1. scottryan

    scottryan TrainBoard Member

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    I see they havent corrected the UP harbor mist gray on the pre production artwork photos.

    My guess this these will have the incorrect disgusting light gray just like the heavyweights.
     
  2. Extra 515

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    According to a post by Sara from MT on Facebook and the wording in their own ad on FB, only the front headlight is lit. At that time she also referred to the loco as "dcc-compatible".
     
  3. fifer

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    This will be a Walthers locomotive and likely not DCC Ready.


    Mike
     
  4. bremner

    bremner Staff Member

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    say it aint so!
     
  5. tgromek

    tgromek TrainBoard Member

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    This information comes from where?
     
  6. Westfalen

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    I'd like to think the Life Like (Walthers) mechanism issue is laid to rest but MTL hasn't answered my direct question on Facebook yet and they have used Life Like diesels including SW's in their sets in the past. You have to admit the rumored front only headlight and 'yes, no, maybe' on DCC is a lot like Walthers.
     
  7. MRL

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    Maybe it will be a ConCor locomotive?
     
  8. Allen H

    Allen H TrainBoard Supporter

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    Really Mike? Care to explain how you came across this info?
     
  9. johnh

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    The hood width of the SW1500 is too narrow to accept the SW-9 mechanism. Though MT is well known for fantasy paint schemes, I am sure that they realize an engine with such a gross error in the hood width would not sell.
     
  10. Westfalen

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    I hope so too, but we haven't seen an end-on view of the SW1500 yet, just side elevation drawings. I think this will not be over until the fat lady sings as they say.
     
  11. Ike the BN Freak

    Ike the BN Freak TrainBoard Member

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    She's also the same one that posted a picture a few weeks ago of relax for the weekend and built a model kit...right Sara, MT makes so many kits...

    But I'm gonna wait until January before I dedicate any funds to one. If I even get one of the first run units. And still no MSRP, not going to preorder a loco and find out in January what it will cost.
     
  12. bremner

    bremner Staff Member

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    they do make building kits....and back in the Kay-Dee days, did release freight car kits
     
  13. bremner

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    looks like we now know the first 4 SW1500's...
    Union Pacific® (Rd# 1318)
    Norfolk Southern (Rd# 2203)
    Burlington Northern (Rd# 1919)
    Conrail (Rd# 9594)

    to me, this is confusing. WHY did they chose a Union Pacific loco that was purchased (merged) in 1986 from the Mo-Pac, then retired in 1988?
     
  14. garethashenden

    garethashenden TrainBoard Member

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    Because no one cares about UP?
     
  15. Ike the BN Freak

    Ike the BN Freak TrainBoard Member

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    I know of this, however the kits are harder and harder to find.
     
  16. TetsuUma

    TetsuUma TrainBoard Member

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    I'm wondering if MT didn't make a typo on their webpage page for the SW1500. I know they list the number for the BN unit as 1919 but the artwork shows 322. As best I can tell, BN 1919 was a GP9 and BN 322 was a SW1500.
     
  17. Ike the BN Freak

    Ike the BN Freak TrainBoard Member

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    Hopefully it was just a typo.
     
  18. bremner

    bremner Staff Member

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    no, I was pointing out that their road number is only valid for 2 years...
     
  19. mtntrainman

    mtntrainman TrainBoard Supporter

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    Because UP sells. Much like anything SF, BN, BNSF ;-)
     
  20. u18b

    u18b TrainBoard Supporter

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    I agree.

    UP had it, so what else matters?

    It might be hard to expect mfg to also research the history of each road number - and not just get the raod number correct.

    I wish it were not so. For example, 20th Century Hudson NYC had one blow up. WHy would you want to do that road number. It didn't last that long. But that kind of research my be too much for them.
    Ron
     

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