Athearn March Announcements

[asarge]

Artwork should be up tomorrow, but here they are now.

53' GSC TOFC Flat w/40' Trailer 3 Numbers each road  $22.98
BN
SOU
SP
UP

ACF 2970 Covered Hopper 3 Numbers each Road $21.98
BNSF Oxide
CNW Green
GN
Chessie WM

33.9 LPG Tannk Car/Flat  $21.98
UTLX  6 Numbers
UTLX 100th Anniversary  3 numbers

[ljudice]

What's a Tank/Flat???   Flat paint???  Tank on a flat???  Flat wheels??? 

 ;D

[Bob Horn]

I think Andy had a finger fobble, probably should read "late". Bob.

[asarge]

That's what it said on the announcement list. It could have been a missread. Could've been late version. Or the version with the large flat access walk on the early version.

[ljudice]

Or maybe the flat side section???     

[ljudice]

check it out (I found r/n of the models at horizonhobby.com):

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=228259

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=630141

Flat side section - I guess to improve clearances???

This must be the third bodystyle???

[MichaelWinicki]

Ah, the northeastern roads are well represented I see.  :

[asarge]

Improve clearance for what? It doesn't shorten the width as the flat panel is recessed into the car.

[Sokramiketes]

Improve clearance for what? It doesn't shorten the width as the flat panel is recessed into the car.

Helps overhang on tight curves.

[FrankCampagna]

Helps overhang on tight curves.

Oh goody!!!! I can use these on my 9 3/4 inch curves  ;D ;D ;D.

Frank

[lock4244]

Ha, we were just talking about the next release of the LPG tankers. No Procor, but hopefully some will not have the idiot stripes.

[up1950s]

I hope the TOFC's trailer paint jobs can pass for <1960 . The BN is a still born though .

[FrankCampagna]

Are the stripes that hard to paint over, remove? Not my era, so I haven't run into the problem.

Frank

[Sokramiketes]

Are the stripes that hard to paint over, remove? Not my era, so I haven't run into the problem.

Frank

Easier to add than remove.

[ljudice]

Photos are up - no stripes...