Atlas June 2004 Announcements in HO & N

I notice that there is no 'surcharge' for paint schemes of UP and predecessor railroads.

well, they increased the MSRP from the Dash 8-40C to the Dash 8-40CW $30 on the non-decoder units...

No comment - question. Why does the 70 Ton ore car have a Blt date AND test date? What does that mean exactly?

What additional features are added to the Dash 8-40CW as compared to the Dash

The only differences I can see are:

-Number boards, sand fill hatch, and marker lights where appropriate by railroad

-Operating ditch lights

The NE-6 caboose is an interesting choice. They came to the NKP when that road leased the W&LE in 1949, so that's another colour scheme they can legitimately be finished in. Wheeling fans - and I am one - can rejoice.

The Chicago Great Western had cabooses that were very similiar. So there's scope for a kitbash, as well. I seem to recall one of the southern roads, the Seaboard perhaps, had something quite similar.

Given the great number of high-quality, accurate and detailed freight cars that are now available to the transition-era modeller, it's good to see the production of cabooses to the same standard. The previous Atlas caboose is a lovely model, but a little too modern for my purposes. This new NE-6 will be ideal.

According to

Paul A. Cutler III

I suspect that it's about to become very lively again.

I'll believe it when I see it. :-(

Paul A. Cutler III

An on-topic thread? How dare you, sir! ;-)

Happy-happy, joy-joy, I'm collecting a unit train of these. Don't much care about the OL&B, but the CPR paint schemes (Pac-Man or script) would fit my area.

-- Kizhé

Don't overlook their offering in "O Gauge"! The quality of the O line is remarkable - the fact that the detail is excellent, the cars properly weighted, and the overall integrity of the cars is great. Their offerings and some of the newer Lionel and K-Line products are quite a change in 3-rail.

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