Challengers Yet?

[UP_Phill]

Woohoo........

Enroute, March 03, 2007, 5:09 am, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94128
Enroute, March 02, 2007, 5:10 pm, PETALUMA, CA 94999
Electronic Shipping Info Received, March 02, 2007

Hopefully it's at 35,000' at the moment.  ;D

[Mark5]

For $300 I have a box full of parts that when assembled barely waddles down the track, the box it came in says Con-Cor 2-10-2. 

You paid $300? 

[up1950s]

The oil version shouldn't have ash pans . Does any body know if they will come off easily , or if the tender is an easy conversion to coal , as 3985 wasn't made oil till 7-24-1990 .

[wm3798]

For $300 I could have 5 or 6 more F units!  Isn't that what did in steam in the first place? ;D

Lee-M-D
LaGrange, Ill.

[3rdrail]

For $300 I could have 5 or 6 more F units!  Isn't that what did in steam in the first place? ;D

Lee-M-D
LaGrange, Ill.

No, Lee, the savings was in the maintenance costs above all else. Diesels cost at least 25 percent more than the equivalent steam power in the late 1940's.  ;D

[wm3798]

I was thinking overall cost effectiveness and flexibility...

But if they do a WM Challenger, I'll be scraping change out of the couch and everywhere else to get one...

Lee

[John]

I was thinking overall cost effectiveness and flexibility...

But if they do a WM Challenger, I'll be scraping change out of the couch and everywhere else to get one...

Lee

Google is great

http://www.steamlocomotive.com/challenger/wm.shtml

[3rdrail]

I was thinking overall cost effectiveness and flexibility...

But if they do a WM Challenger, I'll be scraping change out of the couch and everywhere else to get one...

Lee

Google is great

http://www.steamlocomotive.com/challenger/wm.shtml

Did you try to see the photo? All I get is "404 File not found". So, Google ain't all that great.  :-\

[wes_sutton]

lashedup are you sure you don't work for Athearn ;D

After saying I wouldn't go near these things because of the price and unwanted sound, I now
find myself contemplating which felonious act I will have to undertake to get the AUS$400
needed to acquire one of the DRGW units.

They look so sweet!

Wes

[lashedup]

lashedup are you sure you don't work for Athearn ;D

If I did I probably wouldn't have brought up the Atlas Code 55 issue...

[UP_Phill]

lashedup are you sure you don't work for Athearn ;D

After saying I wouldn't go near these things because of the price and unwanted sound, I now
find myself contemplating which felonious act I will have to undertake to get the AUS$400
needed to acquire one of the DRGW units.

They look so sweet!

Wes

Go on. You know you want one! 

[wes_sutton]

lashedup are you sure you don't work for Athearn ;D

If I did I probably wouldn't have brought up the Atlas Code 55 issue...

I am sure you don't. I was just 'thanking you' in a very obtuse manner for posting such great pics of the new beastie.

Wes

[UP_Phill]

I can't seem to find the post (on another forum) that stated that the c55 issue is not a real biggy. Apparently the tender wheels only just brush the Atlas c55 spike heads. So I'm hoping that it's not going to be a major concern.

[Mark5]

seems improbable that Athearn would use larger than HO flanges on an N scale loco in what year is it? 2007?

lets get some first hand input on this.

[UP_Phill]

How's this for speedy shipping! I'm impressed.  Must be because it's a Chuck pak.

At Foreign Delivery Unit, March 05, 2007, 11:33 am, AUSTRALIA
Out of Foreign Customs, March 05, 2007, 10:20 am, AUSTRALIA
Arrived Abroad, March 05, 2007, 9:33 am, AUSTRALIA
Into Foreign Customs, March 05, 2007, 9:33 am, AUSTRALIA
International Dispatch, March 03, 2007, 5:10 am, SAN FRANCISCO AMC
Enroute, March 03, 2007, 5:09 am, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94128
Enroute, March 02, 2007, 5:10 pm, PETALUMA, CA 94999
Electronic Shipping Info Received, March 02, 2007