Model Railroading > Athearn RTR SD 40

The info is posted on the Athearn web site. Quite a few road specific details. All new chassis as well as she'll. roads are BNSF, CB&Q, Chessie, N&W i(2 schemes), DW&P, & UP(60's scheme). Kind of surprised that they are not doing SP in the first round.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/19/14 08:05 by dgraves.

Some discussion on the SD40 already here:

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?3,3469510,3469510#msg-3469510

Cheers, Jim

I model the NP / Burlington in the Billings - Laurel area of Montana. These engines were common on Q trains and later on BN trains. Gee, do I want two or three?

I do have two Kato units, but they are not as detailed as these will be.

Nice to see this model.

Steve Barkley, MMR

The Espee "rebuild" version will be a joke.

Not excited.

obsessedfoamer Wrote:
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> The Espee "rebuild" version will be a joke.
>
> Not excited.


You base this on what?

And actually it won't be a joke.

What espee "rebuild"? Did I miss something?

If they do one, I'm sure it will be a "incorrect" SD40R wannabe. Just like the SD45R's they tried to pull off.

obsessedfoamer Wrote:
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> The Espee "rebuild" version will be a joke.
>
> Not excited.

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obsessedfoamer Wrote:
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> If they do one, I'm sure it will be a "incorrect"
> SD40R wannabe. Just like the SD45R's they tried
> to pull off.

And again, what are you basing this on?

obsessedfoamer Wrote:
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> The Espee "rebuild" version will be a joke.
>
> Not excited.


Please, don’t let facts get in the way of your opinions. That’s the way things are done these days, right? Can you also predict winning lottery numbers? I’d sure like to have some, once you’ve collected your share of course.

The new SD40 looks quite nice on its own merits, not even comparing it to the horrid RPP-based version. And that’s all I ask of a model, that it have “good bones.” Should I find something that needs tweaking or modification to my own eye, I can do that, without having to build the whole thing myself.

But it’s rude and baseless comments like yours that make visiting forums like this one an unpleasant experience, and why I do so, and contribute, far less than I did in the past.

Elizabeth Allen

Anyone have a photo of the new SD40?

Disregard, found it under *So what is Athearn's retooled engine?*

Frailey was right...............

Betsy Wrote:
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> Can you also predict winning lottery
> numbers? I’d sure like to have some, once
> you’ve collected your share of course.

I can give you as many as you like. I just can't say when they'll come up.

> The new SD40 looks quite nice on its own merits,
> not even comparing it to the horrid RPP-based
> version. And that’s all I ask of a model, that
> it have “good bones.”

Let's just hope that "good bones" doesn't cost 3 C-notes and is only available with a crappy lobotomized sound decoder.

Arved Grass
Fleming Island, FL

Arved Wrote:
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> Let's just hope that "good bones" doesn't cost 3
> C-notes and is only available with a crappy
> lobotomized sound decoder.

All the info is on Athearn's website. Price is $184.98 with sound and $134.98 non-sound

Cheers, Jim

What gets me is people now-a-days wanting a completely detailed model for pennies. You cant have it both ways, if you wanted a cheap model still then stop asking for super detailed road specific engines. If you want all the bells and whistles the your going to pay for it.

I would say I am a pretty good modeler (nothing close to the greats of today) but pretty good none the less. If I built a model for someone I would $150 right out the door, that's just my time, this is not including the model or parts or paint. So for the price of today's detailed RTR engines from the factory with sound, I believe your getting a good deal.

The blue box days are over,if you do not like that then sorry, they ain't coming back.

WOW!! It sound like someone didn't take their Colace today. Anyway, if you would put ANY Genesis unit nest to say a 1990s piece of brass with the same nomenclature, I can assure you that the plastic will look, run and sound better at HALF the price (adjusted for inflation). Which brings me to another topic. Do you want to run 'em or put'em on a wall?

gandydancer4 Wrote:
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> WOW!! It sound like someone didn't take their
> Colace today. Anyway, if you would put ANY Genesis
> unit nest to say a 1990s piece of brass with the
> same nomenclature, I can assure you that the
> plastic will look, run and sound better at HALF
> the price (adjusted for inflation). Which brings
> me to another topic. Do you want to run 'em or
> put'em on a wall?

You don't have to compare a Genesis unit to '90's brass, you can compare it to today's offerings (what little there are) and in most cases the fidelity of detail is better in, PLASTIC...

Andy

Is this model converted to LED lighting yet?

Posted from iPhone

It does indeed say in the Athearn page that it is all new tooling, so it is apparently not a rehash of the RPP shell. I don't see that as a "joke".

Bob





Betsy Wrote:
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> obsessedfoamer Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The Espee "rebuild" version will be a joke.
> >
> > Not excited.
>
>
> Please, don’t let facts get in the way of your
> opinions. That’s the way things are done these
> days, right? Can you also predict winning lottery
> numbers? I’d sure like to have some, once
> you’ve collected your share of course.
>
> The new SD40 looks quite nice on its own merits,
> not even comparing it to the horrid RPP-based
> version. And that’s all I ask of a model, that
> it have “good bones.” Should I find something
> that needs tweaking or modification to my own eye,
> I can do that, without having to build the whole
> thing myself.
>
> But it’s rude and baseless comments like yours
> that make visiting forums like this one an
> unpleasant experience, and why I do so, and
> contribute, far less than I did in the past.
>
> Elizabeth Allen