REVIEW: Athearn Genesis HO Scale FP45 / F45 w/DCC Sound | ATSF 5998
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- čas přidán 24. 03. 2022
- A review showcase is given of the new Athearn Genesis FP45 / F45 locomotive. We unbox, check out the basic functions and take her on a maiden voyage around the railroad. Come join us!
Where to buy:
www.horizonhobby.com/product/...
www.athearn.com/Products/Defa...
www.modeltrainstuff.com/athea... - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Nice vid... Amazing how far sound has come since my modeling days back in (cough) the 70s through the 90s... :)
Very cool locomotive! I have the BNSF "Legendary Liveries" version (number 93) and it is STUNNING! For those who might be wondering, a good chunk of these ATSF FP45s did manage to survive (barely) into the BNSF merger. However, they did not last long with the last unit being retired in 2000. None of these units ever got BNSF's Heritage 1 or 2 scheme in real life but the Athearn model gives an excellent visual of what these units might have looked like if BNSF had repainted them. There are also 6 known survivors with one (ATSF 108) still operational.
Nice Santa Fe engine. Always saw American diesel-electronic locomotives as moving power stations 🤣
One day, I would like to acquire an EMD F45 diesel for HO scale.
Great locomotives to run on the layout but be cautious with those etched metal screen for the air filter and radiator screens, they commonly pop off during handling. To reattach them you’ll need to carefully remove the previous glue/cement the factory applied then use some AC6000 or similar glue to reattach them. If you don’t take off the original glue the screen will stick out and look obviously out of place. Using AC glue doesn’t do well, it doesn’t flex as the model heats up and cools down so the grip is broken, similar to the issue with all F7 locomotive side screens.
I got me a Warbonnet C40-8W
I just got my SF in red/silver 👍
that's called warbonnet just do u know
@@ChungusZFG rodger that
@@ChungusZFG Now to throw a wrench in the works... It's actually what was called a "Kodachrome" unit... True warbonnets were silver/red, yellowbonnets were dark blue/yellow. Sorry that I can't recall the Santa Fe Historical Society articles that I'm referencing (or it might have been out of a series in Extra 2200 South magazine many, many moons ago). I grew up long before this failed merger with the warbonnets and yellowbonnets. If anyone has the publication dates, chime in, please, for my collection of 25 years was lost some time ago...
@@johnniewelbornjr.8940 I know the livery names.
@@ChungusZFG Apparently not, for this was never called a warbonnet. Sorry, but I did a LOT of work with the historical society and it's simply fact.
Review?
It’s more of a showcase 🤷🏻♂️