Review: Athearn Genesis 2.0 SD70ACe UP 1983 [HO Scale]
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2022
- This video will go over the newly released Athearn Genesis 2.0 SD70ACe in the Union Pacific Heritage unit UP 1983. the review will be a detailed analysis of the features, onboard soundtrack sample, performance tests, and then the locomotive will be given a final score and letter grade.
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SD stands for special Duty. and the E stands for enhanced. and the pre-drilled holes are for the sanding lines to be installed by the customer. Although it should be done by the factory
Great video! I’ve got an MP1982 version coming sometime later this week!
Great video. I was looking at what turns on the number boards and ground lights and you answered that
Great review. Thanks.
Nice to see the wiring cleaned up...
Yes, I forgot how bad the older releases wiring was, and really had to fight to get all the wires back in there on the 4141 unit.
This is the best review that I have ever seen on U-tube in any scale! There are two other channels that are excellent as well...but this was exceptional!
Looking forward to your next reviews.
P.S.: I just found your channel and subscribed.
Awesome I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the videos! Thanks for the subs and watching the videos!
Excellent review
Great review
I’ve got all 3 BNSF coming… I am slightly disappointed that they couldn’t make the rotating bearing caps work since all ScaleTrains locos have them but the lighting and detail upgrades look great! Excited for mine to arrive.
Yea they're still great models regardless. I think I'll have to pick up a BNSF in the 84XX Series eventually.
Thanks for sharing another review, it's nice to see these models in a upgraded form. After talking with one of the developers he said that they are still working on improving this model.
The two holes under the sill are for the extra sanding lines that are in the box, they chose not to add these because the people that run ~18R curves will cause them to come off.
Animated roller bearings on the trucks are hard to implement on these specific trucks, but they are still working to maybe redesign the trucks.
Great to hear they are still working with the rotating bearing caps…my guess (could be wrong) is they’d have to completely retool the truck. Even without them, these are beautiful models!
@@phillipsakalik4877 Indeed.
Yea I noticed that too late in the review, I actually saw on a Facebook page about the sanding lines and it seems my box did not include them. Luckily Athearn is sending them out to me, but I didn't want to delay the video any longer.
@@SideTrackX Ah, OK.
Good to know.
Excellent review, I had been thinking about purchasing a BNSF ACe when Athearn announced these 2.0 version, especially since the CPRAIL SD70ACU did so well, but I may hold out on the ACe for now after seeing this review and wait and see if I can catch any overflow stock on sale later on. One note, if you plan on pulling really long trains with this or any Genesis, Ready to Roll, or Roundhouse unit, swap out the McHenry couplers for Kadees. The McHenry couplers are only good for about 30 to 35 cars, beyond that, they begin failing as the couplers simply cannot handle the added stress on them.
Yea, the Mchenery couplers don't stay long, they are swapped out after the review for kadee 158's. Broke too many of those plastic couplers on long trains.
Great review i agree with you on it not having rotation bearing caps that should be on them plus i do like how when you remove the shell there's no wires all around in the inter body shell definitely likehow the weight got improved and stuff definitely agreed with you on the price i think it a little high for a locomotive like this i got the 1982 & 1983 in ho I'm happy with them but i had to turn the volume down on them because it rallied the speaker i had a SD70ACE Tsunami2 and it blew the speaker and so now i turn them way way down and they don't rallied around and sounded much better other than that great review and I'm glad they did release these in the UP heritage schemes
Excellent Review! Your knowledge of these models is impressive. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Yes! Best model train reviews I've ever seen so glad you're getting back in to it
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the great review. I'll give Athearn the benefit of doubt and say that they did "all they could do" with this unit upgrade but I'm only waiting for the NS Heritage units(IT & NYC) and the other NS SD70ACe's to be released. Beyond that, I feel like they could've done more.
Yea I was definitely disappointed, but someone else said they're still working on it so here's hoping.
I agree about the super capacitors….Athearn really needs to start doing that.
Just looked at some images, and it seems that 1983 actually does not have an MU cable visible, so I guess this was done on purpose
HI, was your rear door grill missing on your Athearn genesis sd70dace 1982? Just asking because my was missing.
Probably gonna get one anyways because I’m too lazy to add my own decoder and lights to my older ones lol
Haha that's true, the older releases have terrible wiring, one of the best underrated aspects is those PCB contact boards.
Holes are for the sanding piping . should be in a small plastic bag
I wonder when they'll be releasing the other three HP units ? Also I know that some people it's important to have the prototypical railings but I wish they were a little bit thicker so they don't Warp so easy I don't know what's so prototypical about having warp railings I'd rather have them a little thicker and straight.
I'm a little surprised they haven't announced they yet, probably want people's wallets to rebound before announcing the other three.
I see someone got the DODX flat car
Got a quite a few, now I just need more Abrams and Bradley's.
@@SideTrackX Noice, I love military trains
I got 7 of the cars (not the silver painted ones though) from Spring Mills Depot (pre-ordered). They are very nice cars although the wheels have thickest (widest) tread I've ever seen on a HO model !)
scaletrains please!!
God I can't STAND the K5LLA tsunami uses it sounds HORRIBLE they REALLY need to get a new recording of one
Athearn still with them shitty ass handrails
I see Soundtraxx is still 🤮🤮
Superb company in my opinion. ESU can't seem to get the quality close to what Soundtraxx has.
@@kyleftw1679 lmao I think otherwise. Plus over the years, you've always seemed to be more partial to Athearn and not Scaletrains/ESU so to each their own.
@@AbelG8781 I disagree, I like all the manufacturers and own alot of their products. I just think Athearn does most things better. They have more variety, better detail, better quality overall.
@@kyleftw1679 I too like Athearn, if I'm going to be honest with you, I hate HO, I'm N scale. That's why Athearn has only recently got my respect since they DO listen to us modelers. I just think Soundtraxx has the same generic sounds from decoders I used way back in the mid 2000s.
@@AbelG8781 You'll be seeing some really great stuff in N-scale from Athearn. There's a locomotive being worked on that N scale people with be satisfied with. Expect detail comparable to HO. Take the N scale tank cars that were just announced recently for example.
We’re screwed because nobody else makes a better ACe. MTH is shit. WKW is a joke. ATH is typical ATH half ass