TruckLover said:WOW 43 engines, that is 41 more than meops: :cry:
my roster grow ever more horrifyingly larger. i'm positive i'm not far from this number. i need to update my roster anyway!
TruckLover said:WOW 43 engines, that is 41 more than meops: :cry:
LongIslandTom said:Cidchase,
Plenty of good photos of the Walthers Trainline F40PH here: http://www.trainweb.org/asamtrak911/model/amtk338.html
It's definitely a better-looking loco than the Spectrum.. The Spectrum F40 has a number of deficiencies:
- The fans are not like anything EMD has on their engines.
- The front truck is not in the right place (it's centered under the cab ladders on the prototype).
- The rear anticlimber is not contoured correctly.
- The front plow is too flat.
- The Spectrum Blomberg truck sideframes are rather crude compared to the other makes (Athearn, P2K, Walthers, Kato, etc.)
- The grab irons are flush-mounted.
To its credit, the newer Spectrum F40PH does have a nice-running mechanism, it's DCC ready, and it has the flashing strobe beacons.
The Walthers looks nicer, but the front truck is still not exactly in the right place. It's not DCC-ready so conversion will take a bit of effort.
I think the Kato F40PHs are the nicest looking ones.. Trucks are in the right place, details look right, Katos are great runners (goes without saying), and they are DCC ready. The Katos are worth the extra money IMHO.
Hope this helps!
I wonder if it would be worth it to make a Kato into an NJ transit unit.