Intermountain cancelations

[daniel_leavitt2000]

A few months back IM had ads for their "coming" ACF 4650 cf CenterFlow, which those of us modeling the 60s and early 70s need.  So far I haven't found anything on their site, or heard any mention of it here.  Is that another cancellation that never made it to the announcement stage?

This is the first I heard of it. Where was this published?

[asarge]

A few months back IM had ads for their "coming" ACF 4650 cf CenterFlow, which those of us modeling the 60s and early 70s need.  So far I haven't found anything on their site, or heard any mention of it here.  Is that another cancellation that never made it to the announcement stage?

They are on the new and coming soon page as due in January. Don't know if they'll make that date, but I'm in for DT&I and Garvey at the very least.

http://www.intermountain-railway.com/newsncomingsoon.html

[sirenwerks]

They are on the new and coming soon page as due in January. Don't know if they'll make that date, but I'm in for DT&I and Garvey at the very least.

http://www.intermountain-railway.com/newsncomingsoon.html

It's a shame IMRC doesn't either provide an image of high-enough quality that one can read the data or fill in the information (BLD date) that they provided on their own website.  Manufacturers need to learn, the easier they make it for the consumer to make a purchasing decision, the more likely they are to buy.  So, rather than just place an advance order and be done with it, now I gotta remember to go to the LHS to read the build date on the Garvey car in order to decide whether or not to buy, and if it's not the date I need then it's another strike against IMRC for making me do that for nothing - which will effect my enthusiasm for buying something down the road.

[lock4244]

I'm in for DT&I...

http://www.intermountain-railway.com/newsncomingsoon.html

+1

[MichaelWinicki]

It's a shame IMRC doesn't either provide an image of high-enough quality that one can read the data or fill in the information (BLD date) that they provided on their own website.  Manufacturers need to learn, the easier they make it for the consumer to make a purchasing decision, the more likely they are to buy.  So, rather than just place an advance order and be done with it, now I gotta remember to go to the LHS to read the build date on the Garvey car in order to decide whether or not to buy, and if it's not the date I need then it's another strike against IMRC for making me do that for nothing - which will effect my enthusiasm for buying something down the road.

Agreed.

I wish suppliers were more forth coming with build dates for items.

[asarge]

I agree on the build dates. I asked Atlas via their forum to do that several years ago and they did it fro awhile. It would be nice though.

[TiVoPrince]

Information 
like build dates really can be a problem.  If the built/reweigh/repaint date is a month over your cutoff it can be bad.  While I won't always reject something for being a bit over the November 1984 date because a little extra weathering or changing dates will usually solve the 'problem'.

My point is that an 'incorrect' date might result in customers deciding not to buy something.  Then again do we want all rolling stock to be painted as the absolute earliest possible date for the car/paint scheme? 

While most folks don't get too worried, asshats tend to get quite wrapped up in 'correct' scenes.  We are experts in locating 'errors' and pointing them out, it drives us to be better modelers...

[Kisatchie]

...We are experts in locating 'errors' and pointing them out, it drives us to be better modelers...

Hmm... it drives Kiz nuts...

[TiVoPrince]

Hmm... it drives Kiz nuts...

Checking  
that of my to do list.  Adding it to my list of performance objectives met for 2012...

[Robbman]

This is the first I heard of it. Where was this published?

Not a new car... IM has had that ACF 4650 for a while

[nkalanaga]

Daniel:  Nov/Dec "N Scale" page 8.

Robbman:  Maybe so, but I've never seen it.  They've had a Center-Flow for years, and I have a few, but it's the 1970s version, without the horizontal rib.  The picture in the magazine shows this rib, and that earlier style is what I need for the GN, NP, and CB&Q.

On the other hand, the picture is of an HO model (it says so), so they may use their existing N scale body, in which case I will be very disappointed.  As the only roadname in this bunch that I need is BN, and I can use BN in either body style, I'll not be ordering any.  I already have enough of them.

Asarge:  Thank you for the link.  The picture there is definitely their existing body, without the rib, and the BN scheme is also far too new for 1974.   Good thing I don't need them.  I was hoping they were doing the older body, which so far as I know is only available as 4-bay cars from Atlas and (at one time) Bachmann.