New ACME Engineering "Bunker Buster MK2" WOW

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:28 pm

Hi Guys
Just fitted some of the pre Production ACME "Bunker Buster" MK2s to a couple of my engines. Gotta say Wow. Ill Let the short Youtube Vid do the talking (Or chuffing).

Acme assures me that the first production batch will be available Exclusivly direct from ACME at Stonliegh in a week.

See Vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBk65CNBL9Y

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:16 pm

Great vid and that is really a great chuff!

Quick question for ya, where did you get your Edrig driver? He looks a good size for the cab and better proportioned (to my eye)than the Busy Body.

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:57 pm

Edrig driver was from a box of people from the now defunct newlands light railway. no idea who makes them

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:02 pm

ptlrcecil:51195 wrote:Edrig driver was from a box of people from the now defunct newlands light railway. no idea who makes them

Thanks for the info, maybe I'll find a replacement for my Busybody at Stoneleigh this week!

SLRmidge · Post by **SLRmidge** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:18 pm

Very impressive.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:47 am

Does anyone know if there will be one of these to fit a Countess?

Would ask & buy in person at Stoneleigh apart from the fact that once again I'm stuck at work by the looks of it!!

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:55 am

I am sure that they will do one to fit a countess as for getting to stoneliegh im sure acme would post one out.

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:06 pm

Yup they sound good indeed.

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:39 pm

Bout the same price unless summerlanda has gone up

Mr ACME · Post by **Mr ACME** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:01 pm

ptlrcecil:51291 wrote:Bout the same price unless summerlanda has gone up

Summerlands are £25 each, ACME are £18 each, £7 cheaper.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:44 am

Any chance of knowing why it's called a 'Bunker Buster'?

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:03 am

Because its so loud it busts bunkers? Lol

James-Buzz · Post by **James-Buzz** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:40 pm

Any chance of some pics of the raw item to compare with the summerlands offering?

Mr ACME · Post by **Mr ACME** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:17 pm

James-Buzz:51314 wrote:Any chance of some pics of the raw item to compare with the summerlands offering?

I don't understand why you want these, James. after all it's the sound that matters, isn't it?

We don't compare ourselves with Summerlands because we have been successfully selling into the UK market for quite a few years now and were producing them way before they started to.

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:21 pm

Edited

Crayfish · Post by **Crayfish** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:41 am

Keith&Joanna:51366 wrote:looks a somewhat crude bit of engineering compared against the fine machining of the Summerlands Chuffer.

Can't see that matters much, if you want fine machining in a non visible part of your loco, just pay a bit more and get a Summerlands product.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:03 pm

ptlrcecil:51185 wrote:Just fitted some of the pre Production ACME "Bunker Buster" MK2s

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:57 pm

Its not the engineering its just my **** camera on close up.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:11 pm

I think the key points are: 1) it's a pre-production version, and 2) who cares what it looks like if it's stuffe up the flue and sounds like that!?

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:02 pm

Er, how come the video and photo's have all been removed???

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