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 Posted - August 21 2020 : 8:20:46 PM
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So the older bachmann f9 shells have this thing on the fuel tank where it looks like there is a little chip of the shell missing. I know it isn't missing though because they are all like this look at the fuel tank in this pic that I found
I don't think this is what f9s look like in real life. was it just the way that these are molded? or was it a mistake that was not fixed?
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Posted - August 21 2020 : 8:25:15 PM
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I wondered the same exact thing myself, but yes it is.
Some F units didn't have that skirting, and just had the fuel cap and filler valve exposed. Since these parts are usually molded onto that skirt, bachmann just decided to make portions of the skirt around them.
But since it looks like a chunk is missing, why didn't bachmann just go full skirt 
bachmann is weird sometimes.
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Posted - August 21 2020 : 8:46:01 PM
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quote:I wondered the same exact thing myself, but yes it is.
Some F units didn't have that skirting, and just had the fuel cap and filler valve exposed. Since these parts are usually molded onto that skirt, bachmann just decided to make portions of the skirt around them.
But since it looks like a chunk is missing, why didn't bachmann just go full skirt
bachmann is weird sometimes.
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â August 21 2020Â :Â 8:25:15 PM
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yes they can be weird check out this toy man tv video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRIZRcN3cLg
He says that they used bachmann drives and if you look at the model it has the same chip missing
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Posted - August 22 2020 : 09:08:14 AM
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All of those F9s had the partial skirt thing until they retooled it.
It looks like it's broken, but it isn't.
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Posted - August 22 2020 : 10:02:38 AM
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quote:All of those F9s had the partial skirt thing until they retooled it.
It looks like it's broken, but it isn't.
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â August 22 2020Â :Â 09:08:14 AM
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yeah the first time I saw one I thought there was peace broken off of it
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Posted - August 22 2020 : 10:35:14 AM
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Take a look on Google Images, there are a bunch of prototypes that have similar skirting.
Pretty common, as was no skirting at all.
Full skirting was the real rarity.
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Posted - August 22 2020 : 3:26:10 PM
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Always wondered that too, but Crown Vic is right. Wow - Bachmann got it right in a way..
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Posted - August 22 2020 : 3:59:06 PM
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quote:Always wondered that too, but Crown Vic is right. Wow - Bachmann got it right in a way..
Originally posted by RP model railroads - August 22 2020 : 3:26:10 PM
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yeah, I suppose they did!
Although the windows on those older F9s are waayyyy too large!
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