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ljudice

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Athearn SD70's here!
« on: March 24, 2018, 04:49:52 PM »
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Never thought I'd see one of these in plastic - Looks good so far....

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Re: Athearn SD70's here!
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2018, 05:27:01 PM »
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That's looks pretty good, I wish Athearn would do more locomotives in N, like some early EMD's
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Re: Athearn SD70's here!
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2018, 05:50:14 PM »
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Lighter:

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Re: Athearn SD70's here!
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2018, 08:06:19 PM »
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Some impressions:

Overall - really nice
Got wrong:   NS plow,  3 chime instead of 5
Got right:  ICE box, trucks

Debatable:  SD70 Decal on cab was not part of original paint.   My NS project is 1995/6, but I'll ignore this.
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Re: Athearn SD70's here!
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2018, 11:34:01 PM »
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Quote from: ljudice on March 24, 2018, 04:49:52 PM
Never thought I'd see one of these in plastic - Looks good so far....

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Is there a gap between the cab and the front handrail?

Thanks for the pix!

Mark
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Re: Athearn SD70's here!
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2018, 09:19:57 AM »
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Where though?!?
Saw a few on eBay but screw the $110 people want for DC locos!
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Re: Athearn SD70's here!
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2018, 09:22:55 AM »
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Quote from: Mark5 on March 24, 2018, 11:34:01 PM
Is there a gap between the cab and the front handrail?

Thanks for the pix!

Mark

yes....

but it appears to be correct:

http://www.nsdash9.com/images/NS2528bh3.jpg
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Re: Athearn SD70's here!
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2018, 09:30:49 AM »
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Quote from: nscaler711 on March 25, 2018, 09:19:57 AM
Where though?!?
Saw a few on eBay but screw the $110 people want for DC locos!

actually got mine thru athearn/horizon site....

they should be at kleins soon - I'm in for one more...


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Re: Athearn SD70's here!
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2018, 10:15:09 AM »
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I want to say they are that way because they were the last of the Spartan cabs and they were also isolated... But I could be wrong...
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Re: Athearn SD70's here!
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2018, 01:24:28 PM »
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Quote from: nscaler711 on March 25, 2018, 09:19:57 AM
Where though?!?
Saw a few on eBay but screw the $110 people want for DC locos!

N Scale Supply is showing them in stock at $97.48.  Should be just under that when they get posted at Kleins.  I'm still trying to determine if I want to pick up the Conrail versions.

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Re: Athearn SD70's here!
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2018, 01:58:00 PM »
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 How do they run?
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Re: Athearn SD70's here!
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2018, 02:16:42 PM »
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Quote from: Jbub on March 25, 2018, 01:58:00 PM
How do they run?

I'll check!


Very smooth, quiet - like Atlas/slow motor or FVM
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Re: Athearn SD70's here!
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2018, 06:45:43 PM »
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Re: Athearn SD70's here!
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2018, 02:49:33 PM »
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Thanks for the report @ljudice !  I've had a bad expieriance in the past with Athearn, but looks like I'll be giving them another shot with their recent offerings.
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Re: Athearn SD70's here!
« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2018, 04:23:38 PM »
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The only problem I see is that it's black instead of blue... haha.

Well, that and the horn which looks kinda meh, but those are easy fixes.

Good on Athearn!
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