Rivarossi 2-6-6-6 Allegheny. Dave
mmmm… N Scale FA2/FB2 in NYC (LL) then before F59PHI set of 2 (A/A) in Amtrak West, then before, (Kato) BNSF SD70 A/A with nose headlights. Funny, the FA/FB set reaches down into primal memory of the Alco vent fan from my childhood FA O27.
A bunch of Atlas SD35’s. Can’t wait to get the U30C’s I have on order.
The Kato Santa Fe RDC set
HO scale Spectrum USRA 2-6-6-2, which will be turned into a N&W Z1a or Z1b, I am leaning towards number 1420.
I have six Atlas U30C’s on order in the Rock Island. I can’t wait to get them!!
Sratch that 0-6-0. I just got a Spectrum Light 4-8-2 Mountain. Sure is a fine model. Beautifuly deatailed and it runs great.
A P2K CP Rail GP9.
So much for the Riv Allegheny! I just hooked on to a Bowser Challenger, unassembled with Rivarossi tender, a used GG-1, and 2 FA-1 shells. And all I was stopping for was a couple of sheets of styrene!
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Originally posted by Railroading_Brit
A Bachmann “Jubilee” class 4-6-0 in LMS lined black livery - not American I know, but it’s very nice!
On a related subject, has anyone else had trouble with out of gauge wheelsets on Bachmann locos? All of the Bachmann split-frame chassis locos I have had major running problems (wouldn’t pull, lumpy running) that disappeared when I sorted out the wheelset gauges. I’m wondering if this is a problem with their US-outline range as wel/quote]
I recently bought a Bachmann GP30 at a swap meet and omitted to test it at the time. It doesn’t run lumpy but has a horrible fibration at one end which I find almost as iritating. I tried every possible solution in the book, cleaning and lubricating the gears, checking the gauge and free movement of the trucks, checking the balance of the motor, even moving the front truck to the back and vice versa and last but not least inspecting the coupling btween motor en trucks. I suspect the last is the source of the fibration but I have no way to confirm that. I have two other Bachmann loco’s and these perform as they should.
Happy and healthy newyear to you all.