I was at the LHS today and saw the new Athearn SD38s. They looked good in the box. Has anyone actually purchased one and have feedback ?
If they’re anything like the SD50s, P42s and GP35s Athearn RTR did, they’re sure to be great.
I have 3 of the SD-38’s in B&LE livery. This is the RTR models. All of them work very well. Have excellent low end speeds and are smooth units. As for the DCC ready, I had troubles. All of mine were shorting out the decoders and it took awhile to correct it. After placing a piece of capton tape under the motors all was fine. My guess was that the motor contact underneath was to close to the frame. All has been fine since then.
Very pleased with the detail level. Nice looking models.