- Bachmann 98229 Large scale hopper PEABODY GOOD/BAD ???

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Hi all ,I ordered some Aristo craft rolling stock in April with a gift voucher for my 50th but have given up waiting for them it seems aristo craft are having trouble filling orders for their suppliers.So i am looking at the Bachmann 98229 Large scale hopper PEABODY and want your opinion on them as to weather they are a good product as i only have Aristocraft and Usa stock:nerd:
http://www.dragon-gscale.co.uk/bachmann-98229-large-scale-hopper---peabody-2473-p.asp < Link To http://www.dragon-gscale....r---peabody-2473-p.asp
 
nico said:
Hi all ,I ordered some Aristo craft rolling stock in April with a gift voucher for my 50th but have given up waiting for them it seems aristo craft are having trouble filling orders for their suppliers.So i am looking at the Bachmann 98229 Large scale hopper PEABODY and want your opinion on them as to weather they are a good product as i only have Aristocraft and Usa stock:nerd:
http://www.dragon-gscale.co.uk/bachmann-98229-large-scale-hopper---peabody-2473-p.asp
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yes they are superb when ran it,,,,,,so u can weatherin it.....same as mine,,,,,,it goes smooth with metal wheels on tracks,,,,nice items.....so here is a picture of mine hopper...........thks.....
p,s,make sure u have more clearance on the tracks ok....

have a look at my threads on weatherin and lining...
 
I have had a close look at one and i thought it was a really nice model. this when i called in on gscaleonline in person- the proprietor was very nice- he mentioned he was about to bulk buy some...
 
They are not as well detailed as the USAT wagons but they are tough, have metals wheels and run well. I like em and run em as if they were standard gauge wagons. They are a little lower than the loco but some coal wagons were and I think they look ok. They would look too small running with some of the Bachmann Spectrum steam locos.
The first one of this rake used to be a Peabody until I got my red oxide out
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I haven't got around to weathering mine but they do go out in all weather ;) And it doesn't seem to cause any harm.
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Thanks Chris,i have a large can of oxide paint at the ready no heres hoping the dragon has them .how did you remove the decals Chris and did you just paint with a brush:clap:
 
I used a car spray. I didn't remove the decals but it might have been a good idea to do so as the latters do show just a little.
 
I resprayed mine into EWS colours. The low height means they look OK with the smaller Aristocraft Class 66, but I did paint the lower chutes matt black and remove the brake wheel to give a lower profile. They were Peabody ones originally and just sprayed straight over the original colour, although I did use a matt red oxide undercoat ( the first one used white undercoat and you could still read the name! )
Great Hoppers, you will not be disappointed at the price.

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Thats a lot of wagon for £45.00 with metal wheels :thumbup:
 
Lordraglan274 said:
I resprayed mine into EWS colours. The low height means they look OK with the smaller Aristocraft Class 66, but I did paint the lower chutes matt black and remove the brake wheel to give a lower profile. They were Peabody ones originally and just sprayed straight over the original colour, although I did use a matt red oxide undercoat ( the first one used white undercoat and you could still read the name! )
Great Hoppers, you will not be disappointed at the price.

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AWESOME PHOTO!
 
Nico,

You don't mention which Aristo stock you wanted. If it is the 2 bay coal hoppers they are due July/Aug according to the Bachmann web site. I know the new production arrived in the United States almost two weeks ago so the UK quota can't be far behind. I have five of them already and will be looking for more. They are a good model and as they are shorter than the 100T Aristo and Bachmann cars a train with more cars is possible. (i.e. six Aristo 2 bay = five Bachmann approx. in length.

I have the five of the Bachmann cars as well but naturally prefer the Aristo ones but accept they cost more. ;)

Jeremy is able to get the new road name gondolas as they have arrived by the way.

Alan
 
nico said:
Email sent lets hope he reads it ha ha,by the way is it a bank holiday weekend this weekend across the water
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Hi Nico - no - only in Scotland.

Mick
 
Hi nico
i find that the bachmann kits are cheaper. you just need to spray and add letter's and your good to go....
 
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