Athearn RTR GP35 with new motor

[torikoos]

There's no denying that the Kato mechanism is one of the best out there, but I can't say I find the recent Athearn RTR too disturbing. Yes the gears make a bit of noise, but I tend to take the truck towers apart, clean out the large amount of grease, remove any burrs and flash I can find, and re-lube. Usually improves things a fair amount, enough not to be disturbing when used in combination with sound decoders, but I realise you don't use sound decoders, so it's a bit more sensitive I guess. :-)

Nevertheless, she's looking great :-)

Koos