new exactrail cars

[ljudice]

Gary, supposedly on the MFCL today, ER apologized for the fact that the car they announced was completely wrong - I think there is a 6' inside height car and a 5' 6" car - and the r/n they announced were all for the wrong one.  So they apparently said they were actually announcing the OTHER car now and the one they did announce later.

Very confusing. Getting even one of these in N would be great.

Also, on the Atlas HO forum, CurtMc (who is usually pretty knowledgeable) says that the LBF 65' gon is a model of some Thrall car. This is sort of strange, since since I had heard that it was a spliced and lengthened version of the 52' car they did and had no real prototype. It is also mirrored - the grabirons on the left side are mirrors of the right side, which of course is wrong.  Then again, there could be a difference between the HO and N models.

Anyone know any more about this???

[GaryHinshaw]

Very confusing. Getting even one of these in N would be great.

Confusing indeed... email sent anyway.  [BTW, I've been avoiding the MFCL so I won't get more obsessed about freight cars than I already am.]

Anyone know any more about this???

No.  But here's what I do know: this is the one and only LBF gon I own: (I wish I had more)



and here is a representative proto photo:



Same number of ribs and correct placement of grab irons.  (The end detail is also correct.)  Appears to have the right length and height, but I haven't taken out a ruler... Of course the ride height is a bit high, but overall this one is pretty good in my book.  (Color is a bit off though...)

-Gary

P.S. Is the prototype a Thrall car?

[Robbman]

Gary, supposedly on the MFCL today, ER apologized for the fact that the car they announced was completely wrong - I think there is a 6' inside height car and a 5' 6" car - and the r/n they announced were all for the wrong one.  So they apparently said they were actually announcing the OTHER car now and the one they did announce later.

Very confusing. Getting even one of these in N would be great.

They foobed the 3564 in 3267 schemes, and somehow somebody just announced it as a 3267.  They're not doing both types. 

[ljudice]

Weird!!!

Why not just do the other schemes???  Not enough pretty ones????


I'd still take it though - easy to make decals for NDYX and those other schemes.