MT Weathered Monthly Releases

[basementcalling]

For once the weathered MT releases look interesting, and there is some growing interest here in a few of the previous months' products too.

Those UP cars couldn't be designed to go in a Kato passenger set or show up behind an FEF could they? And the log car with warning tips will look right at home on an Idaho Belt branch line I know.

Pete

[Flagler]

The UP Box cars caught my attention,after buying 600 freight cars they are the 1st weathered micro-trains I have purchased,

[Denver Road Doug]

I ordered one of the MRL boxcars.   I like that it seems to be faded pretty good, and no conspic striping.  I little more graffiti than I would prefer, but I concede that I'll have a handful or two at that level so, it goes on the roster.    Hopefully I'll be able to get one.

[ednadolski]

The MRL boxcar looks like a pretty good starting point:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/pictures%5C12852%5CIMG_3948%20(2).JPG
http://www.nscalesupply.com/Images/MTL/MTL-02544620mtl.jpg

Tho it does have the wrong number of ribs, which can't really be fixed.  The sill needs a bit of tweaking, and the body needs to be lowered, and it would benefit from some hand-painted rust effects.

Does the door on these slide open?  It would be cool to do the interior too.

Ed

[flight2000]

The MRL boxcar looks like a pretty good starting point:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/pictures%5C12852%5CIMG_3948%20(2).JPG
http://www.nscalesupply.com/Images/MTL/MTL-02544620mtl.jpg

Tho it does have the wrong number of ribs, which can't really be fixed.  The sill needs a bit of tweaking, and the body needs to be lowered, and it would benefit from some hand-painted rust effects.

Does the door on these slide open?  It would be cool to do the interior too.

Ed

If I remember correctly, the 25000 series does have opening doors.  Will let you know for sure when mine arrives...

Cheers,
Brian

[Kisatchie]

Does the door on these slide open?  It would be cool to do the interior too.

Yes, the doors open. The only Micro-Trains box car doors that don't open are the plug doors.


Hmm... Kiz said that like
it's some sort of fact...

[tom mann]

This isn't a bad car.  I wonder if @Shipsure can post the artwork before the next release for some input?  The MT weathering is really good, but there are a few things I think (in my opinion) can be done differently to make them even better.

[EspeeGoldenState]

I ordered one from Chuck, since it was close enough for me to the real deal.

Chris

[CoalPorter]

Yes, the doors open. The only Micro-Trains box car doors that don't open are the plug doors.


Hmm... Kiz said that like
it's some sort of fact...

I wonder if they have ever tried to make n scale plug doors that open ?
The swing doors on the steel reefer don't open, but they do on larger scales.