Bachmann 2 - 8 - 4 Berkshire - Pere Marquette

Bachmann 2-8-4 Berkshire - Pere Marquette #1225 DCC Sound Value, HO Scale

Name: Bachmann 2-8-4 Berkshire - Pere Marquette #1225 DCC Sound Value, HO Scale
Brand: BACHMANN INDUSTRIES INC
SKU: 73193
Price: 300.95 USD
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Bachmann 2-8-4 Berkshire - Pere Marquette #1225 DCC Sound Value, HO Scale

DCC and SoundTraxx^® steam package equipped
Die-cast chassis and marker lights
Metal handrails and stanchions
LED headlight and tender backup light
E-Z Mate^® Mark II couplers.

DCC locomotive includes SoundTraxx steam package, plus a precision motor, die-cast chassis, prototypical tender and detailing, and more.

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals, including Lead which is known to the State of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to:www.p65warnings.ca.gov

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Pere Marquette 1225 built for Pere Marquette Railway (PM) by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, OH. 1225 is one of two surviving Pere Marquette 2-8-4 locomotives. Nickel Plate 765, operated by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society is also a Lima built Berkshire very similar in appearance and specifications.

The Pere Marquette Railroad used 1225 in regular service from 1941 until the railroad merged into Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) in 1947. It stayed in use on C&O's Michigan lines until 1951. It was acquired by Michigan State University in 1957 and placed on static display.

The locomotive is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is now used on excursion trains over the former Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway, now Great Lakes Central Railroad.

The train was on display outside Michigan State University football stadium. The static displayed train became the inspiration for writer of the children’s book and movie Polar Express. The number 1225 is the numerical number for Christmas Day.

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Brand: Bachmann

Item Weight: 1.62 lb

Item Dimensions: 19.75 x 3.75 x 2.25 inches

List Price: $419

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Great tool!

Good quality foam clay

Unlike any air dry clay I've used .
Very easy to manipulate , doesn't stick to your fingers .
Can be made into paper thin sheets that hold their shape .

Thick sections will take well over 24 hours to dry out ; high water weight when fresh .
Evaporation slows down considerably once the outer " crust " dries on thick pieces .

After 24 hours @ 78 degrees and about 60% humidity , the 3.1 gram sample I experimented with weighs 1.2 grams .
.. and after 48 hrs weighs just 1/2 gram ,, and I don't think it's fully dry yet .

Definitely worth the price .
Very versatile .

My only complaint is the bag it comes in .
It is a zipper lock bag but you need to remove a fair amount of the product before you'll be able to engage the zipper .
It's stuffed full when new .
I fit the bag into a plastic container ( Folgers coffee 43.5oz can ) with an inch of water at the bottom to ensure it doesn't dry out until I use enough to be able to close the bag .
Most likely keep it in that can regardless , just to be safe .

Quality miniature model paint

This stuff is comparable to Vallejo paints which everyone in the hobby already knows are tried and true. I honestly would not be able to tell the difference between the 2 brands looking at a finished model or trying to paint with it. The price is about the same but this includes slightly bigger bottles with a better design on the lid and seem to come with a plastic mixer ball already inside but its hard to tell for sure. This paint set also includes a paint thinner and cleaner for airbrushing. Its really hard to beat the price and value of this paint set for anyone wanting to have a quality paint job on something. I would say its near impossible.

Bachmann 2-8-4 Berkshire - Pere Marquette #1225 DCC Sound Value, HO Scale

Bachmann 2-8-4 Berkshire - Pere Marquette #1225 DCC Sound Value, HO Scale

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