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1 hour ago, XChris said:

They only ever did 47245 in a 2010ish condition. So a 47 is likely and if they pick the right one it would be an easy re-number! However a WCRC 37 is unlikely to me

 

TBH I am more familiar with the 37s. There are at least 3 Bachmann WCRC 37s. 669 which was a main range release. 706 was a Collector's Club model. 248 was a Model Rail exclusive. There was supposedly a Haburn Hobbies model of 428 but I don't think it happened.

 

706 and the 57 were for sale next to each other for £135 each at Doncaster yesterday (used).

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You can still buy WCRC 37 shells from the spares website.

669 is an easy renumber to 668, as wcrc has that too.


The heavy freight 37’s with headcode boxes removed would be nice, its not exactly over done since Limas days and WCRC has two here..

 

37516 wcrc has never been done.

37706 was done twice by Bachmann in RfP and wcrc.

37707 with its bonnet numbers in rfp as a regular highland  visitor would be nice.

37716 in DRS must be a must on many peoples wish lists.

and 37501/2 have always fetched funny money

 

of course railfreight redstripe has just made a come back too..

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The BCC magazine article also mentions the tooling change to loose the end steps! Huzzah! I've done several myself, and have a load more to do, and it can be a right bind! But when trying to model a rake of carriages in anything  like the present day, they have to go!

 

Cheers

 

J

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These coaches will enable me to make a half-decent train with the Collectors’ Club pair I already have, not to mention the Club Class 37 in matching livery. Going by the pictures, the brake blocks seem to be badly out of line with the wheels, which is poor by present day standards. Let’s hope the delay is to modify them.

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50 minutes ago, Andacami said:

I wonder if there is any more news? A few quick searches seem to bring them up as pre-order still; does anyone know why (or just normal delays)...?

 

Due March/April according to Bachmann so they should either on their way or soon should be. 

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I was at a Bachmann Collectors Club event at Peterborough today and I was told that their on the boat and should be with us in about 6-8 weeks.  I don't know if they meant with Bachmann or retailers.

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16 hours ago, Austin Allegro said:

Are these DCC ready?

 

Would love to be able to control the lighting and central locking indicators from my controller like you can with their DBSOs 😜

The real ones aren’t DCC with no central control. No CDL on WCRC mark 1 coaches and the current Jacobite, formed with CDL fitted mk2 aircons mixed with MK1s with locked doors to get round the regs are working with no train supply so no AirCon or lights once the batteries run down…..

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17 hours ago, Austin Allegro said:

Are these DCC ready?

 

Would love to be able to control the lighting and central locking indicators from my controller like you can with their DBSOs 😜

Is this the futuristic version of the real thing your forward planning for ?


i’ll look out for a wcrc pullman set being released, a pair of met cam pullmans fitted with cdl, their names… pegasus, unicorn and the loco being 43106…

 

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1 hour ago, black and decker boy said:

The real ones aren’t DCC with no central control. No CDL on WCRC mark 1 coaches and the current Jacobite, formed with CDL fitted mk2 aircons mixed with MK1s with locked doors to get round the regs are working with no train supply so no AirCon or lights once the batteries run down…..

I’m surprised wcrc hasnt proposed DCC as an alternative to CDL, might even work off a mk1 dynamo.

 

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Just taken delivery of a set of these. Immediate observations are that they are a perfect match for the WCRC pullmans which was to be expected. The colour is indistinguishable to my eyes from the standard Bachmann maroon mk1’s. The previous mk2 from Bachmann just doesn’t sit right with me so that has now been ejected from the rake. Tooling hasn’t really changed apart from the removal of end steps, so the NEM pockets are still in the incorrect position. Coupled up with Hornby 20mm magnetic couplings gives a nice close coupling and ease of placing / removing stock.

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On 22/04/2024 at 13:51, MistaMatthews said:

Just taken delivery of a set of these. Immediate observations are that they are a perfect match for the WCRC pullmans which was to be expected. The colour is indistinguishable to my eyes from the standard Bachmann maroon mk1’s. The previous mk2 from Bachmann just doesn’t sit right with me so that has now been ejected from the rake. Tooling hasn’t really changed apart from the removal of end steps, so the NEM pockets are still in the incorrect position. Coupled up with Hornby 20mm magnetic couplings gives a nice close coupling and ease of placing / removing stock.

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Do you know if the newley released Mk2 from Bachmann (39-354) is a better match than the older model?

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Has anyone had any issues running these coaches on 2nd radius curves? My TSOs and BSK both drag slightly on the curves but the RMB is really bad and barely rolls at all round the curves. Seem the issue is with the wheels rubbing against the chassis frame. 

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As been discussed before the ‘maroon’ shade on the West Coast stock. Shot under natural light - my conclusion is that the Accurascale and Bachmann examples can be ran together. Accurascale’s colour seems to be closer to the real thing when fresh out of the paint shop… whereas the shade used by Bachmann is closer to them after some use and paint fade etc. I have compared them to each other as well as BR maroon Bachmann have used on their MK1’s and MK2’s. (I actually prefer the BR maroon used on the MK2a FK over Bachmanns West Coast Maroon! - but I will let you all make your minds up!) I would say there is a difference in finish on the BR maroon in comparison to the West Coast Maroon by Bachmann, a much more deep colour and satin finish compared to the BR maroon which doesnt have the same depth or shine. The West Coast MK1 & MK2’s seem the same to my eye…


 

New Release Bachmann West Coast MK1 RBR

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Bachmann BR Maroon MK1 BSK

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Bachmann BR Maroon MK2a FK

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Bachmann West Coast MK2a TSO

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Accurascale West Coast MK2b

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All compared next to each other:

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Hope this is of some use to someone 👍🏻

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