Southern Pacific

Note: Most of the photos will appear lighter than reality - I used the flash to help pick out the details.

Details include the SP Light package, the L-shaped front window and various roof details.

Southern

Again, flash is in use:

Details include the high-nose and wide spaced radiator fans.

Canadian National

Details include the Canadian Safety Cab, Small Blower hump, front mounted bell, and snow shields over the air intakes.

MoPac

Details include "chicken screen" radiator grill - note, on a couple of these photos the flash really washed out the Jenks Blue - one of the side shots is sans flash for that reason.

Thanks for the great photos. 

Thanks for the great photos.  Looks like an amazing model.  Can't wait to see future releases, not much use for those schemes in my operating plans.

P.S.  Jeff, I saw you taking those photos, in the photo Railroad Model Craftsman posted to facebook!

Nice job, Jeff!

That's some great "johny on the spot" news reporting, Jeff! Bravo!

About time....

It's about time someone is doing what looks like a dimensionally correct GP38-2. The P2K one has issues and the Atlas/Trainman one is a disaster.

I see a couple of SP ones in my future...and possibly an SOU one.

More photos

SP Front: 

SP Top:

CN Top:
 

MoPac Top:

Thanks Jeff

I'm sure they will, Art.

The Genesis is Athearn's premier line so all of the engines that they offer in the Genesis line for the past few years have been available either dcc ready or sound equiped dcc.

More info from Horizon

This was posted on Horizon's Facebook page:

Here's a link to the the details for the Athearn Genesis GP38-2 including numerous sample photos and a listing of all of the model specific details for each roadname. We're accepting preorders now too.

http://http://www.horizonhobbytrains.com/browse/productgrid/athearn-genesis-gp38-2-32011#nav=ft=categoryid:32011,type:catalog,beantyperoductBean/:kw=/:st=highlow/:ct=32/:sp=0/:cp=1/:ip=45/:?cm_mmc=Facebook-_-Springfield2012-_-Athearn-_-GP382

Nice talking to you Jeff!!

Hey man, nice talking with you while we were both filming our videos.  Hopefully we will take more time to chat in persona t our next train show.  I am going to the next show in Cheshire, CT in March and the Prototypes Modelers show in Collinsville on June 1st and 2nd.  I really hope you had a good time at the show too!  I had a lot of fun myself as I always do.  Now it is time for me to convert my video files to where I can edit them and then upload them.  I have quite a bit to do too! Whoa!  

Video From the Show

Thanks for the video Jeff.

I thought I recognized you...I was watching Al Mayo's video's from the show and at the Athearn display, there you were with your video camera!

Thanks to Al also for his coverage of the show.

I'm pleased to see the GP-38 from Athearn, but CP colors would be even better!

Kevin, send a request to Athearn.

The guys at Athearn are very responsive to modeler requests.  They may be planning to offer a CP version in the future, but it wouldn't hurt to send them a request via email or from the "contact us" button on the Athearn web page.

Nice start

What does the drive look like? Any changes there?

Drive

Joe, 

 I didn't see the innards of any of the models - I suspect Mike from Athearn might have tried to scalp me if I'd tried to disassemble one there.  

 However, since they didn't mention anything about the drive, I'm going on the assumption that there really isn't anything new there. That would have been a really big risk, introducing a new style drive with the new modular construction shells. 

Good Idea Russ!

I'll get right on that!