Any pics or videos of MTH's Premier Southern Alco DL-109/110 diesels from 2003?

I am surprised that no one has this engine set.  I will also take photos or videos of the other roadnames that MTH has made.

I will also take photos or videos of the other roadnames that MTH has made.

Sorry, this is the only picture I have, as you can see #50 is on the end.  Personally I think MTH did a decent job.  Santa Fe had one DL109.  They modeled it as it looked after the lower headlight was added.   Later MTH did the single headlight version and along the way there are some that are incorrectly numbered for Santa Fe.  I have never measured it to see how accurate it comes out, but I have compared pictures and it seems reasonable.  I could point out some issues which may be Santa Fe specific but considering this is all there is it doesn't matter.

On the layout it is a good looking engine. Click on the picture to pop it out, you can see it a little better.

Thanks for the photo Marker.  I am really curious if the Southern version had two headlights (correct for the prototype) or one.

http://www.mthtrains.com/sites...ldcats/cat03vol1.pdf

 

Page 104 has a picture

 

It takes a little time to load the MTH catalog.

 

One more thing, most of the time the MTH catalog picture is MUCH worse than the model.

 

http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...ture.aspx?id=1008307

 

As large as the lower headlight is, I wouldn't be surprised if like Santa Fe, the headlight wasn't added later.

Thanks Marker.  I had found the original catalog listing previously.  I was hoping that MTH had put the second headlight on before it was produced as sometimes things are adjusted and corrected before production begins.  As for whether the original Southern prototypes had the lower headlight or not as-delivered, I have yet to find a photograph of one without it.

I have seen these and they do have only the one headlight (no Mars light).  I am not sure why MTH made these without the Mars light, they just look wrong that way, especially since they made some other road names with the Mars light (two headlights)!  It is for this reason that I have the PRR version with two headlights custom painted in the Southern scheme.

 

MTH made a similar error with the Seaboard E6 set that they made with a Mars light (two headlights) when it should only have one headlight (no Mars light).  Again, it just looks wrong and it does not make sense since they made other road names with one headlight!

 

I can accept minor detail errors but the one/two headlight issue is a deal breaker.  And it makes no sense when they obviously have both versions of the shells available.  I guess you could modify a one headlight version to add the Mars light but you really could not convert a two headlight version and remove a Mars light without major surgery (you would be better off repainting the correct shell)!

Here is a photo:

Bill, looking at my search engines I don't think anyone bought any. All I found was one HO version. I have the Milwaukee and have never found if I like them or not. It's an interesting loco anyway. Don

At the time when I originally posted this more than a year and a half ago, I was looking for more information on this particular set as MTH was getting ready to release the reissue of it.  A short time later, I saw the newer model in person and thought it looked nice, but opted to not get a set at that time.  I would like to have a set in the future as they are neat looking locomotives.

Bill,

Did MTH get the newer set right with the 2 headlights?  The earlier version was lettered "Ponce de Leon", did MTH put a train name on the newer set too?

 

I have 2 videos of the recent New Haven version. I suspect this is one of the ones you found.

 

 

 

 

It's a great running engine. The start up sounds are neat!

 

Peter

More than a year ago!  I can't remember what I saw yesterday!

 

But I bet that it is one headlight again as in the videos Peter posted of the New Haven version.