QUOTE: Originally posted by cnw8835 Heres the details on the 4-4-0... 4-4-0 steam locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Chicago & North Western; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Great Northern; and New York Central. Sound-equipped with handheld remote control, upgraded mechanism and tooling, prototype-specific details, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $224.98 to $229.98. July 2006. Roundhouse For the Big Boy... 4-8-8-4 Big Boy. Union Pacific (two road numbers) and undecorated. Operates on DC and Digital Command Control (DCC). Features factory-installed DCC sound board with dual speakers, five-pole skew-wound armature motor with dual flywheels, blackened RP-25 contour metal wheels, and handheld remote control for DC operation. $449.98. July 2006. Genesis Series Ouch! $450!! Glad I don't want one!
QUOTE: Originally posted by cgrivno Athearn Trains just announced several new models scheduled for release in 2006, including a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy (HO scale Genesis series), 4-4-0 with sound (HO scale Roundhouse line),
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QUOTE: Originally posted by cgrivno Athearn Trains just announced several new models scheduled for release in 2006, including a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy (HO scale Genesis series), 4-4-0 with sound (HO scale Roundhouse line), 4-6-6-4 Challenger with sound (N scale), American Car & Foundry 2,970-cubic-foot-capacity two-bay covered hopper (HO scale Ready-to-Roll), and 30,000-gallon ethanol tank car (HO and N scales). We'll have a full report tomorrow on MR Express.
QUOTE: I would like to see a low drivered 2-8-2
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Leon Silverman Intermountain recently announched they were coming out with properly articulated AC-12. This makes it distinctive from other mass marketed versions of this type of engine. If Athearn's Big Boy also sports true articulation, it will also be distinguished from other versions that have been available (except for Bowser). If the model Big Boy mimicked the flexibility of the prototype, it could not negotiate an HO curve tighter than a 42" radius.
QUOTE: Originally posted by waltersrails sounds good to me. i like big boys i hope its priced fair.
QUOTE: Originally posted by orsonroy Yay...another Big Boy... Why couldn't Athearn take a cue from Bachmann, and come out with small and midsized steam? Athearn's marketing guys must not know the hobby at ALL: look at any photo spread of a steam-based layout in the mags. Know which engine pops up more than any other? The Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0. Why? Modelers WANT smallish steam, and that's the only decent Consolidation on the market! Dingbats...
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