Somone mentioned that Athearn is FINALLY re-tooling the SD45 shell, and that it will be coming out in the Genesis line. Does anyone else know anything about this? Thanks,
Alec[:p]
I heard there supose to redo all the Genesis line
The frame has already debuted under the recent SD38 and SD40 models in the Ready-To-Run line. An SD45 to follow is hardly a surprise. What would be a surprise would be an SD45 in the Genesis line.
Genesis has already announced HO SD45-2s. Wouldn’t be suprised if a straight SD45 followed.
The SD45-2 is Genesis. I imagine Athearn may re-work the RPP SD45 shell and release it as RTR.
I too doubt that we will see a Genesis Line SD45. I don’t think many of us would pay the Genesis premium price for something developed from the RPP shell and it’s doubtful that having it in hand they would spend the money on all new shell tooling. Is the SD45 chassis the same length as the SD38 and SD40? I didn’t think it was the same but I’m no expert in that area. I’d be happy to see a RTR SD45 with detail similar to the RTR SD50.
Well, according to the last 2 or 3 months of adds in MR both FirstHobby.com (pg. 15 May) and TrainWorld.com (pg 37,May) are advertiseing not only a SD-45-2 in the Genisis Line (100) but also comes with sound in the Genisis class (170).
I believe you are right, that the SD38, 40 and 45 all rode on the same chassis which is why the 40 has such a long “porch.” I may be wrong, but I seem to remember reading it somewhere.
WHO would want the old out of scale, Athearn SD-45 when even the Bachmann fills this bill.? - Especially so when there are so many SD-45’s available at various prices available, to say nothing about the new reworked RPP -2?
i’d probably buy a RTR SD45 if they came out, because P2Ks and Kato versions are hard to come by in Aus.
There are some people (I’m not one of them) who hate Bachmann more than any other manufacturer, and would gladly take the Athearn SD45 over the Bachmann SD45 any day.[:(] I’ve actually had better luck with Bachmann than Athearn, and Bachmann is one of my favorite manufacturers, but I still trust them both to do a good job.[:D]
Darth,
I think there are people that would rather leave the hobby than buy a Bachmann. Of course I can’t blame them. Back in 1973 they bought a Bachmann engine that was junk . . . . well, you know the rest.
My bachmann spec SD45 is a good runner. The bad thing about it is the wrong size cab windows and I just noticed that when you start up the locomotive it, the shell jerks to one side, then goes back. Both gearboxes need to be shimmed properly, I think that should solve the movement problem.