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Post by sknorcal on Sept 10, 2022 11:52:10 GMT -8
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Post by drolsen on Sept 10, 2022 13:36:20 GMT -8
Both are great choices for contemporary modelers. I was wondering if someone was going to do the NSC Railgon eventually. It really looks unique compared to the other Railgon prototypes.
Dave
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Post by grahamline on Sept 11, 2022 7:17:44 GMT -8
What's the marketing plan for Aurora? Direct sales only? Distributors etc. to hobby shops and mail order dealers? WalMart?
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Post by nstophat on Sept 11, 2022 7:20:22 GMT -8
What's the marketing plan for Aurora? Direct sales only? Distributors etc. to hobby shops and mail order dealers? WalMart? Amazon Prime.... |
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Post by dstark on Sept 12, 2022 6:54:08 GMT -8
What's the marketing plan for Aurora? Direct sales only? Distributors etc. to hobby shops and mail order dealers? WalMart? FWIW, I purchased Aurora 45' containers at a local Toronto, ON shop back in February. My SD60F pre-order is with a different shop in Southern Ontario. Per Aurora's website they are distributing directly to dealers in Canada and the U.S., dealer listings here: na.auroraminiatures.com/dealer-information/Doug Stark |
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Post by bnsftall on Sept 12, 2022 16:16:16 GMT -8
Lombard Hobbies will be carrying them, I pre-ordered my SD60F there.
The 45' containers are extremely well done. The printing is phenomenal.
dt
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Post by grahamline on Sept 12, 2022 16:26:58 GMT -8
Thanks. Aurora website said they have USA dealers but did not actually list any. Says they are looking for US distributor.
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Post by dstark on Sept 13, 2022 5:28:19 GMT -8
Thanks. Aurora website said they have USA dealers but did not actually list any. Says they are looking for US distributor. Huh? There are 8 U.S. dealers listed, top menu under Dealers > Dealer Listing - USA: na.auroraminiatures.com/dealer-listing-usa/ |
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Post by sdevo on Jan 16, 2024 15:46:34 GMT -8
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Post by cpr4200 on Jan 16, 2024 15:51:30 GMT -8
Toy Train Heaven had some Aurora engines in their year-end clearance sale.
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Post by csxt8400 on Jan 16, 2024 16:53:02 GMT -8
I have to say very nice cars. Modern modelers are really seeing a boon with Aurora. I loathe much of the modern gondola designs (as with coil cars) but for a model, it's exquisite.
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Post by nsfantodd on Jan 16, 2024 18:56:44 GMT -8
I'm super stoked about Aurora's new announcements, including the upcoming 7550s. Beautiful cars!
I've pre-ordered quite a few, Saving my pennies as we speak
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Post by nsfantodd on Jan 16, 2024 19:10:30 GMT -8
I have to say very nice cars. Modern modelers are really seeing a boon with Aurora. I loathe much of the modern gondola designs (as with coil cars) but for a model, it's exquisite. The new Gondola designs I'm ok with. The new coil steel car designs are aesthetically terrible to me. I did preorder 2 of the upcoming Genesis Versi-coil cars to see if I could stomach them. I do enjoy really well done models, so we'll see |
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Post by Partial_List on Jan 17, 2024 2:24:23 GMT -8
These look very nice. Good to see they got the hand brake chain in the release position. Several manufacturers don’t get that right.
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Post by mdq on Jan 19, 2024 8:28:41 GMT -8
They look very good. Wow. Thanks for sharing these. |
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Post by redfish on Jan 19, 2024 16:21:01 GMT -8
I just watched SideTrackX's review on YouTube. He gave the car a A- score overall. The 2 biggest dings on the car were light weight and plastic couplers that he termed unreliable. The details on the car were excellent and he stated he would be buying more.
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Post by five83 on Jan 19, 2024 17:04:31 GMT -8
I just watched SideTrackX's review on YouTube. He gave the car a A- score overall. The 2 biggest dings on the car were light weight and plastic couplers that he termed unreliable. The details on the car were excellent and he stated he would be buying more. The couplers and the coupler pockets are a big downfall in the cars being offered by Aurora. The FBox's in the first run had the same issue. So it's no surprise that these would have it too. Also disappointed that the gondolas don't have any sort of interior considering the price that they are being sold at. While different prototypes, I'm looking forward to the upcoming Prairie Shadows FBox offering. |
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Post by cemr5396 on Jan 19, 2024 18:14:24 GMT -8
I have no problem with Aurura's draft gear, other than Tangent they are the only ones making truly prototypical looking draft gear. And the couplers? Whatever. I switched my boxcars and the OVR pipe cars to Kadees with basically no effort beyond screwing and unscrewing the coupler box.
I end up switching the couplers on every model I get that's not Tangent anyway, at this point I can't be bothered to worry about what coupler a model has on it from the factory.
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Post by cemr5396 on Jan 19, 2024 18:16:24 GMT -8
Also disappointed that the gondolas don't have any sort of interior considering the price that they are being sold at. Interior? What interior? It's an all welded, general service gon. There IS no interior to speak of, just flat sheets of steel. It's not like the real cars have any kind of bracing or anything else on the inside. |
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Post by five83 on Jan 19, 2024 20:03:21 GMT -8
Also disappointed that the gondolas don't have any sort of interior considering the price that they are being sold at. Interior? What interior? It's an all welded, general service gon. There IS no interior to speak of, just flat sheets of steel. It's not like the real cars have any kind of bracing or anything else on the inside. Well I stand corrected. Better hop on Youtube and call him out on that too. As for the couplers on the FBox's, the examples I bought were too low and too much up and down play in the pocket. I had to add shims to them to get them to proper spec. |
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Post by Mr. Trainiac on Jan 19, 2024 20:22:43 GMT -8
Interior? What interior? It's an all welded, general service gon. There IS no interior to speak of, just flat sheets of steel. It's not like the real cars have any kind of bracing or anything else on the inside. Well I stand corrected. Better hop on Youtube and call him out on that too. As for the couplers on the FBox's, the examples I bought were too low and too much up and down play in the pocket. I had to add shims to them to get them to proper spec. I am also a proponent of shims inside the draft gear itself. I find that a lot of cars with 'low couplers' actually have the box at the correct height, but the coupler sags in the box making it appear too low. Sometimes I add a paper shim below the coupler to raise the head without raising or modifying the car itself. This is easier to do with whisker couplers than it is with the spring plate couplers. |
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Post by michaele on Jan 20, 2024 6:26:40 GMT -8
That what the coupler in the above photo shows. Sagging in the draft gear box.
Great looking wagon though. Detail is on par with anything European I have or have seen.
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Post by snootie3257 on Jan 29, 2024 11:47:43 GMT -8
The only thing I have made by Aurora are my slot cars.
Steve
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Post by lvrr325 on Jan 29, 2024 16:43:27 GMT -8
The only thing I have made by Aurora are my slot cars. Steve You can still buy AFX slot cars, I am not sure who actually has the rights to them right now. In fact there are some closeouts available. |
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Post by wagnersteve on Jan 29, 2024 18:07:43 GMT -8
1/29/2024, about 9:04 p.m., EST
I'm pretty sure the Aurora that made the slot cars -- and, I think -- some fairly nice HO polystyrene kits for structures, one of which one of my brothers cut down to resemble a stone Red Arrow. Lines (Phila. Suburban Trans. Co.) trolley station -- was a different company from the new Aurora based in Ontario that has announced several forthcoming items.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jan 29, 2024 18:25:51 GMT -8
For sure. Aurora also made various plastic model kits. This should bring back old memories:  But then there was also the more mundane "Weapons of War":  Ed |
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