Comments on: N Gauge Wish Lists

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 22:26:31 +0000

Bachmann seem to be moving away from their ‘printed on clear bodyshell’ approach for N. The new Mk1 Pullmans aren’t made that way.

By: Martyn Read

Martyn Read — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:10:30 +0000

That seems to be the logic with the HO one, they just have to tool a driving car and they’re done, then if it all goes pear shaped they aren’t out by as much.

The downside is you don’t get the mix of liveries and area’s you would with a different choice.

Like the idea of the clear body, yes that would allow any of the later look Mk1 southern units with just one new shell. Makes you wonder why nobody has thought of it before.

Not sure i’d have said the Voyagers have sold badly either, but I don’t think they are likely to get the same kind of continual sale as a loco for instance. I just bought the one.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:03:29 +0000

Martyn:
The 4-CEP (which Bachmann have chosen) seems to be the weakest of the three, since refurbished and unrefurbished ones are totally different. I suppose the plus point is that the two unrefurbushed intermediate trailers were more or less bog standard Mk1 TSOs and CKs, so the driving motor is the only ‘new’ vehicle needed.

Of course, if Bachmann used their ‘printed on clear shells’ format in N, it’s less of a problem. That would also mean it’s easy to do the VEP/CIG/REP/TC using one set of body mouldings.

Steve:
I was careful to used the words ‘anecdotal’ and ‘alleges’. It may be that Bachmann had Dapol-like unrealistic expectations of short-term sales.

By: Steve Jones

Steve Jones — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:12:02 +0000

On the other hand, Anne C. Dotal told me that the Voyagers/Super Voyagers had sold well in OO. Certainly I’ve found I’ve had to work harder to find more to buy than I have with many other Bachmann releases.

By: Martyn Read

Martyn Read — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:26:54 +0000

From comments in a larger scale, the logical choice for a ‘one off’ bit of tooling would be the 4-CIG – bodily they lasted relatively unchanged from BR green through to Southern/SWT etc.