I received my 2017 v2 20-95266 NS (ex. Southern patched) gondolas with pipe loads today. Thought I'd share some pix and a few things to be aware of.
The gondolas are typical modern Premier in details, i.e. added handrails/ladders/steps, molded wood decking inside, etc. For me, the draw for these particular cars was the "weathered" Southern lettering. Unfortunately, out of the box, the Southern paint stamp is identical in distress style on both sides of the car and on both road numbers of the car. The only visual difference between the two cars is...well...the road number. Disappointing to say the least, when MTH is mimicking distressed paint, that two or more different stamps weren't used. But somehow it's not surprising. I'm sure the cost of using more than one paint screen 
drove the decision even though the cars retail at $64.95.
Both of my pipe loads came bent because of the packaging. The Styrofoam package design bends the pipes down on the ends forcing a bow up in the middle. A few foam inserts, if placed correctly in the middle, are supposed to push the center down straightening the bend. However, if those inserts were not inserted correctly at packing or became loose in transit, the pipes do bend upward due to end pressure from the packaging. The plastic pipes remember the forced bend.
Overall, I like the gondolas but I am disappointed that a little more effort is needed to give them some uniqueness. Nothing hobbyists don't already expect, I suppose. Got to carefully convince the plastic pipe to relax the bend too.
Styrofoam packing design bends the pipe stack up in the middle due to the package pressure on the ends
Three foam inserts are supposed to push the center of the pipe stack down to prevent the bend. They are shown inserted correctly here.
