Intermountain has announced new NS GEVO Heritage Units in HO Scale.
Do you work for Intermountain? Is this an ad?
Announced would be a better term.
No, I do not work for Intermountain, but these are the first NS GEVO Heritage Units in plastic in HO Scale, and many people have been waiting for these.
I reserved all 10. I can’t afford it yet… but by Mar 2013, perhaps I will be able to. hah. Looking forward to it. I may even get a roundhouse and turntable to reenact the now-famous NS heritage loco photo.
I do not work for Intermountain or any other model train manufacturer or LHS. I am a modeler and wanted to pass this information on to others than might be interested.
This is the latest information that was sent out to announce their changes on their model that will be used for the NS Heritage units. I thought it is interesting since they are making changes to their unit to make them closer to the latest units just built for the NS. I hope this is helpful.
CZ
HO NORFOLK SOUTHERN HERITAGE ES44AC LOCOMOTIVES
In last month’s letter we announced that we would be producing all of the Norfolk Southern Heritage Series ES44AC locomotives. This month we have provided a preview of the paint schemes that will be done. Please note that we will be effecting significant additions to the existing GEVO tooling in order to provide the correct body and details to produce these models. The Heritage Series locomotive prototype paint schemes have been applied to the variation of the GEVO that is being produced currently and we are determined to provide a model that is as prototypical as we can make it.
We have already begun the tooling changes and expect to be able to ship these locomotives in early spring. Please make your reservations as soon as you
Here’s the actual Intermountain announcement:
http://www.intermountain-railway.com/reservationflyers/RF0812HOES44AC.htm
Despite not being an NS modeler, I do love GEVOs and I think some of those schemes look fantastic. I may end up ordering the Conrail one just for fun, as I always loved the Conrail blue.
This announcement is also quite exciting because it means Intermountain is tooling the newest version of the GEVO. Since all new production (2011+) units are almost identical (cab door on other side, new stanchions, new radiator and rear end, ditch lights front and back, etc), Intermountain will now be able to offer any other road names on the new GEVO with minimal changes to tooling. The only one with the cab headlights is NS, so put the headlight down and they can do CSX, UP, BNSF (minor changes could make the C4 as well), CP, KCS, IAS, and even CN (no more unique variations on the later 2300 series, so it would be easier to do than the first generation CN GEVOs, which intermountain went to all the extra tooling work on anyway…plus, CN is now buying AC models).
With Athearn announcing that their GEVO release will be the early production, and not being sure if they’ll do the later versions yet (hence their heritage schemes on AC4400s), I think Intermountain has made a good move and capitalized on this market.
With Athearn announcing that their GEVO release will be the early production, and not being sure if they’ll do the later versions yet (hence their heritage schemes on AC4400s), I think Intermountain has made a good move and capitalized on this market.
The Intermountain seems to be the way to go for the new GEVO release since they are saying they are making the changes. The Athearn RTR AC4400 might look good in Heritage pain, but they are a poor example for anyone who knows anything about the prototype. They will be fairly inexpensive compared to their Genesis line, but the Intermountain are lower in price in general than the Genesis line. I believe Intermountain has done a better job of keeping the price down as much as possible.
CZ
Looking forward to the Intermountains! Have my order in…