Atlas surprise coming at Trainfest

[asarge]

The F150s are awesome for bi-level racks serving a Ford factory (for me, Ford pickups produced in Norfolk). The downside is that it's gonna cost big $ to fill up a couple racks ...

Mark

Makes those auto racks quite heavy too!

[Missaberoad]

If you go way down the list you can get to Wisconson Central and Fox River Valley.

Jason

Nice gonna have to hunt for photos

edit:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=964713

[wcfn100]

I don't see why not. The roofwalks are a separate part. If they were black on the CGW prototypes regardless of roof color, Atlas certainly would paint them accordingly.

The 'why not' is that every factory or modeler painted CGW NE-5 in history has had black running boards even though the clearest photo 'evidence' says that's not the case for all schemes.  The problem is there's not a smoking gun type photo to change the establishment, just a bunch up ground up shots showing the ends and corner.

 


Jason

[nickelplate759]

The NE-5 was my favorite B&M caboose - I'm happy to see it!

George

[Ian MacMillan]

At least you guys got something. We got commuter cars (which we already knew about) and the bridges (which we already knew about). I needs lots of the bridges though. The commuter cars not so much any more.

[wcfn100]

Nice gonna have to hunt for photos

edit:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=964713

I can't find the WC for some reason even though I had it earlier.  Here's another view of the FRV one.



edit: here the WC one.  I guess it's actually a FRV caboose (same number as above).  I don't know the story on the WC paint.



Jason

[coosvalley]

At least you guys got something. We got commuter cars (which we already knew about) and the bridges (which we already knew about). I needs lots of the bridges though. The commuter cars not so much any more.

Yea, you poor HO guys have it rough, hardly anything available in that scale

[johnb]

I'm going off what they said in the video....   

I'm going off of the Ford parts books....externally, they just had different emblems. The F100 was discontinued after the 1983 model year

[Sokramiketes]

The 'why not' is that every factory or modeler painted CGW NE-5 in history has had black running boards even though the clearest photo 'evidence' says that's not the case for all schemes.  The problem is there's not a smoking gun type photo to change the establishment, just a bunch up ground up shots showing the ends and corner.

Jason

Can you refresh my memory on this?  Was it just the red dip scheme that had overspray at the ends when repainted?  Or was there some other evidence that it was more than just the ends?

[Mark5]

I'm going off of the Ford parts books....externally, they just had different emblems. The F100 was discontinued after the 1983 model year

I'm guessing Atlas meant F100:

http://www.atlasrr.com/Cars/ho-f-100.htm

[wcfn100]

Can you refresh my memory on this?  Was it just the red dip scheme that had overspray at the ends when repainted?  Or was there some other evidence that it was more than just the ends?

Okay I'll edit this again...


Here's a shot of what you're talking about.



Two things to note; this is post merger and it's very clear that the running board is only red on the ends.  The separation line is easy to see.

Here's 613.



No line (it may actually still be maroon).

One of the better shots is 615.  It comes up on ebay a lot.



No indication that the running board isn't red.

Same here.




If you know of a shot that isn't post merger that seems to show black (and can be posted), please do.  But this won't be easy because something like this:



I'm going to say is dirt all day long. 


Jason

[Sokramiketes]

I'm remembering more of this discussion now.  I'm back to thinking this was like the C&NW reefer roof walks... "just the tip".  The shot you posted seems to confirm that it wasn't the whole roof walk like you were thinking originally.

[wcfn100]

The shot you posted seems to confirm that it wasn't the whole roof walk like you were thinking originally.

The only shot I posted that shows the roofwalk having any black for sure is post merger.  All the others are body color to me.   I've got several more examples I can't post that show the exact same thing, no black visible at all.  Someday a definitive shot will hopefully show up.

You get it now Bryan? 


Jason

[Cajonpassfan]

I'm remembering more of this discussion now.  I'm back to thinking this was like the C&NW reefer roof walks... "just the tip".  The shot you posted seems to confirm that it wasn't the whole roof walk like you were thinking originally.

Them aren't roofwlaks; them are running boards!
Otto, running for cover

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Oh man, I'm hoping to get the bay window rebuild version of the NE-5 too.