Bachmann Streamline K

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I just sent a reply regarding the ³Bachmann K² and mentioned that I had a
Bowser NYC Pacific that I thought could make into an N&W E, but I forgot to
mention that I have a Bachmann ³Plus² J (#608) that I thought I could
convert to a K and here¹s why:  I was operating it one day and it suddenly
stalled out and smoke was being emitted.  I shut off the power, but upon
closer inspection, I realized that I had the only HO gauge model steam
engine on earth that actually had a fire in the fire box.  Poor old #608 was
suffering from a bad case of melt-down.  I managed to put out the fire but
not before there was some scarring of the nice paint job with the Red
stripe.  Apparently, the DCC wires got caught in the trailing truck and
shorted out which started the fire.  Anyway, I thought #608 might be a
candidate for a streamlined K2a.  But I figured that I would have to
re-section the shell as a K would not be quite as long as a J.  That is why
I made the remark that I hoped Bachmann would not just take the J shell and
put a 4-8-2 mechanism under it.  If they are going to do that, I¹m too much
of a purist, I will go back to plan A and truncate #608.  But this time, I
will not try for such realism, I will simply put a flickering LED in the
firebox!  Besides, roasting plastic doesn¹t smell much like the sulphury
stench of burning bituminous coal.


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