EMD SD7s 2.0 Now Available

[buzz456]

OK I give. Where are these things?

[thecanadianrail]

OK I give. Where are these things?

SD7's I do believe lol

[buzz456]

I didn't ask what. I asked where I could get them?

[thecanadianrail]

I didn't ask what. I asked where I could get them?

Sorry, I wasn't fully awake whenI read that this morning.

[GreatNortherner]

OK I give. Where are these things?

Currently still in my "workshop", where they've already been for far too long now. However, just a few last things to tweak and correct, then they should be ready for release.

SD7's I do believe lol

LOL, indeed. The final pack will include both SD7s and 9s

Model loads perfectly, however for some reason, while I hear the engine noise rev up appropriately, the engine simply will not move forward or in reverse. Thoughts?

Fallen into that pit quite a few times myself during beta testing. "Oh no!!! What did I do wrong this time, that [beep] engine won't move!!!"
However, unfortunately it's necessary for both brakes to be on at the start to prevent runaways: with the non-self lapping brake valves on these engines the train brake starts to apply at the start of a scenario, so if that is on a steep grade you'll have gotten to a few mph before the brake is finally on.

Cheers
Michael

[buzz456]

You are just toying with us.......

[MadMike1024]

You are just toying with us.......

No, no he isn't. We have a lot of little stuff to do to bring these to completion. Once the little things (which is what eats your lunch) are taken care of, we will release them. Time = "When it's done™"

[buzz456]

I'm fully aware of the little things after spending three hours today trying to get a railing the right color.

[GreatNortherner]

...the little things (which is what eats your lunch)...

Indeed, that's the main reason why this is taking me so long. Mike and Dan have really raised the bar on detailing and accuracy on the SD's. While on my own models I generally stuck to a single "one size fits all" repaint for each railroad, the reworked engines model much more of the variety of their prototype rosters. Which is first of all time consuming to set up, and also admittedly tricky for me to understand when I try to rebuild the engines with my updated base parts.

Cheers
Michael

[GreatNortherner]

Hi everybody,

At long last, the CB&Q SD7/9 pack has been released! You can get them here:
http://golden-age-rails.com/packsrw/emdsd9cbq.html

This add-on includes eight locomotives, four SD7s and four SD9s. Three of each wear the original black/grey livery ("Everywhere West", "Way of the Zephyrs", and one without slogan), one each comes in the Chinese Red paint scheme. The engines also feature a bidirectional control stand (one on each side of the cab), but due to some issues with the animations you can only grab half of the controls with the mouse. Sorry.

A big thank you to Dan and Micheal who painted these engines and modeled the numerous and highly-detailed custom child objects!

Have fun with the CB&Q units.

Cheers
Michael

[BoostedFridge]

Brilliant work Michael & co. Thank you for another awesome unit!!

[buzz456]

cbq sd7_1.jpg

cbq SD7_2.jpg

cbq SD7_3.jpg

[BillS]

Again, NICE!!!

[Noel]

I can't help but notice that in the water reflections, the engine seem to be levitating in the air!

[bloodonfire3]

Great, now I have something to paint into Scarlet and Grey. Thanks for the effort, gents!