You did not specify scale.... But the Bachmann Spectrum I have in N-scale, HO scale. and G gauge are absolutely the best value for the dollar. Off the top of my head in HO scale I have at least three of the 2-10-0 Russians, four or five of the 2-8-0s, a 4-4-0, and a couple 4-6-0s, and a 2-10-2. Some with DCC, some with DCC/sound some that are just DC. I could recommend any of them. I have a couple of the diesels but have not run them, so don't know what to say there.Browsing e-bay and I cam across a Bachmann Spectrum loco, new in the box, WITH DCC installed for a pretty cheap price. Should I jump or let it pass?
One of the best locos I have is a Bachmann, but you just hear so much about their quality issues these days.
I did not know that the J (or the Overland or the GS4 for that matter) has ever been released in a Spectrum version. I thought it was only a base class Bachmann.They do have one stand-out plug, though, and that is their Class J 4-8-4, the streamlined Norfolk & Western Northern Class.
I have a Bachmann gp40 and the thing isn't that great on dcc noisy at low speeds. Great on a DC track though.
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The plow will foul the switch machine. Sometimes it will even throw the switch, if it is thrown in the opposing direction. Atlas used to make extensions for the machines so they would sit further away, and not get tangled up in pilots or plows. I have several high-end engines that do the same thing, so it's not a Bachmann thing.Well I picked up a SD40-2 today and I will tell ya she doesn't like my turns on my layout. More specifically the switches. She rubs on the through and gets stuck because of the snow plow. So not really the turns. Just when it passes through the switch I should say.
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I did not know that the J (or the Overland or the GS4 for that matter) has ever been released in a Spectrum version. I thought it was only a base class Bachmann.