Bachmann Donald & Douglas/Bill & Ben

[Nile]

While smaller than the Hornby version they are still over-scale, about the same size as a Hornby B2 Peckett. Weight is not a problem.

[TonyMay]

You can see here them next to wagons.  They are slightly overscale,

 

 

[Hilux5972]

On 07/07/2020 at 17:00, TonyMay said:

You can see here them next to wagons.  They are slightly overscale,

 

 

Maybe slightly overscale, but miles ahead of Hornbys old huge offering! 

[SomethingTrainLover]

and tbf, they're perfectly in scale for what they're representing, the TVS models. They're not exactly meant to be Alfred and Judy ;). Still, they form a decent basis for freelance industrial engines. Actually converted mine into such, don't have any picture's on hand though.

[SteveyDee68]

Interesting video. Aren’t the Bachmann TTTE range now available here, given Hornby losing the franchise?

 

Also, why does Sam use the floor for his “layout”? Particularly confused by the “scenic” sections apparently built on carpet! 
 

Steve S

Edited July 14, 2020 by SteveyDee68
Autocorrect altered Hornby to Horny!!

[SomethingTrainLover]

16 hours ago, SteveyDee68 said:

Interesting video. Aren’t the Bachmann TTTE range now available here, given Horny losing the franchise?

 

Also, why does Sam use the floor for his “layout”? Particularly confused by the “scenic” sections apparently built on carpet! 
 

Steve S

They should be. Given they're going for a 3+ demographic, lot of the extra detail bits like the couplings and lamp irons were thickened to meet regulations. The UK ones are also going to be DCC ready, 18 pin, and I think the may have gotten a needed and better motor across the older models in the range. Should be releasing at some point this year, along with the new N gauge range. Probably been delayed due to the pandemic.

[Hilux5972]

That was the one let down for me, the fact that there was no dcc readiness in the range. Looking forward to that changing. 

[Hilux5972]

That was the one let down for me, the fact that there was no dcc readiness in the range. Looking forward to that changing. 

[Corbs]

Yes the Hornby one is VERY large

[SomethingTrainLover]

Hornby one is ridiculous 

[HonestTom]

On ‎14‎/‎07‎/‎2020 at 02:10, SomethingTrainLover said:

and tbf, they're perfectly in scale for what they're representing, the TVS models. They're not exactly meant to be Alfred and Judy ;). Still, they form a decent basis for freelance industrial engines. Actually converted mine into such, don't have any picture's on hand though.

 

The thing about the TV series, particularly in its early years, was that it used commercially available chassis. As a result, there were all sorts of scale compromises (you also got oddities like the ridiculous overhang at the back of Henry). And these have been replicated in the Bachmann model range, Fortunately, after the switch to CGI, the "modelmakers" visited the Talyllyn Railway to make sure the narrow gauge engines were as near as reasonable to their prototypes. With the exception of Duncan, because Douglas was being repaired at the time.

 

On ‎14‎/‎07‎/‎2020 at 04:03, SteveyDee68 said:

Interesting video. Aren’t the Bachmann TTTE range now available here, given Hornby losing the franchise?

 

Also, why does Sam use the floor for his “layout”? Particularly confused by the “scenic” sections apparently built on carpet! 
 

Steve S

 

I understand the thinking is that the majority of modellers don't actually have a "proper" layout, so he uses a semi-permanent floor set-up.

 

On ‎15‎/‎07‎/‎2020 at 15:47, Corbs said:

Yes the Hornby one is VERY large

 

There was an O gauge layout in Railway Modeller (I think c. 1997?) that actually used a Hornby Bill with extended axles, and it looked pretty spot-on.