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Chris333

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Arnold SW1
« on: March 01, 2015, 05:40:47 AM »
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Re: Arnold SW1
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2015, 09:14:23 AM »
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It certainly appears that samples of the units and packaging exist..... First glance these look rather nice. Wonder what their delivery schedule will look like?
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Re: Arnold SW1
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2015, 10:16:31 AM »
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They look amazing!
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Re: Arnold SW1
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2015, 10:57:38 AM »
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Holy *****, those look gorgeous!
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Re: Arnold SW1
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2015, 11:33:01 AM »
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Want.
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Re: Arnold SW1
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2015, 01:59:02 PM »
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Just like their last offering the shell looks really good but I'm curious about the mechanism.  :|  Also the B&M unit should have bright silver trucks - those look dull gray.  Yes, they can be painted but in my experience (unless sandblasted first), Pint does not stick well to slippery engineering plastic.
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Re: Arnold SW1
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2015, 02:51:33 PM »
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I'm also curious about the mechanism.  As it turned out, the problems with the U25C seem to have been poor assembly, primarily on the NP models, so I'm hoping that these will be good, any bugs will be worked out before mass production, and the assemblers will be well trained before starting.
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Re: Arnold SW1
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2015, 03:27:50 PM »
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Quote from: peteski on March 01, 2015, 01:59:02 PM
Just like their last offering the shell looks really good but I'm curious about the mechanism.  :|  Also the B&M unit should have bright silver trucks - those look dull gray.  Yes, they can be painted but in my experience (unless sandblasted first), Pint does not stick well to slippery engineering plastic.

Well the pint is supposed to go in your mouth, not on a locomotive ;)

But yes even on the NP U25C's the Silver trucks looked decidedly grey  :|
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Re: Arnold SW1
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2015, 04:52:17 PM »
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Have there been two announcements? I remember the blue B&M ones being announced but not the black ones.
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Re: Arnold SW1
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2015, 05:21:26 PM »
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Re: Arnold SW1
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2015, 12:54:04 AM »
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Fortunately the U25C trucks are very easy to paint, and, at least on mine, the paint seems to be sticking.  The sideframes simply pull off, with no need to remove or disassemble the trucks, so they can be painted or weathered without tampering with the mechanism.  The units actually run fine without the sideframes, although they do help retain the wheel contacts.
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Re: Arnold SW1
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2015, 04:43:34 AM »
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Quote from: peteski on March 01, 2015, 01:59:02 PM
  Yes, they can be painted but in my experience (unless sandblasted first), Pint does not stick well to slippery engineering plastic.

There is an easier solution...You just need the right primer.....If it works for delrin handrails, a sideframe should be no problem...

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=25931.0
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Re: Arnold SW1
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2015, 06:00:21 AM »
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BUT ARE THEY RED AXLE GEARS?????  :?
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Re: Arnold SW1
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2015, 07:47:32 AM »
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EEEEEK! NO WAY!  :o

I see the future, and the future is blue...



(or black, whichever)
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Re: Arnold SW1
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2015, 05:37:49 PM »
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I would have never guessed this model made it into blue CR paint!
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