Overland Models Brass produced DD35A and B units in HO scale over the years. If I'm not mistaken, I think Athearn made some DD35As in HO scale in the late 70s, sometime in the 80s, maybe 90s as well.
This is a spectacular example of a dda40x model, I do adore this locomotive type & I wish that I could afford this model, but my personal financial situation is not what I want it to be currently.
About the crawl speed: I find that with new locos straight out of the box, first running them in at medium speed for 30 mins in each direction helps a lot with smoothly running at low speeds
tested mine on my layout with 2.7% grade and 6927 can pull about 35 mixed freight cars before stalling (just kept adding cars till it could not get up the hill....great fun) I have 6901 on order in ready to weather scheme....still waiting for it to turn up at my local Athearn dealer here in Oz
I just received a DDA40X 6910 with Sound today and it is a lot bigger than my Dutch trains. Packaging was very good and protective and fortunately no imperfections nor damage. I have no layout so I hope to make a video soon how it runs and sounds. It says "Tsunami-2" on the box. Yes, I am certainly happy with it together with my TRIX BigBoy. The only thing that is a bit odd is why those trucks are painted in silver but I guess the prototype was like that. The nicest color for trucks is black or dark-grey in my opinion.
I have a question for James. I had a dealer at a train show recently, tell me that I should not store Athearn Genesis locomotives in the box, unless the boxes are sideways. He said that they will leak lube oil, out of trucks. He claimed, Athearn has sleeves now telling us this. None of my purchases have had a sleeve from shows or stores. I noticed at the beginning of this video, your engine appears to have one. Can you share some info on this? Thanks!
I had one many many moon it great to see a more updated one so are you going to get a few for your layout....did they have Ditchlight oh they do have them that cool the back of it look great the couple look dead on so how does it run the pull test hit 5 it sounds great well that for sharing James..... Robert Trains
Anybody know if it has 2 motors or 1 and almost $600 for that ,,,no way,,,,,i have a blue box one with 2 motors with the brass flywheels the last one they and with a few mods it puls9.8 ounces,,,,love it
Do u mind recording your loco with sound off? I cant tell if mine loco motor is just plain loud when sound is off or not. Compared to my other loco, these motors are loud. Thank u
5 is dynamic break. Presses 5 and we hear dynamic brake noise WHILE THE LOCO IS STATIONARY!!!! How many years have sound decoders been manufactured now? And they still can't get basic crap like this right.
I wish they would have updated it with roller bearing caps.
The beacon is supposed to work. Mine does. F6 should turn it on.
The 2 biggest locomotives ever made are from Union Pacific. Big boy 4014 and DDA40X 6936.
Love those two and the GTEL's .....
Maybe Scaletrains will do a DDA40X museum quality
the beacon light was working early on in your vid but very slow and not very bright (when you was running thru functions)
I can't wait to operate my 6936!!!! George from Soundtraxx told me there is only one decoder in this unit.
Really nice loco!
This is a very interesting model. Thanks for the detailed review.
I’m surprised they did a 6936 in ho scale! I have a Bachmann DD40X and man it’s unreal how big they are even in a model form!
Wish someone would do a DD35 A & B unit!
Overland Models Brass produced
DD35A and B units in HO scale over the years. If I'm not mistaken, I think Athearn made some DD35As in HO scale in the late 70s, sometime in the 80s, maybe 90s as well.
@@mixxer8880Athearn did however it was in their “blue box” tooling
This is a spectacular example of a dda40x model, I do adore this locomotive type & I wish that I could afford this model, but my personal financial situation is not what I want it to be currently.
About the crawl speed: I find that with new locos straight out of the box, first running them in at medium speed for 30 mins in each direction helps a lot with smoothly running at low speeds
tested mine on my layout with 2.7% grade and 6927 can pull about 35 mixed freight cars before stalling (just kept adding cars till it could not get up the hill....great fun) I have 6901 on order in ready to weather scheme....still waiting for it to turn up at my local Athearn dealer here in Oz
I just received a DDA40X 6910 with Sound today and it is a lot bigger than my Dutch trains. Packaging was very good and protective and fortunately no imperfections nor damage.
I have no layout so I hope to make a video soon how it runs and sounds. It says "Tsunami-2" on the box. Yes, I am certainly happy with it together with my TRIX BigBoy.
The only thing that is a bit odd is why those trucks are painted in silver but I guess the prototype was like that. The nicest color for trucks is black or dark-grey in my opinion.
Nice job from Athearn
600 Amps at 50mph, still don't know any other engine that can do that.
Nice review, wish they would do an N scale version, esp since bachmann isn't available any more.
I have a question for James. I had a dealer at a train show recently, tell me that I should not store Athearn Genesis locomotives in the box, unless the boxes are sideways. He said that they will leak lube oil, out of trucks. He claimed, Athearn has sleeves now telling us this. None of my purchases have had a sleeve from shows or stores. I noticed at the beginning of this video, your engine appears to have one. Can you share some info on this? Thanks!
I had one many many moon it great to see a more updated one so are you going to get a few for your layout....did they have Ditchlight oh they do have them that cool the back of it look great the couple look dead on so how does it run the pull test hit 5 it sounds great well that for sharing James.....
Robert Trains
Haven't ran mine in awhile, do the classification lights on the last run of the DDA40X function?
The baldwin centipedes were huge to
Function 5 turns on the beacon . Function 25 turns the rear class lights on .
Can run on 22 inch curve made into a S curve great review awesome engine thank you you do amazing job
F6 for the beacon
Beautiful nice reviews
I wish it was a lesser cost but then again…..inflation
ordered 4 got 4
Not only was she the largest, but she had the most HP than any other diesel. And it was a dump truck that she hit
Very nice 🚂😎👍
James do you know if there is a way of setting a cv for the engines to not start up straight away? so it starts on f8? Cheers
F25 is the rear-marker lights.
Anybody know if it has 2 motors or 1 and almost $600 for that ,,,no way,,,,,i have a blue box one with 2 motors with the brass flywheels the last one they and with a few mods it puls9.8 ounces,,,,love it
They are double motored, and for the DCC ones, double decoders too. Or the old ones were two decoders, rumor is that may be different on this run
2 motors, 2 decoders, beacon also works.
Do u mind recording your loco with sound off? I cant tell if mine loco motor is just plain loud when sound is off or not.
Compared to my other loco, these motors are loud.
Thank u
Genesis motors are loud, they always make a clicking noise for me. But the RTR ones make no noise at all. Extremely annoying
Wat can of pull tester that is
Hello, could you tell me in which store you bought this model? I see that it includes ditch lights, when other models did not have them. Greetings.
$600 OMGoodness
I get the one with air rad siren on its 6924. I can't want to see what everyone thinks bout when I run it at the club layout.
5 is dynamic break. Presses 5 and we hear dynamic brake noise WHILE THE LOCO IS STATIONARY!!!!
How many years have sound decoders been manufactured now?
And they still can't get basic crap like this right.
Why the yellow sill? No original.
i have seen 6913
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