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Who's running FP45's?
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by 4884bigboy</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by AntonioFP45</i> <br /><br />Hello 4884BigBoy, <br /> <br />I've e-mailed Athearn already. Their response was: "We have no plans to upgrade the FP45 to the Genesis line at this time. Thank you" - Athearn Customer Service. <br /> <br />If Athearn or any of the other maufacturers get enough input from customers and hobby shop dealers, they'll reconsider. There main concern is "recouping on their tooling and marketing investment" which nowadays is a lot of dough! <br />[/quote] Strange, Antonio. I e-mailed Athearn, and this was the response I got: <br /> <br /> <br />Hello Athearn! I'm a 13 year old HO model railroader, a regular on the <br />><http://www.trains.com>www.trains.com Modelrailroader Magazine forums, <br />who <br />>would like to make a comment. <br />> <br />>So, me and my forum buddys were thinking, you guys should re-introduce <br />the <br />>FP45/F45! We all know you guys made an FP45 and an F45 back in the <br />day, <br />>but now they're really hard to find (and quite out of date). So, why <br />don't <br />>you guys improve the motoring (if it needs to be), detail it a little <br />>more, give it a nice, bright headlight, and put it on the market! This <br />>model would do great, I know it. I'm a 1950s UP modeler, personally, <br />but I <br />>love this brute, and I know others do, too. The FP45 and F45 were <br />great <br />>looking diesels, as well as powerful. You can offer them in Santa Fe <br />>Warbonnet, ATSF Warnonnet, Santa Fe Superfleet, B&O, BNSF, BN, etc. <br />Every <br />>road that had them. <br />> <br />>Well, I hope you guys consider this, I know this loco would do great. <br />>Thanks for reading this, and you guys keep coming out with great <br />stuff. <br />>Can't wait for your Challenger! :D <br />> <br />>Jonathon, MI <br /> <br />Jonathon, <br /> <br />Thank-you for taking the time to send in your suggestions regarding our <br />F45 <br />and FP45 models. We will forward your ideas on to the Product <br />Development <br />Group. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Best regards, <br /> <br />Athearn, Inc. <br />www.athearn.com <br /> <br />Hmmm................[?] <br /> <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />I think it helps that you mentioned that you were 13.
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