MTL February Releases

[bbussey]

Unofficial until the February Micro-News is released, but this is the group of models that was on the pegboard at the Springfield show:

Bay Window Caboose; ATSF
50' Fishbelly Gondola; WP w/large orange feather
Two-Bay Centerflow; MP (UP)
50' FMC Boxcar PD; SOO white w/red door
40' PS-1 Boxcar SD no rfwk; ROCK (repaint)
Single Dome Tank; BCOL olive green
40' PS-1 Boxcar SD no rfwk high ladders; C&O boxcar red
President's Car; U.S. Grant
FT-B; President's Series
Heavyweight Parlor; PRR (repaint)
Heavyweight Coach; GN green

[Philip H]

As my father in law says - crappy whappy.  Nothing in here for me, though I may end up getting the WP gon just because.

[SkipGear]

Wallet survives another month. Dreading the bill when the B&O paired window coach arrives in multiple schemes..

[asarge]

C&O PS1 for me.  Maybe the SOO car too.

[Puddington]

Did the SOO have any 50's FMC boxcars....? I mean, it's possible, but I've not run across any photo's of FMC's....or maybe I'm confusing the FMC cars - funny ends, flat ribs - right ? MDC made a model of them.... I'm sure someone out there knows....

[Sokramiketes]

Did the SOO have any 50's FMC boxcars....? I mean, it's possible, but I've not run across any photo's of FMC's....or maybe I'm confusing the FMC cars - funny ends, flat ribs - right ? MDC made a model of them.... I'm sure someone out there knows....

Nope.

[Puddington]

Thanks Mike; I didn't think they did. Athearn made a SOO 50' FMC model as well some time ago and I had the ol "Spockian eyebrow" when I saw that....oh well.............at least MT's will be pretty and a good weathering candidate !

[CBQ Fan]

I will have to get the GN coach. 

[Sokramiketes]

Thanks Mike; I didn't think they did. Athearn made a SOO 50' FMC model as well some time ago and I had the ol "Spockian eyebrow" when I saw that....oh well.............at least MT's will be pretty and a good weathering candidate !

If you are looking for a proper SOO boxcar of that ilk, grab an FVM SOO boxcar. 

[bbussey]

I think the FVM car is the only prototypically correct car for the Soo Line 50' plug door cars of that era.  In a way, it was that road's X58.

[Bob Bufkin]

Doe the PRR parlor have a new name?  It's the only thing of interest to me.

[Puddington]

If you are looking for a proper SOO caboose of that ilk, grab an FVM SOO boxcar. 

Pithy ......

[bbussey]

Doe the PRR parlor have a new name?  It's the only thing of interest to me.

It has a number only, as was the case with the first one.

[muktown128]

Bob & Brian,

The first release of the MTL PRR parlor car had a number and name "Blue Stone".  The new release is a paired window coach according to the info on BLW and has an MTL part number that fits in the paired window coach series of part numbers.

Scott

[Dave V]

The PRR coach looks pretty good!  It would need a truck swap-out but the rest looks pretty close.  I have a true P70 from Lima yet to paint and detail, but it looks kinda crude compared to the rest of my MTL fleet.  Might be worth attempting to make a P70 out of this new car.