BLI ES44AC have landed

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Shows in stock  at MBK.

http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/Broadway-Limited-N-3542-ES44AC-NS-p/bli-3542.htm

[learmoia]

Sigh... Neon Blue Handrails...

~Ian

[wcfn100]

Sigh... Neon Blue Handrails...

~Ian

Yeah, there's several like that.  I think the CofG unit uses the exact same piece as the Conrail.  Check out the UP handrails. It looks like they didn't even try.   



Jason

[Jbub]

Yeah, there's several like that.  I think the CofG unit uses the exact same piece as the Conrail.  Check out the UP handrails. It looks like they didn't even try.   



Jason

You gotta love the bent ditch light also. Who approved these photos as an advertisement?

[daniel_leavitt2000]

You gotta love the bent ditch light also. Who approved these photos as an advertisement?

Those are MBK shop photos. One of the reasons why the handrails are showing up so light is they are molded in color which can make them translucent in strong back lighting such as this. This is the reason why atlas molds their handrails in gray now then paints them.

Other companies mix an opaque agent into the colored plastic to reduce the translucency (I think Micro Trains does this).

[Chris333]

Molded from shoe soles 

[ljudice]

Is it molding or overly thick paint.

The photos remind me of the original B-man C40-8W's.

[wcfn100]

Those are MBK shop photos.

These are BLI's awful photos.

Jason

[peteski]

I find it strange that companies go nuts on the level of separately-added details, fancy sound decoders, then they mess up on the simple handrails. Even if strong light brings out the problem, I'm sure it will also be visible under normal lighting condition (on most train layouts). They could probably get away with it on some layout in a grungy badly-lit basement.

[Mark5]

Sigh... Neon Blue Handrails...

~Ian

Common problem these days - Kato's are almost flourescent on certain models:

https://www.katousa.com/N/SD70ACe/176-8508.jpg

Mark

[Mark W]

Molded from shoe soles 

ChooChooShoes?
https://www.broadway-limited.com/choochooshoes.aspx

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[w neal]

I like my FMVs for half the price, no sound, easy plug DCC, GREAT customer support, add on details, AND MATCHING FREKIN' HANDRAILS!!!!

Sorry BLI, I'll pass.

[Chris333]

I think BLI is more of a sound company and less of a Model Railroad company.

[Smike]

 

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[Jbub]

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They must have color matched the plastic to paint in a dimly lit room. If you look and the front handrail in the shadow, it looks really close to the paint on the body.