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My LOTW is up for, uh.. this week. Here it is anyway. A Bachmann Spectrum Doodlebug I got at a train show for $15. It runs ok but growls like an angry hound most likely because it needs oil.
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Posted - May 11 2014 : 3:35:27 PM
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Nice! I like doodles, they're fun to run. I have one myself, it's a C&O I think. Been awhile since I've looked at it, mean to DCC it eventually. It also has a red front, I believe.
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Posted - May 11 2014 : 4:09:32 PM
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This is my latest score at $75 Is new in box.
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Posted - May 11 2014 : 4:32:25 PM
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quote:This is my latest score at $75 Is new in box.
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Originally posted by babuff - May 11 2014 : 4:09:32 PM
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I almost got one of those at my local train show for $50 in really good condition a year or two ago but for some odd reason, I turned it down.
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Seeing as they go for $150 or more it was a good buy, considering that I waited to the VERY end of the show and he marked it down from $125 as he didn't want to haul it home. Got RP-25 wheels and a newer style can motor in it. She runs like a dream!!! She will be the start of my next project, the 1938 20th century limited.
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Posted - May 11 2014 : 5:48:11 PM
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TYCO/Mantua GP20, a thank you gift that arrived at my door last week...
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Posted - May 12 2014 : 12:30:11 AM
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My LOTW is this Litchfield and Madison switcher in brass. It is a good solid runner!
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Posted - May 12 2014 : 01:09:40 AM
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[quote] [quote]This is my latest score at $75 Is new in box.
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Posted - May 12 2014 : 01:10:56 AM
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quote:TYCO/Mantua GP20, a thank you gift that arrived at my door last week...
Originally posted by shaygetz - May 11 2014 : 5:48:11 PM
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Classic to the core! Love the patina of dust. Love it.
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 01:41:20 AM
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Nice little beast, but I found that the transmission started to slip with extended use. Fun to use as DCC pieces scissoring in and out of main line drags and through passenger sets. If you need spare part, PM me, I have plenty and offer them freely as a gesture of comradarie- no charge. PM me if necessary.
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 07:16:51 AM
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This beautiful GG1 is my loco of the month. As you can see it is one of the new Bachmann units and they are finely detailed. This is the Brunswick single stripe, but I have the 5 stripe coming. Later I plan on getting the Congressional silver and the black Penn Central. The Tuscan does not peak my interest so that will be last on the list.
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 07:28:52 AM
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Here is my scratch built Lehigh Valley Railroad 4-4-0c, #5 ,"David Laury". Assigned to pull the Black Diamond Express.
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 11:11:09 AM
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Toptrain, isn't that the engine you were working on in the kitbash section? If so, it turned out really nice. Oh, and Chops, thank you for volunteering to help me out if I need help with the Doodlebug. I appreciate it.Speaking of parts, Chops, do you happen to have any spare cowcatchers that I can fit onto my Bachmann Doodlebug? I know where it goes because I've seen pictures of the model and there's little spots where they used to be.
-Steve
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 2:12:25 PM
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I am not sure if one would call it "chaos" or "ingenuity," but in its later days the Penn Central was lashing up anything that would still run, so this oddballian consist has prototypical merit.
As to Doodle Bugs, as per my PM, yes, and I will be finding it shortly. Terrific project and a helluva find.
Lastly, that scratch built Diamond Express is astonishing. I hope that we will get to see it with its passenger consist.
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 2:23:07 PM
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A couple of ALCO ROCO C424 engines from my to do some day list. Sorry for the poor quality, these pics were cropped from my inventory shots.
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 3:13:13 PM
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It wouldn't be a lotw thread without one of my e units :)
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 4:41:58 PM
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Oh my goodness Ray that L&N E8 is beautiful 
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 6:19:41 PM
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My Loco of the week is a companion to Shaygetz’s Tyco GP20. He repaired it for me and it is a great runner. Thanks Shay.
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 6:53:03 PM
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My LOTW is a pair of Chessie GP-30s, one a Proto 2000 C&O and the other a Bachmann B&O.
  
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Posted - May 14 2014 : 12:37:28 PM
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quote:Oh my goodness Ray that L&N E8 is beautiful
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â May 13 2014Â :Â 4:41:58 PM
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Thank you! I have at least 12 e units but this one is up there with my favorites.
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Posted - May 14 2014 : 10:59:42 PM
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Jerry, I like the vermillion patch panel next to the road number on the B&O unit. Nice little detail!
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Posted - May 15 2014 : 01:50:33 AM
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Pardon me boys..... 
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Posted - May 15 2014 : 09:39:46 AM
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quote:Pardon me boys.....
Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â May 15 2014Â :Â 01:50:33 AM
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 I keep seeing those at train shows and I never pick them up because I keep forgetting too and there's other stuff that grab my attention that are around it.
-Steve
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Posted - May 15 2014 : 12:12:43 PM
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| I just got this one because the paint finish was nice and it was CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP.
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Posted - May 15 2014 : 1:13:14 PM
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nice one Metalsmith1 I got one too
Got the caboose? I MIGHT have a extra 
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Posted - May 15 2014 : 1:53:41 PM
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quote:I just got this one because the paint finish was nice and it was CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP.
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Of course! Everyone loves cheap stuff!I'm the same way too, actually. I like to get good deals at train shows and other train places like that.
-Steve
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Posted - May 15 2014 : 10:24:19 PM
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quote:Jerry, I like the vermillion patch panel next to the road number on the B&O unit. Nice little detail!
Originally posted by gmoney - May 14 2014 : 10:59:42 PM
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Thank you Glenn. I tried to massage the look of the Bachmann a bit to match the P2K - but that vermillion patch? There was a scratch there and I attempted to match the paint to fix it. Wasn't a great match but turned out to be a great "patch"
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Posted - May 16 2014 : 9:47:04 PM
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Here's something from when Bachmann was first starting to get "good"...
It's a Bachmann Plus Santa Fe Consolidation steam locomotive! It runs pretty well, and the smoke unit works pretty well, but I find it best to not let it sit still for long, because when on a DCC unit it continues to smoke... or would that make it look more realistic?
It does struggle a bit in one area of the layout when pulling a certain amount of cars... how could I fix this up? (Maybe some bullfrog snot?)
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Posted - May 16 2014 : 9:52:56 PM
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It does struggle a bit in one area of the layout when pulling a certain amount of cars... how could I fix this up? (Maybe some bullfrog snot?)
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nice looking loco wiley.
When you say it struggles, do you mean the wheels are spinning?
If so I would see if there's any way to add weight first. Have not had any experience with BS.
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nice looking loco wiley.
When you say it struggles, do you mean the wheels are spinning?
If so I would see if there's any way to add weight first. Have not had any experience with BS.
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Yes, the wheels spin. Maybe I will try adding a bit of extra weight into the engine.
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Posted - May 16 2014 : 10:37:19 PM
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quote:When on a DCC unit it continues to smoke... or would that make it look more realistic?
It does struggle a bit in one area of the layout when pulling a certain amount of cars... how could I fix this up? (Maybe some bullfrog snot?)
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At rest, locomotives mainly smoke when you feed them fresh coal. When they're working very hard, they'll smoke it up a bit even when not freshly stoked. The most smoke is when you're adding coal and working hard. When you're burning fully ignited coal at rest or when just cruising along, the stack is pretty clear. In cool or humid weather the steam will show in a clear stack when the locomotive is moving.
Regarding Bullfrog Snot, it's a rubber coating that will reduce your electrical pickup by the number of drivers coated. Avoid it if there's another option that works.
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Posted - May 17 2014 : 12:33:44 AM
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quote:Here's something from when Bachmann was first starting to get "good"...
It's a Bachmann Plus Santa Fe Consolidation steam locomotive! It runs pretty well, and the smoke unit works pretty well, but I find it best to not let it sit still for long, because when on a DCC unit it continues to smoke... or would that make it look more realistic?
It does struggle a bit in one area of the layout when pulling a certain amount of cars... how could I fix this up? (Maybe some bullfrog snot?)
Originally posted by wiley209Â -Â May 16 2014Â :Â 9:47:04 PM
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I got one of these with Reading markings last weekend at a train show for $35. They do run much better (not to mention quieter) than the old pancake version.
As for the smoke unit, I just remove them. They are completely open, so any excess oil dumps out inside the loco when put into storage. I've also seen quite a few with melted stacks. It runs full bore on DCC because DCC has a constant 15 volts through the rails, which will be more likely to melt the shell. The only way to control it would be with a decoder, and you would have to insulate the smoker from the frame halves and wire it to an accessory output on the decoder.
If you remove it, that gives you extra room to add a lead slug for more weight.
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Posted - May 17 2014 : 10:53:03 AM
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quote:Here's something from when Bachmann was first starting to get "good"...
It's a Bachmann Plus Santa Fe Consolidation steam locomotive! It runs pretty well, and the smoke unit works pretty well, but I find it best to not let it sit still for long, because when on a DCC unit it continues to smoke... or would that make it look more realistic?
It does struggle a bit in one area of the layout when pulling a certain amount of cars... how could I fix this up? (Maybe some bullfrog snot?)
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As for the smoking when not running feature, I think that actually makes the engine look and act more realistic. I don't see why you think it's bad.
-Steve
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Posted - May 17 2014 : 9:13:58 PM
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| Love those steam locomotives.
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Posted - May 17 2014 : 9:55:01 PM
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quote:Love those steam locomotives.
Originally posted by Barry - May 17 2014 : 9:13:58 PM
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Me too, Barry. I think they are much more majestic than diesels. Although diesels are cool, most of them just don't match the beauty that steam locomotives have.
-Steve
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Posted - May 18 2014 : 6:25:27 PM
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As for the smoking when not running feature, I think that actually makes the engine look and act more realistic. I don't see why you think it's bad.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â May 17 2014Â :Â 10:53:03 AM
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If you compare it to a real steam loco in action the smoke looks anything but realistic. They are fun, but tend to make a huge mess of wheels & rails in HO, and the oil can be bad for plastic parts (a lot of old Chattanooga boilers have become very brittle). I think they are best suited for S scale and larger, which is why I break out the American Flyer once in a while.
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Posted - May 18 2014 : 6:28:42 PM
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As for the smoking when not running feature, I think that actually makes the engine look and act more realistic. I don't see why you think it's bad.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â May 17 2014Â :Â 10:53:03 AM
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If you compare it to a real steam loco in action the smoke looks anything but realistic. They are fun, but tend to make a huge mess of wheels & rails in HO, and the oil can be bad for plastic parts (a lot of old Chattanooga boilers have become very brittle). I think they are best suited for S scale and larger, which is why I break out the American Flyer once in a while.
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Ah, ok. Now I completely understand why he doesn't like the smoking feature.
-Steve
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Posted - May 19 2014 : 01:35:01 AM
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quote:This is my latest score at $75 Is new in box.
Leo
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excuse my drool,,,
Can't help but wonder how this would look hauling my New York Central - Bachmann Spectrum Heavyweights
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