Anyone interested in the Fn3 (1:20.3) 2-6-0s from Bachmann will be aware that they release a revised version in 2017. It has new gears, new details, and a new tender interior with a plug-n-play interface.
I finally got my hands on one [auction win] and decided to see if the plug-n-play Revolution board would fit, along with a battery. It did and it works - I’ll put a thread together for the conversion.
This being the review, I wanted to mention one small feature. As all the loco functions are now fed to the tender motherboard, there are 2 very large plugs and cables connecting the two. (The blue tape holds the fall plate out of the way. They are easily damaged, and I want to sell this as ‘new’.)
The wires are quite stiff and a pain to plug in and out. More interesting is that the coupler bar has 2 holes in it. If you use the close-coupled hole, the wires lift the tender so the wheels are off the track.
Clearly the close-coupled option is for shelf display, I guess.
Apart from that small issue, this beast is GORGEOUS. Just look at the paint and lining. And all that brass, including a pair of ‘working’ crosshead pumps for the water feed.
