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Photos of MTH E94/1020 prototypes online [update]..

S SteinzeitOGR Forum Member

...at busch-model.com.  It's painted, and is the DB green 'original' version, but [ as Busch points out ] is not the definitive model, especially on the roof mounted stuff.

  - I think it looks very good.  Apparently MTH/China has actually been able to find wire for the headlights that is smaller than 000 wire gauge.

  - Although not too long ago Busch was saying "in Germany in late September, on dealers' shelves in October", it is now "end of 2013, beginning of 2014".

  - Busch is apparently still having discussions with MTH about the drive train / electronics, especially the high [ > 5a ] current draw which is a seen as a detriment to potential purchasers.

    Frankly, I think the "solution" is to sell the European prototype scale wheel models as "DCC ready" rather than with the DCS outfit -- but then I don't know the economics of such a move. 

  - The Busch website continues to show "modernized" [ = 2 instead of 3 front windows, inter alia ] for the Austrian versions, suggesting there WILL be two "bodyshell variants". 

 

So, progress, finally.  Interesting there's still no further mention anywhere that I know of regarding that European starter set that Mike himself talked about.

 

Best regards, SZ

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suzukovichsuzukovichOGR Forum Member
Can you provide  a link? I could not find it on their web site.Originally Posted by Michiel:

And today we got an e-mail with an European price of 950 euro (=1252 USD). It also reads that there are going to be 4 versions in a one-time only production run, they're taking orders until 30-9-2013 and the arrival is expected for early 2014.

 

 

 

 

 

suzukovichsuzukovichOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by suzukovich:
Can you provide  a link? I could not find it on their web site.Originally Posted by Michiel:

And today we got an e-mail with an European price of 950 euro (=1252 USD). It also reads that there are going to be 4 versions in a one-time only production run, they're taking orders until 30-9-2013 and the arrival is expected for early 2014.

 

 

 

 

 

Found their German web page. To easy when you understand the language. 
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S SteinzeitOGR Forum Member

Well, we are indeed getting two different models for the price of ....two.  Photos of the green Austrian version appear in the newest MTH catalogue, and I was able to inspect the model at the recent York show.  The Austrian version does have the differences in the short hood ventilation grills, pantographs, window arrangement, headlights, etc.

 

When I did look at the model at York I felt disappointment for some reason, despite all the changes.  I think part of this was due to the large white lettering for the initials and road number, which I hope is just provisional and that the definitive version will have the classic raised lettering in silver -- however given how MTH botched the numbers on the SBB crocodiles I'm not totally optimistic, even with Busch hopefully exercising veto power.  Another reason was the short hood;  something looked wrong in the grill area, but I'm not sure what it was, if anything.

MTH's Chinese artisans do have a tendancy to oversize many details -- but I think that problem, along with their North American supervision either not knowledgable enough or not caring enough [ from a $ rework standpoint, especially ], is not unique to MTH. 

 

Question:  Were  the Indusi pickup shoes on the Austrian locos mounted in a different location than on the DB ones ?

 

Best regards, SZ

 

 

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