Kato Tweets E5 pic. I'm officially concerned.

[gelboy45]

Gets better!

Only just noticed that there are two different locos in picture. The one without coupler shroud and truck covers appears to be 'Silver Speed'......

Gerry

[arbomambo]

Note that the truck skirts are removable!

noticed that immediately!...and..these look fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Respectfully,
Bruce

[mcjaco]

I think McJaco needs to go play over at Trainboard where everything is peaches and roses.   

I share the same concerns Jason... the nose looks like it has too much real estate up top.

Oh come on now. 

I think I've got a side shot of Silver Pilot at home, I'll have to look.  I will agree that the top looks a bit too long.  Can you honestly think that with a prototype that close to home they wouldn't have gone out to do measurements??? 

[mplsjct]

Looks like new truck tooling also, on the left hand unit.

[kalbert]

Stuff like this cracks me up! Judging the accuracy of a model from a poorly taken photo... Get real.

[DKS]

Stuff like this cracks me up! Judging the accuracy of a model from a poorly taken photo... Get real.

+1  How about we wait until someone has one of these babies in their hot little hands and takes a micrometer to it?

[SkipGear]

New and better picture!:
https://twitter.com/KatoUSAInc/status/243743379740045313/photo/1

Gerry

That picture definitely looks better. The angles look good. The parting line on the nose is a bit annoying though.

[Sokramiketes]

Oh come on now. 

I think I've got a side shot of Silver Pilot at home, I'll have to look.  I will agree that the top looks a bit too long.  Can you honestly think that with a prototype that close to home they wouldn't have gone out to do measurements???

I can imagine 80 different ways to attempt to measure the complex curved nose of an E unit nose and still screw it up in cad.  In fact, more manufactures have screwed up than gotten it right.

[mcjaco]

Isn't the nose cast as one piece anyway?






* ducks and covers*

[wcfn100]

That picture definitely looks better. The angles look good. The parting line on the nose is a bit annoying though.

For me it corroborates what I was seeing in the first photo and why I started this thread. 


Jason

[FrankCampagna]

+1  How about we wait until someone has one of these babies in their hot little hands and takes a micrometer to it?

Thinking like that would kill off at least half of all internet discussion  .

Frank

[kalbert]

+1  How about we wait until someone has one of these babies in their hot little hands and takes a micrometer to it?

+1

[kornellred]

Real locomotive noses are definitely NOT castings.  They are fabricated.

[gelboy45]

It's official:

http://uk.mg.bt.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.partner=bt-1&.rand=3t6e9131nqn9c

Gerry

[gelboy45]

Apologies for wrong link!

Gerry