0 Members and 3 Guests are viewing this topic.
This is hardly an issue... at least when compared to those extended electrical pickup tabs...This.
The Atlas C40-8W also has prominent pickup leafs, though this is certainly more visible. I won't mind as long as the tabs are better designed than the ones on the LL shell.Joe, lets lighten the mood... announce a 5 bay PD hopper!
Ride height was always the same...we didn't change anything and when it was first brought up I posted and end to end photo of ours and the SW 1200 stock. Interesting how these conversations morph. (not picking on ljudice) Joe
Now I'm confused?! You mean this:and this:are the same?
Looking at that video, it is wearing a totally wrong costume. There are also no visible couplers anywhere on the body. The color scheme is not bad, but not perfect. This Sasquatch must not be a genuine MT item.
So, this thing has been out for how long, and we STILL don't have a pic?...Did ANYBODY on this forum buy one?..I remember reading someone was going to share a pic....???? ...last friday... Is this an elaborate MR April Fools joke?
Who actually has these in stock besides the seller on Ebay? There is a seller advertising for $79.75 buy it now + $5.25 shipping. Is that price a little lower than anticipated?
Well, we had 'em ... but have sent them all back to Micro-Trains. Though equipped with operating headlights -- the lights were not getting through. Micro-Trains wanted them to be perfect, and requested that all be sent back for adjustment. We returned them for modifications, so when you get your SW-1500 from BLW, it will be perfect. Sorry for resulting delay.
The undec model body with the gray cab in the above photos is clearly setting on a Kato NW2 chassis. You can see the end-axle pickups through the truck sides. The undec model with the black cab looks like its on the 'real' LL-derivative.Those Kato chassis are significantly lower than some other chassis as I've hacked all of them at least once making SW1's.Now before you guys pull out the electron microscopes here.... take a look at this photo. Best comparison shot you could ever want on the frame height difference:http://www.dhke.com/ihbarchive/images/ziegold-new.jpgProbably isn't too high despite how it looks in comparison. Sort of like the LL C424 with the big truck-to-frame gap that has to be filled but otherwise is the proper height.Ron, I'd never seen that spoof N scale cover before. Needless to say, I burst out laughing!