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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by BNSF SD70MAC</i> <br /><br />I don't care for Athearns,because there HO models are NOT as good as the Kato's. <br />There were a number of parts that are missing on these models. <br />Plus that the Kato's have more details,and much more of a powerfull locomotive than the Athearns! <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />While I don't have a problem with this as we are each entitled to our opinions, and nothing personal here guy, but my opinion is quite different regarding the SD70MAC's - I find the Genesis SD70MAC's to be far better than the Kato SD70MAC's in both paint and details. Others are of a similar opinion from what I see at Trainorders and Trainboard forums. Further, I beg to differ on the Kato's being more powerful than the Athearn's. Take the AC4400 for example. While I like the Kato AC4400 slightly better overall than the Athearn RTR AC4400, the Athearn there is more powerful than the Kato - the Athearn drags the Kato, hence the Kato is not "much, much more powerful than the Athearn", it's actually less powerful. I can't say about the SD70MACS though, I haven't tried that test yet with them, though I don't really think the Kato's are much more powerful there either. Also, there are some details on the Kato AC4400's where the Athearn's are better/more. So again, I beg to differ with the blanket statement that Kato's have more details than Athearn's. This is not to speak ill of the Kato's, their AC4400's and SD90MAC's are two very fine locomotives and among my all time favorites, but I don't care as much for their SD70MAC's. Further, while I find the Athearn offerings to be fine too (especially the SD70MAC's), I will say this about those Genesis MAC's - the BNSF H2 paint was slightly disappointing (though the CSX's and the BN/BNSF PRB Grinstein's are gorgeous), especially when the H2 paint on their SD75M was about the best H2 paint done by any mfgr (brass included). Ironically, the Heritage 2 paint on the Kato SD70MAC's was itself a big disappointment for me while Kato's AC4400 Heritage 2 paint is stunning and superb (almost as splendid as the Geni SD75M paint I love so much.) Again though, that's just my opinion. To each his own. Enjoy the hobby! <br /> <br />BTW, for an interesting discussion on the Kato and Athearn AC4400's see this thread: <br /> <br />http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=1&TOPIC_ID=17718 <br /> <br />Greg <br /> <br /> <br />
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