A quick BLMA TopGon preview... TEST SHOT PICS!

[Mark5]

Looks like I'm gonna have to allocate funds towards some of these ...

[ljudice]

Sounds great!

[ednadolski]

Looks great so far Craig!

Have you considered the new McHenry coupler?   (Isn't that supposed to eliminate the MT pogo?)

Will this use truck-mount couplers?  I've found that body-mounts really help in long trains going up grades, esp. with DPUs.

Not sure if I should ask about the carbody height.... 

[Craig Martyn]

Thanks Ed!

We're using the Atlas Accumate for various reasons, though we considered all possibilities.  The couplers will be truck mounted; however, there shouldn't be any difficulty with tracking.

Back when I was an active member of an Ntrack group, I regularly ran my 90 car Deluxe Innovations coal train with DPU and mid-train helpers.  While body mounts DO help, they're not necessary...

[Mark5]

36 numbers!

(I'm sure glad these are not N&W H2-a hoppers!)

http://www.featherrivertrains.com/cgi-bin/webstore/shop.cgi?ud=AQgBBgYIBwcEABQUEhARHQECAQMHBgAFBAgSEAAA&storeid=1&sortby=itemid&cols=1&c=detail.htm&t=main.detail.htm&itemid=BLMA10036

[jmlaboda - RIP]

"(I'm sure glad these are not N&W H2-a hoppers!)"

Now those I could use!!!

[Bob Bufkin]

"(I'm sure glad these are not N&W H2-a hoppers!)"

Now those I could use!!!

I'll third that!!

[Mark5]

"(I'm sure glad these are not N&W H2-a hoppers!)"

Now those I could use!!!

I'll third that!!

Odd ... PCM told me I was the only one that reserved them ...

[Bob Bufkin]

"(I'm sure glad these are not N&W H2-a hoppers!)"

Now those I could use!!!

I'll third that!!

Odd ... PCM told me I was the only one that reserved them ...

They lied.  Ordered 3 sets.  Two N&W and one PRR.  You would think these would have been easy for them to accomplish. 

[CONRAIL FAN]

Hey craig,
   Since blma is doing the topgons, for your next frieght car could use consider looking into PR, PC and CR ore jennies since they didnt hit the nscale market yet. Just an idea

[3rdrail]

Hey craig,
   Since blma is doing the topgons, for your next frieght car could use consider looking into PR, PC and CR ore jennies since they didnt hit the nscale market yet. Just an idea

Someone's been there, done that. See: http://therailwire.net/smf/index.php/topic,12351.0.html

Looks like there is not enough of a market for these.

[TrainCat2]

Lee English of Bowser told me at NTS that the Ore Jenny was the worst selling car in Stewart/Bowser history.

Shut-up Jerry!   ;D

[CONRAIL FAN]

HAHA maybe in HO. N might be a different story. How can i model bethelem steel in the early 90s without the correct trains that brought the ore pellets in. One day hopefully ;D

[inkaneer]

Lee English of Bowser told me at NTS that the Ore Jenny was the worst selling car in Stewart/Bowser history.

Shut-up Jerry!   ;D

Well, it didn't help that Bachmann produced the same car in HO at about the same time and sold it for less too.

[Mark5]

That's it!  ;D Take the idea to Bachmann.

They've done some off the wall stuff, who knows?