Osgood Bradley coaches are coming!!!

[jmlaboda]

As mentioned in the "E33, E44, EF-3 Electrics in FUD (Shapeways)" thread, Alternative Model Railways is preparing to offer several versions of these coaches very soon.

Here is a shot of one of the cars...
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9H_II_KlCbo/T5UdujVRH5I/AAAAAAAAFd4/rwuPus8AchA/s640/S6301549.JPG

In a reply that Paul sent to me about these cars he wrote:

"I hope to start making the cars available on Shapeways in a couple of weeks.

"I'm planning on doing several versions including 10 and 11 window types, those with smoking saloons, the 'Deluxe' type you linked to, and to cover the variations in the amount of underframe skirting present."

The "Deluxe" type mentioned are the cars rostered by the Kansas City Southern, St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) and Seaboard.  I am sure that some folks will find these offerings to be of interest and I hope that things progress well so that he can make this happen.

As I get more information I will share it!!!

[Bsklarski]

Boston & Maine, New Haven versions?

[SP-Wolf]

I'd be up for a couple of the SSw/SP versions.

Too cool,
Wolf

[Wardie]

I will wait for Rapido to do them. With windows, gaskets and all that I will wait.

[Nato]

                    It may be a long wait for Rapido Cars as their Canadian in HO has reciently eaten up their project time and the Turbo Train in N and afew more N cars( 10-5 sleeper,cafe car) are first in line.Still the detail will be better,but for those of us who can not wait I suppose ordering one to see the quality will be ok. Nate Goodman (Nato).

[screeh]

I wonder if these would make a good basis for stand-in versions of CN's 'balloon tops' aka 'Canadian Flyers' e.g.: http://www.railpixs.com/cn/CN5180_Toronto_Dec80.jpg

If one could install MTL's 6-wheel RPO trucks and fiddle with the window openings...

[Wardie]

                   It may be a long wait for Rapido Cars as their Canadian in HO has reciently eaten up their project time and the Turbo Train in N and afew more N cars( 10-5 sleeper,cafe car) are first in line.Still the detail will be better,but for those of us who can not wait I suppose ordering one to see the quality will be ok. Nate Goodman (Nato).

Being a MEC and BAR modeler it will be worth the wait for the Rapidos since I need B&M and BAR coaches in quantity for MEC trains over my RR. I can only hope to see a decent run of E7s sometime soon to expand my fleet of those before we get to the Osgood Bradley coaches.

[TiVoPrince]

Gives 
me hope for some SP 'SUBS' (suburban coaches) someday in the far future...