And I Eat My Own Words...

[Greg Elmassian]

Yeah had had similar experience with Bachmann, either they know it right off and have it, or you are transferred to an alternate reality where nothing is possible.

Each manufacturer has it's own personality. You did hear NWSL is shutting down, right?

Greg

 

[tac foley]

Yus, I heard that earlier this year. Another highly-regarded source of quality parts bites the dust - it's a real shame. Same happened with Mr Sheridan a few years back. As you may recall, it was a one-man band, and I lucked in to the very last shorty caboose via pal Phil Dipple, who also managed to snag me an interior parts detail set. An all-wood model has a certain kind of 'woodiness' that plastic just cannot replicate.

 

[tac foley]

Wodidowodido? I put images up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dunnyrail]

An all-wood model has a certain kind of 'woodiness' that plastic just cannot replicate.

That will probably be the Wood I guess!

 

[KeithT]

Didn’t Märklin have a dinky little variant the PtL2 Glaskasten?
Or was that something different?
I was very tempted by one a few years ago but managed to resist it!
(I see this is marked PtL1 but was described as a 2)
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[tac foley]

That will probably be the Wood I guess!

It would.

 

[tac foley]

Didn’t Märklin have a dinky little variant the PtL2 Glaskasten?
Or was that something different?
I was very tempted by one a few years ago but managed to resist it!
(I see this is marked PtL1 but was described as a 2)
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Aster also made a version in G1 live-steam. I recall chasing one around a track, trying to catch the little beggar as it was not only VERY hot, but making around 300 scale mph....

 

[Paul M]

It would.

It's plane to cedar pun there!

 

[tac foley]

Grone.

 

[Rhinochugger]

Yeah had had similar experience with Bachmann, either they know it right off and have it, or you are transferred to an alternate reality where nothing is possible.



Greg

I'm not sure that they were necessarily there to help - as you say, when it comes to parts it is either yes or no.

However, when I asked for a parts diagram earlier in the year, they emailed it within 48 hrs

On the down side - was it entirely helpful? .......... ah, well

 

[RkyGriz]

Dang! This Piko 0-6-0 does make a pretty decent freight puller,at least. I've got it hauling 6 freight cars, and it's moving them nicely. Even at minimum power,which makes for a nice, slow freight train. You know: the kind of train that seems to take forever as it slowly rolls through the crossing.