N-Scale Convention Canonical Announcement Thread ***

[basementcalling]

60' foot + log car Bryan    Here is a photo of the first one...

Joe

MTL

So much for the Idaho Belt's plans to get out of the log hauling business. Those look hot.

[Kisatchie]

NICE!! With load. This will sell well 'round here.

Wow, praise for a Micro-Trains new freight car!


Hmm... the apocalypse
is nigh...

[peteski]

Wow, praise for a Micro-Trains new freight car!

Um, did everyone else miss something or am I thinking of another car?  Didn't we already know about the log car since last year?  Not only it was all over the Interwebs (and trains shows, such as the one in Springfield), I even seen printed ads in the modeling magazines.  You guys act like this was a new and exciting news...

Or is this another, brand new log car.... 

[Denver Road Doug]

Um, did everyone else miss something or am I thinking of another car?  Didn't we already know about the log car since last year?  Not only it was all over the Interwebs (and trains shows, such as the one in Springfield), I even seen printed ads in the modeling magazines.  You guys act like this was a new and exciting news...

Or is this another, brand new log car.... 

I think this is just the first production (or preproduction?) photo of the actual model.   I believe all we've seen before is drawings, but I could be wrong.

I think the car looks fantastic.  I don't think they ran much--if at all--in my area/era, but the load is certainly going to be purchased when they are available separately.   Plenty of staked pole loads in gons and bulkhead flats.

[asarge]

I'm assuming were talking about a 3-bay 70 ton. Yes?

I hope I'm wrong and it's the 2-bay 50 ton.

Thinking the 50 ton is shorter than 40'

[bbussey]

Could someone ask N scale Kits about the F39?  It's six months past due.

Delays due to laser-cut wood contractor.  Fall 2013.

[wcfn100]

Thinking the 50 ton is shorter than 40'

And the 70 ton is longer.   

From a TB post, it might be the 50 Ton 2-bay.  That would be one car off my modeling list.

Jason

[wcfn100]

Delays due to laser-cut wood contractor.  Fall 2013.

Thanks Bryan.

Jason

[unittrain]

ESm/MTL auto rack with vandal panels! Got my attention, been wanting partially enclosed racks for ages!!

[bbussey]

??? We need pictures...

See the announcement in the separate post.

[sdodge]

I think this is just the first production (or preproduction?) photo of the actual model.   I believe all we've seen before is drawings, but I could be wrong.

I think the car looks fantastic.  I don't think they ran much--if at all--in my area/era, but the load is certainly going to be purchased when they are available separately.   Plenty of staked pole loads in gons and bulkhead flats.

Yes, this is the first photo of an actual model we have seen, only drawings until now. Excellent! These run in No. CA and OR with Roseburg reporting marks. Will buy these for my OR shortline.

[bbussey]

That's like saying 40' tank car.   

I'm assuming were talking about a 3-bay 70 ton. Yes?

I hope I'm wrong and it's the 2-bay 50 ton.

3-Bay, ribbed sides.

[John]

60' foot + log car Bryan    Here is a photo of the first one...

Joe

MTL

I like .. can you send me a six pack?

[John]

Second news:

No major Kato announcement.
Kato/Kobo - SD40-2 Milw bicentennial.
No major InterMountain announcement.

MTL - Milw coach in July releases.

Brian .. tell Kato they need to do the Veterans P42 ASAP  -- add an extra $20 to the price, and donate the difference to Wounded Warrior project

[sirenwerks]

Yes, this is the first photo of an actual model we have seen, only drawings until now.

Still not much of an announcement as the drawings pretty clearly showed the car.  Might as well have been a photo.