3rd Rail Announces Milwaukee Road EP-3 Electrics

Been wanting one of these models for a very long time. This is fantastic news and my order has been entered.

Thank you Scott

WOW !!!!  THATS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT   IM IN

Speaking of electrics, Are the prr e2bs still in the offerings?

Why do you do this to me!!!!!!!Don

Can we gwe a set of Virginian EL3a siderod boxcabs to go with the battleship gons.  Only class needed to have a representative of all Virginian electrics.  Thanks for the EL2b, I already have a set of them.

Gray Lackey

Great news for Milw Rd fans!!!!  Thanks Scott for announcing them. My reservation has been placed. 

And I agree with Gray;  please consider bringing in the Virginian side rod electrics.  The sight of 6 sets of side rods rotating as they roll down the pike will been fascinating 

Steve

Very cool announcement.  Excellent choice.  I'm on for one.  Now we hope an E1 is next!

Ordered 2. Hope I can get different engine numbers. Thanks Scott for making these available. Ok guys and girls. Lets get those reservations in. 

Mark

You will be able to get different locomotive numbers.

Love the VGN box cabs and they are very similar to the N&W box cabs.

Hi Scott:

You certainly offer lots of great locomotives and I have purchased many including 4 FL9s,1 New York Central T Motor, 2 Union Pacific FP7s, 1 Union Pacific F7, 1 Canadian Pacific FP7,1 Union Pacific SD7, and Burlington E5A and E5B  models. There is one locomotive model that I do not believe anyone has made as far a I know. It is the Baldwin passenger shark nose diesel. Now I know that only the Pennsylvania Railroad purchased them so would it be possible if you would consider having them made? I would purchase 2 of them for sure. I hope that you read this or maybe I should just phone you. 

Thank you,

Ed Gerson (I am a close friend of your friend in Harrison, NY from whom I have purchased most of your products).

Weaver made the passenger shark nose diesels (BP20's).  Joe Hayter offered a second run of them and did not get sufficient reservations to do the second run. Scott is currently in China and will be until about November 1st.

rheil posted:

Weaver made the passenger shark nose diesels (BP20's).  Joe Hayter offered a second run of them and did not get sufficient reservations to do the second run. Scott is currently in China and will be until about November 1st.

Surprised me, given the preponderance of Foamers out there.

BTW..bought an A-B-A set in G^d's proper DGLE, all powered. Why? I dunno....

Hi Guys,

I found this video of an O Scale Milw Rd EP-3 on YouTube.  This is one big engine!   3rd Rail/Sunset's model will have more detail, although this German modeler did a fantastic job on this model.

Steve

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhnRw3_jDE0

rex desilets posted:

rheil posted:

Weaver made the passenger shark nose diesels (BP20's).  Joe Hayter offered a second run of them and did not get sufficient reservations to do the second run. Scott is currently in China and will be until about November 1st.

Surprised me, given the preponderance of Foamers out there.

BTW..bought an A-B-A set in G^d's proper DGLE, all powered. Why? I dunno....

At about 60 plus inches long for an A-B-A set in O scale many folks might have run out of room even if they had the funds. They make attractive looking units.

BobbyD posted:

At about 60 plus inches long for an A-B-A set in O scale many folks might have run out of room even if they had the funds. They make attractive looking units.

Something that would just end up gathering dust on the mantle over the fireplace,

Has a deadline for placing reservation been announced for the Milwaukee EP-3?  This will be my first 3Rd Rail engine and would like a little more information on the timing and sequence of how the reservation/purchase process works.  I know that most of the actual dates are not available due to too many outside factors.

mwb posted:

BobbyD posted:

At about 60 plus inches long for an A-B-A set in O scale many folks might have run out of room even if they had the funds. They make attractive looking units.

Something that would just end up gathering dust on the mantle over the fireplace,

I belong to a club with room for them to roam, that's why.

Some guys buy MTH Centipedes, you know....

Ironhorseman posted:

Has a deadline for placing reservation been announced for the Milwaukee EP-3?  This will be my first 3Rd Rail engine and would like a little more information on the timing and sequence of how the reservation/purchase process works.  I know that most of the actual dates are not available due to too many outside factors.

Simple. You place your reservation, then sit back and start saving, or negotiate refinancing your home, until the models arrives. Scott sends out a notice in advance, so you can also negotiate the sale of your first-born.

Scott also allows a layaway on models you've reserved. I've taken advantage, since my first-born are all too old.

You can also back out. Once.

Ironhorseman posted:

Has a deadline for placing reservation been announced for the Milwaukee EP-3?  This will be my first 3Rd Rail engine and would like a little more information on the timing and sequence of how the reservation/purchase process works.  I know that most of the actual dates are not available due to too many outside factors.

No,  not sufficient reservations yet.  Once sufficient reservations are received things will start rolling it will be 18 to 24 months before delivery.  Once the maximum number of possible models is reached reservations will be closed, although standby reservations will be accepted to take care of the reservation holders who back out. 

rex desilets posted:

Simple. You place your reservation, then sit back and start saving, or negotiate refinancing your home, until the models arrives. Scott sends out a notice in advance, so you can also negotiate the sale of your first-born.

Scott also allows a layaway on models you've reserved. I've taken advantage, since my first-born are all too old.

Sell them for medical experiments; you'll make more profit,

You can also back out. Once.

Yes. Once. And your name inscribed on the wall of shame and be reviled for all eternity.

Mine arrived today.  Hopefully get a chance to take a look later this weekend.  Thank you Scott!

-Brian

Hi Folks,

We shipped all the paid orders of the Milwaukee EP-3s. We only made 45 - 2R and 55 - 3R.

We have a few left in stock. You can buy one HERE.

Many thanks to our customers that supported this project. It was a very small run, but worth the wait.

This is awesome news and I am looking forward to it's arrival.

NOW, when can we expect a Milwaukee Road Mallet to be announced?

Update, mine arrived yesterday and I unboxed it today. After straightening a couple of handrails on the track it went, fired right up and sounds great. Next is a lube job and it'll be ready for service.

It was worth the wait and is beautiful, thank you Scott and team 3rd Rail.

A friend emailed me today and told me that his had just arrived and was quite pleased with it.

Some pics or videos?

@WinstonB posted:

Some pics or videos?

Some pics😁

OMG!

Got mine from Merlin today absolutely fantastic

I found it interesting that the headlights were modeled with chimneys on them. This is because they were arc lights and the arc smokes a little and generates a lot of heat. I assume this is also why there is a platform to get access to the headlights. Arc lights took a lot of fiddling to keep them running and the carbons needed to be changed regularly. But they sure are bright. No incandescent headlight could ever come close to the brilliance of an arc light. Great model, I picked mine up in San Ramon on Friday.

I ran spot lights at concerts in my younger days and the super trooper spot lights were arc lights.  Basically you were using a welding rod for a light with a reflector in the rear to focus the light.

@WinstonB posted:

I find the bars over the right-hand side windows a rather interesting feature.  Does anyone know the reason for them?  I thought maybe protection from a stray tree branch but I doubt the RoW would be so narrow as to have trees that close.

On the Pacific end The Milwaukee ran through heavily forested areas with really big trees in the Seattle water shead area.   On the east end in Montana the tracks ran on a shelf along the edge of valleys or canyons where rock slider would have been a problem.  Maybe it was to protect agains a pantographs that got tangled up in the overhead when double heading as the second unit. I do not know, but in those days the windshield glass was probably just double strength plain old house glass. You surely did not want a face full of it.