New HO Broadway Limited Paragon SW7

Broadway Limited has just announced their 2013 run of SW7's including two road #'s painted in the B&Y paint scheme. The locomotives will have their Paragon 2 Sound System.

The stock #'s are:

#2652 SLSF #301 http://www.broadway-limited.com/2652emdsw7switcherslsf301blackandyellowparagon2sounddcdccho.aspx

#2653 SLSF #304 http://www.broadway-limited.com/2653emdsw7switcherslsf304blackandyellowparagon2sounddcdccho.aspx

The MSRP is listed at $199.95 with an expected delivery of June 2013.

 

​I sure don't know about that horn....?????

 

Glad to finally see some more frisco stuff coming out.

I'm trying to remember, these didn't MU did they? And how long did they make it in the B&Y scheme?

Ethan

 

Glad to see them offer these in black and yellow, sad that there isn't a non-sound version. I think the "All New Paragon 2" still sounds like a UFO in a fifties sci-fi movie.

If you want to install the correct headlights Detail Associates has the part - Pyle large single beam headlight for early EMD NW/SW switchers Walthers part #229-2015.

Ray

 

That is what I said, down on Mill St. about 73. We were assigned to work the switch jobs, because of the snow. The crew had let me fall asleep. I woke up to what sounded like a UFO, then the crew told me they was on the ground. I just knew I was fired, lucky I had a old head crew, they said they went on the ground all the time on Mill St. They told me to just stay in the cab. Just popped right back on. When I heard that on the Paragon 2 decoder, I went into panic mode.
William Jackson

 

There is no doubt, that Soundtraxx makes a great decoder. The paragon is also a good decoder. From what I have seen, they operate very good. I still think Soundtraxx is a little better, although sound is most likely a matter of where you are at the time. A set of engines sound a lot different, if you are down in the middle of a yard, 6 inches of snow, at 3 AM. A sunny day at 80, from over in the nose bleed section, is quite different. We had quite the issue, with coal trains, sneaking up on us in Wyoming, course with the temp at -30, lots of clothes, and a 30 MPH wind.
Well, you have to be their !!!!
William Jackson

 

I have a couple of the older BLI SW's left over from my HO days. I thought it was pretty cool at the time, and still not too bad. I have Soundtraxx Tsunami's in my S scale SHS brand SW/NW's and they sound very, very good.

I'm not aversive to different sound chips in like-models if for nothing else a bit of audio variety. All one's power having the same sound chip in it will make things sound repetitive. (There are always sound looping and repetitions in sound chips.)

BTW: I think the BLI Frisco switcher model itself is a fine looking piece.

 

Just so everyone is clear, the two numbers produced were 301 and 303. I didn't look closely at the BLI website to see how they had it listed, but both Factory Direct Trains and Train World listed 301 and 304. I don't normally buy diesels, but as it happens 304 was a Fort Smith regular for several years (we initially had 292, then 304 and for the last several years 213) so I ordered it from FDT. What came was 303 and when I contacted them they turned around and contacted BLI who said it was actually all a mistake as only 301 and 303 were ever made. I don't know that this matters to anyone else, but as it was specifically 304 I ordered I sent it back and I have to say that FDT was very accommodating and very apologetic.

Gordon

 

Ah yes... the good ol' days in Ft. Smith. I also recall #222 being in Ft. Smith. I also remember purchasing a Hallmark VO1000 model after one of my in-cab experiences with the Frisco's Baldwin's and numbered the finished model for #222.

Good times, they were.

 

An NCE D14SR works in the SW7.

Keith