Mel_H Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 On 28/03/2020 at 11:05, Class 158 productions said: Should be interesting to compare with dapols offering, I assume the benefits are the lower floor and a better paint job. Personally I have found the Bachmann 158 mechanism rather loud, hopefully this is not the case on the 117/121s. It will be fascinating to compare. I wonder if Model Rail will mention Dapol's in its review, seeing as BRM didn't (and didn't even mention that the Dapol one exists). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel_H Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 On 29/03/2020 at 12:27, SouthernMafia said: Any news on the Dacia Sandero ? Great news indeed, still can't decide if I'm getting a Blue Grey or NSE...might have to be both ! I gather it's still coming... [late news, a truck ran it over..] PS As a Morris Ital owner, I do have a sense of humour... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 158 productions Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 23 hours ago, Mel_H said: It will be fascinating to compare. I wonder if Model Rail will mention Dapol's in its review, seeing as BRM didn't (and didn't even mention that the Dapol one exists). I know it’s rather odd, many of the features they bragged about, e.g the speedo cable. Are actually included in the Dapol model, you just have to fit it yourself. They are very nice models but the Bachmann will be better and run nicer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 On 01/04/2020 at 16:37, Mel_H said: It will be fascinating to compare. I wonder if Model Rail will mention Dapol's in its review, seeing as BRM didn't (and didn't even mention that the Dapol one exists). I've just reviewed it - well a couple of weeks ago, actually. I compared it with my collection of Dapol ones while writing the review. It went to press today. In the current situation I'm assuming everything will be as normal until it isn't. (CJL) 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted April 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2020 The review in Hornby Magazine has a fair few photos and it looks very nice. Not been a big fan of Bachmann”s recent offerings, but this one looks fantastic. I think one will be heading my way soon to join my Dapol 121s and 122s. Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted April 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 3, 2020 Preparing my account for a significant hit ..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarr40 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 There’s a video on YouTube of the 121 in NSE and BR Blue and they do look good, just hope the motor within are not as noisy as the 159 I recently purchased. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 158 productions Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 3 hours ago, amarr40 said: There’s a video on YouTube of the 121 in NSE and BR Blue and they do look good, just hope the motor within are not as noisy as the 159 I recently purchased. Exactly my thoughts, both my 158s are rather noisy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 43 minutes ago, Class 158 productions said: Exactly my thoughts, both my 158s are rather noisy Did you buy the sound-fitted version by mistake? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 158 productions Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 30 minutes ago, 'CHARD said: Did you buy the sound-fitted version by mistake? Nope, both are dc. My 150s and older 166s and 158s are a lot quieter. I think it could be the exposed cardan shafts. But I am hoping the dmus are quieter especially with only one motor on the 121. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 At the last update the blue/grey version was due for release this month. I wonder if there has been any update from Bachmann as to whether the current situation will have impacted on this? I've not seen anything to indicate where we are. It would be handy to know although in the great scheme of things probably and rightly the last thing on people's agendas, I've got quite a "spending bulge" planned for this year if all the proposed delivery dates are met so my financial planning might need a rejig if things are slipping! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, Class 158 productions said: Nope, both are dc. My 150s and older 166s and 158s are a lot quieter. I think it could be the exposed cardan shafts. But I am hoping the dmus are quieter especially with only one motor on the 121. I'm sorry. It was a little joke for these drab times! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 158 productions Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 2 hours ago, 'CHARD said: I'm sorry. It was a little joke for these drab times! To be fair the motor sounds like a sprinter! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 4, 2020 2 hours ago, wombatofludham said: At the last update the blue/grey version was due for release this month. I wonder if there has been any update from Bachmann as to whether the current situation will have impacted on this? Kernow MRC's newsletter last Friday indicated they were expected during this month. The current situation may delay things somewhat but if they have already been made and are in transit then they will find their way to the retailers in due course. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 4, 2020 If there are reviews on YouTube and elsewhere of the production version, these have traditionally been from a small batch that are airfreighted so magazines etc. can have one to review in the issue that comes out when the main batch arrive by sea, so they are in peoples minds on general release. So they should be on their way by sea, although this may take longer than usual with fewer ships operating and those that are making more po,rt calls on route. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempfix Rich Papper Posted April 5, 2020 Tempfix Share Posted April 5, 2020 Does anyone have any decoder thoughts on these yet? I'm assuming they are Plux-22 (although some retailers are still listing it as a 21 pin), but have never bought one. There don't seem to be many choices. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, Rich Papper said: Does anyone have any decoder thoughts on these yet? I'm assuming they are Plux-22 They are Plux 22, correct. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparaxis Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Zimo or ESU would be my choice. While they are not the cheapest on the market, the 121 is not exactly a cheap item... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977joey Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I really REALLY hope Bachmann shrink the Class 117 & give us a Farish N gauge one! It looks superb! So pretty please Bachmann, us N gauges are crying out for larger suburban DMUs too... Cheers, Mark 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamespetts Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, 1977joey said: I really REALLY hope Bachmann shrink the Class 117 & give us a Farish N gauge one! It looks superb! So pretty please Bachmann, us N gauges are crying out for larger suburban DMUs too... Cheers, Mark I entirely agree. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.Uni Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Release date updates: 35-500 Class 117 3-Car DMU BR Green (Speed Whiskers) May-20 35-501 Class 117 3-Car DMU BR Blue & Grey May-20 35-502 Class 117 3-Car DMU BR Network SouthEast (Revised) Jun-20 35-525 Class 121 Single-Car DMU BR Green (Speed Whiskers) May-20 35-526 Class 121 Single-Car DMU BR Blue & Grey May-20 35-527 Class 121 Single-Car DMU BR Network SouthEast (Revised) May-20 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 09/04/2020 at 15:45, 1977joey said: I really REALLY hope Bachmann shrink the Class 117 & give us a Farish N gauge one! It looks superb! So pretty please Bachmann, us N gauges are crying out for larger suburban DMUs too... Cheers, Mark When the Bachmann 117 was announced I mentioned to a Bachman Rep at one of the exhibitions (might have been TINGS) how nice a Graham Farish version would be. I got the impression that I wasn't the only person to say the same thing although the response was understandably non-committal but that they would think about it. Fingers crossed that it will be announced some time, it seems like a "no-brainer" in terms of pent-up demand, but I appreciate that these things don't just happen over night. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Dapol already have the chassis and CADs from the 121 and 122 in N, but have never announced any development of those to cover multi-car variants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderer08 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Anyone know if Bachmann are planning to do 122’s and 121 trailers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 The way things are done now, you’re likely to get three months notice at most, if they ever appear. A bubble car trailer would be nice but as one hasn’t been produced at the same time as the power car, provision for DCC might need a bit of head scratching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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