a new one soon enough
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Posted by Curmudgeon on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 9:16 PM

The last (only) Bachmann set I bought was an RGS 4-6-0 freight at CostCo for $85.

I am out of the purchasing phase.

I have more stuff than I'll ever use.

If I need something, I make it.

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Posted by Jon French on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 9:22 PM
I think when I move next year I will do a smaller garden layout and dump some money into LGB track
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Posted by Mr_Ash on Thursday, November 1, 2007 12:32 PM

Stopped by my local Hobby Lobby on my way home from work this morning and they had the Pennsylvania Passenger & the Durango & Silverton freight set's Dead [xx(]

I just paid like $50 bucks more for the same D&S freight set doh! yeah but Hobby Lobby is cool i got a bunch of wood stuff to start making my passenger & freight platforms and another cool thing the place was like full of hot chicks! Shock [:O]

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 1, 2007 12:46 PM
 Mr_Ash wrote:

Hobby Lobby  place was like full of hot chicks! Shock [:O]

I love going there to buy wood and look! Hurts tough Banged Head [banghead]

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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Thursday, November 1, 2007 12:53 PM
 Mr_Ash wrote:

I just paid like $50 bucks more for the same D&S freight set doh! yeah but Hobby Lobby is cool i got a bunch of wood stuff to start making my passenger & freight platforms and another cool thing the place was like full of hot chicks! Shock [:O]

 

So that's why I see men wandering around the store! Laugh [(-D]

Rene Schweitzer

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 1, 2007 1:08 PM
 Rene S wrote:
 Mr_Ash wrote:

I just paid like $50 bucks more for the same D&S freight set doh! yeah but Hobby Lobby is cool i got a bunch of wood stuff to start making my passenger & freight platforms and another cool thing the place was like full of hot chicks! Shock [:O]

 

So that's why I see men wandering around the store! Laugh [(-D]

Yeah and the chicks mostly are married Sad [:(] Laugh [(-D]

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