Well all this talk about the new Bachman GP50 being so great I went out and bought one, and WOW, it runs like butter. So I have put all of my Kato and Atlas up for sale. instead of Kato dash-9's or SD40-2s I will use Bachman Dash-8's and SD40-2s, what and improvement, They even spark like the real things. I have also found some older Con Cor SD50's and purchesd them and will be selling all of my atlas ones. And my favorite new engines are my bachman GP40's and U36B's, much better that any of my Kato or Atlas stuff. they even recreate the many layers of paint found on real engines! Kevin
I hear 'ya Kevin. I was just sitting around thinking about making some high nose GP50's for Santa Fe and Burlington Northern and Voila! Bachmann has solved my problem! What innovators! What detail!? I think they are supposed to bring out high nose Dash 8's too! I can't wait! chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Comin soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
You side-stepped me! I just close one topic, and then I saw this one. Do we want to go on with this? At least it is light relief ------------------ Alan The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale! www.ac-models.com Andersley Western Railroad Alan's American Gallery
You guys forgot to mention the truck detail as well. I can't recall a model with more realistic Blombergs... I'm really suprised they didn't offer a D&RGW model. I would have snapped up one of those!
I want one of those neat SD-90s with a hi short hood.Didn't the C&O have those?? Or how about a AC4400 high short hood? Craig can't you do some of these? I bet you could sell at least one of each. Now this is real railroading!! ------------------ Catt!#118
wow i hope my local hobby store will accept 84 atlas and kato junk engines for maybe 1 or 2 gp50's.i have a few kato gp50's but they wont run or hold the value a bachman does.does anyone know if this is a limited run or will they be offered for a while,and are they gonna do a bn high hood gp50 also?if its limited i'll cancel my order of 14 80/90mac's and just get gp50's.well heck what am i saying i don't need any of that kato stuff anyway.....hello bachman. one more question,does anyone know why the other manufacturers dont make realistic looking pilots like the ones on bachman stuff?i better go i'm gonna camp out at hte hobby store tonight so i'm first in line tomorrow. ------------------ those who know me know my sense of humor,dont take me seriously. bnfan99
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Catt: I want one of those neat SD-90s with a hi short hood.Didn't the C&O have those?? Or how about a AC4400 high short hood? Craig can't you do some of these? I bet you could sell at least one of each. Now this is real railroading!! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> HHHHMMMMM, maybe I should consider?? ------------------ Craig Martyn Best Looking Models Around Custom detailing AND N scale detail parts. http://users4.50megs.com/blma/
How does Model Power compare to Bachman locos. Is the quality as bad as Atlas and Kato? Or are they a finely detailed and good running as Bachmans? Thanks [This message has been edited by mtaylor (edited 25 August 2000).]
Excellent point, mtaylor, while not an N scaler in the past i've owned both the revered Bachmann F9 and a Model Power FA2 as well. I must say the Model Power unit was actually the better runner! I was shocked thinking the F9 would have the higher starting speed but the FA2 exceeded it easily. It also had very good nose contours which had to have been scaled down from actual blueprints. Excellent diework. Definitely on the same level as the Bachmann models.
anyone know where trekkies post went? ------------------ those who know me know my sense of humor,dont take me seriously. bnfan99
Nothing runs better than, or looks more prototypical than a Lima GP30, especially the handrails! Beats Bachmann hands down. ------------------ ship SOO!
in the words of some one else on this board.haven't we went far enough with this lets close it before the flames start ------------------ those who know me know my sense of humor,dont take me seriously. bnfan99
