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Which Doodlebug?
Which Doodlebug?
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jwmurrayjr
Member since
February 2002
From: US
517 posts
Which Doodlebug?
Posted by
jwmurrayjr
on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 12:02 PM
Please state your opinions on the Bachmann 60' Doodlebug versus the Walthers 60' Doodlebug (Gas/electric).
Are they the same? Pros and cons?
Thanks for the help.
[:)]
Jim Murray
The San Juan Southern RR
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fec153
Member since
July 2003
2,124 posts
Posted by
fec153
on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 7:49 PM
Evening Jim. I have a Spectrum bug in Great Northern. Runs well. I use to pull my
Oscar and Piker. (Pullman green.) It aint prototypical but is fun.
Phil
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Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 9:43 PM
I too have a Spectrum Doodlebug, which ran well on my old layout which was DC. Since my new layout is DCC and I haven't gone throught the undertaking of installing a decoder, I haven't run it on my new layout. I don't know anyone who owns a Walthers Doodlebug, but will watch this thread for further posts.
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CNJ831
Member since
April 2001
From: US
3,150 posts
Posted by
CNJ831
on Thursday, August 5, 2004 8:33 AM
Try checking past posts on this subject. It has been addressed, in detail particularly with regard to how prototyical in application each model is, several times in the last few months.
CNJ831
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CBQ_Guy
Member since
September 2003
From: North Central Illinois
1,458 posts
Posted by
CBQ_Guy
on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 8:38 PM
I have never seen the Walter's model "in person", but IIRC, it is an older prototype than the Bachman one.
"Paul [Kossart] - The CB&Q Guy" [In Illinois] ~ Modeling the CB&Q and its fictional 'Illiniwek River-Subdivision-Branch Line' in the 1960's. ~
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