warringtonbankquay Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 I've just read in the September Rail Express review of the Bachmann trade day that the Class 40 is to be re-tooled. I don't recall seeing that news before. Great news. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 About time!!! I'm pleased to see that Bachmann are doing this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold griffgriff Posted August 19, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 19, 2010 Wasn't this mentioned elsewhere? If not I must have become psychic because I'm sure I knew this - what else is in my crystal ball B) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Thumper Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Isnt the current moulding the original mainline range one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest 47107 Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Isnt the current moulding the original mainline range one? Mainline made a class 45 not a class 40. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Thumper Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Mainline made a class 45 not a class 40. Look the bloomin same to me, LOL Thanks for that, yes i thought it was one of them. Im sure someone did a 40 before Bachmann? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Anybody want a couple of old ones and Lima bodyshells...? Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Im sure someone did a 40 before Bachmann? Jouef....? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iak Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Wouldn't have anything to do with an upcoming release in the Railroad range, would it? Well there may be some truth in that statement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Thumper Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Jouef....? Ah yes that model... which if i recall is not bad really.... anyway yes Bachman are retooling the 40 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 40's were amongst my fav diesels but I thought the Jouef 40 body looked shallow (I think it was to clear the bogies on carpet layouts) which is why I didnt buy one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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coachmann Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Totally gutless & underpowered, quite prototypical really.... They had you fooled then! It only looked this way when they were slipping on the buckets of oil dropped by preceding Class 47s.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Oops, there goes another embargo... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Oops, there goes another embargo... Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spackz Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 This was mentioned in the "will we ever hear the 40's" thread, only confirmed by e-mail to one member by Bachmann, at least this is now common knowledge confirmed by them good news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcwp Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Good news indeed. The Bachmann 40 has a very good mechanism but is let down by a poor body and looks nothing like a 40 to me. I have only ever bought two, and one or both were going to donate their chassis to Lima bodies. Instead, if Bachmann get it right this time, my six Lima 40s (all very much improved from as-bought condition) will be replaced, probably with a few more on top of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Horsetan Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 I wouldn't get too excited. Let's see the test shots. The trouble sometimes is that a re-tooling can lead to other errors coming up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Wouldn't have anything to do with an upcoming release in the Railroad range, would it? Why would it, and what if it did? As with the BP, we'll never know for certain but my own judgment of the timescales would suggest this has been on the cards a while The trouble sometimes is that a re-tooling can lead to other errors coming up. Balance of probability is that any 'new' errors will be outweighed by the existing ones being addressed. Taking their 37 and 47 as a yardstick, Barwell have a good track record of progressive improvement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
0O00 Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Great news! I'm trying to think what variations there have been over the years in order to determine the eventual tooling and different moulds for different eras. Clearly, there are the nose differences; centre headcode box (rounded and not rounded off), disc headcode and split box. Those earlier ones with access ladders on the front could be an accessory rather than a mould. I don't recall there being many bodyside differences but I stand to be corrected. Alex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennine MC Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 I'm trying to think what variations there have been over the years in order to determine the eventual tooling and different moulds for different eras. . I don't recall there being many bodyside differences but I stand to be corrected. Not so much bodyside, but there are differences in roof panel arrangements which the current models dont reflect Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 FAN-FUNKING-TASTIC NEWS !!! That's the last Waverley gap plugged, and my Italian nine will be progressively phased out, hopefully without recourse to the Railroad chassis, depending how long it takes Barwell to bring these to market, that is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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