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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Aug 1, 2024 18:02:37 GMT -8
Bowser updated their delivery schedule and they're showing a GMD SD40 for 6/1/2025. I hope this is correct and not a mistake. I haven't seen them RE-ANNOUNCED since the project was cancelled a few years ago.
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Post by cn2240 on Aug 1, 2024 22:09:37 GMT -8
That's an unexpected addition to the delivery schedule.
If it turns out that the SD40 project has indeed been revived, that would be a very welcome surprise. The ETA is only a couple of months behind the one for the SD40-2W so if there's confirmation that the SD40 has been resurrected, I'll probably shelve plans to get an SD40-2W in favor of an SD40 assuming the budget doesn't allow for me to get both.
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Post by mpi on Aug 2, 2024 7:18:56 GMT -8
Was told the tooling is underway, ....Announcement soon
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Post by drolsen on Aug 2, 2024 10:25:13 GMT -8
Bowser has the SD40 product page up: www.bowser-trains.com/history/sd40loco.htmlAt least one dealer (Trainworld) is already taking preorders. Seems pretty official. I’m definitely in for a couple CP units for 1990s run-through trains in Maryland. Just need to figure out which road numbers are the best fit, but it looks like the 5500-series non-Multimark units were most common on those trains. Dave |
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Post by wagnersteve on Aug 2, 2024 15:48:27 GMT -8
August 2, 2024, starting 7:44 p.m.
I'm glad to see the Bowser Executive Line GMD versions of the SD40 scheduled for production. If the news about this had come yesterday or even early this morning I could have put it in my already very long submission of material for my "Modeling Matters" column for the September issue of the all-volunteer Bridge Line Historical Society Bulletin that was due by noon today. I'll try include it for the October issue, for which the deadline is now a bit less than four weeks away.
Considering the small size of my layout, I need to concentrate on models of older and smaller locomotives.
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Post by oldmuley on Aug 2, 2024 16:21:15 GMT -8
So, maybe I should look to dump my Kato SD40's and pony up for the new Algoma Central models.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Aug 2, 2024 16:25:09 GMT -8
That looks like the old page from long ago. I don't see an easy way to navigate to the page from their site. Are you sure that's new? |
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Post by oldmuley on Aug 2, 2024 18:48:13 GMT -8
That looks like the old page from long ago. I don't see an easy way to navigate to the page from their site. Are you sure that's new? If you go to the parent directory, the page has a revision date of 6/21/2024. I don't know if that helps, but it suggests someone at Bower is at least doing something with the webpage. |
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Post by acrted on Aug 10, 2024 22:15:04 GMT -8
So, maybe I should look to dump my Kato SD40's and pony up for the new Algoma Central models. Likewise - and I see Bowser still has my photo of AC 182 taken April 25, 1972 after its first winter in the north country. How does one post photos here?? I tried the attachment link but it errored out about forum is full??  And the insert image doesn't work either - I linked to a photo on my Flickr page and nothing happens.... Thanks... Ted Ellis Mesa AZ |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Aug 11, 2024 5:44:36 GMT -8
 Flickr just worked for me, above. I copied and pasted the BBCode. And I also removed all the accompanying text by editing out after the first backeted "slash url". Ed |
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Post by 12bridge on Aug 11, 2024 7:52:48 GMT -8
....has anyone just given Bowser a quick phone call, to confirm?
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Post by mpi on Aug 11, 2024 10:22:01 GMT -8
Yes, Emailed them last month
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Aug 11, 2024 16:30:41 GMT -8
....has anyone just given Bowser a quick phone call, to confirm? |
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Post by 12bridge on Aug 11, 2024 16:35:53 GMT -8
....has anyone just given Bowser a quick phone call, to confirm? They defiantly do not seem to be the most tech savvy bunch there. |
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Post by cpr4200 on Aug 11, 2024 18:16:06 GMT -8
Glad I resisted the call of the Broadway Canadian SD40's.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Aug 11, 2024 19:06:47 GMT -8
....has anyone just given Bowser a quick phone call, to confirm? So, no. No one has phoned Bowser to confirm. Ed |
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Post by snootie3257 on Aug 12, 2024 4:42:19 GMT -8
....has anyone just given Bowser a quick phone call, to confirm? So, no. No one has phoned Bowser to confirm. Ed So is your phone broken Ed? If I was interested in a GMD SD40 I’d phone Bowser, but I have no interest. Now if it was an EMD SD40 it would be a different story, and my first Bowser purchase, but it isn’t. Steve |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Aug 12, 2024 5:18:28 GMT -8
So, no. No one has phoned Bowser to confirm. Ed So is your phone broken Ed? If I was interested in a GMD SD40 I’d phone Bowser, but I have no interest. Now if it was an EMD SD40 it would be a different story, and my first Bowser purchase, but it isn’t. Steve No. My phone works great. And I, also, have no interest. A question was asked, and I believed I had the answer. Ed |
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Aug 12, 2024 5:20:03 GMT -8
Bowser just responded to my Facebook Messenger and said "Yes, the SD40 project is moving forward" !
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Post by cemr5396 on Aug 12, 2024 8:44:46 GMT -8
that's awesome news!
Since they haven't announced any changes, I'm going to assume all of the paint schemes and road numbers will be carrying over from back when they were originally announced, so unfortunately I can't use any of them.
Hoping for some rebuilt versions in the future like the GTW 5900s or even the PSC rebuilds, the CN 6000s. I would be very happy and much poorer if those come about. Heck, even some of the units that got sold off and became rent-a-wrecks would be great.
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Post by csxt8400 on Aug 12, 2024 9:59:58 GMT -8
I recall they were also planning on doing some US versions. I'd like at minimum for them to tool the US steps for future releases including the WC 6001, Alstom 3000's, and the BNSF 7300's, among others.
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Post by cera2254 on Aug 12, 2024 11:21:03 GMT -8
If they are doing US versions I’d probably get rid of my Athearn RTR and pick up a couple Conrails and a PC.
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Post by cemr5396 on Aug 12, 2024 11:33:01 GMT -8
I recall they were also planning on doing some US versions. I'd like at minimum for them to tool the US steps for future releases including the WC 6001, Alstom 3000's, and the BNSF 7300's, among others. some versions with rebuilt steps would be nice, but considering they haven't done it for the 40-2s yet I wouldn't get my hopes up. there were 1 or 2 WC 40-2s that lasted just enough I can manage to fit them into my modeled era, if Bowser ever did them I would have to give getting one some serious thought. |
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Post by trainworm on Aug 16, 2024 13:47:17 GMT -8
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Post by cemr5396 on Aug 16, 2024 14:24:04 GMT -8
they have a new product page up on their website for them now: www.bowser-trains.com/new/SD40.htmlI don't quite remember because the original announcement was so long ago, but I think there are a couple paint schemes in there that were not in the original announcement back then. |
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Post by 690 on Aug 16, 2024 15:05:59 GMT -8
Hmm, looks like they aren’t doing the ex-QNSL SD40s in plain action red anymore. That’s too bad, I wanted to pick up one of those the first time they announced them.
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