Bachmann Streamline K

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I have a Bowser NYC Pacific from about 1958 that I thought would make a
great N&W E.  I assume though that Bachmann will not just take a J shell and
slap a 4-8-2 mechanism under it.  Assumptions are dangerous!

Bob Folsom


On 7/18/06 3:50 PM, "nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:


> K unit?  K UNIT????

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> Units are diesels.

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> Ed King

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>> To: N and W Modeling List <mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

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>> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 9:50 AM

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>> Subject: Re: Bachmann Streamline K

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>> Cool. I have a Spectrum K unit that was made into  a K2a by using a standard

>> Bachmann J shell that runs really really well. I can  only imagine them

>> making one proper and how well it will run. All the SPectrum  units I have

>> run extremely well, including two I am going to sell because they  don't fit

>> the N&W. I have a Spectrum J, a couple 2-10-0's, a K2, and the  K2a. All run

>> really well. I have to say though that of all the locomotives I  own the best

>> running ones are the Proto 2000 Y3, and a 40 year old Mantua  Pacific that I

>> made into an E2a. Sitting next to my NWSL E2a (which runs well  but is not

>> converted to DCC yet) it looks to be about the same size and  captures the

>> look real well. However, I will DCC-ize the brass piece and  renumber the

>> Mantua unit to something else.

>>  

>> Anyway, just my two cents' worth. Lately for  value for the price, it seems

>> the Bachmann Spectrum and Proto 2000 models are  good buys.

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>> Bob Welsh

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>>> To: N and W Modeling List <mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

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>>> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 10:56  PM

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>>> Subject: Re: Bachmann Streamline K

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>>> Jim:

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>>> Talking to a Bachman  repair person about the pacifics, and he stated the

>>> they are going to focus  on the mountain series..  When ask which mountain,

>>> he stated that he  thought there was a N&W streamlined mountain in the

>>> works.   Only time will tell.

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>>> Stephen  Rineair

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>>>> There was mention in the past few weeks here  on the list about Bachmann

>>>> doing an N&W streamline K class  locomotive.

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>>>> I seem to have misplaced (read deleted!) this  post by mistake.  I can't

>>>> find any mention of it on the Bachmann web  site.

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>>>> Could someone kindly repost the link?   TIA

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>>>>  

>>>> Jim Brewer

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>>>> Glenwood MD

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