I guess it is just me. I am a UP fan and the last models I bought were 2 domes of the CB&Q Zepher. Just had to buy something close to home. Gee, is there anything interesting coming our way.
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Got a reminder today that the 3rd Rail CNW H1 Northerns are in production and coming soon. Reserved a 3-rail version this time because it doesn't look like I'll have the 60" radius to properly support a 2-rail unit.
I wish I had the $$ right now for that...I'm not too happy about missing this one.
Yah< CWEX, my cookie jar isn't that full either for a brass model and getting out of the habit of using plastic. That is one reason I liked Atlas as a few cars here or there ain't breaking the piggy bank but then the offerings have been slim in the freight end. Last one I can find was the coil car announced in Oct '10. I don't like pass. but will buy 2 from this months offering hoping they don't take a year or more. It seems that Atlas has been active in buying up or using other products in vehicles and buildings to sell in '12. I would like to see an all door box or an auto carrier done in the proper lenght. I realize it is hard to find cars to do as there is just so many cars to ship different goods and running runs of say a vertipack and the likes wouldn't pay for the trouble of production. Any of you have ideas of a car that is used alot on the tracks and not yet produced as a model. I mean the Evans car with a ton of paint schemes was a real winner butt then how many does one need to buy. Guess I'll be happy with the next two passenger offerings.
Phill
You guys might want to check out the Sunset/3rd Rail web site, as the photos of the new C&NW H-1 4-8-4 should be posted by now.
I have..it's up now. Looks really good...http://www.3rdrail.com/reservation.html#H1
Yes, it does look very nice, I bought a few years back the last run of the FEF3.Way expensive however not like an OMI or KEY so I jumped all over it. I like smaller locos, especially for O scale layouts, but 3rd Rail doesn't build much that way and so it is displayed on the top shelf above me at my desk. Hard to keep the eyes off of it. I paired it with, on the same track, a GP-20 that adds the right color. 3 1/2 feet of awesome.
Oh and sorry, here in the deserts of Az. a great rain.1 3/8 inch of rain which means a great nasty storms your way back East. BUt it sure was nice ot have that much, 1st rain since before holloween.
Phill
