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« on: January 30, 2010, 02:04:41 AM » |
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The Ferromex and Iowa Interstate Gevo's arrived at the shop today. I didn't get a chance to bring one home for photo's yet. I will try to remember tomorrow night. They look very nice at first glance.
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Tony Hines
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« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2010, 10:27:46 AM » |
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Headed into the shop today. Hope to have time to get 511 on the layout at the shop.
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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2010, 09:43:27 PM » |
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Both look gareat!! I got my Iowa Interstate and ran it on the layout after installing a TCS decoder. Loco quiets down a bit after running ofr awhile. It is smooth as silk at crawl and took 15 cars up a 2% grade with light slippage but it still made it up w/o any help. Not bad at all.
Matt, these are excellent loco's!!!
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« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2010, 10:10:39 PM » |
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wow I thought the UP release was suppose to be first?? I'm still waiting
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Erik W
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« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2010, 12:01:13 AM » |
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wow I thought the UP release was suppose to be first?? I'm still waiting
I thought it was BNSF in December, Ferromex and Iowa Interstate in January and UP in February. The releases appear to be on schedule. Erik |
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SkipGear
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« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2010, 01:04:17 AM » |
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« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2010, 01:29:42 AM » |
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Any pics with the factory-supplied grabirons installed?
Ed
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SkipGear
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« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2010, 01:37:09 AM » |
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Sorry, no grabs. These have to go back in the display case at the shop in the morning. Too modern for my needs, but definitely could tempt me.
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« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2010, 09:06:36 AM » |
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I personally do not plan on installing them as that level of detail is not that important to me. But I salute anybody that does install them!
I'm in for the Rock Island Heritage unit when FVM does it.
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« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2010, 09:18:29 AM » |
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I personally do not plan on installing them as that level of detail is not that important to me. But I salute anybody that does install them!
I'm in for the Rock Island Heritage unit when FVM does it.
I may have to break my KCS only GEVO buying rule for that one as well HINT HINT! |
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Philip H.
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Baton Rouge Southern RR - Mount Rainier Division.
A Long and two shorts!
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asarge
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« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2010, 09:23:53 AM » |
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Don;t worry about Hinting Philip. It's gonna get done.
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NandW
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3 foot rule? I use a 12" rule!
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« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2010, 01:04:03 PM » |
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This is remarkable. Another manufacturer that releases multiple roadnames on locos!  Imagine this concept applied to a decent SD40-2! |
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« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2010, 08:42:29 PM » |
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I made the comment in the Springfield thread about how nice the printing is. I looked at the FeroMex model and it really does look good even without the grabs attached. Won't be able to display one with grabs attached since the model I want isn't on the delivery schedule for awhile.
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« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2010, 04:25:39 PM » |
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I wasn't interested in GEVO's until the idea of a Rock Island heritage unit came up, so I don't know if this has been reported before, but do the grab irons come prepainted in the appropriate colors?
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« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2010, 04:45:02 PM » |
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My Iowa Interstate unit did come with the grabs painted black.
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