SD70MAC (RS.com)

[micaelcorleone]

RS.com has just announced the development of the SD70Mac.
BNSF livery is confirmed.

"Jimmy Mack
Wanted to get my teeth into something. derek"

Source:http://railsimulator.blogspot.com/2011/01/jimmy-mack.html

[Trainguy76]

At least it's not the "other."

[styckx]

Awesome, more American content, they've gotten soooo much better at it! Looking forward to it.

On that positive note.

[BNSF650]

This is good news

[ex-railwayman]

Hmmm, sorry, but, I'm not too excited, and even though I'm a Brit why hasn't RSDerek considered something else, an Alco, for example, or, another Switcher, he likes creating little shunting locomotives.

Cheerz. ex-railwayman.

[Vmb2]

I guess like most employees Derek has to do what he's told or allowed to do.
RS.com have probably done some research (like the polls or wish lists we regularly see) and have decided this loco is the next most popular (and therefor the one most likely to recoup the cost of development in sales of the finished pack).
Cheers
Gordon

[micaelcorleone]

Hmmm, sorry, but, I'm not too excited, and even though I'm a Brit why hasn't RSDerek considered something else, an Alco, for example, or, another Switcher, he likes creating little shunting locomotives.

Cheerz. ex-railwayman.

In my opinion this loco is a good addition for the game and brings some more variety to the US side.
Anyway I really want some modern US passenger stock in the future.
So I hope their next US loco will be Amtrak Genesis together with Superliners.

[qrfan3]

why hasn't RSDerek considered something else, an Alco, for example, or, another Switcher, he likes creating little shunting locomotives.

Cheerz. ex-railwayman.

I tend to lean towards the railwayman's thinking....also throw in a "UBoat" to the list. I guess good quality material to work with is one of the biggest issues as well as the order of priority.
In the meantime I still have half of a SW1500....can't see a cab anywhere down the road that was originally promised with the first release of Project Platform.

So on my note....

not sure.jpg

[micaelcorleone]

Will be released in the SD70 Volume 2 pack coming Friday January, 28th.

SD70Mac in BNSF Executive
SD70M-2 in NS and CN
SD70ACE in BNSF



see also this topic:http://railworksamerica.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1605

[micaelcorleone]

some screenshots (SD70Mac missing):

[thecanadianrail]

where did you get those screenshots?

[micaelcorleone]

where did you get those screenshots?

official RS.com Facebookpage, there are even more
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=267993&id=258680273090&ref=mf

[thecanadianrail]

cool! i wonder what the cab interior will look like for the locomotives? (specificaly CN and NS because the dash-9 addons had different cabs than the BNSF cabs.)

[micaelcorleone]

cool! i wonder what the cab interior will look like for the locomotives? (specificaly CN and NS because the dash-9 addons had different cabs than the BNSF cabs.)

I think all SD70ACE and M-2 cabs are similar (I don't know). The also included SD70Mac has the levers on the dashboard (in reality).

[thecanadianrail]

that's great.