Scaletrains game changer

[Iain]

@scaletrains  Will the commonwealth trucks on the tender pickup power?  I'm dying for a pair to finish my NS F1, and that tender looks to be about the right length for a kitbash start point.

[robert3985]

I'm encouraged by the model.  For any price, this model waaaaay outpaces the Overland brass model, with its humungously thick cast walkways on top and cast-on grabs on the cab. 

Even though the grabs on this look thick and stand out too much, there is a wealth of detail in other areas that I haven't seen on other N-scale models of any sort.

No, it's not perfect (whatever that is) but it IS a very nice model, and I may get one as a shelf queen since it's two years too new to run on my layout.

Hopefully, they'll eventually do an early "Baby" turbine and/or a Veranda, either/both of which would be perfect for my time period!

I also hope they'll be offering spare parts, as I can certainly use several sets of tender trucks for future projects.

Cheerio!
Bob Gilmore

[GaryHinshaw]

Scale Trains has just announced an SD40-2 in HO scale.  Could an N scale version be far behind?

[Philip H]

Scale Trains has just announced an SD40-2 in HO scale.  Could an N scale version be far behind?

Oh lord . . .  if the do an n scale one in KCS white I might just hang up the air brush . . . . . Lord knows Kato won't.

[Scottl]

With so many crossover models, presumably to spread CAD work costs, this is quite a distinct possibility.  Now if only these companies could deliver like Kato and Trainworx

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Scale Trains has just announced an SD40-2 in HO scale.  Could an N scale version be far behind?

Now THAT would be a game changer...

Especially if they beat IM to market with it.

And do the correct trucks on the Conrail ones.

[C855B]

...Especially if they beat IM to market with it.

And do the correct trucks on the Conrail ones.

And do a proper UP version.

[Missaberoad]

Now that would be game changing a SD40-2 that carefully matches all the phase differences and details applied to individual orders, also avalible as a modular undec model.
With a scale width hood, atlas/kato quality tooling and that yummy frame detailing...
Even if IM releases their model this would still be a most welcome product...

[Mark5]

Now that would be game changing a SD40-2 that carefully matches all the phase differences and details applied to individual orders, also avalible as a modular undec model.
With a scale width hood, atlas/kato quality tooling and that yummy frame detailing...
Even if IM releases their model this would still be a most welcome product...

Agreed - this is such an ubiquitous loco that the market can likely sustain multiple producers (as in HO). The Kato model was great in the 1990s but the tooling is now dated and has many errors (hood width, fans, number boards, etc). The Intermountain model remains to be seen.

Mark

[asarge]

Now THAT would be a game changer...

Especially if they beat IM to market with it.

And do the correct trucks on the Conrail ones.

Yeah, that would get past all the IM crap. It might just happen. Shane, Paul and company are really sharp, and don't play the announce way before you have an idea about release dates just to stake acclaim. I wonder what new cars they are going to announce this weekend.

[coosvalley]

As I thought, this "game changer" is for a game I don't even play  .....

The loco looks pretty nice though, and I hope they can bring us some more common prototypes in the future..

The first 500$ plastic loco , is that what they mean by game changer?

[tom mann]

I think "Game Changer" applies to their other offerings a bit better: the rivet counter/museum/operator varieties is a great idea.

[BruceStikkers]

I visited the ScaleTrains booth today at the National Train Show in Indianapolis and the had samples of the new turbines. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are really nice, although as noted earlier the grab irons are a LITTLE large, but look fine from the 3' view as also noted earlier. The overall detail of the model is great. I am still in for #18 since I like the details on that one best and it is the one at the Illinois Railway Museum, so I can actually see the real one. They do have the detail variations by unit number and the B unit is powered as well as the A. They also have the tender variations specific to the unit numbers.

Bruce Stikkers
St. Joseph, IL

[robert3985]

I think "Game Changer" applies to their other offerings a bit better: the rivet counter/museum/operator varieties is a great idea.

+1

Cheerio!
Bob Gilmore

[unittrain]

Scaletrains BRING THE SD40-2 TO N please!!!!!!! We cant leave such an important locomotive to the titanic like IM