Athearn HO BNSF SD75M.

[Anonymous]

Hello.
Next month I am going to order through firsf hobby at least two HO Scale BNSF Athearn SD75M's in pumpkin, does anyone own any at this time? How well do they run & what do think about them? Please fill me in on some info if possible,Thanks.
BNSFrailfan.

[Anonymous]

I Have a friend who has three and I have seen them down at our clubs layout and they run great!


up3593

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much UP3593.
BNSFrailfan.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if these locomotives come with windshield wipers?
BNSFrailfan.

[coal drag]

They should have wipers included in the box, but for some reason Athearn want's the modeler to put them on. They don't even have predrilled holes or "dimples".

[Anonymous]

That's what I need,thank you!
I think ill get the KATO's instead!
BNSFrailfan.

[BRAKIE]

For basic information:With the Kato there is a lot more parts to add..It almost a kit.My friend has 4 Kato SD75Ms and he ended up having to drill some of the holes out for the grabs.Nice looking engine once you get the parts added.He also has 2 Athearns SD75Ms.These are nice looking as well.

[coal drag]

Since when did Kato make HO SD75Ms ????
Kato makes 70MACs, but not 75s.

[Anonymous]

Coal drag is 100% correct!

[BRAKIE]

That was a typo on my part..[:O] [:I] I was thinking SD70MAC and type in SD75M-At least I got the SD and 7 correct,then had a mind/finger problem.[:0] [:D]

[Anonymous]

That's ok your forgiven..................This time................[:D]!

[wt259]

QUOTE: Originally posted by coal drag

Since when did Kato make HO SD75Ms ????
Kato makes 70MACs, but not 75s.

But Kato SD70/SD75M's would be more than welcome. I'd like to have ATSF SD75M's on my layout, but I'll pass on the Athearn.

[Anonymous]

I have one of Athearn Gennisis SD70M and this is the first and last Athearn Genesis engine I'll ever own. It is noisy even though I lubricated it. But the biggest problem I have is that it is very picky about the track. On 18" radius - forget it. This is mainly due to the way the trusks are balanced. Also on turnouts it derails often too.
I have nothing against Athearn an I love their rolling stock (for the price/quality ratio) but as far as engine - I've learned my lesson. I have great experience with Kato. It runs very well on my layout, smooth and ditch lights really add up to the looks. And it is a lot less noisy.

Considering they are the same money - I'll choose Kato any day now. I've actually ordered a pair of SD70 MAC and they go for 79.99 a peice.

Just my two cents. If you are buying at LHS ask them to try it out, see if you like it, before spending money on it.

[Anonymous]

I tell you what,that's why I did not buy Athearns in first place.
Thank God for the Kato's,I just love these big beasts.
I wounder if Kato will make a VERY big profit from these new 2 BN SD70MAC's that is to hit the market.
To this very day I still love the BN cream & green SD70MAC's.