QUOTE (DS239 @ 4 Nov 2008, 00:46)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Basically the chassis has 'had it'!-throw it in the bin!- it is beyond economical repair [no parts available],-you
may be lucky and find a stockist that still has a Bachmann replacement chassis,but in all honesty I doubt if anyone still has..
The Replica chassis was definitely a high wear rate item, and the Bachmann split chassis replacement is a lot better and a direct fit. The replacement chassis hasn't been listed as available for some time and the price was always rather high compared to buying a complete loco. Fish around the box shifters for a good deal,
http://www.ehattons.com/StockDetail.aspx?SID=21236
QUOTE (DS239 @ 4 Nov 2008, 00:46)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>..there are plenty of people working in EM or P4 that are after such loco bodies..
And even in OO - I am one of them - with so few LNER types available RTR and the boiler and cab design of the B1 being very similar to several other common classes, you will have no trouble selling it. Don't just bin the old chassis either, the cylinder mouldings and other small parts are very useful indeed. (Considering how long ago this body was tooled up, it still looks remarkably good alongside recent introductions.)
There is of course the final consideration that Bachmann are - slowly - working through their split chassis range to replace them with current standard chassis. I have completely stopped purchasing the split chassis types: they may be better than the Replica design, but are not as good as the current standard chassis; so that's another option if you are feeling patient.