Good Day,
Gunderson Maxi Stack IV 3-Car Articulated Well Car would be a colossal success if produced!!!
Drawing by Michael Eby Painted by Frank Swafford
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I'd like to see some 21st Century Intermodal!!!!
Regards,
Swaffprd
Regards,
Swaffprd
Maybe you ought to design the paint schemes freight cars and Locomotives and to heck with your real job.
Reagards,
Dick
Good Day Dick,
Thanks for the compliment!
Regards,
Frank
I vote Atlas O- they're come out with some pretty good intermodal stack cars in the past.
Geno
I'd like to see them done in a 3x53' well configuration.
Good Day,
I'm ready to buy when they supply! Who will be the 1st to produce?
Regards,
Swafford
Good Day,
I have campaigned for several years for intermodal cars. I am ready for 2013 to be “The Year of the Intermodal”.
Presenting today for your viewing are some of my fantasy color schemes. I hope you enjoy my imagination.
Regards,
Swafford
Drawings by Michael Eby Painted by Frank Swafford
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Good Day,
Will we see the Gunderson Maxi Stack IV 3-Car Articulated Well Cars this year?
Regards,
Swafford
Good Day,
Who will be the first to offer the Gunderson Maxi Stack IV 3-Car Articulated Well Cars?
Regards,
Swafford
Its been a little over 2 years[10/11] that Atlas announced its last new Tman car[62' bulkhead flat] so they may be due this spring to announce a new Tman model The latest Mline car[25500 tank] was announced in May of 2013 and is being delivered the end of this month,could a Tline well car be coming?JS
The Tman Dash8-40CW was announced what, 5 years ago and is still just TBD. So there is no telling what Atlas will do when.
Dealers have order sheets for the next CZ cars that haven't even been publicly announced yet. They did this once before. The advertised order dates came and went without anyone other than dealers knowing about it. I don't even remember what it was for but I think it was the second run of F2s.
Perhaps this would be a good project for Golden Gate Depot!
Regards,
Swafford
I have already brought up GGDs response to this in another thread. The builders have declined to do this project. They do not do die casting, pad printing nor reruns.
I would think Atlas would make them first. It will probably be the Thrall 3 car set. It seems like whatever they come out with in HO eventually makes it way to O gauge. My only hope its sooner rather than later.
Good Day,
Unfortunately, this trend as been very anemic for past several years.
Regards,
Swafford
Think about it. They have to develop tooling for the end cars, another die for the middle car, plus tooling to make the 53ft containers.
Three new toolings to introduce one new product. O-gauge manufacturers steer clear of expensive developments like that.
Originally Posted by Swafford:
Good Day,
Unfortunately, this trend as been very anemic for past several years.
Regards,
Swafford
Good Day,
Who will be first to offer the Gunderson Maxi Stack IV 3-Car Articulated Well Car?
Regards,
Swafford
Swafford, you started this thread three years ago and no inkling of ANY new articulated well cars so far.
Isn't that the answer to your question?
Isn't that the answer to your question?
I wish it could happen. I have too many husky stacks for my layout now BUT would be interested in the proposals Swafford has. I only wish MTH would be listening! I would still prefer a RAILKING. Wish this could happen.
Originally Posted by Swafford:
Good Day,
Who will be first to offer the Gunderson Maxi Stack IV 3-Car Articulated Well Car?
Regards,
Swafford
Gee Frank, I think you're beating a dead horse here given how long ago you started this topic. I'm afraid we would all die from shock if someone ever made these.
For the record, I want some too.
Good Day Martin,
I never give up!.................
Regards,
Swafford
Originally Posted by Martin H:
Swafford, you started this thread three years ago and no inkling of ANY new articulated well cars so far.
Isn't that the answer to your question?
Isn't that the answer to your question?
Ok Frank. I'll see you back on this thread one year from now! LOL
Frank never give up
I want one also
Clem k
Absolutely never give up, would love to see these made. Preferably MTH.
What would it really take to do this project? 3 molds, maybe 4?
- end cars
- middle car
- container smooth
- container corrugated
What are we looking at? $200K for molds?
MTH OR LIONEL SHOULD HAVE YOU AHEASD OF THE INTERMODAL DIVISON. YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
WE WERE AT HORSESHOE CURVE LAST OCT ON THE WAY TO YORK AND SAW "ENGLAND" CONTAINERS AND THEY WERE OUTSTANDING. ADD THEM TO THE FLEET PLEASE.
Here's a pic of the England carrier- these are all refridgerated 53' containers
Would love to see Atlas-O produce these intermodal jewels. But right now Atlas is having enough trouble just delivering products based on existing tooling. 
Products based on new tooling??? Forgettaboutit!!!
David
I still bug Scott Mann but he doesn't have anyone who does diecasting. It's too big to cast in brass, too expensive to do in brass and would be too light in plastic.
I know this has been brought up in the official "Intermodal thread" but in my opinion if you continue to make husky stacks, and gunderson cars and with the ever increasing use of intermodal to haul cargo across this country using trains and help take 18 wheelers of the highway. Wouldn't it make sense to have some additional accessories??? The only Intermodal accessory I know of is the Lionel Hi/lo crane. It would be nice to see a remake of this so that those of us who use MTH can work with there containers??? Just a suggestion....
