I was wondering does anyone make a powered speeder? Maybe they are too small but I would like to have one if someone makes them.
Yankee Flyer
I forgot specify "HO"
Bachmann.
The big yellow one in the back, with the two crewmen is Bachmann, it comes with the two trailers in behind:
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Thank you very much. I have looked in the local LHS,s and I though I had checked Walthers but maybe I didn't.
Railphotog wrote:Bachmann.The big yellow one in the back, with the two crewmen is Bachmann, it comes with the two trailers in behind:
You could always take a non powered one and add power to it. Although this is not a speeder, it does show what can be done to power one.
Oh, by the way, the guy doing this is modeling this in Z scale.
Dan
PASMITH wrote:Bob, Do you know if the big yellow speeder has been discontinued by Bachmann?I can't seem to find it on their web site.Peter Smith, Memphis
I don't have a clue. They didn't call it a speeder, but MOW vehicles set. Search out MOW on the Bachmann site. They also have (or had) a powered railtruck with a boom, a ballast tamper ( I think) and maybe others. I picked up the railtruck last year at a train show.
Speeder
If you are looking on Walthers site list all categorys are the search won't find them
Railphotog wrote: Bachmann.The big yellow one in the back, with the two crewmen is Bachmann, it comes with the two trailers in behind:
Do the speeders run as poorly as their gandy-dancer? I picked up one of those from the clearance bin, and I'm glad i didn't pay much for it. They are so short, and the wheels not correctly gauged (too narrow - and no way to adjust) that most of the "power" is provided by my right index finger. It would be neat if there was a speeder on the market that would run reliably - does the Bachmann?
Reformed Grownup wrote: Do the speeders run as poorly as their gandy-dancer? I picked up one of those from the clearance bin, and I'm glad i didn't pay much for it. They are so short, and the wheels not correctly gauged (too narrow - and no way to adjust) that most of the "power" is provided by my right index finger. It would be neat if there was a speeder on the market that would run reliably - does the Bachmann?
It's almost beyond the capability of any such model to work very well. Being so small they obviously cannot have much weight. With little weight, they are very fussy over less than perfectly clean track. With such short wheelbases, they are prone to stalling on turnouts and poor trackwork. It's sort of trying to stuff a one pound engine into a model that has the capacity to hold a tenth of a pound.
I've not operated mine very much because I do my modeling on modules, and usually only have them set up and running with our club at train shows. I don't like to hog the main line with such fussy critters so rarely do.
Railphotog wrote: Reformed Grownup wrote: Do the speeders run as poorly as their gandy-dancer? I picked up one of those from the clearance bin, and I'm glad i didn't pay much for it. They are so short, and the wheels not correctly gauged (too narrow - and no way to adjust) that most of the "power" is provided by my right index finger. It would be neat if there was a speeder on the market that would run reliably - does the Bachmann?It's almost beyond the capability of any such model to work very well. Being so small they obviously cannot have much weight. With little weight, they are very fussy over less than perfectly clean track. With such short wheelbases, they are prone to stalling on turnouts and poor trackwork. It's sort of trying to stuff a one pound engine into a model that has the capacity to hold a tenth of a pound.
Agreed. I tried to make mine run a bit better by taping on a couple of spare drill driver bits. even that weight wasn't enough to make an appreciable difference. Someone will need to work on a battery powered RC version...