Walther's Proto GP60 new run.

[wcfn100]

I don't rememeber any posts and nothing turned up in the search.

Walther's has a new run of the Proto GP60's in their March locomotive announcements.

http://www.walthers.com/exec/newproducts/cr/201103/Locomotive

Jason

[asarge]

Jason,

Those will be with the announcements posted in late March/early April. If they are going to redo them, I would hope they would make a DCC ready frame. I also hope there is more than one N scale announcement next month but not holding my breath.

[daniel_leavitt2000]

All future Walters engines will be dcc

[Denver Road Doug]

All future Walters engines will be dcc

Yes, but is this a "future" Walthers engine or dumping what's left of their existing mech's and shells to make room for the future?

[James Costello]

No Espee? WTF???

[Rich Reinhart]

No Espee? WTF???

That is a shock...glad I got one the first time around..

[Brakie]

That NS GP60 sounds interesting.

[u18b]

If this is DCC with sound, I would think it will have a new frame.

I note with sadness that they left off re-running one of the roads that garners the highest prices on ebay-- the pretty Demo version.
Even though it is technically incorrect, people still like it.

[Hyperion]

If this is DCC with sound, I would think it will have a new frame.

The DCC w/ sound version was HO.  N was DC.

Since the listing said "Standard DC" and didn't even say so much as "DCC Ready" makes me doubt it's got a new frame.  Though the HO versions say "Standard DC" too even though they're obviously DCC Ready since they make a DCC version.

[Mark5]

On DCC, the new run SW is DCC ready now right?

With Walthers, ya never know what's coming. For instance, the N&W NE caboose that came out last year was shown at various times as red or blue. They don't seem to focus on getting the descriptions right on the N stuff, or maybe it's equal opportunity and they screw up n the HO stuff too.

Perhaps the "official announcement" will shed more light.

Mark

[Bob Bufkin]

Face it Mark, whatever HO photo they have (if they don't have a N) they use.

[u18b]

The DCC w/ sound version was HO.  N was DC.

Since the listing said "Standard DC" and didn't even say so much as "DCC Ready" makes me doubt it's got a new frame.  Though the HO versions say "Standard DC" too even though they're obviously DCC Ready since they make a DCC version.

Sorry, you're correct.  I misread the ...   In stock?= N  (no)  as N scale

Anyway, having re-read the list-- I revise my comments.
Standard DC must mean they are NOT revising the chassis-- otherwise they would SURELY use the term DCC ready just like for HO if they were revising the frame.

(sorry I mis-read the list).

[flight2000]

That NS GP60 sounds interesting.

I know of at least one online dealer that still has the original NS and UP versions still.  I have to say, I really liked how they ran when I had my pair a few years ago.  They were a pain to get a decoder in and I eventually sold them off without a decoder.  Hope these are a newer, DCC friendly version.

Brian

[asarge]

The SW's will ahve a DCC ready frame apparemntly. WKW did say all future N scale loco's would be DCC ready like Daniel said, but I woulda thought they would still point that out on the site. UNLESS, somebody copied and pasted the text. I'd be willing to bet thesae will be DCC ready. Either way, we'll find out in a week or 10 days when the announcement sheets arrive in the shop and are posted on the site.

[sundowner]

Hope they put the correct trucks on this time.