Atlas to have surprise announcement at York seminars next week, another new Masterline car?
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I hope it's modern!
You older era modelers have enough! 
New Trainman cartoon video?
Narwhals!
One never know do one!
Haven't heard anything from anyone. Nothing new from Atlas?
I started a thread Thursday evening about this. Jerry Kimble announced that Atlas-O is planning to offer a complete 12-car CZ train (all CB&Q cars) to Golden Spike members. Actual production will be pending sufficient interest. Pricing TBA.
David
Ah! Okay thanks.
Don
Don
It appears that based on the Mr Muffin report there is nothing new from Atlas aside from the possibility of a full Cal Zep car set in the [far] future, bear in mind they are probably a year away from delivering the final 2 cars for the exisiting set.
Originally Posted by hibar:
It appears that based on the Mr Muffin report there is nothing new from Atlas aside from the possibility of a full Cal Zep car set in the [far] future, bear in mind they are probably a year away from delivering the final 2 cars for the exisiting set.
2 of the final 3 cars remaining left China on the 15th of September. So they should be delivered to all preorders before Thanksgiving. That leaves only the coach with the conductors window. Orders for that car close the same time as the Gunderson stack cars and containers which apparently they really want to have delivered by summer's end. So we shall see what happens when. Some things seem to be better approaching their delivery estimates and somethings are still going nowhere.
Originally Posted by rdunniii:
Originally Posted by hibar:
It appears that based on the Mr Muffin report there is nothing new from Atlas aside from the possibility of a full Cal Zep car set in the [far] future, bear in mind they are probably a year away from delivering the final 2 cars for the exisiting set.
2 of the final 3 cars remaining left China on the 15th of September. So they should be delivered to all preorders before Thanksgiving. That leaves only the coach with the conductors window. Orders for that car close the same time as the Gunderson stack cars and containers which apparently they really want to have delivered by summer's end. So we shall see what happens when. Some things seem to be better approaching their delivery estimates and somethings are still going nowhere.
The information concerning the "announcement" of the full CZ set, for CB&Q first, is interesting, especially considering all the quality issues with the various cars since the beginning of product delivery some 6 years ago. The first offerings had the window blinds on the OUTSIDE of the windows, and the finish on the cars changed sometime during the middle/later productions. Part of the explanations for the various finishes was related to different manufacturers in China.
All that taken into account, sure hope these newly announced "complete train sets" will have the various "issues" corrected.
I hate to even ask....what did Atlas say about the Dash 8's?
At this point, they probably said... What's a Dash 8?
Oh nevermind, I have all 4 MTH Dash 8's and 9's anyway.
At this point, they probably said... What's a Dash 8?
Oh nevermind, I have all 4 MTH Dash 8's and 9's anyway.
Originally Posted by rdunniii:
... Some things seem to be better approaching their delivery estimates and somethings are still going nowhere.
I was told to expect the Santa Fe F7's (of interest to many Sunset/GGD El Capitan enthusiasts) around June 2016. These had an ETA of 4Q2015, but I really don't see that happening from what we know about container shipments. I think the June 2016 date is more reasonable, and it gives folks more time to fill their piggy banks anyway. 
Only so much of this stuff can arrive on December 32nd. 
David
