Turbo Trains arrive

"Nice Job" is an UNDERSTATEMENT! This set has FULL interior Detail- BETTER than the Rapido HO version which only has painted windows on plastic.

Check it out!

http://www.mthtrains.com/news/510

 

I ordered the Amtrak with the 2 car add on from Mercer Junction. Hopefully Dave will be shipping it out to me soon.

????? Doesn't look like painted windows on plastic to me...

 

Rusty

I saw these at Nassau Hobby yesterday and today while I was there. VERY NICE. I'm SO tempted by this and the new MTH Angus engines.

What's the price of these?

 

Al W.

Just got an E-mail from Dave. He's got 'em.

this is the first  seeing this trains..looks like a revamped aerotrain..now after seeing it.im been kicking around customizing a aerotrain shell..just picked up loco and rear shells..

Ya, this is very tempting. $800.00 listed on MTH website.

Painted on windows where? I have the Rapido Turbo and it has full interiors.

This is the first time me seeing this trains..looks like a revamped aerotrain..

NOT even close! Good Luck on your project though!

Wow. That's a great looking train! Thanks for sharing, Terry

PICTURES!!!!!

Hey guys these sets are awesome! We have just two Penn. Centrals left.

Pat

www.patstrains.com

Not

Even

CLOSE!

 

Rusty

I also got an email from Dave @ Mercer Junction. He's shipping mine out today (Thurs.). It usually takes 2 days from Mercer to Ct. As soon as I get it I will post a video if it hasn't been done already.

Picture of the Turbo Train from the MTH Facebook page are in these threads:

 

https://ogrforum.com/d...nt/11285375692310656

https://ogrforum.com/d...60#11144471778684860

My CN version with an extra coach is on its way.  I hope MTH will make a cafe car and more extra coaches.  Would like to see a photo of the Penn Central version.  We should see the Amtrak revenue service version in the second round of production together with a Via Rail version (perhaps in the 2013 vol. 1 or 2 catalog).

yes close got the car style windsheild..both are simmilar shape princable exccept the front nose.one got a ship/submarine nose.the other has flat nosed shark.one has passenger's windows on the loco and is exstended..the other isnt.turbo train roof looks combine to car and vista dome windows.

That's a bit of a stretch...  Ferrari's and VW Beetle's have automotive windshields, but that's where the similarity ends.

 

The Turbo was designed like a bullet, the Aerotrain like a Buick. 

 

The Turbo's "domes" carried pasengers, the Aerotrain's cab did not. 

The Turbo had a tilting mechanism, the Aerotrain did not.

Ther Turbo's carbodies were aluminum, the Aerotrain's stainless steel.

The single wheel truck on the Turbo coaches carried and coupled two cars, the Aerotrain's coach had two single axle truck per car and couplers.  Articulation vs. nonarticulation.

The Trubo was double ended and didn't reqire turning, the Aerotrain single ended and required turning.

The Turbo had turbines driving the power truck wheels directly, the Aerotrain was standard diesel-electric. 

The Turbo had curved carbodies, the Aerotrain's were flat sided.

 

I'll grant both had a low center of gravity.

 

The only other similarity between the two was that both were visions of a future that was not to be.

Rusty

Did the add on cars ship as well??

Sure looking forward to this Expect it will be worth the wait from 2009!

They added PS-3 Great no battery!

And extra features and then delayed it for LED lighting really happy about this trust it was tested and will work well.