Thought this might be of interest to the group:
https://www.chasewaterrailway.co.uk/bachmann/bachmann-steam-locomotives/
Rails of Sheffield seem to have a better price.
Personally if I were going to get one my first choice would be Dundas Models. Andrew Hastie might not be able to match the discounters (like Rails), but the world of 009 would be much poorer without him and his range of kits.
(Remember it's not just about price but also value...)
Got mine on order at Derails ! Free postage, too !
I saw these exquisite models on display at an exhibition yesterday on the Bachmann stand. The intricate detail of the four liveried samples was nothing short of superb! Had they been available to buy, my bank account would have been severely hit. Which one I would have chosen, I'm not sure, but "cabless, or not with cab, that is the question!" (sorry). With my 76th birthday looming next month, I feel the temptation will be too great. I will have to blame Julian, our leader, whom I had the pleasure of meeting, who escorted me to see these works of art. The Bachmann rep told me that they will be available very soon at £110/140. I expect there will be some discount offers from some suppliers. I hope so.
Good wishes to you all,
Tod
Hello Tod,
It was a pleasure to meet you too and I 'm glad we found the early samples that Bachmann were displaying. They are indeed exquisite and I am sure I won't be resisting their temptation. I am afraid you will have to wait for your birthday present, though! They are talking about early 2023 for delivery.
Julian
I saw just the unpainted samples on display at Model Rail Scotland earlier in the year and I agree, they look very nice. I had better start squirreling away some money as I don't see me being able to restrict myself to just one!
If they are good runners (and if things like the 08 chassis, used in a number of conversions is anything to go by, they should be) then it should give very good control and be a boon for small shunting layouts as well as larger ones if they have decent pulling power for their size.
I imagine too that they will have a very broad appeal so I anticipate demand may be high. Other RTR offerings may be excellent but are iconic and perhaps less suited to being workhorses on a wide variety of layout styles and locations. Perhaps also easier modify for those who wish to into similar looking prototypes and freelance locos.
Just seen, newly announced on the Bachmann website.
These loco's require the 36-571 chip if fitting for DCC.
Guess who got the larger 36-568A which (apparently) is too big?
Possibly this is a re-packaged Zimo MX616 N ?
my two locos came today...currently running in Nesta
What other 6pin decoders fit this loco?
Just realized it was not far short of a year ago that I posted that I liked the look of them and can report I put my money where my mouth is and have two!