I got this train set a few years back mainly because; I’ve wanted this set ever since Bachmann released it 20 years ago. Now that I have it I love it. The train set my dad and I built was super busy looking even though it looked cool, it looked really jumbled up. Not like small town Missouri where I’m from. This lay out is helping build the lay out I am working on. Making my lay become more like a mini MKT RR that I use to live by.
One thing i might suggest... The Bachmann tracks w/ black road bed has steel rails. Over time they will actually rust. (i experienced this once). I would highly recommend to gradually switch over to their version with the grey road bed. That version has nickel-silver rails and won't rust up. Over time, like any track, the rails will get a little dirty from the electrical arching that happens between wheels and rails. basically a little bit of carbon build up. You can easily clean it off the rails with a little 70% rubbing alcohol and some Q-tips, or use a "Fiberglass polishing pencil". That alone will polish the rails to an almost mirror brightness and clean very well. You should also polish the metal wheels and the flanges on them. That will improve electrical pickup immensely . As a long time Bachmann user... i learned many a lesson the hard way, so i just wanted to give a few pointers for any new model railroaders out there :) .
@@andresgarcia7757 I keep my tracks shiny by using a fiberglass polishing pencil. As long as you keep up the cleaning occasionally , you should be fine.I wouldn't recommend oiling the tracks.
I do like train sets that come with plenty of accessories like those, as it provides the young or beginning model railroader a good opportunity to imagine more easily that he or she is running a real train. Bachmann doesn't make as many accessory-featured sets like those as they did back in the 80s and 90s though. (AHM, Life-Like and TYCO's sets were often like that too, but of course they're no longer around, and their trains never really improved in quality the way Bachmann's HO-scale trains did.)
I have the original 1976 Chattanooga train set by tyco and it’s a 2-8-2 no 917 with a rare state of Maine chug chug box car and a rock island coal car,Texaco tank car and a Chattanooga caboose
Having trouble putting the train cars on the track? Use the terminal rerailer track. It's the one the wires hook into, looks like a road crossing. Put the rail car over it and run it back and forth the wheels will go onto the rails. Might want to put your hand over the car and hold the wheels between your thumb and forefingers while doing this. Hope this helps! :)
Something that should be known about this locomotive, and all model trains with smoke in general, is that after running a train like this, the track should be thoroughly cleaned with a fiberless cloth, model train track cleaners, or sterile alcohol pads because locomotives with smoke leave and oily residue on the rails, which can contribute to the buildup of dirt, which can cause poor train operations.
I had this set still have box car and hopper. Not sure what happened to rest but I have a similar locomotive same era it's a 2-6-2 problem is bachmann made these split chassis and the wheel axles are horrible they split over years. Mine was in its original box don't think was used but bachmann stopped making parts and changed design and now the locomotives like this one in video not supported anymore plus the motor changed too instead of the ring field motor they had.
I got it on my 9th birthday once, I still own it, but almost everything is destroyed, the loco no longer has its pistons, the the drawbar on the tender broke, the tanker broke its coupling, the boxcar’s chassis was sacrificed for another boxcar I have, and the hopper was (horribly) weathered by me, the only part of the set that has been left untouched is the caboose
Tyco had a set in the 70s by the same name. I like the bachman cavalier set better which they don't make anymore what a shame. Also bachman needs to step up and put lighting in all of their passenger cars as well
Thanks but I made both-one for them and one for me. I usually try to make theirs a bit different. I think I ended up making this one an extended version.
Good luck with your vision issues. It must be awful not being able to clearly see all that detail. Blindness is a serious handicap. Maybe try some carrots. I hear rabbits have great eyesight.
He's kind of right A starter set is where you get basic level of trains and track Not as detailed as the could be but good enough to please operators, This isn't Bachman spectrum quality or proto 2000 detail
I had this set as a child it was one of my favorite sets, Was one of my first steam locomotives and has been operating for a long time,
I got this train set a few years back mainly because; I’ve wanted this set ever since Bachmann released it 20 years ago. Now that I have it I love it. The train set my dad and I built was super busy looking even though it looked cool, it looked really jumbled up. Not like small town Missouri where I’m from. This lay out is helping build the lay out I am working on. Making my lay become more like a mini MKT RR that I use to live by.
One thing i might suggest... The Bachmann tracks w/ black road bed has steel rails. Over time they will actually rust. (i experienced this once). I would highly recommend to gradually switch over to their version with the grey road bed. That version has nickel-silver rails and won't rust up. Over time, like any track, the rails will get a little dirty from the electrical arching that happens between wheels and rails. basically a little bit of carbon build up. You can easily clean it off the rails with a little 70% rubbing alcohol and some Q-tips, or use a "Fiberglass polishing pencil". That alone will polish the rails to an almost mirror brightness and clean very well. You should also polish the metal wheels and the flanges on them. That will improve electrical pickup immensely . As a long time Bachmann user... i learned many a lesson the hard way, so i just wanted to give a few pointers for any new model railroaders out there :) .
Can the track be oiled so they don’t rust?
@@andresgarcia7757 I keep my tracks shiny by using a fiberglass polishing pencil. As long as you keep up the cleaning occasionally , you should be fine.I wouldn't recommend oiling the tracks.
I have the same set. Have a lot of fun playing with it
I do like train sets that come with plenty of accessories like those, as it provides the young or beginning model railroader a good opportunity to imagine more easily that he or she is running a real train. Bachmann doesn't make as many accessory-featured sets like those as they did back in the 80s and 90s though. (AHM, Life-Like and TYCO's sets were often like that too, but of course they're no longer around, and their trains never really improved in quality the way Bachmann's HO-scale trains did.)
I have the original 1976 Chattanooga train set by tyco and it’s a 2-8-2 no 917 with a rare state of Maine chug chug box car and a rock island coal car,Texaco tank car and a Chattanooga caboose
Having trouble putting the train cars on the track? Use the terminal rerailer track. It's the one the wires hook into, looks like a road crossing. Put the rail car over it and run it back and forth the wheels will go onto the rails. Might want to put your hand over the car and hold the wheels between your thumb and forefingers while doing this. Hope this helps! :)
Great tip. Thanks!
So i know bachmann has small figures from train sets how do you get them off of the thing that carries them?
Something that should be known about this locomotive, and all model trains with smoke in general, is that after running a train like this, the track should be thoroughly cleaned with a fiberless cloth, model train track cleaners, or sterile alcohol pads because locomotives with smoke leave and oily residue on the rails, which can contribute to the buildup of dirt, which can cause poor train operations.
I had this set still have box car and hopper. Not sure what happened to rest but I have a similar locomotive same era it's a 2-6-2 problem is bachmann made these split chassis and the wheel axles are horrible they split over years. Mine was in its original box don't think was used but bachmann stopped making parts and changed design and now the locomotives like this one in video not supported anymore plus the motor changed too instead of the ring field motor they had.
That was the first loco I ever got when I was 3. I’ve lost it now...
I hope you find your train!
I got it on my 9th birthday once, I still own it, but almost everything is destroyed, the loco no longer has its pistons, the the drawbar on the tender broke, the tanker broke its coupling, the boxcar’s chassis was sacrificed for another boxcar I have, and the hopper was (horribly) weathered by me, the only part of the set that has been left untouched is the caboose
I got this set a couple years ago and shoved it into my closet and forgot about it, all I could find was the train, it’s tracks, and the poles 😭😭😭😭😭
Great review.
Is it all plastic?
Tyco had a set in the 70s by the same name. I like the bachman cavalier set better which they don't make anymore what a shame. Also bachman needs to step up and put lighting in all of their passenger cars as well
They still sell that!? wow
This set, just like their "Santa Fe Flyer" set is a veritable classic, so yup......still popular for many folks,lol.
I'm trying to get my train to steam more. I have the same set as this.
I got this set
hey. 4 years ago you made a video about lightsabers from star wars if you still have one of them can you give me one
im geting the ovrlad 806 train
Cool!
hey best buy took your vid they just put a different voiceover
Thanks but I made both-one for them and one for me. I usually try to make theirs a bit different. I think I ended up making this one an extended version.
LOL
Hi. Please send me a fidget pad. Thanks.
Bruh its a Bachmann starter set its not that detailed
Good luck with your vision issues. It must be awful not being able to clearly see all that detail. Blindness is a serious handicap. Maybe try some carrots. I hear rabbits have great eyesight.
He's kind of right A starter set is where you get basic level of trains and track Not as detailed as the could be but good enough to please operators, This isn't Bachman spectrum quality or proto 2000 detail
This would be a good video, but you used incorrect terminology. The locomotive is NOT a car! That incorrect terminology ruins this video.
Ya ho trains you usually do have to get low to put them on