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Bachmann HO scale Russian 2-10-0 Decapod steam locomotive
These are some great looking little workhorses. Bachmann has definitely taken plastic-bodied steam locomotives to the next level and at a reasonable price. I have two in my collection and look to add more as time goes on. Great job Bachmann.
I like my Bachmann with 4-6-0 with sound and considering a 2-8-0 with Soundtraxx…will it turn on an atlas turntable?
I bought one of these when in New York to kick start me into designing the first stage of a small room layout which will be a small loco depot. Not sure if a Decapod will get through number 4 switches. Any idea?
William, the Bachmann 2-8-0 is about 1/4" too long for an Atlas turntable. A shorter tender, like on the dec, would do it, but with the electronics and all, you cannot swap tenders on engines like you could years ago.
My Spectrum dec came with the top crosshead guides bent inward by an improperly designed yoke. Because of this, the siderod screwheads on the No. 1 drivers catches the crosshead on 18" radius curves when the drivers move laterally to get around the curvve. Will have to trim them shorter to get them bent out so that I can get around my curves. The dec also starts about 5 or 6 scale MPH, only half as good as the Specturm 2-8-0. However, this engine LOOKS great, and for once I can get a decent small MoPac steam engine. And the WHISTLE! A SCREAMING FIVE-CHIME! Just like the Mop had back home. The short-toot is a little short, but so what. The chuffs aren’t right either but I am going to program them better in the future. I hope they get them running a little better with future runs. I’ll get four or five when they do.
I’m looking for two freight work horses on my layout, I am considering both the bachmann consolidation and their decapod. Which would be more suited to branchline service?
Just got a undec 2-10-0 with DCC and sound. Sound coming on fine but loco does not run. Will re-program to see if that helps. Anyone else expeerienced this?
I have 5 of these smooth little engines working on the Savage River and have had no problems with them in any way so far. I have 3 of them hard-wired with Tsunami sound systems and they run well with the DCC. My layout is not too large and trains normally run around 12 cars. I have pulled 25 cars with them so far with no issues.
I am also considering purchase of one of these units and I’m wondering what the best sound decoder would be that would fit inside.
Have one of these with headlight above smokebox but the light is very dim. Cannt figure out how to remove the smoke box to access the lamp and light bar. Any suggestions?? Have installed a Soundtraxx sound decoder and running this as a mine switcher. Does a great job.
Got My Decapod last week …runs fine sounds grate looks so KOOL , had to work to get the DCC wires to keep them off the track. my ten wheeler has the same soundtraxx decoder but the chuff sounds better in the Decapod ,I ran the Dec & ten wheeler in tandem WOW did that sound COOL.