What's Coming from BLI: July 2024 

I just saw 3759 in Kingman last week, so very excited to see that one being released.

Me too!

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did you really expect them to make a different model for what amounts to a subclass? They essentially are the same class of engines, especially the 3751s in their later form.

@@whispofwords2590 No, the 3765 class is a completely different design from the earlier 3751 class. The 3751 class was originally built with 73-inch drivers, boiler pressure set at 210 psi, and dual round sand domes. Later they were rebuilt with new, longer frames allowing for 80-inch drivers, and boiler was lengthened to match. Some kept the original dual sand domes, while others received the larger single sand dome like 3751. The 3765 class were built new with 80-inch drivers, single large sand domes of a different design from the rebuilt 3751's, and the boiler pressure set to 300 psi. So, the 3765 is definitely not a subclass of the 3751 class.

@@stuartaaron613 bro stop trying to be a know it all. Youre making yourself look dumb ass hell. 1. The 3765s were basically built to the same specifications the 3751s were eventually rebuilt to. The fact that one could be rebuilt into the other alone should make it obvious ones a subclass of the other..also wheel size and the placement of a sand dome are enough to make it an entirely different class? Since when? And given that all the 3751 class being offered are in their most modern configuration that detail doesn't matter to begin with. All 3751s were rebuilt with the larger drivers, revised frame, converted to oil, and equipped with roller bearings over a decade before they were withdrawn. So yes, one very much is a subclass and derived from the other. You cant rebuild an R1, R67, a Dixie or a Greenbrier into a 3751 without massive reconfiguration because they are obviously different classes despite being of the same wheel arrangement. I mean by your logic the 3751s arent even 3751s. They should have been designated post rebuilt apparently.

They’re doing a first in the company on the n scale version. The HOs have been done, so happy hunting in the after market.

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