It isn’t on the market yet Jim. The ones we used on Stan’s layout were beta models. Stan had to get permission from B’mann to let us use them.
Ken,
RLD has them in stock…Jim
I can confirm that Robbie has a few. Mine isnt in, but he does have some of the others.
Thats where mine came from, Best price i could find on the web.
My mistake. I didn’t realize they were out in the stores yet. My info was from Sept. when we were at Stans.
Not totally inaccurate. The Undec, red-white trim, large tender is not in stores yet.
Silver State Trains (an LSC Sposor BTW) has some versions as well…$789 I think…
Ken Brunt said:There you go spouting off before you knew what you were talking about! It is a good looking loco but it don't blow my dress up. ;)
My mistake. I didn't realize they were out in the stores yet. My info was from Sept. when we were at Stans.
Al Pomeroy wrote: one item that has me puzzled is a sloped extension off the front of the running board, not there on any of the prototype photos i have looked at to date, maybe something on the Knotts engines? That would be a canvas or cloth cover to help keep cinders from piling up in the crossheads. The cinders are very abrasive and would damage the crosshead and guides. RGS 40 had them up till her shopping in 1940-41. Note them in these photo’s from the Denver public library ca 1940
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This is what bachmann built there RGS 40 as, however they changed the paint scheme to the more popular sunrise. What they didn’t do was the physical changes to the loco to fit the paint scheme. IE the different smoke box front and the removal or the air tank under the engineer side running board. But that didn’t stop me from buying one. This is RGS 40 after her shopping and repaint.
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I guess i should have said hello first. Im new to the group. I am an engineer at Knott’s berry Farm, and gave some advise to Bachmann on the new c-19. Like others have said mine runs very smooth, quiet and slow. I put my k-27 on the track ahead of my c-19 and when I turned the throttle the k-27 took off well before the c-19. Mine are both still DC. this proves that the c-19 is geared much lower than the k-27s. Not sure if it was mentioned but the c-19 does not freewheel. So it will not runaway down hill with a large train. I have a small loop I set up in my backyard now and then. 10 foot dia curves it is about 20 feet long and 15 feet wide and flat, so far I have only pulled 7 cars and she did it no problem. Later I will load it down with more cars. Here are some pictures of it. The other loco is my Accucraft RGS 41 project.
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Welcome, Jeff! Great photos, can’t wait to get my hands on a C19 myself.
Welcome Jeff
So which one do you enjoy running most…Bachmann’s or Knott’s Berry Farms? 
OK I just ran my c-19 with 9 cars now and I noticed that the coal load was warm. I thought it may have been from the sun but none of the rest of the loco was warm. So I lifted the coal load off and the DC jumper board was hot. I saw the fan in the rear of the tender and I wondered if it was working. So I turned off the motor power and turned up the power and nothing.
When I first looked into the tender yesterday I noticed a two wires with a plug at the end loose in there but didn’t think much of it. Well that’s the plug for the electric fan. It has a socket just behind the motor on/off switch. MAKE SURE YOU PLUG THIS IN IF ITS NOT. This will help keep your electronics cool.
Al Pomeroy I noticed in your photo’s you posted your fan was not plugged in. If you didn’t unplug it plug it in.
Not sure if its related but my headlight doesn’t work now. dang.
Hello Jeff.
Does your C-19 have any sound or DCC decoder fitted?
If so, unless you are actually using DCC it is important to only use a Linear DC power pack to operate the loco. Any sort of pwm control will probably “confuse” the decoder and may cause it to overheat.
Jeff,
If I was a betting man, I’d say the head light is probably unplugged also. Suggest you drop the Bachmann folks a message and let them know units were shipped with the fan motor leads disconnected.
Jeff,
I did figure out the canvas or sheet metal pieces, and have already trimmed them away as the prototypes were not straight and as you have said do not appear with this paint scheme. thanks for the heads up on the air tank, i had missed that, but from what i have seen so far not an easy thing to correct as the running boards are screwed in to the main boiler shell, but the plumbing appears to be a mix of plastic and metal pipes that do not allow easy removal (i tryed to remove to trim the cinder sheids and gave up working carfully with razor saw and xacto knife)
as to the tender shell i have gutted most of it, removed half of the weights to compensate for my batteries, and am fitting Airwire and Phonix p8 board with there 3" speaker. i found the existing speaker unacceptable to my ear in early trials.
And yes welcome aboard.
Tony my c-19 is still stock, I just got it yesterday.
I Talked to Stam Ames and we figured out that I didn’t have the small plug between the engine and tender in all the way. Thats what caused the headlight to not work, its fine now. He also said the fan does not have to be plugged in if your running DC. If you have sound and other things it will help keep it cool. I’m going to leave mine plugged in.
I do plan to do RC and Batt with sound but not yet. Im watching what Al does too.
Al Im going to be doing most of what you have already started. The two big things are the air tank and smoke box face. There are other things to do as well. I can go on and on about how to make it perfect but I don’t want to bore anyone.
Oh and I was wrong, they will freewheel if you push down harder than you would with a k-27. Again the lower gearing is great.
Jeff Taylor said:I doubt you have to worry about boring anyone. No such thing as too much information ;) Ralph
I can go on and on about how to make it perfect but I don't want to bore anyone.:)
Hey Jeff welcome aboard. Knott’s Berry Farm used to be my old stomping grounds until we moved to Idaho. In fact some of the narrow gauge equipment that Knott’s owned ended up at Silverwood Theme Park just north of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho where I live.
Chuck
Welcome Jeff!
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