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Bachmann's 44472 is an eight-piece set that the maker describes as an all-tall pier set for elevating longer track spans, with 3.125 inches of vertical clearance, for HO scale E-Z Track.
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Bachmann's page describes this set in one line: an all-tall pier set for elevating longer track spans, compatible with steel alloy and nickel silver E-Z Track, with 3 1/8 inches of vertical clearance. The scale is HO 1:87. In the page photograph all eight piers are the same height, each on its own flat rectangular base, a feature that separates this set from Bachmann's graduated sets, whose photographs show piers rising from low to tall. The shop lists the 14-piece and 18-piece graduated sets in the same category, so the three pier sets sit side by side on the page.
The page is short and leaves several things open, so it helps to know what it does not say. It gives no number of piers per length of track, no instructions for fastening them and no maximum roadbed height beyond the 3.125 inches of vertical clearance. It does not say what the piers are made of. It does give the model number 44472, a shipping weight of 0.8 pounds and a retail package of 13 inches by 2 inches by 7 inches. The 14-piece graduated set, model 44471, has the same package size and the same clearance figure on its page but a heavier shipping weight of 1 pound, and Bachmann's figure 8 track pack, model 44475, is described as including that 14-piece graduated set, not this eight-piece one. The description and feature list of this eight-piece set do not mention a figure 8. The photograph shows the piers on a plain white background with no track fitted, so how they carry the roadbed is not shown on this page.
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| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| UPC | 022899444727 |
| Model | 44472 |
| Scale | HO 1:87 |
| Pieces | 8 |
| Retail package | L 13 in., W 2 in., H 7 in. |
| Recommended age | 14 and up |
| Shipping weight | 0.8 lbs |
| Vertical clearance | 3.125 inches (3 1/8 in.) |
An adult or a teenager of 14 or older building an HO layout on Bachmann E-Z Track who needs a track run to stay raised at one height, or a gift buyer matching an existing E-Z Track system. Bachmann's page for this set mentions no track, train or controller, so those are separate purchases. A buyer who wants piers of different heights will want one of the graduated sets instead.
The 14-Piece Graduated Pier Set (44471) is the set Bachmann includes in its over-under figure 8 track pack, with the same 3.125 inches of clearance under the tallest pier. The 18-Piece Graduated Pier Set (44595) reaches 3.875 inches of vertical clearance and is also listed for On30.
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