August MTL Releases Posted

[ryan_wilkerson]

Interesting new fuselage. Anyone know what airline that would be?

https://www.micro-trains.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=63_64

https://www.micro-trains.com/archives/mediakit/medkit2008.html

TTX Fuselage 2-Pack
Accepting Pre-Orders through August 31st
COMING DECEMBER 2020
Renderings shown for representation only.
Plastic injection molded fuselage will come painted with red band, window detail, wing location markings details factory applied. Decals provided for cockpit window, front and end doors and tail location markings.

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[thomasjmdavis]

Is the D&RGW business car based on the shell that MTL originally produced for Lowell Smith's foobie Ferdinand Magellan?  I missed out on that car as I was in the midst of re-locating at the time.  Figures, it was the only Lowell Smith car I've ever been interested in, even if it wasn't accurate.  Handsome car - I am tempted to pick one up and see if I can change the name without mucking up the paint.

[Jbub]

Interesting new fuselage. Anyone know what airline that would be?

Janet airlines could be it but the red stripe goes all the way to the cockpit window

[Jbub]

Also check out the announcement for a solar system F unit

[James Costello]

TBOXes are looking sharp! 

Nicely done MTL and @Shipsure

[pmpexpress]

Interesting new fuselage. Anyone know what airline that would be?

https://www.micro-trains.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=63_64

https://www.micro-trains.com/archives/mediakit/medkit2008.html

TTX Fuselage 2-Pack
Accepting Pre-Orders through August 31st
COMING DECEMBER 2020
Renderings shown for representation only.
Plastic injection molded fuselage will come painted with red band, window detail, wing location markings details factory applied. Decals provided for cockpit window, front and end doors and tail location markings.

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An internet search revealed that the only fleet of airliners that bore a paint scheme that was similar to the one depicted in the Micro-Trains Line preliminary artwork were Boeing 737-200 and 737 600 models operated by Janet.

With the absence of a large "W" that preceded the broad red window striping, the Janet livery is a variation of one that was formerly seen on Western Airlines aircraft.

Currently comprised of eleven aircraft that fly to fifteen (mostly military) destinations, the US Air Force fleet of highly classified shuttle planes is unofficially called Janet Airlines.

https://www.google.com/search?q=janet+boeing+737&client=opera&hs=NJn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwialsHsl4DrAhWJg-AKHftvDMAQ_AUoAXoECBQQAw&biw=1880&bih=939

https://www.google.com/search?q=western+airlines+boeing+737&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiejqOlk4DrAhUdYlkKHfZ3CEQQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=western+airlines+boeing+737&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoCCAA6BAgAEEM6BggAEAgQHjoECAAQGFCOtQFYutMBYK7cAWgAcAB4AIABhwGIAYsJkgEDNC43mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=vZgoX967O53E5QL276GgBA&bih=939&biw=1880&client=opera&hs=qe7

[nscalbitz]

Is the D&RGW business car based on the shell that MTL originally produced for Lowell Smith's foobie Ferdinand Magellan?  I missed out on that car as I was in the midst of re-locating at the time.  Figures, it was the only Lowell Smith car I've ever been interested in, even if it wasn't accurate.  Handsome car - I am tempted to pick one up and see if I can change the name without mucking up the paint.

The car of that name isn't listed as a Business Car by the society:
OGDEN CANON    obs-lounge, 70ft    B&S    -10    ex-986, nee-WP 807, Rblt -28,    
                         Rmod -34, -43, -45, Ret -52
Can't find a pic anywhere (yet).
Certainly, can say i do not recall anything on the D&RGW consists being that complicated in design,,,,
anyway cheers dave

[MK]

Also check out the announcement for a solar system F unit

Yeah, and Pluto is not included!   

[Philip H]

I shall now TBOX

[CBQ Fan]

I do like the DRG business car look.

[Mark5]

Is the D&RGW business car based on the shell that MTL originally produced for Lowell Smith's foobie Ferdinand Magellan?

Interesting tooling - I might pick one up to repaint. The steps on the one end are interesting. 

I need to see the other side of the car.

Mark

[thomasjmdavis]

The car of that name isn't listed as a Business Car by the society:
OGDEN CANON    obs-lounge, 70ft    B&S    -10    ex-986, nee-WP 807, Rblt -28,    
                         Rmod -34, -43, -45, Ret -52
Can't find a pic anywhere (yet).
Certainly, can say i do not recall anything on the D&RGW consists being that complicated in design,,,,
anyway cheers dave

Found a photo courtesy of the Passenger Car Photo Index- you are certainly correct that it isn't very much like the MTL car. (ps- while the url says "Ogden Canyon" the photo shows "Ogden Canon" on the car side.)
http://www.drgw.net/gallery/v/SGPassengerCars/HWPassengerCars/OgdenCanyon/drgw-ogdencanyon-saltlakecity_ut-_1952_-000.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=2

[u18b]

Shhhhhh.

Don't say anything.  If you speak too early before MT realizes the error, they they will only produce a few of these passenger cars with the mis-spelled name.... and then they will be worth a fortune and become highly collectible.

 

[Tom Todd]

Forget what has been said about the airliner. It does not look line the 737 that has been previously made. It looks like engines on the rear of the fuselage. That might make is a DC 9.
Tom

[eric220]

Forget what has been said about the airliner. It does not look line the 737 that has been previously made. It looks like engines on the rear of the fuselage. That might make is a DC 9.
Tom

Definitely not a DC-9; there’s not enough room between the rear door and the end of the APU. Also, check out the blanked out window at the leading edge of the wing root. That’s an AC duct typical of a 737, and not present on a DC-9. I think that’s a 737 classic body, and those ports in the back are the pivot point and jack screw slot for the horizontal stabilizer.