Walthers N Scale SW-1200 announced.

Keith Aug 26, 2017

  1. Keith

    Keith TrainBoard Supporter

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    Received a notice early this morning, that Walthers is going to be releasing the
    EMD SW-1200 in N Scale. Due out Dec 28 - Jan 1. I've seen both dates listed.
    From Walthers website:

    FEATURES:

    • Limited edition – one time run of these roadnumbers
    • Perfect power for yards, industries & short lines
    • Split frame mechanism
    • All-wheel drive & electrical pickup
    • Powerful 5-pole skew-wound motor
    • Die-cast metal underframe for pulling power
    • DCC-ready – can be equipped with TCS MT1500 or Digitrax DN-126M2 decoders, both sold separately
    • RP-25 metal wheels - operate on Code 55 or larger rail
    • Micro-Trains couplers
    • MSRP: $99.98
    I've heard that one shop will have them at street price of $69.98

    This first? run will include 2 numbers in the following roads:

    Santa Fe - Black/White w/zebra stripes
    #'s 2439 and 2440
    [​IMG]

    BNSF - Orange/Green/Yellow
    #'s 3503 and 3515
    [​IMG]

    Rio Grande - Black/Orange
    #'s 135 and 139
    [​IMG]

    Elgin, Joliet and Eastern - Green/Yellow
    #'s 302 and 306
    [​IMG]

    Indiana Harbor Belt - Black/Orange
    #'s 2256 and 2272
    [​IMG]

    MILW - Orange/Black
    #'s 613 and 627
    [​IMG]

    Reading - Green/Yellow/Black
    #'s 2716 and 2719
    [​IMG]

    Southern Pacific - Black/Orange
    #'s 113 and 117
    [​IMG]


    Have already inquired about the Rio Grande units from Denver today!
    Checked, when I picked up the last 5 N Scale/N Scale Railroading magazines.
     
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  2. Hoghead2

    Hoghead2 TrainBoard Member

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    Woohoo! I want one
     
  3. bremner

    bremner Staff Member

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    I really hate Walthers and the SP...the numbers are for a T&NO loco, not a Southern Pacific loco....
     
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  4. Inkaneer

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    Only one run and no undecs. Hundreds of short lines had these locomotive as as their primary road power and yet no undecs. Who is the marketing genius at Walthers who thought of this strategy?
     
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  5. Hardcoaler

    Hardcoaler TrainBoard Member

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    Do y'all think these are using the former Life-Like chassis? If so, they were good runners.
     
  6. wcfn100

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    The last release had at least two upgrades from the LL design. First was the worm which was brass instead of plastic and new wheels with better flanges and appearance.

    This release is supposed to use use the decoders that MTL used on their SW1500. If so, there may be some changes regarding the motor pickup.

    Jason
     
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  7. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Hmmmm..... Thinking.... :)
     
  8. bremner

    bremner Staff Member

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    Another option is to buy this loco and a MTL SW1500 body kit....and you have an undecorated SW
     
  9. wpsnts

    wpsnts TrainBoard Supporter

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    Strip the paint. 91% alcohol works well.
     
  10. k-59

    k-59 TrainBoard Member

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    I'm excited for the IHB one.
     
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  11. Ike the BN Freak

    Ike the BN Freak TrainBoard Member

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    Only reason that MTL used the shell for pickups is because of the milling needed to get the SW1500 hood and fuel tank to fit. The SW1500 is narrower than the SW1200.
     
  12. wcfn100

    wcfn100 TrainBoard Member

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    The MTL SW1500 shell fits the LL SW1200 chassis without modification. So does the fuel tank.


    Jason
     
  13. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    This has me wondering- Is the MTL chassis by chance from the same manufacturer as the LL?
     
  14. Point353

    Point353 TrainBoard Member

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    Supposedly so.
     
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  15. bremner

    bremner Staff Member

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    Yes it is
     
  16. JMaurer1

    JMaurer1 TrainBoard Member

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    Not one but TWO T&NO numbers. Arrrgggg! T&NO had 12 total units (received in 1954 and 1957) and the three digit numbers were all gone by 1965 (max 11 year window). Unfortunately, the 27 that the SP received in 1964 were delivered in primer (bloody nose). Remove a stack and give me an SP SW-8 (or TR-6) in tiger stripes or make the numbers easy to strip...
     
  17. bremner

    bremner Staff Member

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    I was thinking the same thing
     
  18. tehachapifan

    tehachapifan TrainBoard Member

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    Lifelike produced a single-stack SW8/TR6 (or I guess more accurately a SW900) in SP tiger stripe. They show up from time to time via that online auction place. I have one numbered 4632.
     
  19. Ike the BN Freak

    Ike the BN Freak TrainBoard Member

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    If that is the case, wonder why MTL modified the chassis and use the shell for power pickups.
     
  20. wcfn100

    wcfn100 TrainBoard Member

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    The pickup was always off the underside of the sill. The SW1500 sits higher than the SW1200 and I know they had to modify the pickup tabs that go to the trucks.

    Jason
     

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