Bowser 70T Hoppers & Ballast Hoppers

[Missaberoad]

Properly scaled PS-1s?

Correct!

https://archive.atlasrr.com/Images/NFreightCars/nps1/0714/50001940_TQ.jpg

Red caboose also made their 1923 ARA boxcar in the same scheme, however those are getting difficult to track down.

[bigdawgks]

Well it's about time someone did these. And I was convinced Bowser had abandoned the N scale market. Now here's hoping they will run more road names later (particularly more North Eastern ones). I'll go check out their table today at the show.

[learmoia]

HOLY COW... SWEET!!!...

[robertjohndavis]

L&NE ... I wish somebody would make a 40' boxcar of that road.

N scalers have been fortunate to have multiple boxcar styles along with covered hoppers, open hoppers, FA-1, S2 and now Whitcomb models in LNE.

The only key piece of diesel era rolling stock for the LNE not made in N scale yet is an accurate caboose.

My partners and I are restoring the last LNE diesel locomotive to survive, S2#611, which has been made in N scale by Atlas.

- Rob

[jmarley76]

Figures - scratch built a few of the converted ballast hoppers, so of course someone has to mass produce them and show me up... 

[thomasjmdavis]

Figures - scratch built a few of the converted ballast hoppers, so of course someone has to mass produce them and show me up... 

You should look at it more positively.  We all owe you a debt of gratitude.  It has long been held as a "law" in N scale, that nothing is ever produced until AFTER a modeler scratchbuilds or kitbashes one.  Now, you probably aren't the only modeler to make your own ballast cars, but certainly, you deserve at least partial credit for this Bowser announcement.

[jmarley76]

You should look at it more positively.  We all owe you a debt of gratitude.  It has long been held as a "law" in N scale, that nothing is ever produced until AFTER a modeler scratchbuilds or kitbashes one.  Now, you probably aren't the only modeler to make your own ballast cars, but certainly, you deserve at least partial credit for this Bowser announcement.

who knew; I was making a difference all along...   

[basementcalling]

I am incredibly excited about these ballast cars!

Don't go getting your rocks off about them.

[ljudice]

Any news on these - I thoght they were due in December...

[learmoia]

Any news on these - I thoght they were due in December...

HO release just came out...

N scale shows September 2026 when you go to the order page on the Bowser site...