MTH CN SD70ACE

I have the older version of this (dummy) and it's stunning. The color scheme is one of my favorites. They are solid built, great running engines. I personally like the sounds. I like the detailing too. I have many MTH engines.

 So if you just asked me on the street, I'd say go for it!

CN I believe has three SD70ACe engines, 8100- 8102, all ex-EMD demos, still painted in the blue and silver demo colors with a big "CN" in white on the sides. The MTH SD70M-2, 8000s with the high headlight, is an SD70ACe body with the vent louvers on the side of the AC cabinet which is NOT correct. The earlier MTH version, 8800s with the low headlight in the nose, has the correct body shell for the SD70M-2. They only came in PS2. Five minutes of research could have made the difference but MTH dropped the ball.  

Thanks Paul and Engineer Joe.

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Engineer-Joe posted:

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Thanks Joe, looks like the ex- EMD demos were finally painted in CN colors. MTH should have made these units with the low headlight and road numbers. That would have been a winner.

Well, close enough for me to be interested especially from you both. Not a 100% purist but given the fact that MTH got hammered on the ES44 door being on the wrong side of the cab - that a flag but.... nothing is perfect.

Thanks Paul and Joe.

The CN had the EMD SD70ACe demo scheme painted over in CN COLORS rather quickly. I saw them briefly in the EMD scheme.

Thanks