andrechapelon as will the currently under-construction Bachmann 10 Wheelers: That looks suspiciously like an old Varney Casey Jones boiler. You've done a nice job mating it to the Bachmann chassis. Andre
as will the currently under-construction Bachmann 10 Wheelers:
That looks suspiciously like an old Varney Casey Jones boiler. You've done a nice job mating it to the Bachmann chassis.
Andre
Wayne,
Just wondering how this project was comming along?
I would love to see one of these maufacturers do some modern 10 Wheelers like those on the B&O.
Sheldon
what do you think would be the proper amount of weight to add to a Bachmann 4-8-4 northern's tender?
thank you
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide
Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
Burlington Northern #24 what do you think would be the proper amount of weight to add to a Bachmann 4-8-4 northern's tender? thank you
N scale? About 1 ounce.
ATLANTIC CENTRAL Burlington Northern #24 what do you think would be the proper amount of weight to add to a Bachmann 4-8-4 northern's tender? thank you N scale? About 1 ounce. Sheldon
ATLANTIC CENTRAL andrechapelon as will the currently under-construction Bachmann 10 Wheelers: That looks suspiciously like an old Varney Casey Jones boiler. You've done a nice job mating it to the Bachmann chassis. Andre Wayne, Just wondering how this project was comming along? I would love to see one of these maufacturers do some modern 10 Wheelers like those on the B&O. Sheldon
That one (and a sister) have been languishing for a while, as I've been working on freight cars for myself and locomotives for other people. I'm still trying to decide what I can put beneath the cab: the loco is too small for a stoker, but with the fairly short pilot deck, I may opt for putting the third air reservoir there. Perhaps that little nudge will get me working on them again.
Wayne
Bumped to the top because of a question on another post.
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https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
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Sheldon,
That's secret code for "Never mind"...
Tom
Bumped to the top for recent Bachmann questions.
I have several new Bachmann kit bash projects in the works. They include a streamlined 4-8-2, a pair of redetailed 2-10-2's and some Bachmann tenders behind some other brands of locos.
Watch for pictures.
Bumped again.
Pictures of some new projects soon - I hope.
Sheldon, good thought.
I would like to see how the Bachmann 4-6-0's turned out.
After having seen a number of the Steam locomotives that doctorwayne has worked on, would like to see how he fared with the two 4-6-0's he was working on.
Thanks for your interest, guys. I actually started working on those two locos about two weeks ago, and have sorted-out the under-cab details (a block of lead), and a method of attaching the cab to the boiler (the original Bachmann screw) and the boiler to the chassis (a new screw down through the stack). I've also narrowed the tenders and shortened them too.
Unfortunately, the project is temporarily on hold while I do some renovation work for my brother. I should have some in-progress loco photos in a week or so.
don7 Sheldon, good thought. I would like to see how the Bachmann 4-6-0's turned out. After having seen a number of the Steam locomotives that doctorwayne has worked on, would like to see how he fared with the two 4-6-0's he was working on.
Since you two were kind enough to show continued interest, here's a photo showing the current state of my Bachmann Ten Wheelers. (The second loco still needs the valve chambers converted to piston-type, but is otherwise similar.)
There are more pictures and some background info HERE, and I'll add more pictures and commentary there as they become available.
Edit: the link, above, has been corrected.
doctorwayne don7 Sheldon, good thought. I would like to see how the Bachmann 4-6-0's turned out. After having seen a number of the Steam locomotives that doctorwayne has worked on, would like to see how he fared with the two 4-6-0's he was working on. Since you two were kind enough to show continued interest, here's a photo showing the current state of my Bachmann Ten Wheelers. (The second loco still needs the valve chambers converted to piston-type, but is otherwise similar.) There are more pictures and some background info HERE, and I'll add more pictures and commentary there as they become available. Wayne
The tender is almost a mirror image,
http://www.railarchive.net/randomsteam/cnr1303.htm
A little more progress on the Ten Wheelers:
Running boards and pilot decks are next.
After a couple of mis-starts, pilot decks and front steps are in place, along with deck-mounted air tanks:
Piping and more details are next, in no particular order.
All good advice, thanks Sheldon. I have just purchased a 2-10-2 on eBay, paid £60($100?) and it was still in original shrink wrap. I have followed your advice and severed the capacitors. I run in DC mode. There is slight problem which is not present in my other 3 Spectrum locos: the loco has a tendency to "hunt" when moving forward, not greatly but enough to give a noticable surging motion. Would removing decoder and replacing it with the pair of supplied 3-pin jumpers help solve this, and if so which way are they supposed to be fitted as no instructions included to help?
regards,
Andrew
Bumped to the top regarding the recent thread about Bachmann steam locos.
If I could recall which photos are the ones which are now missing, I'd replace them. However, the link included earlier has been fixed, and does take you to a thread covering the entire construction.
This is really old, but a question just came up about a Bachmann 44 tonner. While most of these tips relate to Bachmann steam, item #1 of the original post applies to nearly all older Bachmann circuit boards.
So I bumped this.
Is the search function not working? I could not get any results for anything I searched a few minutes ago?
Thanks Sheldon, I've not seen this, so I'm glad you gave it a bump.
ATLANTIC CENTRALIs the search function not working? I could not get any results for anything I searched a few minutes ago?
Search, changing avatars, searching someone else's prior posts have all vanished in the last month. Steve O says new software is coming next year.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
While I've repaired the link to the Bachmann 10 Wheelers offered earlier, here it is again to save anybody having to hunt for it...
Re-built Bachmann Ten Wheelers