Hello all, during last month thread, there was a number of compliments about Bachman and their new Mountain. I would like to include my recent experiences about the engines. I work one day a week (Sat

Hello all, last saturday I finally got a chance to look at the Athearn Mikado. This gave me a chance to compare it to the Bachman MT. As soon as I took out the engine from the box, I could tell of the

| Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 08:49:43 -0700 | From: Thomas Beutel <Thomas.Beutel@...> |Subject: RE: Bachmann mountain | |Nelson and Jack, | |Another thought to add is that in some cases, you only have one

D&S Hobbies are predicting the announcement of a comprehensive range of new quality steam locos by the end of October. http://onerrave.com Put that alongside P2K's statement that they will make a majo

-----original message----- A "Big Boy". Men <g>. Surely big engines need big layouts, therefore what is needed are smaller engines, because you need more of them. ;_) [snip] Harriman types would also

A 2-6-6-6 Allegheney (sp?)! I don't model the C&O, but if they made one you can BET money I'd have one! What an impressive locomotive! Brad Bourbina I would do one that has not been done in plastic be

That's well OUT of what I consider the "affordable" range... Brad Bourbina BillD53A@... wrote: The model is listed in the Walthers catalog, 1 undecorated, 2 ATSF #s nd 2NW #s... price is $375, and no

It's also relative to personal budget. I'm aware that an articulated is a tad more complicated, but I'm disappointed that Life-Like thinks that makes it worth twice as much. I was hoping for something

There was mention of a Big Boy for the P2K articulated. If I was in marketing I probably would think about it to be a good seller. But here is the rub. Rivarossi already has one but not that well done

Does anyone know if there are decals for Missouri & Arkansas steam engines out there anywhere? I know there were some boxcar decals, but don't know about steam. I want to model an M&A Consolidation, o

I looked at Kalmbach's Locomotive Cyclopedia last night. It has good photos of the evolution of the USRA 2-8-8-2, from early to late N&W designs. The obvious major changes are: - Small firebox to larg

Hello, with all this talk about starting to see american companies making fine plastic steam engines, I would like to present the following link to the Roco presentation of their new Austrian 310. htt

This is for you old timers like me. Has anyone ever seen a later model of the Winton 2-6-6-6. There is a gentleman selling one of the earlier ones on ebay, but he was totally surprised by some of the

ECMR have advised their email list that orders for the first release of the P2K H0 articulated are likely to be closed off by LL on Friday of this week. They have advised an expected list of $375 and

Can anyone shed any light on the following rumored locos to be produced in 2000? Bachmann 4-8-4 GN w/ vanderbilt tender (#58161 Jul 2000) Bachmann 4-6-0 SPC (#81095 Nov 2000) is this On30? Bachmann 2-

Keeping this thread alive, there is a rumor that Athearn will introduce another type steam engine next year, but so far they will not tell which type. Has anybody heard anything? Me, I hope it is a He

An ALLEGHENEY! I want an Allegheney! Ok, realistically, since I could probably never afford the Allegheney anyway...in my opinion the easiest thing for Athearn to reproduce en masse would be a Heavy M

I am forwarding this to this list for your information. Cheers Leo ----- Original Message ----- From: Skvt the Viking King <schogen@...> Newsgroups: rec.models.railroad Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999

I've bought a IHC 4-4-0 as a stand in for my layout. I've been checking my Dunscomb and Stindt and from this I've narrowed down some SP and NWP prototypes that look at a glance to be similar. SP class

Lifelike have updated their web page to include a selection of photos and description of their new articulated loco. Look at http://www.lifelikeproducts.com/ Nelson Kennedy Christchurch, New Zealand F