No pix of MTL 1500?

[learmoia]

BTW.. who brought up custom road numbers?

Looks like we're not that far off..
http://www.micro-trains.com/cs-N_1411_xmascar.php

[peteski]

It is...

I think they did a good job on the front grill, properly scaling it to fit a wider body while keeping to the prototype.

~Ian

Too bad that MT didn't mold the fan behind the grille (the same way other companies do on the roof fans).

[wcfn100]

Too bad that MT didn't mold the fan behind the grille (the same way other companies do on the roof fans).

An oval fan?

 

Jason

[Chris333]

I'm pretty sure there are shutters that would normally be closed.

[peteski]

An oval fan?

 

Jason

LOL!  Good one!

And whether the shutters would normally be closed or not, it would be a cool gimmick (which would fit with all the other stuff MT does). 

[Scott Lupia]

The shutters are opened and closed based on how bit it is under the hood. Some days they are wide open all the time. I loved standing on the front with that fan spin in away 6 inches from my butt.

Scott Lupia

[Rich_S]

The shutters are opened and closed based on how bit it is under the hood. Some days they are wide open all the time. I loved standing on the front with that fan spin in away 6 inches from my butt.

Scott Lupia

Yeah, when those shutters open, that fan gets your attention real quick, dam near pulls you back to the grill 

[Spades]

Russ/Tehachapifan is has a mesh grill and I believe a visible fan on one of his SW1500's .  https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=32740.msg372057#msg372057

G

[Rich_S]

Pretty sure this is a SW1500

Notice, the Larrys Truck SW1500 has the Flex-Coil trucks

Compared to the AAR Switcher trucks.



With this bit of info off of Micro-Trains website:

These Union Pacific® SW1500’s will feature an all-new AAR Type-A truck side frame, designed and produced by Micro-Trains. These side frames were specific to UP and a variety of other SW1500 schemes.

I'm hoping Micro-Trains will produce all of the correct side frames, so you can mix and match body types with the correct side frame to match a specific prototype?

Now all I'm waiting for is one of their SW1500's with the hood mounted hand rails. 

P.S. Micro-Trains if you'd like to do one of the P&LE SW1500's, how about one of the class units like the 1564?



hint, hint, pretty please?