Bachmann Center Cab Diesel

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There is one of those beasts on Evilbay going for 199.00 or best offer. I have often thought of going for one, but the size scares me. How tall are they at the cab ? The couplers seem to be body mounted. Would R2 curves be sufficient with hook & loop couplers.
 
They are BIG - I bought a secondhand one at the Stafford show here earlier in the year for £90, mainly for the possible reuse of the two motor blocks, but it was too nice a model to break up, even if it dwarfs all my other stock!

Dimensions (roughly) in Imperial are Length 15" (+ couplers), Width 5 3/4", Height (above railhead) 7 1/8"

It definitely doesn't like Radius one points when coupled to stock, though it negotiates them OK without stock.
No problems with the A/craft large radius points or 4' and 5' radius curves
 
Wow, it's bigger than I thought !
 
I carried out surgery on mine - it was just too wide for parts of my layouts (trailer and garden). Did have a thread on here but cannot remember what banner it was under!
 
Found it under Kit Bashing - 45 Tonner under the knife.
 
trammayo said:
Found it under Kit Bashing - 45 Tonner under the knife.
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As the others say, they are massive, especially width, I bought one off Ebay for £90 in pretty much as new condition, I've seen plenty advertised for £200-£250 buy it now but I kept looking and eventually got one at auction for pretty much minimum bid. I thought it useful as a guide to clearances, if it gets though without any scrapes anything will!
 
When I first started in G scale, about 8 to 9 years back, the 45 tonner was one of the fist locos that I bought.
I got it for about £50 (nearly $100 back then)
As I bought other kit I noticed how wide it was and generally how 'large it was in comparison to the other locos.
So I parted with it.
Mick's (Trammayo) thread on how he 'slimmed' his one down shows that it can be made into a rather nice looking beast.
 
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I seem to recall reading somewhere that it is based on a standard gauge example which was converted to run on 3' gauge tracks, which explains its large body size at 1:20.3 scale.
I know Hattons were selling them off fairly cheaply a few years back, presumably because the sales hadn't been as high as hoped once people realised just how big a model it is!
 
It is a model of GE 'catalogue' loco that has been supplied, I think mostly in the Americas, in gauges from 2' - 6" to 5' - 3".

When you see a picture of a standard gauge version against a standard gauge coach, it's really tiny :mm::mm::mm::mm::mm:

Can't do piccies until the weekend I'm afraid
 
As has been said, very big. Had one a few years ago until I had enough of it's size. From what I remember there is no easy way to mount hook and loop couplers, and cetrainly not to the bogies. Manged R1's with the knuckles if you cut the centering spring of the wagon following it.railway 015 (422 x 317).jpg
 
Remember, they are 1:20.3 not 1:22.5 - that makes a big difference ('scuse the pun)

Against 1:20.3 stock, they're still biggish, but not sooooooooooooooooo big.

Many people on the forum know my views on things like hook and loop couplers, and R1s :lipssealed::lipssealed::lipssealed::lipssealed::lipssealed::lipssealed::lipssealed::lipssealed:
 
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As has been said, very big. Had one a few years ago until I had enough of it's size. From what I remember there is no easy way to mount hook and loop couplers, and cetrainly not to the bogies. Manged R1's with the knuckles if you cut the centering spring of the wagon following it.View attachment 204388
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My first thought when I saw that photo....

"It's beHIND YOOOUUU!"

Well, it is almost panto season, isn't it....? ;)

Jon.
 
Beside the LGB steamer it is huge. Can almost pass for 7/8 scale
 
Madman said:
Beside the LGB steamer it is huge. Can almost pass for 7/8 scale
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Who knows what scale the LGB steamer actually is?

#rubberruler ;);););)

While the diesel is accurate to its scale, it certainly was a very odd choice by Bachmann when there are more aesthetically pleasing alternatives, like the WP&YR diesels.
 
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This is what it looks like with 1:20.3 stock - check out the tanker dome and the caboose cupola in the background :):):):)

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I guess if you really wanted to create a narrow gauge look, larger rolling stock would give that appearance behind a loco like this.
 
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