Are they Bachmann? Or could they be something else?[?]
Only have a work in progress… 
Are they Bachmann or something else? Hmmm. The lead unit looks like a Bachmann FT riding on a Bachmann frame. The second unit looks like another Bachmann FT riding on Alco trucks. What’s inside is anybody’s guess as you are well known for your diesel rebuilds Dr Frankendiesel.
John R
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Suprising small number of posts this week
could it be because of the changes ?
Still looking for the email notification link
The only parts that are Bachmann are the shells and decoders. Perhaps these will provide a clue:
Well…I`ve got nothing to post this weekend…took the layout extension frame outside yesterday and gave it a good coat of golden oak stain…maybe during the week I can get a layer or three of foam onto it and by the weekend get track laid.
Would do it today but Im leaving my house in a few minutes to do a little railfanning and to visit a club in Bethlehem PA then back down to Hooters for dinner and see WWEs Summerslam.
Nice work again,folks! I pick up a lot of ideas from this thread - Mononguy63: I like the “cinder block” look on the back of those walls,The buildings behind it look good,too.I’d like to see more of that area.
This is an overview lookin east from the yard.I’ve still got a good bit of scenery work to do…
Mike (Still in Denver,CO)
Like your work Scarpia, and your yard scenes, too Middleman. Part of a group of cars I weathered for my LHS.
Doctor F.,
From the expanded view the A unit looks like an Athearn underframe. The B unit underfame looks to be an Athearn as well, especially the rear truck (viewer’s left), however the front truck assembly does not show the same electrical pickups. Having seen your work for quite awhile now I would not be surprised to find out that you have managed to shoehorn a small block chevy motor into these units [swg].
I await the test results.
John R
"I would not be surprised to find out that you have managed to shoehorn a small block chevy motor into these units "
How’d you guess!! Just kidding.[:o)]
You’re pretty close on the A unit. Not an Athearn frame but an Athearn clone from Stewart I believe. It was made to accept several truck and motor types. The motor is a PPW can motor, Proto trucks with Athearn side frames and Athearn nickel-silver wheels. The flywheels are Proto, shafts and shaft couplings are Proto/Athearn. The B unit has an Athearn blue box F7 frame, Mashima can motor, Proto 1000 trucks with Athearn nickel-silver wheels. The flywheels, shafts and shaft couplings are Kato/Stewart.
Wow…I think squeezing in the small block chevy motor may have been easier. You have represented so many of the major HO scale manufacturers with these two units you have once again earned your title of
Dr. Frankendiesel
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I can post in this for once!!
Picked the both of these up on ebay. Both powered Stewart/Katos for about $55 for the pair
I bought them for the drives, so the question becomes do I sell the shells, or strip them for my own use?
DUCKDOGGER:
Those look absolutely real! Do you work from prototype photo’s?
Mike
Who makes that funny looking radio antenna for the Burlington locos? I’m in the process of detailing a pair of Burlington VO-1000s and that’s the only missing detail that I need.