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Re: (erielack) Bachmann HO scale Decapod VS Brass ? Some things to consider
Heck Rich,
You could have started out by saying that "I admit that I have not gotten
one of the Decs in my possession Yet ! But I am so sure they suck I will
review them without ever touching one."
There's little value to that.
And, I hate to tell you, but nobody who wants the level of detail you are
crying for will touch the K-4. One look at the firebox and it is all over
with, baby blue.
You're sounding like Rich Old and Grouchy today, not Rich Young!
Have an egg nog and cheer up!
Rob Davis
On 12/18/01 3:35 PM, "Richard Young" <ryoungceo_@_yahoo.com> wrote:
> I admit that I have not gotten one of the Decs in my
> possesion Yet ! But , I feel they are no panacea for
> steam modelers,though they do create an economical
> alternative and interest for the Dash whatever
> generation. I will concede that they do run well,
> until you try and pull something with them or for run
> for long periods of use. ALL of the plastics that have
> come out truely are marginal in the acuracey of the
> prototype detail and all have the inherent problem of
> lack of tracktive effort.
>
> I have a lot of Sunset models for the fact of the
> inexpensive base product that can be detailed in brass
> to suit both my " Home " road and Erie accurately and
> most if not all run much better than my Coffee Grinder
> PFM's, and beat plastic hands down for smooth starting
> with loads, jerkyness and navagating switchwork. I
> will also concede that plastic run quieter. I'll also
> pick brass over the plastic for the ability to be able
> to fix ,adjust , weight and modify the mechanism. Also
> the durability is not there over long periods of
> use,as is needed with my engines when used for weekly
> operating sessions. Brass has to be broken in properly
> before it runs well, but runs better, longer than
> plastic any day of the week.
>
> Personally , I don't see all that much resemblence
> to the Erie's Decs in the Bachman version other than
> the base locomotive. Steam Locomotives were all
> detailed differently from one road to another and
> individually from one to another on the same road ( I
> have yet to get a shot of the same class of Erie
> Locomotive with the detail as another no two were ever
> a like). Just putting a high headlight on it does not
> make it an Erie. It seems strange that we will debate
> the accuracey of freight car models at length to
> determine what is correct , yet don't expect that from
> the steam models. Plastic works well for Deseasles
> because the base unit from EMD,ALCO,GE,BALDWIN ect..
> was all the same for any road the extras were added
> afterwards by the railroads. Steam had an infinate
> amount of variations from the manufacturer, though
> wheel arangement and boilers were the same everything
> else had a pick as you like approach.
>
> In parting the only plastic done truely accurately is
> Bachman's K-4 a unique engine , only built and odeled
> for one road. And , Most accurate is , Like the
> prototype you need two to get a train across your
> road.
>
> Just My Opinion
> Rich Young??
>
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