George Woodcock Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Hello The problem is not so much the livery but more the fact of them having the original front end with the cowling in place. I have photos of 150148 in 1991 as a 3 car unit in Mid Wales also later in the year at Arnside and Grange over Sands but it still has the cowls in place. I presume they were removed when it was decided to fit the deflectors. It would appear that I am going to have to make this up from plastic, or at least to make a representation of it. This is the problem that Trains4U had with their 150/1 in original livery and having to change the number as only 1 was modified in that livery. Cheers George Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxie Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 http://www.53a-pix.co.uk/picture/150148-EX-290598.jpg Just came across this picture. It seems 150148 carried the 'Sprinter' livery for longer than I thought.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheDukeOfWellingtons Posted November 17, 2009 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2009 The second batch has arrived at Hattons. E-mail arrived this morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxie Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I wonder if Bachmann will consider reversing the liveries on the 150/1s and 150/2s if the demand is high enough? I.e. Regional Railways on the 150/1 and Sprinter on the 150/2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_long Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Strangely enough seeing this 150/1 wizzing round bachmanns little track at Warley their example (probably pre production) did not have the silver front window frames. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxie Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Strangely enough seeing this 150/1 wizzing round bachmanns little track at Warley their example (probably pre production) did not have the silver front window frames. Neither does the box. Very misleading. Then again, Bachmann don't exactly pride themselves on providing the right pictures for the right boxes do they? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
59004 ( was Shedcombe....) Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Strangely enough seeing this 150/1 wizzing round bachmanns little track at Warley their example (probably pre production) did not have the silver front window frames. Neither does the box. Very misleading. Then again, Bachmann don't exactly pride themselves on providing the right pictures for the right boxes do they? The new type boxes come without the generic Class pictures, showing the actual model through a window. Much better IMHO. Regards, Michel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxie Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 The new type boxes come without the generic Class pictures, showing the actual model through a window. Much better IMHO. Regards, Michel I know. Massive improvement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
59004 ( was Shedcombe....) Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Hi, Bargain 150148's, ex Dynamis set, to be had for GBP 50 ( DC ) and GBP 55 ( DCC ). See http://www.oliviastrains.com/pages/1367/Bachmann_150_Sprinter Regards, Michel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47541 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I got this model myself, its proving to be troublesome at the moment ! Continuous jerking, its driving me crazy ! Not very good at fixing things, but i am going to remove the body and oil it, and possibly run it on DC to try it that way ! Othrwise, it is a good looking model ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete the Elaner Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 If the problem is mechanical, I don't see how running it on DC would help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERandBR Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 It dosn't have to be a problem with the mechanism. It could be the chip. The usual advice before fitting a chip is to test the running on DC first. There's no harm in trying that first to identify if it's the chip that's faulty or the unit itself. Sometimes a strip down and rebuild magically caures the problem. I had a Bachmann 47 from the first batch which didn't run well. I took it apart and couldn't see anything glaringly wrong. When I put it back together it ran fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47541 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Thanks guys ! It came with a factory fitted chip, so i just thought taking it out and running it normally on DC would help eliminate any chip problem ! Taking it apart and a good servicing will hopefully help too ! Good to know your 47 is now ok ! Cheers again, Graham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vac_basher Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Rails of Sheffield have these advertaised for £49.50 at the moment. I'm tempted! Back in the day (1990 or there abouts) did these 150/1 units ever run around the Exeter area in this livery? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Country Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Rails of Sheffield have these advertaised for £49.50 at the moment. I'm tempted! Back in the day (1990 or there abouts) did these 150/1 units ever run around the Exeter area in this livery? Only the 150/2s operated around Exeter, although this livery was based on that applied to the 150/2s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47541 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Hello guys, Just wanted to add to my previous problem with my 150 running rough, i took the chip out, ran it on dc, it ran fine, which ruled out anything mechanical, i fitted it with a different chip, and it ran well, so i must have had a faulty chip ! All is now well THANKFULLY ! Regards, Graham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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