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Post by mopac101 on Jul 9, 2020 13:16:58 GMT -8
It is predicted to be an ACF4600 cu ft hopper
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Post by SOMECALLMETIM on Jul 9, 2020 13:19:05 GMT -8
No, the ACF 4600 is later this year. It’s a different model. It is predicted to be an ACF4600 cu ft hopper
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Post by sd40dash2 on Jul 9, 2020 13:37:44 GMT -8
I'm sure the answer is buried somewhere but at what time on the 10th does the Arrowhead announcement start for the 1948-49 CP steel end cupola caboose?
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Post by unittrain on Jul 9, 2020 14:16:50 GMT -8
It might be an Evans 4750 covered hopper.
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Post by mdvle on Jul 9, 2020 15:36:44 GMT -8
I'm sure the answer is buried somewhere but at what time on the 10th does the Arrowhead announcement start for the 1948-49 CP steel end cupola caboose?
Well, whatever it is the Lombard Hobby website indicates 10:15 AM CST
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Post by thebessemerkid on Jul 9, 2020 16:17:44 GMT -8
I'm sure the answer is buried somewhere but at what time on the 10th does the Arrowhead announcement start for the 1948-49 CP steel end cupola caboose? Crowds are beginning to form outside Lombard Hobbies, awaiting the announcement of the most highly detailed HO Greenville Steel Ore car in history...
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Post by wp8thsub on Jul 9, 2020 21:06:49 GMT -8
Queue Value Trains guy photo - Rob? QUALITY! BOLD! EXCITING! I will now show myself out.
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Post by thebessemerkid on Jul 9, 2020 21:22:06 GMT -8
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Post by sp3205 on Jul 10, 2020 6:08:27 GMT -8
I'm sure the answer is buried somewhere but at what time on the 10th does the Arrowhead announcement start for the 1948-49 CP steel end cupola caboose? Crowds are beginning to form outside Lombard Hobbies, awaiting the announcement of the most highly detailed HO Greenville Steel Ore car in history... Omigosh, that made me laugh out loud! Habemus Papam!
Elizabeth
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Post by nsc39d8 on Jul 10, 2020 6:32:02 GMT -8
Read the blog on the committee hopper and the Southern listing says N&W keep watching with a note to the H11 hopper that dominated the N&W coal hopper fleet.
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Post by migalyto on Jul 10, 2020 7:03:15 GMT -8
About 15 minutes to go....Any last minute guesses?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2020 7:24:21 GMT -8
About 15 minutes to go....Any last minute guesses? Greenville 2494 Railgon Gondola!
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Post by edgecrusher on Jul 10, 2020 7:26:55 GMT -8
I would never have imagined that many parts in a gon, impressive.
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Post by thebessemerkid on Jul 10, 2020 7:30:44 GMT -8
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Post by riogrande on Jul 10, 2020 7:31:09 GMT -8
Spose that is why Blaine said we would never guess it.
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Post by thebessemerkid on Jul 10, 2020 7:33:16 GMT -8
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Post by gevohogger on Jul 10, 2020 7:33:21 GMT -8
I have it on good authority, it will be a 3 well NSC 53' double stack car. Hmmmm, guess not.
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Post by thebessemerkid on Jul 10, 2020 7:37:51 GMT -8
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Post by mdvle on Jul 10, 2020 7:40:43 GMT -8
These first models were brought in by air, the majority of the shipment arrives around August 10th.
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Post by simulatortrain on Jul 10, 2020 7:41:16 GMT -8
Very nice. I'm certainly jealous of you modern guys, and looking forward to what's next!
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Post by migalyto on Jul 10, 2020 7:45:43 GMT -8
Awesome looking, great job on them!
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Post by brammy on Jul 10, 2020 7:48:59 GMT -8
My wallet is not safe.
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Post by riogrande on Jul 10, 2020 7:49:29 GMT -8
The GONX has date 1980. Beautiful gondola. Blaine was probably right, a gondola was probably not on anyones guess list.
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Post by middledivision on Jul 10, 2020 7:52:51 GMT -8
My wallet is safe.
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Post by thebessemerkid on Jul 10, 2020 7:55:26 GMT -8
Blaine knocked it out of the park. 1 of the 3 is sold out already. I bought one of each. Not my era but I appreciate good work and this has the hallmark of a masterpiece. Please make undecs!!! (Quantity discount for a dozen undecs? Please??? I'll preorder & prepay!!! Really well done.
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Post by Colin 't Hart on Jul 10, 2020 7:55:39 GMT -8
The GONX has date 1980. Beautiful gondola. Blaine was probably right, a gondola was probably not on anyones guess list. November 1980 to be precise.
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Post by gevohogger on Jul 10, 2020 7:57:57 GMT -8
Blaine was probably right, a gondola was probably not on anyones guess list. Railgon was mentioned earlier in the thread. On July 3.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jul 10, 2020 7:59:53 GMT -8
Those sheet metal sides are great. Kinda reminds me of the Exactrail centerbeam. Oddly.
Besides the photoengraved holes, it's nice that the top rail will have prototype width. Always bugs me about plastic gons.
Most excellent, Blaine!
Ed
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Post by Colin 't Hart on Jul 10, 2020 8:02:39 GMT -8
Hybrid plastic-brass model. Etched brass side. 34 etched brass pieces in the sides, floor, ends. Sides can be distressed -- but will need to be supported while doing so to avoid the separating from the plastic parts. Designed with different expansion coefficients between brass and plastic in mind, so the parts shouldn't pop over time like often happens with etched roofwalks. Weights printed on the cars are matched to the road numbers offered. Prototypical "holes" between the top of the car sides and the top chord. No loads coming from Arrowhead. Interior length is 52'6", so other loads should fit. No hidden weight; the car is dimensionally accurate. So slightly underweight vs the NMRA recommendations, but Blaine thinks it won't be problem as the original NMRA RP was designed when people were still using plastic wheels. Stringers and cross members are separately applied parts. Etched brass mounting brackets to the brake reservoir and other brake parts underenath. CNC machined wheels and axles. 0.088" tread wheelsets. Non-rotating bearing caps.
Video(s) on distressing and weathering these should be posted real soon -- some modeler has received advance models to do this. More info on the ACF4600 coming tomorrow. Several more projects in tooling right now.
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Post by Colin 't Hart on Jul 10, 2020 8:03:33 GMT -8
Those sheet metal sides are great. Kinda reminds me of the Exactrail centerbeam. Oddly. Blaine did say he'd done mixed-media cars before but he didn't say which.
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