Howdy folks, On behalf of Ricard Napper: "Concerning Athearn Genesis GP7 and GP9 products: some dimensional discrepancies on these products have been pointed out and we regret any inconvenience to our customers. Some small measurement errors occurred in the development process and were not realized until after the first models were shipped. In order to address these issues we have measured ... actual full scale units in detail and are in the process of making the necessary tooling changes to ensure that, while our measurements show the current model is already the most accurate reproduction available, the revisions will make it even more so. These changes are limited to moving the side doors and grilles up .040", and the cab side front and rear windows down .020", but since these changes are important to our customers they are most important to Athearn. Already announced road names to be produced with the changes include the Santa Fe Zebra Stripe, New York Central, Boston & Maine and NKP, as well as any future announcements. We sincerely regret any inconvenience to our customers and continually endeavor to produce the most realistic, accurate, and affordable model railroad products in the industry." Best, mike
This goes goes to show the level of detail that Athearn is demanding from themselves in their Genesis line. There was a minor detail placement that needed to be made on the GP15-1 that was immediately corrected when I brought it to their attention. Also, the were originally not going to paint the tops of the handrails white and decided to do it in the final production model. They are listening to the modeling community and the end result is near perfection!
Looks like it's going to be a East West Coast Ralroad selling project still for a while though yet? Good Letter! Best Ricky
