Bachmann Farish Autumn Announcements

[Bob G]

I'm sure someone somewhere on this forum stated the Farish Autumn announcement was going to be 'The Big One'. If that's the case I'd hate to see a small one!

Lord only knows when I'll get my plain green Warship announced yonks ago (371-606) and I reckon the Gaugemaster class 73 is just a work of fiction

Move on, move on, nothing to see here (except £204 for a new OO duff without sound).

Glad I got my old OO duff in TTG for £75 two years ago, when they couldn't shift them! They were £170RRP then!

Bring on the RevolutioN!

Bob

[Southerngooner]

Surely we are still in Summer so maybe there's more to come in the real Autumn!

Dave

[Thorpe Parva]

My money will be going on a Dapol Class 27, 9F & Britannia followed by a couple of Rapido Class 28s. I'm glad I bought a S/H Crab, Class 25/3, & V2 while prices were still sensible. I could be tempted by another Union Mills G2.

Roll on the Winter Announcements in November.

David

[NGS-PO]

I'm just looking through the Farish announcements since Bachmann started the quarterly policy of only announcing things coming within the following three months (Ignoring Scenecraft, etc. - Also excluded EFE since they are not Bachmann products in any sense, merely supplied in a Bachman sleeve), and I've highlighted what I think were completely new models, not previously announced (corrections welcome):

Spring (February 4 2020)

Class 70 - previously announced model? - Two liveries (Freightliner and Colas)

BR Standard 3MT - Previous model

LNER Thomson Coaches - Previously announced model - 4 versions

GWR 20T Toad Brake Van - Previous model - Three liveries (GWR, BR Grey, and BR Bauxite


Summer (May 5 2020)

Nothing


Autumn (August 4 2020)

BR MK1 BCK - Existing Model - Inter-City Charter livery

BR MK1 TSO 2-coach Pack - Previously announced - West Highland Green & Cream

[EFE - Class 17 - 11 versions - Previously a DJM project, now Kernow?]     


Winter (November 3 2020)

Class 31 Sound fitted - A previously announced model, announcement was to highlight there would now be a plethora of sound fitted models)

[EFE - JIA - 12 versions - A Kernow model? - Delivery still outstanding at time of writing.
         
          Shark Brake Van - 4 versions - Previously a DJM project, now Kernow?

          Mermaid Ballast Wagon - 4 versions - previously a DJM release, now Kernow?]


Spring (February 3 2021)

Class 66 - Existing model in a new livery (Biffa) - A duplicate of a Dapol livery.

WD 50T Parrot - Previously announced

BR Mk1 RU - Existing model with a new running number.

16T Slope-sided Steel Mineral Wagon


Summer May 4 2021

Nothing



Autumn August 3 2021

Ex-LMS Inspection Saloon - Existing model - Previously NGS exclusive, previously issued under Farish brand

BR TTA - Existing model in a new livery (Amoco)

Ex-LMS 20T Brake Van - Existing model - two new liveries (Dutch and NCB)


Best

Scott.

[Newportnobby]

Surely we are still in Summer so maybe there's more to come in the real Autumn!

Dave

Pride goes before a Fall

[woodbury22uk]

@NGS-PO Your list makes interesting reading but I would include the EFE Rail announcements too since they were part of the fanfare about the releases for the coming quarter, and are publicised and distributed exclusively by Bachmann. The November/Winter 2020 announcement included 12 JIA China Clay hoppers (E87500 - 87511) and were shown with "also arriving" the Mermaids and Sharks. The JIA is yet to see the light of retailers stock.

[NGS-PO]

@NGS-PO Your list makes interesting reading but I would include the EFE Rail announcements too since they were part of the fanfare about the releases for the coming quarter, and are publicised and distributed exclusively by Bachmann. The November/Winter 2020 announcement included 12 JIA China Clay hoppers (E87500 - 87511) and were shown with "also arriving" the Mermaids and Sharks. The JIA is yet to see the light of retailers stock.

Hi Mike,

I do see your point, but we shall have to agree to disagree (in the nicest possible way).  Bachmann had no real investment in the EFE range in N as it was released in that period.  They didn't manufacture them, they don't (as far as I'm aware) hold any intelectual property in them; they were merely distributed by Bachmann to help get them into their dealer network.  I certainly appreciate Bachmann using their finace and muscle in helping distribute the models, but they can't claim any credit for producing nor designing them.  For that reason, I've kept them of the list.

Best

Scott.

[woodbury22uk]

Of course you are right Scott, but EFE Rail is a wholly owned Bachmann brand. If they choose to announce 20 new EFE Rail models in N gauge (to bulk out the coincident Farish announcements in November 2020), it might be respectful of them to explain the non-delivery of 12 of them 9 months later. I have just checked their announcement and it says "most of the items are in stock now or will be available this Winter". So the JIAs just get added to the long list of announced, but undelivered, models albeit now spread across two Bachmann owned brands.

[Newportnobby]

I would imagine the EFE products Mermaids, Sharks and Claytons have more connection to DJ Models than Bachmann, even though Dave Jones is in 'The Great Void' somewhere.
Now if only someone would pick up on the CAD he did for the class 23 (sigh)

[NGS-PO]

Of course you are right Scott, but EFE Rail is a wholly owned Bachmann brand. If they choose to announce 20 new EFE Rail models in N gauge (to bulk out the coincident Farish announcements in November 2020), it might be respectful of them to explain the non-delivery of 12 of them 9 months later. I have just checked their announcement and it says "most of the items are in stock now or will be available this Winter". So the JIAs just get added to the long list of announced, but undelivered, models albeit now spread across two Bachmann owned brands.

Mike,

I see where you are coming from now, my apologies I got the wrong end of the stick.  Not being a more modern image modeller, I wasn't aware that they hadn't arrived.  That certainly adds a blip to the "all of this is arriving within 3 months" approach.  As distributors, I guess you are right, they are responsible for supply of the models.

Best

Scott

[SD35]

I hope the box spanner sells well and they do more liveries in the future.

[emjaybee]

I hope the box spanner sells well and they do more liveries in the future.

[woodbury22uk]

Of course you are right Scott, but EFE Rail is a wholly owned Bachmann brand. If they choose to announce 20 new EFE Rail models in N gauge (to bulk out the coincident Farish announcements in November 2020), it might be respectful of them to explain the non-delivery of 12 of them 9 months later. I have just checked their announcement and it says "most of the items are in stock now or will be available this Winter". So the JIAs just get added to the long list of announced, but undelivered, models albeit now spread across two Bachmann owned brands.

Mike,

I see where you are coming from now, my apologies I got the wrong end of the stick.  Not being a more modern image modeller, I wasn't aware that they hadn't arrived.  That certainly adds a blip to the "all of this is arriving within 3 months" approach.  As distributors, I guess you are right, they are responsible for supply of the models.

Best

Scott

Pleased to see on the Bachmann site that the missing 12 JIA China Clay wagons are now rumoured for delivery this month or in September.

[osborns]

on the MV Everglen I guess

[njee20]

I'm interested to see if they've carried the errors over from the OO gauge JIA, and if the weathered models are any better!