[Ozzie21]

My Local hobby shop have advised me that the Bachmann 9F's have arrived. Evening Star and a black 9F with early totem have landed. Unfortunately I haven't seen them yet so I can't comment on the quality but fear not my cousin who is much closer to a hobby than me, I'm 7and 1/2 hrs away, has already got his so I'm waiting on his comments.

Ozzie21

 

[Ozzie21]

QUOTE (Makemineadouble @ 8 Jul 2006, 17:13) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Not acording to Hattons, I'm still awaiting my Evening Star. Perhaps some Pirates diverted the container to Sidney.

Coulde be

you know these pirates are tricky people.

Ozzie21

 

[Ozzie21]

QUOTE (spongebob @ 9 Jul 2006, 04:50) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hate to dampen anyones obvious enthusiasm but the Australian one appears to be in HO from what I gather. Could be wrong of course

Yep, you are. It's definetly "OO" scale designed to run on "HO" scale track. What I'd like is a "OO" scale one that runs on "OO"scale track and save me the bother of converting them.

Ozzie21

 

[Ozzie21]

QUOTE (Dennis David @ 9 Jul 2006, 12:24) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>That only applies to asylum seekers.

True but like John West we only get the best and throw the rest back, minus the boat

Ozzie21

 

[Ozzie21]

Okay I now have some pictures of the Bachmann 9F Evening Star. I'm sorry about the quality but these are courtesy of my cousin who as you may notice dosen't have a railway yet. They are at http://charlesemerson.fotopic.net .There are a couple of others mainly NSW steam all kit built including an AD 60 class Garrett.

Ozzie21

QUOTE (Ozzie21 @ 8 Jul 2006, 10:17) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>My Local hobby shop have advised me that the Bachmann 9F's have arrived. Evening Star and a black 9F with early totem have landed. Unfortunately I haven't seen them yet so I can't comment on the quality but fear not my cousin who is much closer to a hobby than me, I'm 7and 1/2 hrs away, has already got his so I'm waiting on his comments.

Ozzie21

 

[Ozzie21]

Like what, looks like a standard Bachmann drawbar except it's long coupled and with it sitting on a table cloth it may not be sitting evenly.

Ozzie21

QUOTE (pedromorgan @ 10 Jul 2006, 21:51) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>something dosent look quite right about the loco/tender connection.

Peter

 

[Ozzie21]

yes the cantelivered footplate. Caused quite a stir when "Brittania" was revealed and was used on most of the tender standard designs. I thought it looked awful on a Hornby Brittania so I changed the drawbar to a close coupled variety and it has improved the look no end. Now the fireman doesn't need a compass and a cut lunch to find the shoveling plate.

Ozzie21

QUOTE (pedromorgan @ 10 Jul 2006, 22:35) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>yes. i think i am just going crackers.

i was looking more at the foot plate rather than the coupling. but the real ones are like that too.

http://www.steamtraingalleries.co.uk/image...et_rail_053.jpg

Peter