ESM - Pennsy G26 pre-production proofs pics

[bbussey]

Operating drop ends; super fine detail on the inside walls and floor as well as on the outside; micro-fine printing; Micro-Trains' Dalman, National B-1 or Barber trucks as per the specific prototype; integrated body-mounted coupler pockets with Micro-Trains #1015 knuckles.  For 12.5" radius curves or greater.

Coming in June.  Reservations through March 31 at your dealer.

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[FrankCampagna]

Very nice. Thanks for the pictures.

Frank

[wm3798]

I want.

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[Ed Kapuscinski]

Me too...

[Dave V]

Oh, man...! ;D

[wm3798]

Heh, this thread got locked on the A-board...  Nothing controversial in the topic that I could see, and it was introduced by the manufacturer per their rules...  I wonder if the Joizey Boys are feeling a little shamed by their upstart competitor?

Lee

[TrainCat2]

Typical ...

ESM made the FATAL mistake of answering questions directly on the forum. Paul has made it very clear in his emails to me that all manf's are to request any/all questions off line so the thread will die quickly and the Atlas products can be to main point of topic once more.

[John]

Yea .. but they are all Pennsy  ;D

[choochin3]

John, don't be hatin'.
Stupid question,are these kits or RTR?

Carl T.

[Bob Bufkin]

Far as I know, they are RTR.  got 3 on order already.  Can't wait to see what Tom could do to make these grungy, banged up and realistic in service.

[bbussey]

Heh, this thread got locked on the A-board...  Nothing controversial in the topic that I could see, and it was introduced by the manufacturer per their rules...  I wonder if the Joizey Boys are feeling a little shamed by their upstart competitor?

Let's put this rumor to rest quickly.  ESM has and has always had an outstanding relationship with Atlas, and Atlas has gone above and beyond on numerous occasions to assist us.  The thread got locked because it was in violation of the picture-posting rules, of which we were unaware.  They were nice enough to lock the thread rather than delete it, as is the standard practice, and send an email notifying us of that fact.  Another thread was started with links to the appropriate sections on the ESM site rather than with the embedded photos.

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[bbussey]

... Stupid question,are these kits or RTR?

Not a stupid question.  The model is RTR, but was designed as a "kit" in order to render the detail on the inner walls of the sides.  If the body was designed as a conventional one-piece component, it would have been impossible to have any detail on the inner walls.  The floor/underframe is diecast, all other components are plastic.  The coupler pocket is part of the body and floor/underframe - necessary to have the car sit at the correct height and have the coupler box clear the front axle AND the bottom of the drop ends.

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[choochin3]

Excelent,
Where can I order them.
I want the PC,and the late Pennsy ones.

Carl T.

[bbussey]

All the major online dealers will have them, plus a large number of conventional hobby shops.

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[keystonecrossings]

Outstanding!!!

I'll be stocking the Pennsy versions.