BNSF 5612.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if the BNSF 5612 has the BNSF 'New Image' scheme? Because the HO Athearn has it. Allan.

[Anonymous]

Doesnt look like it.

http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?road_number=BNSF%205612

Colin

[Anonymous]

That's what I thought. Then why would Athearn just go ahead and paint a Model in the 'New Image' scheme without permission from the BNSF Railway? Or am I wrong?
Allan.

[Anonymous]

I dont think BNSF, a Fortune 500 company cares if Athearn paints a locomotive in the current scheme, besides in a couple months, it will be in H3 anyways.

In fact, I would think that BNSF would dislike it if the it wasn't painted in H3, seeing how they have gone throught so much to produce this new image for themsleves

[trainboyH16-44]

I am sure that UP would sue and defend itself under a circumstance like this..

[fuzzybroken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSFrailfan

That's what I thought. Then why would Athearn just go ahead and paint a Model in the 'New Image' scheme without permission from the BNSF Railway? Or am I wrong?
Allan.

Wow, seriously, a model railroad company putting an incorrect paint scheme on a model, that never happens! By the way, do any of you have pictures of those high-nose GP38-2s that Santa Fe had in red and silver?

(Tongue firmly planted in cheek...)

[tomnoy3]

Thats not the only inaccurate athearn paint. My first locomotive was an Athearn SDP40 in C&NW. Not just was the paint scheme off, CNW never owned an SDP40.

[Lyon_Wonder]

I’m hoping Athearn will release SD70MACs (non-ACe) in H3 too, even though BNSF hasn’t repainted any of those into the new “powerbar” logo scheme either.

Anyone wanting a Gevo or SD70ACe will have to pay premium from a company like Tower 55 since I don't think Athearn or any of the other mainstream plastic model train makers have molds for either (though maybe they are working on it?)

[sanvtoman]

Years ago Atheran was the big player.Now for me its either Atlas or Kato.I wish for more high hood NS models.