Any reviews of the new Athern big boy?

DAVID FORTNEY

Member since
November 2013
618 posts

Posted by DAVID FORTNEY on Sunday, October 25, 2015 12:39 PM

zstripe

DAVID FORTNEY

GP-9_Man11786

Are you looking for the N or HO version?

HO,

THE POSTED LINK IS NOT FOR THE CURRENT BIG BOY

Whether it is the correct one You seek, is really not relevant to Me...I only got Steemtryn's link to work. Would have been nice to say....Thanks for Your time...not the current one I'm looking for.

All caps. is considered shouting on the net.

Take Care!

Frank

Sorry for the caps and I appreciated the link. Not very computer savvy so forgive me.

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farrellaa

Member since
February 2004
From: Knoxville, TN
2,055 posts

Posted by farrellaa on Sunday, October 25, 2015 8:19 AM

I have a new one and love it. My only compaint is the 'machine gun' sound at higher speed. The detail is great and mine has the factory weathering, which is OK but a little too much on the smoke box (almost covers the silver!). It is a very smooth running engine and has no problem tracking through the yard turnouts (#4 and #6). I also recently purchased the Challenger which is almost identical in every aspect. I got these to replace my Rivarossi engines and there is certainly no comparison to the Genesis versions. I haven't touched the settings on either of my Genesis locos yet, so there may be some improvements to be made to with CV's.

-Bob

Life is what happens while you are making other plans!

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zstripe

Member since
January 2010
From: Chi-Town
7,712 posts

Posted by zstripe on Sunday, October 25, 2015 6:38 AM

DAVID FORTNEY

GP-9_Man11786

Are you looking for the N or HO version?

HO,

THE POSTED LINK IS NOT FOR THE CURRENT BIG BOY

Whether it is the correct one You seek, is really not relevant to Me...I only got Steemtryn's link to work. Would have been nice to say....Thanks for Your time...not the current one I'm looking for.

All caps. is considered shouting on the net.

Take Care! Big Smile