Moderators Popular Post AY Mod Posted February 3, 2021 Moderators Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2021 Following the newly-tooled Class 20/3 it was evident that the chassis and circuitry redesign would mean that earlier body types could be re-tooled with working lighting, this has been developed quietly over the last few years before being revealed now that production is all but complete. 35-351 Class 20/0 D8015 BR Green (Late Crest) £179.95 35-351SF Class 20/0 D8015 BR Green (Late Crest) £279.95 35-355 Class 20/0 20057 BR Blue £179.95 35-355SF Class 20/0 20057 BR Blue (Sound Fitted) £279.95 35-357 Class 20/0 20227 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe) £179.95 35-357SF Class 20/0 20227 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe) £279.95 17 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackB95 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 A very welcome announcement! Bravo Bachmann. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted February 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) Not a big surprise given the 20/3. I am sure one or two will find their way into my collection, but I will have to sort out that lighting - bright white lights on a headcode 20 Edit: 20057 looks to be carrying a livery from the late 1970s. I have found photos of it with large double arrows on the cabside taken in 1977. By Oct 1982 the arrows had moved to side of the nose. Roy Edited February 3, 2021 by Roy Langridge 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Updated 20 as per above not a surprise. Looks like they are doing like Athearn are doing with the 2.0 upgrades to locos in adding details Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer71 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Nice but why the bright ice white LEDS? not prototypical really especially on the green one 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted February 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, sulzer71 said: Nice but why the bright ice white LEDS? not prototypical really especially on the green one Seems to be a Bachmann trend at the moment - the new peaks all have bright white headcodes. I have slipped some yellow Kapton tape between the LED and lens which improves the look, not sure if that will be possible here - may have to resort to a Sharpie. In the photos above, the cab light at least looks warm white / yellow. Roy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer71 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, Roy Langridge said: Seems to be a Bachmann trend at the moment - the new peaks all have bright white headcodes. I have slipped some yellow Kapton tape between the LED and lens which improves the look, not sure if that will be possible here - may have to resort to a Sharpie. In the photos above, the cab light at least looks warm white / yellow. Roy Yeah it does , think I shall stick to fitting lighting from stickswipe on ebay to my current 20's , at least with those I can specify the led colour 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted February 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, sulzer71 said: Yeah it does , think I shall stick to fitting lighting from stickswipe on ebay to my current 20's , at least with those I can specify the led colour Yep, that is what mine have. Jason is a top guy and always comes up trumps. Roy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted February 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2021 Great to see the gentler cantrail curve has migrated from the DRS version. The sharper crease of the original tooling was my least favourite part! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erixtar1992 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 What sound file will it have? same as the whisky galore one or? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer71 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, Roy Langridge said: Yep, that is what mine have. Jason is a top guy and always comes up trumps. Roy He certainly does , done me some custom kits for my Heljan 26s and 27s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BMacdermott Posted February 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2021 Hello everyone Congratulations to Bachmann on this one - we put the loco into the The 2019 00 Wishlist Poll as it was then within our cut-off date of 2005 for inclusion (having been originally released in 2004). It was very High Polling. Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team) 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteskitchen Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I don't have one so I don't know....but what was wrong with the old Bachmann 20? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erixtar1992 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 minute ago, peteskitchen said: I don't have one so I don't know....but what was wrong with the old Bachmann 20? No lighting and very little room for sound installs ect. they run well and look ok though 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted February 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2021 Just now, Erixtar1992 said: No lighting and very little room for sound installs ect. they run well and look ok though Got sound and lights in most of mine, easier job than many. Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erixtar1992 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 27 minutes ago, Roy Langridge said: Got sound and lights in most of mine, easier job than many. Roy Yes all mine have sound and lights too. bit of a faff though with such little room but it does improve them a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Does 20227 not have a High Intensity headlight on the nose end? Or is this a pre-production mockup? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Do we know whether Bachmann has managed to improve the lighting functionality at all on their recent releases? I’m thinking independently controlled markers (where they’ve fitted them!), tail lights etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, G-BOAF said: Does 20227 not have a High Intensity headlight on the nose end? Or is this a pre-production mockup? I thought that earlier but a quick Flickr search shows they’ve got it correct! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted February 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, G-BOAF said: Does 20227 not have a High Intensity headlight on the nose end? Or is this a pre-production mockup? I have it in my head that when it was first withdrawn it only had a headlight at the cab end. Having one at both ends was for its more recent use on the main line. Memory may be wrong. Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bendall Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, G-BOAF said: Does 20227 not have a High Intensity headlight on the nose end? 20227 only had a headlight at the cab end in the period modelled like a number of other 20s that BR modified. Edited February 3, 2021 by Simon Bendall 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseRambler Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 A good choice from Bachmann. Sorry if I have missed the details but do we know if the sound fitted version will have a V5 chip? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 It’s a good move by blue team. just paint the LEDs warning panel yellow.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredo Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Hi, looking forward to the model of D8015 in plain green to go with the model of D8000 that came out a few years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 53 minutes ago, Simon Bendall said: 20227 only had a headlight at the cab end in the period modelled like a number of other 20s that BR modified. OK, good one less model to buy. I will wait for a preservation era both-ends lighted release! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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