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Athearn Genesis Frisco GP7s in Black & Yellow

Discussion in 'New Products' started by klrwhizkid, Oct 26, 2018.

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  1. w3hodoug (Doug Hughes RIP 03/24/2021)

    w3hodoug (Doug Hughes RIP 03/24/2021) 2008 Engineer of the Year Frisco.org Supporter

    612 & 617 are the steam-generator-equipped ones for your Sunnyland. 579 is a must-have. I had planned to do an Atlas GP-7 for 579. I gave that signal report for so many ham radio CW QSOs. I've already modeled 599!!!!
     
    w3hodoug (Doug Hughes RIP 03/24/2021), Oct 29, 2018
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  2. Coonskin

    Coonskin Member

    What is the supposed delivery schedule on these?

    Andre
     
    Coonskin, Oct 29, 2018
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  3. pensive

    pensive Member Frisco.org Supporter

    According to the Athearn website, they're due late October, 2019.

    Rich
     
    pensive, Oct 30, 2018
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  4. Oldguy

    Oldguy Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Heck. I don't even buy green bananas. Oct 2019? Oh well, gotta have 'em. Looks like I'll have to give up on the crunchy and go with smooth to save some coin.
     
    Oldguy, Oct 30, 2018
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  5. Ozarktraveler

    Ozarktraveler Member

    Preordered locomotives #s 579, 594 and 617 today. Spring Creek Model Trains rep had the figures off the top of their head because "people have ordered a lot of them". :) Good for us.
     
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    Ozarktraveler, Nov 19, 2018
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  6. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    I have to say that one of these boiler-equipped would be fun to have for Trains 20/21.
     
    yardmaster, Dec 14, 2018
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  7. skyraider

    skyraider Member

    Kirwhizkid, thanks a ton for posting this. Does anyone know which of the multi stripe numbers would most likely have been out west (ie with the QA&P)?

    Thanks

    Paul Moore
     
    skyraider, Dec 26, 2018
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  8. modeltruckshop

    modeltruckshop Member

    Not 100% sure these are public yet BUT since this is the group they will be sold to and I know your discretion, here is a little sneak peak of two pre-production units. Ken Patterson had these at his house to shoot pics for a future add. I kinda had to take some spy shots. They look nice. I know some of you are interested. Enjoy.
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    modeltruckshop, Jul 28, 2019
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  9. modeltruckshop

    modeltruckshop Member

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    In case anyone cares here is the Mo-pac version
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    modeltruckshop, Jul 28, 2019
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  10. Coonskin

    Coonskin Member

    Nice paint and models... but wonder what's up with the odd stack extensions on the Frisco Geeps??

    Andre
     
    Coonskin, Jul 28, 2019
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  11. modeltruckshop

    modeltruckshop Member

    Not sure what the thought is there Andre. Plus these are pre-production so they may not be what arrives. But of all the spark arresters the Frisco ran, that's nothing I ever saw.
     
    modeltruckshop, Jul 28, 2019
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  12. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member Staff Member

    They do seem a bit tall to me as well beaver pelt. I am wondering what scale and mfgr.
     
    gjslsffan, Jul 28, 2019
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  13. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member Staff Member

    They look spot on as far as width but they seem too tall to me anyways. That is what looks like, between the as delivered and flared exhaust stacks.
     
    gjslsffan, Jul 28, 2019
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  14. modeltruckshop

    modeltruckshop Member

    Yeah, to me the looked too tall and narrow for even the box type, They were plastic pieces not sure if they were from Athearn or aftermarket for these two. I have got other preproduction Athearn models from Ken in the past they have after market parts but then the real run has Athearn's own pieces.
     
    modeltruckshop, Jul 28, 2019
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  15. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member Staff Member

    Soooo, Athearn HO scale?
     
    gjslsffan, Jul 28, 2019
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  16. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member Staff Member

    I really like the paint, really looks good to me. I wish Athearn would bite the bullet and buy or make metal couplers. To put those cheap plastic couplers on such a great looking model cheapens it a bit. But that is just me.
     
    gjslsffan, Jul 28, 2019
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  17. modeltruckshop

    modeltruckshop Member

    HAHAHA Don't you read the title Tom? This is why your wife get so upset with you!:D
     
    modeltruckshop, Jul 28, 2019
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  18. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member Staff Member

    LOL. I know so little about more modern stuff. Are there Athearn Genesis N scale items? I guess not at this point. LMAO.
     
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    gjslsffan, Jul 28, 2019
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  19. klrwhizkid

    klrwhizkid Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Thanks, Steve. I have that MoP unit on order with four Frisco units since the Frisco and the MoP were both in Cape Girardeau.
     
    klrwhizkid, Jul 28, 2019
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  20. Coonskin

    Coonskin Member

    Well, it should either have the standard EMD exhausts (as delivered), or the vertical boxes (mid-50s into the mid 60s), or the flared, or if assigned to the Fort Smith roundhouse, horizontal boxes (early 70s, two types). Those were the most common types aside for the anomalies such as barrel type/etc.

    Perhaps being pre-production, they were rushed to the show and that is simply as they came from the incomplete molds. Typically, Athearn gets things closer to correct than that on their Genesis line, right?

    Andre
     
    Coonskin, Jul 29, 2019
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