JUst checking, I ASSUME the 70MAC's use the same horn and plow as the SD75's. In HO DW 155 plow, and 253 horn. Is this right? Doing up a Kato 8802. Jeff...
Which should I buy? The KATO GE C44-9W or the ATHEARN one? I was set to buy the Athearn one until I discovered that Kato produced one as well. Both look very...
for the bnsf ac4400's the cabs will be correct, athearn you wil have to modify ... From: Ian Holmes To: bnsf_modelers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December...
... Assuming you want a BNSF model, the Kato will have a better mechanism, and a more accurate cab, probably. The Athearn will have better, deeper body...
Fred Dabney
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Dec 4, 2003 8:58 pm
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... Agree ... Not true. Even now, (as of the SD70MAC at least) handrails and grabs are still pretty gross, a lot of detail is pretty shallow. Athearn still...
Fred Dabney
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Dec 4, 2003 9:02 pm
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the Kato shell have the wrong pattern of door vents on the equipment cabinets on the engineer's side? That's the sole ...
Thanks for all your help everyone. As I want to model one of the loco's I saw on my trip to Tehachapi, it would make more sense to me to cut up a $65.00 ...
Ian, you could start by making a Heritage 1 version of the BNSF C44-9W. It does not have the 4 window cab. But make sure you get the correct body shell from...
... of ... sole ... Kato ... even ... I don't remember all the gory details, but the Kato d9 is modeled after the first order of CNW units, and it's missing...
Fred Dabney
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Dec 5, 2003 6:36 pm
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... You might want to look over the Athearn "Ready-to-Roll" AC4400 locomotive. It's definitely a big improvement over the previous Athearn AC4400 offerings....
Ed, the Athearn AC4400 would still need the 4 window cab, and the inverters on the conductors side behind the cab are not right for the BNSF version either....
... drive ... paint, ... I've done many Athearn d9 models, and I always used .013 brass wire grabs anyway. Because I run on a club layout, I really prefer to...
Fred Dabney
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Dec 5, 2003 8:12 pm
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... inverters on the conductors side behind the cab are not right for the BNSF version either. And the new TIER 2 AC4400s that BNSF is getting are totally ...
Fred Dabney
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Dec 5, 2003 8:40 pm
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Is BNSF still ordering the SD70MAC's , or is it all GE now? Jeff Howell The guy with a thousand questions, and very few answers ... [Non-text portions of this...
... I believe Details West makes an air conditoner for the Dash-9, tho I confess I haven't tried it myself. To me the other sore spot on the Kato Dash-9 is the...
In a message dated 12/5/2003 1:42:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, dogshow1@... writes: Is BNSF still ordering the SD70MAC's , or is it all GE now? Currently...
... (MendipRail) and ... 360 EMD ... Merciful heavens! I suspect both the builders and the unions are pretty upset at that. How are they for reliability? I...
Fred Dabney
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Dec 6, 2003 1:36 am
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In a message dated 12/5/2003 5:38:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, fdabney@... writes: I suspect both the builders and the unions are pretty upset at that. ...
From: <Jlomas001@...> ... UP, ... EMD ... CSX is currently receiving SD70MACs complete with flared radiator grills. Alaska RR is supposed to receive the...
I think the White hand rails has to be one of the best ideas in a long time, that would solve a lot of problems. Thanks for the info on the four window...
Hello all; I just picked up, on ebay, for a silly price, an Athearn C44-9W. I think it was so cheap because it is the ugliest looking thing I have ever seen....
If you dont want it I will trade it for a MRC 50th Dash 9 ... Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing [Non-text portions of this...
In a message dated 12/8/2003 8:18:56 AM Pacific Standard Time, theholmes@... writes: I just picked up, on ebay, for a silly price, an Athearn C44-9W. ...
... In order to beat a looming strike at the plant, GE rushed out a few locos in primer only, just in time as I recall. Santa Fe added numbers and ran them...
Fred Dabney
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Dec 8, 2003 6:45 pm
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... Fred; Thanks for the info, thats kind of what I thought. So my model will follow the same course, just as soon as I get all the right acessories to make it...
Ian. you ask about the Grey Dash 9. I looked thru my BN photos and found some photos that I had taken some time ago, The power unit Road # 777 .This unit...
