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Bachmann Locomotive tips - as requested by J Whitten

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Posted by doctorwayne on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 3:38 AM

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

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Posted by BigDaddy on Monday, December 9, 2019 5:46 PM

Thanks Sheldon, I've not seen this, so I'm glad you gave it a bump.

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Is 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.

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Monday, December 9, 2019 5:39 PM

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?

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Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, January 21, 2018 5:14 PM

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.

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Sunday, January 21, 2018 11:16 AM

Bumped to the top regarding the recent thread about Bachmann steam locos.

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Posted by ANDREW THOMPSON on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 1:22 PM

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,

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Posted by doctorwayne on Friday, December 13, 2013 5:40 PM

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.  WhistlingSmile, Wink & Grin


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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, December 5, 2013 2:57 PM

A little more progress on the Ten Wheelers:

Running boards and pilot decks are next.

 

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Posted by don7 on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 10:57 PM

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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

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Posted by doctorwayne on Monday, November 18, 2013 12:29 AM

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.


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Posted by doctorwayne on Friday, November 15, 2013 12:40 AM

Thanks for your interest, guys.  Smile  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.

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Posted by don7 on Thursday, November 14, 2013 4:50 PM

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.

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Thursday, November 14, 2013 3:57 PM

Bumped again.

Pictures of some new projects soon - I hope.

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Sunday, April 7, 2013 8:54 AM

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.

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Posted by tstage on Monday, March 4, 2013 7:52 PM

Sheldon,

That's secret code for "Never mind"...

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Monday, March 4, 2013 7:51 PM

tstage

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Posted by tstage on Monday, March 4, 2013 6:44 PM

...

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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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Monday, March 4, 2013 6:32 PM

Bumped to the top because of a question on another post.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, January 17, 2013 2:21 AM

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andrechapelon

as will the currently under-construction Bachmann 10 Wheelers:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/locomotives/Bachmann4-6-0001.jpg

 

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. Smile, Wink & Grin


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Posted by Burlington Northern #24 on Thursday, January 17, 2013 1:13 AM

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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.

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thank you my kind sir, I shall get some weights so my northern can pull it's heavyweight passenger train. 

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:58 PM

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.

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Posted by Burlington Northern #24 on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:33 PM

what do you think would be the proper amount of weight to add to a Bachmann 4-8-4 northern's tender?

thank you 

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:19 PM

andrechapelon

as will the currently under-construction Bachmann 10 Wheelers:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/locomotives/Bachmann4-6-0001.jpg

 

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.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Saturday, June 25, 2011 2:41 AM

Thanks, Andre. Big Smile  You've got a good eye, as that is indeed an old Varney "Casey Jones" boiler.  The cab is from a Bachmann 2-8-0, although I haven't decided whether to use it or a USRA-type from the Bachmann 2-6-6-2.  I have two of those 10-Wheelers "in-progress", although there's not a lot of progress happening at the moment. Whistling  I'm spending as much time on the tenders as the locos:  they were, in my opinion, too wide for this loco, so I slit them in two using a handsaw, removing about .060".  That, of course, necessitated new floors, which are currently under construction.

 

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Posted by andrechapelon on Friday, June 24, 2011 10:05 PM

as will the currently under-construction Bachmann 10 Wheelers:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/locomotives/Bachmann4-6-0001.jpg

 

That looks suspiciously like an old Varney Casey Jones boiler. You've done a nice job mating it to the Bachmann chassis.

Andre

 

It's really kind of hard to support your local hobby shop when the nearest hobby shop that's worth the name is a 150 mile roundtrip.
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Posted by doctorwayne on Friday, June 24, 2011 1:47 AM

Thanks for your kind words, Sheldon.  I find that most of my locos will run well with the other ones, regardless of make or wheel arrangement, and I'm glad they do, as my layout is mostly grades and curves, often in the same places. Laugh

DC is perfect for my operating requirements, with only one train moving at any time (but with as many locos as are needed to get it over the line)  A "day" of operation can last through many operating sessions.

 

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Thursday, June 23, 2011 10:03 PM

Wayne, I did see it on the other thread, great video!

I know I will sound like a conspiracy nut, but you know bringing too much attention to this will upset the politcally correct notions of what can be done with DC control.

IF I had a video camera, I would make one with two or three different wheel arrangments and/or brands pulling a long train - with DC control.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, June 23, 2011 9:28 PM

I've posted this elsewhere, with little response, but thought that aficionados of Bachmann locos might enjoy this short video.  Click on the image to get things rolling.

 

There's not much in the way of sound, beyond the usual noise of a moving train, as this is DC operation.

 

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Posted by joe323 on Thursday, June 23, 2011 3:46 PM

don7

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Are you talking about the Bachmann HO 0-6-0 switcher

The 0-6-0 slopeback by Bachmann does not come with wiring in the tender. Hence there are no wires between the engine and tender.

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/dwg/dwgs/50601.pdf

Perhaps you have an old Mantua or DCC, they had pickups in the tender.

 

Yes I was talking about the 0-6-0 Switcher which is a special purpose only steamer on my RR (Not a daily driver) I tried to add weight to the tender but theres almost no room.  Any suggestions?

 

 

 

Joe Staten Island West 

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