NellsChoo wrote:
I have an undecorated Bachmann I was hoping to make into an MBTA engine some day. I noticed the lights up top and got puzzled. Maybe I should unload it....
Well, only if you are interested in a more accurate model. MBTA F40PH's don't have strobes and they don't have dynamic brakes, which rather puts the kibosh on the Bachmann model for the MBTA.
Besides, as Throttle_JCKY mentioned, the Walthers Undec. is only $35 at the moment.
CRail wrote:
Im goin bachmann. I prefer them over walthers in most cases.
While I would agree on the Walthers GP9M (which looks quite poor, IMHO), the Walthers F40PH, aside from the see through grills on the latest rendition of the Bachmann F40PH, is a much more accurate model. It is less expensive, too.
In the past, I've had all kind of problems with Bachmann diesels. Loud drive trains, squeeling motor bearings, nickel-silver plating flaking off the wheels, in accurate paint schemes, etc.