My first image posting, I've got my non computer savvy brain cells crossed. If it works I'll post a few more of BLI's newest.
Another view:
The blurb:
Jon
The pictures worked fine! Give us more please. How about the Q2 and maybe the Athearn SD70Ace????
CZ
CZ,
I'm trying to delete a multiple posting of Centipede; guess I'll have to ask Bergie to remove one with three(?) images the same. I've got Q2 images to post; no Athearn. Hopefully others can fill in.
jondrdguess I'll have to ask Bergie...
Alas and alak, Bergie is gone. He's moved on to another position in the world of IT.
We miss you Bergie, but the forum is in good hands.
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19 Years old, modeling the Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade Railroad of Western Washington in 1927 in 6X6 feet.
Will they go around 18" curves?
;)
HudsonWill they go around 18" curves?They are listed at 22" minimum in the following specifications from the BLI page. • Both Units: Feature the ALL-NEW Paragon2 SOUND & Control System• Both Units: Integral DCC Decoder with Back EMF for Industry Best SlowSpeed Operation in DC and DCC• Both Units: Precision Drive Mechanism engineered for continuousheavy load towing and smooth slow speed operation• Both Units: 5-Pole Can Motor with Skew Wound Armature• Premium Caliber Painting with Authentic Paint Schemes• Prototypical Light Operation with Golden White LED Headlight• Operating Metal Knuckle Couplers• Factory Installed Engineer and Firemen Figures• Near-Brass Caliber Detail at a Plastic Price• Minimum radius: 22” radius or greater recommended.Industry-Leading SOUND / OPERATION Features:• Operates in DC & DCC (use DCMaster for DC sound)• Auto Pilot (ATS) - Records and plays back sound and movementsequences for automated operation. (Macro Operation)• 16-bit Sample Rate for exceptional high frequency sound clarity• Playable Whistle for multiple whistle lengths and patterns• Choice of 3 selectable Whistles / Horns• Alternate Whistle / Horn where applicable for locomotives with air horn andsteam whistle - both the main whistle and alternate can be easily played• Adjustable bell ringing interval for faster or slower bell• Numerous user-mappable functions with available keys• Passenger Station Ambient Sounds - Controlled with Function Key• Freight Yard Ambient Sounds - Controlled with Function Key• Crew Radio Communications - Controlled with Function Key• Maintenance Yard Ambient Sounds - Controlled with Function Key• Grade Crossing Automatic Signal• Correct Number of Diesel Motor Revs• Simple Programming with Integral DCC Decoder• Automatic Forward / Reverse Signal - When activated, stopping triggers astop whistle toot. When moving forward from a stopped position, toots twice.When moving in reverse, toots three times.• Engine sound intensity varies with load• Individually adjustable sound volumes for each effect• EZ Reset Button for quick return to factory default settingsMSRP: 449.99 A-A set249.99 A-UnitEXPECTED DELIVERY: October ‘09ORDER DEADLINE: 08/28/09AVAILABLE ITEMS QTYBLI-2090 PRR Centipede #5828A1/A2 Set, Brunswick Green, GoldLeaf Lettering, 5-Stripe Passenger scheme, both units w/ Paragon2 ;)
They are listed at 22" minimum in the following specifications from the BLI page.
• Both Units: Feature the ALL-NEW Paragon2 SOUND & Control System• Both Units: Integral DCC Decoder with Back EMF for Industry Best SlowSpeed Operation in DC and DCC• Both Units: Precision Drive Mechanism engineered for continuousheavy load towing and smooth slow speed operation• Both Units: 5-Pole Can Motor with Skew Wound Armature• Premium Caliber Painting with Authentic Paint Schemes• Prototypical Light Operation with Golden White LED Headlight• Operating Metal Knuckle Couplers• Factory Installed Engineer and Firemen Figures• Near-Brass Caliber Detail at a Plastic Price• Minimum radius: 22” radius or greater recommended.Industry-Leading SOUND / OPERATION Features:• Operates in DC & DCC (use DCMaster for DC sound)• Auto Pilot (ATS) - Records and plays back sound and movementsequences for automated operation. (Macro Operation)• 16-bit Sample Rate for exceptional high frequency sound clarity• Playable Whistle for multiple whistle lengths and patterns• Choice of 3 selectable Whistles / Horns• Alternate Whistle / Horn where applicable for locomotives with air horn andsteam whistle - both the main whistle and alternate can be easily played• Adjustable bell ringing interval for faster or slower bell• Numerous user-mappable functions with available keys• Passenger Station Ambient Sounds - Controlled with Function Key• Freight Yard Ambient Sounds - Controlled with Function Key• Crew Radio Communications - Controlled with Function Key• Maintenance Yard Ambient Sounds - Controlled with Function Key• Grade Crossing Automatic Signal• Correct Number of Diesel Motor Revs• Simple Programming with Integral DCC Decoder• Automatic Forward / Reverse Signal - When activated, stopping triggers astop whistle toot. When moving forward from a stopped position, toots twice.When moving in reverse, toots three times.• Engine sound intensity varies with load• Individually adjustable sound volumes for each effect• EZ Reset Button for quick return to factory default settingsMSRP: 449.99 A-A set249.99 A-UnitEXPECTED DELIVERY: October ‘09ORDER DEADLINE: 08/28/09AVAILABLE ITEMS QTYBLI-2090 PRR Centipede #5828A1/A2 Set, Brunswick Green, GoldLeaf Lettering, 5-Stripe Passenger scheme, both units w/ Paragon2
I think they would look pretty silly even on 22" radius curves, looks more at home on 30" or more.
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I'd say they'd even look silly on 30". 48" would be reasonable.
I think they're absolutely fascinating. But somehow, every time I look at the wheel arrangement, I keep thinking that they should have catenaries and be pulling trains through the Cascade Tunnel, LOL!
Tom
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Great pics, thanks! Can't wait for this and the Q2.
CAZEPHYR• Minimum radius: 22” radius or greater recommended.
That usually means anything under 21.75" radius, forget about it or have a net underneath the curve
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Hudson I'd say they'd even look silly on 30". 48" would be reasonable.
Let us suggest that 48" would be minimum-----
With these guys any kind of overhang would be ridiculous----
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
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Only 55 of these 3000 h.p. 2-D+D-2 locomotives were built in the immediate post WWII years. They were Baldwin's first attempt at a road diesel locomotive. Each locomotive was uniquely built, making them difficult to maintain. Ugly brutes, aren't they? Come to think of it, Baldwin's diesels were all ugly brutes. Some people find that appealing. (I've got three Baldwin diesels of another sort on order.)
Mark
They are so ugly that they start to look beautiful! Why does the front remind me of Dopey? Must have been one of Disney´s artists who designed it!
Were I still in HO-Scale -- and one of these Baldwin "Babyfaces" is a strong incentive to return -- and if I had a layout space allowing for 36" radius curves I wouldn't mind having a couple of these things. I would probably prefer one of the A1A-A1A truck or even one of the B-B truck versions of the Babyface but I suppose I could live with one of these "Centipedes"!
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markpierce Only 55 of these 3000 h.p. 2-D+D-2 locomotives were built in the immediate post WWII years. They were Baldwin's first attempt at a road diesel locomotive. Each locomotive was uniquely built, making them difficult to maintain. Ugly brutes, aren't they? Come to think of it, Baldwin's diesels were all ugly brutes. Some people find that appealing. (I've got three Baldwin diesels of another sort on order.) Mark
Baldwin must have had an "interesting" design department---
Mind--a GMD with A1A-A1A wheelsets would be nice--- Those were not very numerous---