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asarge

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Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« on: January 25, 2011, 02:31:15 PM »
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F59PH  fantasy schemes with and without DCC sound
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Re: Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2011, 02:44:49 PM »
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Curious to see if there is a big price jump like Atlas and Kato.
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Re: Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2011, 03:02:50 PM »
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If they didn't dip paint the gons this time, I might go for a WM.
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Re: Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2011, 03:12:48 PM »
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Did they really list the new F59PH paint schemes as 'fantasy'?  I don't remember them doing that for the Northstar scheme.


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Re: Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2011, 03:59:42 PM »
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With regard to the F59PH  fantasy schemes I have one question.............."why".......? ???

I can't have an Alco switcher but the PRR fans can be teased and tormented by a Keystone F59...............

I repeat............ "why" ??????????????????????????
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Re: Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2011, 04:02:08 PM »
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So with all the "fantasy*" stuff athearn's been doing are they harking back to the BB days of slap a paint job on anything?

*some of it alsmot came to pass, like the CR GP60Ms.
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Re: Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2011, 04:14:06 PM »
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I'm kinda curious how they're going to do the white nose on the Southern units.
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Re: Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2011, 04:31:36 PM »
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Quote from: Puddington on January 25, 2011, 03:59:42 PM
With regard to the F59PH  fantasy schemes I have one question.............."why".......? ???

Because they did it in HO......
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Re: Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2011, 04:39:50 PM »
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Quote from: chessie system fan on January 25, 2011, 04:14:06 PM
I'm kinda curious how they're going to do the white nose on the Southern units.

Like this!

http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH23777

Looks goofy to me, but maybe it'll help Athearn make something I want. ???
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Re: Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2011, 04:48:33 PM »
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pass, really havent got my attention in a while...
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Re: Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2011, 04:49:15 PM »
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Good grief.   You know, I don't even mind that they're doing the fantasy units, simply because I know people will buy them and it makes them money.   But, when people are waiting on ACTUAL schemes to be produced, well that's kinda hard to take because I know they will sell, too.  (Amtrak, TRE, et al)  

I had been a huge fan and staunch defender of Athearn N, even though the original F59PH was abysmal.    Well, they've just lost a supporter.  I'll still be a customer but they are now in Bachmann and Micro-Trains land with me now.   Sigh.
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Re: Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2011, 04:49:41 PM »
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Re: Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2011, 04:57:53 PM »
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Curious to see if there is a big price jump like Atlas and Kato.

MSRP on non-DCC is $99.98 on the ones with sound and DCC it's $229.98

As to why the fantasy schemes. The HO Dash 9 Fantasy schemes did pretty well, we have a few preorders on teh HO F59 Fantasy. What they are probably trying to do is expand the market a little with a novelty item. Probably get them more cash in one shot than new or reissued schemes on the commuter roads. I don't fantasy/what might a been schemes. To me it's better than Pepsi or Smoky the Bear schemes. Nothing against MTL's fantasy schemes, but these are pretty cool.
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Re: Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2011, 05:00:32 PM »
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I bet Eric220 has already queued up for Pennsy F-59...
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Re: Athearn January announcements...big yawn
« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2011, 05:13:30 PM »
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I suppose this is what they're trying to represent with the CP car:
http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=60273
http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH23904

I suppose it's not the worst foob, but not anywhere near correct.
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