New product. SD45

Ken:

I watching and it still is showing Jan. 2010 arrival.

 

Acoording to toytrainheaven.com they are due tomorrow. http://www.toytrainheaven.com/.sc/m...SF #943, DUE 1^2F20^2F2010, LIST PRICE $99.98

 

They are now officially available from Athearn for $100. They will soon be available at toytrainheaven.com for $70 (I'm buying mine there).

http://www.athearn.com/Search/Default.aspx?SearchTerm=sd45loco+RTR&CatID=THLD&RN=SLSF

On this one scroll down a bit to see all 3 listings, they're right under teh green monsters.
http://www.toytrainheaven.com/.sc/ms/cat/HO Locos Athearn--SD45

 

I checked Athearn's website at the link you posted, and the only roadnumber I could find was the 911, which I believe had a nose herald. Wonder if Athearn included it on the model?

 

On toytrainheaven? They have #911, 926 and 943 listed on there site, but the same drawing of SD45 #911.

 

Okay, cool. I see the different numbers available at toytrainheaven. 'Bout time somebody came out with a 45' painted for the Frisco. Another question: Do they have the L-shaped engineer's window? That would be awesome!

 

According to Athearn, yes it has the L window.

 

While we are on the new product subject, most of the on-line pushers are now showing the Walthers 41' Ballast Hopper as being in stock.

 

This is odd. I was on Athearn.com looking at these and now they have pushed the delivery date back to late April. And another thing is they have pictures of the locomotives of the new run, except for the Frisco model. Though looking at the MLW model it had a roof beacon, so hopefully they where thoughts full enough to add one on the Frisco models, as well as a gyro light on 943.

 

Ethan:

Thanks for the update. This is not really unusual as the manufacturers are at the mercy of the Chinese factories and then the container companies that ship them over here.

 

Hope not. The Iantha Branch needs 2 of them. They also needed a F7B for that.

 

just checked TTH and they are still on reservation.

 

Ken and All:

All I can say is that I hope not. I think the Intermountain situation was different probably in the fact that they threw a bunch of cards in the air and picked the ones that landed on the ground. Also the emergence competitors like Tangent and ExactRail.
I can't recall seing either Athearn or Atlas announce an item and then turn around and cancel it. Also, the Athearn announcement came after the economic downturn and tightening of lending by the banks.
What I have seemed to notice is a slowing of new product announcements in my opinion by Atlas and Kadee, but not by Athearn. Their (Athearn's) move about a year ago to start leaving off some of the details like coupler lift bars, etc. to lower the price of their items may have been a stroke of genius on their part.

 

On page 7 of the March 2010 issue of Model Railroader, the Athearn ad promises a February delivery of thier SD45, which includes the Frisco numbers.

Rich

 

Don't put too much stock in the announcement in Model Railroader. that information at best is 3 months old. That is the way they have to work to get their deadlines. The information that is on the Athearn website is much more accurate. Model Railroader goes with an prints the information they have at their print deadline.
Bob Wintle

 

You're right Bob, the Athearn website says they are due late April 2010. At least we know that eventually they'll get here.

Rich

 

Maybe so, but Athearn canceling their Blue Box line of kits was idiotic indeed!

 

Ken are you going to have an F-9B to run between your SD-45's? I don't know if an Intermountain would be geared the same, but it could always be a "dummy."

Tom