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Post by navarch1 on Jul 23, 2018 6:27:51 GMT -8
Flexi Flow hopper from Rapido announced. Three versions. NYC; PC; Athearn had new sample of ACF 4600 with tooling corrections. I looked on their web page and nothing there as yet....maybe Jason had an inspiration while driving to the show from the airport? ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Bob
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Post by roadkill on Jul 23, 2018 6:49:45 GMT -8
First, a killer RS11, now a killer Flexi-Flow??? Be still my beating heart ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) !!! Thanks, Jason!!!
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Post by roadkill on Jul 23, 2018 6:57:44 GMT -8
Sure wish we could a correct RTR Chessie System C26, C27, and C27a, Southern, and L&N Bay window cabooses. I believe Spring Mills Depot fully intends to produce the C26/C27 variants, and they would do a fantastic job with them. I know some people are frustrated with the delays with their recent models. I think life and the desire to make the models as good as humanly possible has made their release schedules challenging. I hope they’ll be able to pull off their planned cabeese in the next couple years. Dave Not to be greedy but I'd love to see Spring Mills do the I-18 too. Between the I-18 and the C-26 they could do all of the Chessie Safety cabooses which IMHO would be a huge seller.
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Post by roadkill on Jul 23, 2018 6:59:27 GMT -8
Yeah, but even old-school model building is tough to do because some key parts are missing, for example, an overhanging diagonal panel roof for an International bay window caboose. I've got some ideas to kitbash some EL bay window cars (C-351 and higher), but the roof is a big sticking point. -pat
At least some versions of Walthers bay window caboose have an overhanging diagonal panel roof. The majority I've seen have the X panel roof, but Green Bay Western and Nickel Plate are two schemes with diagonal panel roofs. There may be others since this is a model I'm not terribly familiar with. The Walthers Platinum Series C&NW car has a diagonal panel roof too.
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Post by buffalobill on Jul 23, 2018 7:10:22 GMT -8
Jason was not there, it was Dan and Gareth. All they had was the announcement poster, and a Black and white photo from the 60's. They were not flying back until today. So you will have to wait. I was talking with a nanufacturer rep there, the comment was with cabooses essentially having been gone for a generation, 30 plus years. Not a lot of interest in doing specialty cabooses. Three of the four big US Roads never had them. Too new. So it will probably be resin, laser cut, or 3d printed if we want them. Lobby- Dave Hussey of Cannon. Bill
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Post by fr8kar on Jul 23, 2018 8:55:24 GMT -8
At least some versions of Walthers bay window caboose have an overhanging diagonal panel roof. The majority I've seen have the X panel roof, but Green Bay Western and Nickel Plate are two schemes with diagonal panel roofs. There may be others since this is a model I'm not terribly familiar with. The Walthers Platinum Series C&NW car has a diagonal panel roof too. My memory is a little foggy on this, but I think only ten CNW cabooses had the X panel roof (11201-11210, IIRC). I have run across one of the RTR Walthers cabooses with X panel roof in the correct number series, but of course the windows are an issue.
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Post by roadkill on Jul 23, 2018 9:13:47 GMT -8
The C&NW cab I bought a year ago or so to convert into a B&O I-18 has a diagonal panel roof, but with Walthers who knows, they could have done them randomly with either roof.
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Post by bar on Jul 23, 2018 9:25:11 GMT -8
While nearly all the big manufacturers have turned out recent cars and locos in BAR livery, no one's ever made an accurate caboose model. Of course, the BAR had a dog's breakfast of "buggies," including a fleet of rebuilt troop sleepers that ran into the 1980s.
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Post by champagnetrail on Jul 23, 2018 13:55:54 GMT -8
Yeah, but even old-school model building is tough to do because some key parts are missing, for example, an overhanging diagonal panel roof for an International bay window caboose. I've got some ideas to kitbash some EL bay window cars (C-351 and higher), but the roof is a big sticking point. -pat
At least some versions of Walthers bay window caboose have an overhanging diagonal panel roof. The majority I've seen have the X panel roof, but Green Bay Western and Nickel Plate are two schemes with diagonal panel roofs. There may be others since this is a model I'm not terribly familiar with. That's very interesting, because the Walthers EL caboose that I picked up came with an (incorrect) x-panel roof and all the other ones I have come across had an x-panel roof. I admit I don't get out very much, but it would come as a pleasant surprise to find one that had a diagonal panel roof. All of the images of International bay window cabooses currently available at walthers.com all have an x-panel roof.
-pat
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Post by champagnetrail on Jul 23, 2018 14:13:21 GMT -8
From what I understand, all over. Phosphate is used as fertilizer. Jim Kinkaid is doing an article and drawings for an upcoming issue of RMC Yeah, I was going to say, just about any location that would use fertilizer. I've got one (SCL #10828) in EL train UT-74 on March 22, 1976, consigned to I.L. Richer Feed in Norwich, NY.
-pat
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Post by cannon on Jul 23, 2018 14:55:59 GMT -8
The Walthers Platinum Series C&NW car has a diagonal panel roof too. My memory is a little foggy on this, but I think only ten CNW cabooses had the X panel roof (11201-11210, IIRC). I have run across one of the RTR Walthers cabooses with X panel roof in the correct number series, but of course the windows are an issue. Not happening here. Dave
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Post by trainguy99 on Jul 23, 2018 18:18:29 GMT -8
Walthers has two different International bay window cabooses, one is more detailed and one is more basic. Each car has some options, so there are several possible versions of each.
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Post by fr8kar on Jul 23, 2018 18:34:20 GMT -8
That's very interesting, because the Walthers EL caboose that I picked up came with an (incorrect) x-panel roof and all the other ones I have come across had an x-panel roof. I admit I don't get out very much, but it would come as a pleasant surprise to find one that had a diagonal panel roof. All of the images of International bay window cabooses currently available at walthers.com all have an x-panel roof. -pat It was news to me recently as well. If you search eBay for the schemes I mentioned you can see the diagonal panel roof for yourself.
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Post by fr8kar on Jul 23, 2018 18:35:33 GMT -8
My memory is a little foggy on this, but I think only ten CNW cabooses had the X panel roof (11201-11210, IIRC). I have run across one of the RTR Walthers cabooses with X panel roof in the correct number series, but of course the windows are an issue. Not happening here. Dave Not sure I understand your post Dave. What's this in reference to?
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Post by cannon on Jul 23, 2018 19:35:09 GMT -8
Not sure I understand your post Dave. What's this in reference to? Guess I grabbed the wrong message to quote. My reply was in reference to trying to get me to make cabooses. Dave
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Post by fr8kar on Jul 23, 2018 23:41:14 GMT -8
Not sure I understand your post Dave. What's this in reference to? Guess I grabbed the wrong message to quote. My reply was in reference to trying to get me to make cabooses. Dave Ah, gotcha. If I can ever get the time I'll take a crack at a few cabooses to 3D print. Big Orange keeps me too busy for that these days, though.
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Post by Colin 't Hart on Jul 24, 2018 2:05:34 GMT -8
If I can ever get the time I'll take a crack at a few cabooses to 3D print. Big Orange keeps me too busy for that these days, though. A Milwaukee Road Thrall-built caboose would be very nice. Just sayin' :-)
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Post by bdhicks on Jul 30, 2018 9:28:46 GMT -8
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Post by bdhicks on Jul 31, 2018 9:47:10 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2018 10:48:50 GMT -8
Thanks for the links ! I've noted nice L&N stuff on the one above (diesels and freight cars). Pierre BARBE
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Post by simulatortrain on Aug 10, 2018 9:28:50 GMT -8
I see some of the new cars are on the site. Any word on the N&W? Ready to order as soon as they are available.
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