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Post by tjmfishing on Mar 26, 2013 20:28:30 GMT -5
My pair of Athearn Genesis GP38's arrived in the mail today. These are the first Genesis models that I own and I can honestly saw that they are some of the nicest models I have. I'm in the process of tearing down the layout and downsizing to a more managable, shelf style layout, so in the meantime, the fly tying bench will have to suffice for a backdrop. The first several shots are of the Athearn model alone:    The next series of photos are a comparison between the Atlas GP40-2W and the Genesis GP38-2W. I honestly think that Genesis did a better job and the cab looks near flawless to me...but I'm sure some of the other CN guys will spot some defects (you know who you are haha) Please note that 9669 doesn't actually look this bleached in person, its a combination of the bright light and a dusty model    Just thought I'd share a few photos with you all, looks like its back to the books for a few more weeks. |
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Post by deez on Mar 27, 2013 0:41:55 GMT -5
For a modern railroad I think CN has the best paint scheme hands down. They run a good few combinations of the same colors and they just look awesome. Nice Genesis 38's. looks like they did a way better job than Atlas on the cab too.
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Post by antlorch on Mar 27, 2013 7:59:16 GMT -5
Thats for sharing this with us. I dont know much about Canadian engines but I have read alot about the recent releases from the manufactors and Athearn seams to have done the best job overall.
Looking at these two models side by side without looking really good it is hard to tell which is more correct. Close ups on the other hand are a different story. The Athearn takes the cake for crispness on the lines and details. I can see both models have room for improvement depending on how close to the real thing you want to get it.
If the two of them where running by me on a layout I would think they both look good especially for a model that was not available before without custom building it.
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Post by tjmfishing on Mar 27, 2013 9:04:27 GMT -5
Well to be honest the clean lines on the Atlas model are somewhat hidden by the dust. From two feet away there is literally no difference. The major difference for me is the use of finer, wire grabs and details (windsheild wipers) as well as the cab window gasket.
The Intermountain model on the other hand was poor in my hand. The details are nice but there were too many mistakes. The strips on the conductors side did not continue down to the sill striping over the blower. The slope on the cab nose was ridicously over exaggerated. Also, Intermountain has had some issues with their ditch light brightness too. Overall, I had two of the SD40-2W's ordered as well, but cancelled the preorder in the end.
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Post by CP_8530 on Mar 29, 2013 23:59:01 GMT -5
I had a look at one my friend purchased (I don't model much if any CN) and would have to agree that it seemed to be the nicest of the current widecabs. The Atlas is nice, and its minor nose dimension errors are easy to miss (I have a GO one). The IMRC SD40-2W, I was impressed with it when I had one in my hands, but the nose slope is really a sore thumb.
I wonder who the first will be to graft an Athearn widecab on an IMRC SD40-2W...
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Post by tjmfishing on Mar 30, 2013 20:07:58 GMT -5
I wonder who the first will be to graft an Athearn widecab on an IMRC SD40-2W... likely iomalley |
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Post by ricnok on Apr 1, 2013 16:09:56 GMT -5
Well, I do have a Railflyer cab waiting for a project.....
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