Your Best Engine

Why not go with your first thought!

Check out the Model Rail Forum reviews which include the Bachmann 9f. First thoughts are normally good thoughts!

The Hornby Britannia can pull 15 coaches and there is a video of this feat!

It depends on whether you want a wagon or coach hauler really.

Happy modelling
Gary

Hi Smiley,

Sorry I can't help you with Peaks or Deltics but today I got a Hornby Class 08 shunter and its really well detailed and finished!!

Nitemare

QUOTE (Gary @ 8 Feb 2007, 20:31) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>...
It depends on whether you want a wagon or coach hauler really.
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Doesn't the 9F do both?

QUOTE (smiley @ 9 Feb 2007, 06:09) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi
It was my birthday the other week so i hve to money to buy a new engine yipee

I was wondering what you guys thought i should get based on locomotive detal, value for money and of couse pulling power.

I was thinking of the bachmann 9f.

your thought would be most welcome

smiley
How much have you got to spend?

Don't touch the Hornby (ex Lima ) Deltic with a bargepole.

Its a centimeter or so too short, the bogies are to HO scale not OO (they were originally planning to make it in HO and switched to OO part way through).

A schoolfriend had one many years ago - I remember Lima's take on Brunswick green was pretty well fluorescent

Somewhere along the line the tooling has been modified to feature the Wipac cluster headlights acquired by one preserved example for mainline running a few years ago.

And it's only available in a train set.

(Some of us had rather hoped the Lima Deltic had been towed out to sea and sunk by naval gunfire. No such luck)

The Bachmann Deltic is a vastly superior model , the right length, with the right bogies and with a proper modern mechanism . Unfortunately it fell foul of a couple of prominent rivet counters and isn't in the current Bachmann catalogue

The rivet counters objected to the lack of a seam on the nose of the Peak. Otherwise it's fine.

The Hornby 8F is a good model with a good mechanism, if you want steam. The Bachmann 9F is superb

Both the Bachmann 66 and Hornby 60 are excellent

The Bachmann 20 was a wonderful bargain, though they've now fitted a 21 pin socket , and reduced the flywheel size . The 21 pin DCC socket isn'[t an issue if you run on DC. However if you've got birthday present funds you may want something more ambitious

If you like plain workaday engines a Bachmann WD suggests itself.

And if the Southern is your thing, Q1s may be had at bargain prices

My choice would be the DJH "Duke of Gloucester" Or possibley the DJH A2 pacific. All in metal, plenty of weight for tractive effort provides a good hauling capacity. Detail is excellent. Of course you have to build them first but hat adds to enjoyment.

Ozzie21

Thx Guys I made my mind up ( i think) i am gogoing to plump for the bachmann 9f.

I was wondering whether you know of any good model shop that sell a late crset 9f for under £100 the cheapest I have found one at is , on hattons website for £99.

thx again smiley