Watch the Broadway Limited Imports Paragon2 series HO scale SW1500 in action as it switches cars on the Model Railroader staff’s Wisconsin & Southern shelf layout. The HO scale diesel-electric switcher features Digital Command Control and sound.
Video: Broadway Limited Imports HO scale SW1500
By Angela Cotey | January 13, 2015
| Last updated on May 6, 2021
The HO scale locomotive features Paragon2 Digital Command Control (DCC) and sound
I want it! 🙂
Thank you Dana – looks and sounds very realistic.
Good looking locomotive with great sound and lighting effects. I am curious, however, as to why the front of the cab is tilted to the rear. The gap is clearly visible at the front of the cab and is definitely not present at the rear. Did it arrive from BLI like that or was it disassembled at the MR offices and just didn't seat back down right?
sounds great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess it's a good thing I model in N scale. Growing up in the SF Bay Area, I saw SP's SW1500s all the time, even getting to ride in one at the SF commuter station while the crew switched trains around. Looks like a really nice unit.
Thanx Dana, as my three year old grandson says, I wan it!
This seems to be a smooth running unit. And, Dana, your coupling skills have really improved.
Still wondering why the prime mover sounds overwhelm the air horn. Although it is a neat feature, there should be no reason for operating the gyra-lite in yard service. The headlight would also be dimmed. The gyra-lite applied to SP/SSW units as they were sometimes used in road service; nothing beats a 1500 on the point of 4 or 5 SD-40/45's.
I suppose if one wants this unit in crimson and red, one must get the Cotton Belt version.