New Atlas P42 Genesis Engines Looking Good! - Updated with matching Cars

Saw one at my LHS definitely caught my eye !!

The 108 is highly visible Locomotive! Shows up on head end of many runs. Was on head end of the new Avelia set # 3 when it was being moved from Hornell  NY!

That is a nice engine. If I had DCS, I would probably pick one of those P42DCs up. Still hoping for a Siemens Charger from Lionel, though. I bet you're planning a video on the engine, right?

@Dylan the Train Man posted:

That is a nice engine. If I had DCS, I would probably pick one of those P42DCs up. Still hoping for a Siemens Charger from Lionel, though. I bet you're planning a video on the engine, right?

Third Rail has Chargers available for reservation should you be interested.

MrMuffins' invoiced me for my pair yesterday around 12:30, I saw the email this morning and paid promptly. Phase VI and Midnight blue on the way

---PCJ

_{Mastercard be like 'Bruh" this and the hotel stay next week? Me: But think of all those reward points. Then we're good till the end of the year when the Challenger ships...}

This #108 is really growing on me! I have to....resist! I'm waiting for the Pepsi can P42 to cometh!

@prrhorseshoecurve posted:

This #108 is really growing on me! I have to....resist! I'm waiting for the Pepsi can P42 to cometh!

I am too!  Although I haven't seen it in person, yet.

The model is indeed nice looking!  I have seen #108 many times, often on the Lake Shore.

@Sean's Train Depot posted:

Just picked up one of the Amtrak P42 Genesis 50th Anniversary Engines from Atlas and they look great!  Matching cars are in transit.  This one happens to be a Phase VI version.

I saw the 2-Rail pilot model of the P42 and Amfleet car at the March Meet.  While I don't expect brass quality from Atlas, I found it disappointing.  Golden Gate Depot did a much better job on the Amfleet cars and I expect their P42 to look much better when they're delivered.  The new Atlas Autorack that was just released is magnificent!   Why can't the rest of their new product look as nice?

@Brad Kowal posted:

I saw the 2-Rail pilot model of the P42 and Amfleet car at the March Meet.  While I don't expect brass quality from Atlas, I found it disappointing.  Golden Gate Depot did a much better job on the Amfleet cars and I expect their P42 to look much better when they're delivered.  The new Atlas Autorack that was just released is magnificent!   Why can't the rest of their new product look as nice?

Plating goes a long way...  Hopefully in the next run.

Thanks!

- Mario

@Brad Kowal posted:

I saw the 2-Rail pilot model of the P42 and Amfleet car at the March Meet.  While I don't expect brass quality from Atlas, I found it disappointing.  Golden Gate Depot did a much better job on the Amfleet cars and I expect their P42 to look much better when they're delivered.  The new Atlas Autorack that was just released is magnificent!   Why can't the rest of their new product look as nice?

Because in buying MTH's tooling for the Amfleet cars they probably saved a boatload of cash over essentially cloning GGD's efforts (and avoid over-serving the market for finescale versions of these cars). It's probably also why Atlas didn't buy MTH's autorack tooling -- their Gunderson model was probably already in the works (or planning stages) when that opportunity presented itself.

---PCJ