paul 27 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 31 - 565 V2 with revised chassis, using the old body tooling are these inter changeable with the ones from the old models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_stevens Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Unless I'm very much mistaken this IS one of the old ones. The new V2's have not been released yet. They will be: Bachmann Branchline 35-200 Class V2 2-6-2 4791 in LNER green Bachmann Branchline 35-201 Class V2 2-6-2 60845 in BR lined black with early emblem Bachmann Branchline 35-202 Class V2 2-6-2 60847 "St Peters School" in BR green with late crest. At the moment they still seem to be a long way from release. Hope that clears things up. Luke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEGair Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Quote The latest incarnation of the V2 has the new chassis with old body. It has been a few years since I looked at the V2 chassis replacement for the split chassis. From memory I think it fits, but with some cutting away or adjustment under the cab somewhere, can not remember. I bought a new chassis V2 to replace the split chassis. My 'bag of nails' split chassis is running okay at the moment, so the new chassis is not needed yet. It may also need a different size fixing screw, as I replaced the V1/V3 tank engine chassis with a new one and that is all it needed. I will check later and get back to you unless someone else replies first. I have ordered the new model with complete new tooled body, so will have 3 incarnations of the V2. Hope this of help Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 10 hours ago, paul 27 said: 31 - 565 V2 with revised chassis, using the old body tooling are these inter changeable with the ones from the old models. I believe what you are asking is can you take a V2 body that originally came on a split chassis mechanism, and fit it on the conventional mechanism introduced a few years ago? As above the answer is yes, but you have to modify the old body to secure it to the new mechanism. This is not difficult as comparison of the bodies from the underside will reveal the changes required: To the locator at the front, just a little plastic to cut away from the old body. Under the cab take off the centre boss and the bar just behind it and smooth off. Drill small pilot holes for self tappers using the new mechanism as a template for positioning, and secure. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul 27 Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 Thanks just what I needed to know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 For people waiting for the new V2, Bachmann have got the CAD for it: http://news.Bachmann.co.uk/2019/08/product-availability-update/ Jamie 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 On 08/08/2019 at 19:06, JamieR4489 said: For people waiting for the new V2, Bachmann have got the CAD for it: http://news.Bachmann.co.uk/2019/08/product-availability-update/ Jamie Thanks for posting that.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerzilla Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 To revive this thread, can you put the old 31 prefix split-chassis V2 bodies onto the new 35 prefix chassis, which is available as a spare part? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now