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Post by riogrande on Jun 25, 2020 8:57:54 GMT -8
Yeah the box jokes got old kind of fast. I bought a couple of the H39 hopper cars (at discounted prices) and they are very nice. The truck and data mistake also got a bit overblown in my opinion, but the initial prices was about $50 per car so expectations where very high. It's history now, so enough said. Include me in the “let’s see a car that’s never been done” crowd. Yes, there are dozens of inaccurate and old tooling cars that could be redone, but you got to consider the demand for new products. How many won't buy Rapido's X31A because the are happy with the Bowser version? When the world comes back to sanity, I hope Blain and all the small business manufacturers do well. The guy really does know his stuff! Thanks, Mark J. I agree. I bought all numbers of the D&RGW hopper and they are very nice. I wanted to support Blaine since he was offering a model I could use. I also picked up six additional copies when Lombards had them at half price. BTW, Lombards still has 2 half price six-packs of PRR Arrowhead coal cars left. Six for $146. That's a nice price at about $24 each. I am happy enough with the detail and quality of Tangent and Exactrail coal cars although it's evident Blaine wanted to push the envelope here which is probably the reason for the higher cost. I realize that based on the accolades, the incorrect trucks has been strongly criticized. I don't know trucks that well, but it appears incorrect trucks, or stand-in trucks on HQ models is more common than many realize - and seems to be overlooked by many. I'm not sure why Tangent has gotten a free-pass on the trucks while Arrowhead is taken to task. Tangent only recently correct some trucks that have been used for about 10 years. But as to the box, it seems some will never let the box joke die and it has become thing of scorn for some. Unnecessary. Looks like the guessing has examples of what is wanted and maybe what is a realistic possibility. If there were some clues, such as number of parts etc. that might steer things a bit. I'm looking forward to the announcement and supporting Blaine should his models be needful to my interests. |
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Post by gevohogger on Jun 25, 2020 9:20:42 GMT -8
I predict the "box" jokes will gradually die off when/if Blaine eventually drops the box picture as his forum avatar. Until then, it seems like he's fully embraced the "box" meme.
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Post by choochooboy on Jun 25, 2020 9:30:00 GMT -8
Hopefully the box for this car lives up to the reputation of the first. For those of us that haven't been around here that long. What's with the "box" that keeps getting mentioned? Is it an inside joke? Migalyto: Welcome to the Rescue Forum! Early in our business life, we had announced the firm but had not yet announced any products (they were upcoming). As you know, one of the biggest challenges to a young business is creating ongoing exposure. And so, we were looking to feed information into the public space that would keep a light on Arrowhead. But, unlike what some of the comments here may lead you to believe, we didn't "just" an announce a box--which, by the way, would probably be fine if we did. But, it is a little unflattering to re-frame it this way, as in: "Hey guys! Look! a box!" Instead, I wrote a blog that spoke to about our identity, and I used the box as a vehicle to talk about how we were going to posture our company. You can still find that blog on our website. As you will see there, it was one of the first occasions that we spoke about the way we would enter the market. I wrote: "A clean, understated aesthetic is how we choose to speak to an audience of mature enthusiasts: individuals who differentiate between models of trains and our efforts to preserve the heritage of railroading through historically accurate replicas. We are not in the business of selling toys; our demographic does not participate in a hobby to buy them. This aesthetic, our packaging, is an attempt to speak to each other on those terms."This is still an opinion that I hold pretty closely. I don't view my own interests in this hobby as a man playing with toys. And so, I don't care to be a company that would treat me that way by way of its use of logos, colors, and general voice. I also believe that to every marketing decision, there is a little "to each their own"--which isn't to say that this cannot be effective; it just isn't the way I want to talk to our customers. The funny thing to me is that, after all that, there are still some people who think it was just about a box. Like we say back at the ranch... "to each their own", because at the end of the day, they are still talking about it. And that is alright by us too. Blaine Arrowhead Models |
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Post by SOMECALLMETIM on Jun 25, 2020 9:44:51 GMT -8
Maybe it'll be the start of the ACF family of covered hoppers (besides the already announced ACF 4600). I recently photographed in detail a ACF 2980 covered hopper and one can easily believe there are 200 parts especially when looking at the complex exposed brake rigging in the end cages of the hoppers. I'll gladly welcome, yes, including repeats of what have already been done - ACF 2980 and ACF 4650; not done ACF 2700; not done ACF 4460; ancient done ACF 5250; etc. covered hoppers.
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Post by unittrain on Jun 25, 2020 10:30:25 GMT -8
I'm definitely in for the thrall and Greenville 86' boxcars too.
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Post by packer on Jun 25, 2020 10:41:29 GMT -8
I’m just hoping it’s something I can use. ACF 4600 would be good, but I can’t really think of what else that isn’t road specific (aside from some other 85’ TOFC cars)
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Post by riogrande on Jun 25, 2020 11:08:20 GMT -8
I'm definitely in for the thrall and Greenville 86' boxcars too. I'd love to see some high quality auto box cars of the 60' and 86' variety. The old Athearn auto-parts boxcars are very long in the tooth and we could use a replacement. Auto-parts box cars have endured from the 1960's and have had a very long life, so they could be of interest to a fairly wide scope of model era's. I would definitely be interested in high quality auto-parts box cars. |
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Post by simulatortrain on Jun 25, 2020 11:18:58 GMT -8
It'll be a big hit to my wallet whenever WM hoppers show up.
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Post by markfj on Jun 25, 2020 11:49:46 GMT -8
It'll be a big hit to my wallet whenever WM hoppers show up. +1 But what class? H15 and H17 cars were plentiful, but don’t we already have models of those cars? Maybe an H27 or H28? Thanks, Mark |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2020 16:40:33 GMT -8
Don't forget the Readings HTZ hoppers.
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Post by dti406 on Jun 25, 2020 17:02:19 GMT -8
Also, the N&W H-10 Hoppers.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2020 2:56:44 GMT -8
Yes...and I look forward to it...there are a lot of neat things coming out for us in HO scale...Blaine is going to make ALOT of people happy in the near future.
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Post by simulatortrain on Jun 26, 2020 4:05:48 GMT -8
It'll be a big hit to my wallet whenever WM hoppers show up. +1 But what class? H15 and H17 cars were plentiful, but don’t we already have models of those cars? Maybe an H27 or H28? Thanks, Mark Any, I suppose, but I was thinking H18 with the Arrowhead car. |
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Post by timvanmersbergen on Jun 26, 2020 4:26:22 GMT -8
Wouldn't an 86' auto parts car need a new box as well?
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Post by riogrande on Jun 26, 2020 4:32:40 GMT -8
Wouldn't an 86' auto parts car need a new box as well? Tim VanMersbergen And Micky take continues. |
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Post by timvanmersbergen on Jun 26, 2020 4:39:35 GMT -8
Wouldn't an 86' auto parts car need a new box as well? Tim VanMersbergen And Micky take continues.
It fits with the absurdity of three pages of speculation on something that will be known to all in only five days.
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Post by markfj on Jun 26, 2020 4:59:28 GMT -8
Don't forget the Readings HTZ hoppers. Are you trying to make sure I'll go broke?!  Yes, the HTz would be most welcomed and a total wallet destroyer. |
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Post by mdvle on Jun 26, 2020 6:04:10 GMT -8
And Micky take continues.
It fits with the absurdity of three pages of speculation on something that will be known to all in only five days.
3 pages is amateur - there are forums where a company making it known about an announcement in the near future could be 10+ pages by now.
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Post by gevohogger on Jun 26, 2020 6:20:17 GMT -8
I predict a total head-scratcher. Like an RBL boxcar, a PS 4785 covered hopper or a small three-dome tank car.
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Post by Colin 't Hart on Jun 26, 2020 6:50:21 GMT -8
Whatever it is, I look forward to owning an Arrowhead car some day. And the box it comes in.
Waiting patiently for Wednesday -- but still wondering what car could possibly need 199 parts.
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Post by Christian on Jun 26, 2020 7:17:44 GMT -8
but still wondering what car could possibly need 199 parts. A five platform intermodal? |
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Post by westerntrains on Jun 26, 2020 19:05:21 GMT -8
but still wondering what car could possibly need 199 parts. A five platform intermodal? Three 53' well NSC car! All the variations! |
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Post by platec on Jun 26, 2020 19:06:47 GMT -8
Pickle Car!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2020 3:00:23 GMT -8
I look forward to it...and I hope he reruns his H39's as well...in Conrail and Penn Central liveries.
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Post by unittrain on Jun 27, 2020 9:12:38 GMT -8
Definitely more H39s I have 8 Pennsylvania would like to see PC and Conrail patch outs.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Jun 27, 2020 9:41:51 GMT -8
Whatever it is, I look forward to owning an Arrowhead car some day. And the box it comes in. Waiting patiently for Wednesday -- but still wondering what car could possibly need 199 parts. That's the correct number of parts needed for the 1948 CP bay window steel caboose. And yes, the box will be equally awesome. |
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Post by lvrr325 on Jun 27, 2020 12:17:33 GMT -8
Reading HTz would put a dent in my wallet too.
And there is one preserved and easily accessed for measuring and so forth.
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Post by bobelliott on Jun 27, 2020 12:47:31 GMT -8
I'll bet a high fidelity model of the Starship Enterprise would take 199 parts. I know I'm being snarky about a three-page thread guessing what will come out in an announcement in a few days
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2020 16:39:25 GMT -8
You know...it takes some real engineering and design to use 199 parts on an HO scale railroad car...just imagine the detail on the next car. The days of the 7 or 10 piece car are definitely over. I'm not going to compare models designed by others to Blaine's Arrowhead cars; or his ExactRail projects...as I always get a phone call or two about my comments on these forums...I'll just say this...they are superb models...and we REALLY have it good in HO scale right now.
As to the "absurdity" of speculation...I think it's awesome to have something ELSE to wonder about; other than the current state of affairs in this country; or worldwide.
A sense of normalcy with regards to model railroading wish lists being populated with requests...and a new Arrowhead Models car help get me there...I can definitely say that.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jun 27, 2020 17:23:39 GMT -8
Well said, Tom
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Yes, the HTz would be most welcomed and a total wallet destroyer.
