Feb 2020 MT Weathered....

[learmoia]

https://www.micro-trains.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=feb2020weathered

Hopefully they release that Conrail scheme as a non weathered release (with the correct initials, and no safety stripes.)

~Ian

[mu26aeh]

https://www.micro-trains.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=feb2020weathered

Hopefully they release that Conrail scheme as a non weathered release (with the correct initials, and no safety stripes.)

~Ian

You mean like this ?

http://www.doki-doki.net/~lamune/nscale/roster/freight/CR223435.jpg

[learmoia]

You mean like this ?

http://www.doki-doki.net/~lamune/nscale/roster/freight/CR223435.jpg

No... Nothing like that.. 

[mu26aeh]

No... Nothing like that..

Wow, did I miss the boat or what ?  I'll show myself out 

[basementcalling]

Will skip the Conrail. I don't own a single piece of CR rolling stock, and in my fictional world I'll keep it that way.

The other boxcars are nice because they feature "typical" weathering so they don't stand out so much as to call undue attention in a scene.

[Mark5]

Cool, but still hoping for models of these cars that aren't vertically challenged.

Maybe Athearn will be the first: https://mrr.trains.com/news-reviews/staff-reviews/2002/02/athearn-genesis-ho-scale-modern-60-foot-hi-cube-boxcars

Mark

[learmoia]

Wow, did I miss the boat or what ?  I'll show myself out 

That  car is the worst example of a conrail car that MT has made.. Wrong font (initial and number),  wrong logo (I think).. the logo they used did exist on one car (but I dont think that car).. But MT used it for several cars..

The weathered release is the older large logo....all of the other releases of 60' boxcars are the more modern medium size logo..

I wish they would do more large logo stuff..


~Ian

[Ed Kapuscinski]

That  car is the worst example of a conrail car that MT has made.. Wrong font (initial and number),  wrong logo (I think).. the logo they used did exist on one car (but I dont think that car).. But MT used it for several cars..

The weathered release is the older large logo....all of the other releases of 60' boxcars are the more modern medium size logo..

I wish they would do more large logo stuff..


~Ian

Everyone loves the Big Wheel.

And if you love the Big Wheel... just wait Something big is coming.

As for that car with the weird logo, MTL got it right!

The whole series of B63Bs had it when they came from Berwick.
http://conrailphotos.thecrhs.org/node/9201

Not only that, they ALSO chose a good number too since that car wasn't in restricted service.

[basementcalling]

Everyone loves the Big Wheel.

And if you love the Big Wheel... just wait Something big is coming.

That's a negatory, @Ed Kapuscinski. Armour Yellow over big blue any day.

[nscalbitz]

The whole series of B63Bs had it when they came from Berwick.
http://conrailphotos.thecrhs.org/node/9201

Funny, reads like ConFail at that angle... 

[tom mann]

Nice selection and body choice, @Shipsure !

[Rossford Yard]

It sure is. I love 60 ft hi cubes, and will but all 3.

[Rossford Yard]

I noted that the NW weathered one is MSRP $1 less than those with Grafitti.  Throwback to the old MT ways of charging per paint pass?

[peteski]

I noted that the NW weathered one is MSRP $1 less than those with Grafitti.  Throwback to the old MT ways of charging per paint pass?

Both graffiti and weathering is printed on an ink-jet printer, so there are no more Tampo paint color passes.  Not sure why the dollar difference.  Royalty to the graffiti artist maybe? 

[JoeD]

I think the class was B63A...But it's Conrail and no one really cares that much  LOL   One of the few east coast cars I've added to my stable at home.