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Bachmann side rod gas-mechanical locomotive
Look’s like it belongs on any RR with a Yard and a stub track to park it on. This could be the starting point to try battery and R/C with a trailer. This may be my next Engin.
A quick clarification…
“…You can also directly replace the couplers with Kadee #830 (G-scale) couplers. …”
You do need to slightly modify the coupler by sanding off a small tab on the bottom of the Kadee #830 coupler to get it to fit through the front of the frame, but once you do that, it fits very easily. (There’s a little tab on the back end which you may want to remove as well, which will help with centering.)
Later,
K
A quick clarification…
“…You can also directly replace the couplers with Kadee #830 (G-scale) couplers. …”
You do need to slightly modify the coupler by sanding off a small tab on the bottom of the Kadee #830 coupler to get it to fit through the front of the frame, but once you do that, it fits very easily. (There’s a little tab on the back end which you may want to remove as well, which will help with centering.)
Later,
K
Kevin, any thoughts on where a speaker might go for those intrested in having sound?
Kevin, any thoughts on where a speaker might go for those intrested in having sound?
Kevin, Is their room under the hood for batteries?? How would you battery ppower it??
Bill
Kevin, Is their room under the hood for batteries?? How would you battery ppower it??
Bill
It looks like a pretty good engine; videos of a product in action are the best “salesmen.” Why not add a few cars behind it; the total effect will be much greater, both running fast and at slowest speeds.
It looks like a pretty good engine; videos of a product in action are the best “salesmen.” Why not add a few cars behind it; the total effect will be much greater, both running fast and at slowest speeds.
Finally saw these little jewels at a hobby shop , beautiful little locos , and on impulse bought 2 of them .
The layout is track powered and was still covered with leaves and the weather had just warmed up a bit and the snow was gone , so with Winter leaving , I wanted to clear and clean the rails and placed the 2 new Davenports and 2 AC trackcleaning cars on the track and started plowing leaves and cleaning the rails …
the Bmann Davenports really opeated very well , I was impressed with their operation on dirty rail . So far , for me here , they are really good operating locos that also look good .
Finally saw these little jewels at a hobby shop , beautiful little locos , and on impulse bought 2 of them .
The layout is track powered and was still covered with leaves and the weather had just warmed up a bit and the snow was gone , so with Winter leaving , I wanted to clear and clean the rails and placed the 2 new Davenports and 2 AC trackcleaning cars on the track and started plowing leaves and cleaning the rails …
the Bmann Davenports really opeated very well , I was impressed with their operation on dirty rail . So far , for me here , they are really good operating locos that also look good .