Atlas December Listings

[Bob Bufkin]

Just got posted on their site.  Only thing new in N is GP-38/40 in new paint schemes.

[CBQ Fan]

Re-run after re-run, I want a new model!  At least I won't have to spend any money.

[Puddington]

Curious if the New Haven fans will be biting......oh Bryan ...........?

[MichaelWinicki]

Curious if the New Haven fans will be biting......oh Bryan ...........?

I almost bit on those.

Then I researched the numbers.

They aren't legit NH units.  They belong to the Conneticut DOT.

[Wardie]

The New Haven units are CDOT former MEC units.

[Dave V]

Yawn.

[Brakie]

I see the second run of the HO coil car has been announce and we'll still waiting for the first release of the  N Scale coil car.

BTW..HO had 3 releases to  N Scale one.

Atlas seems to be ignoring  N Scale..

[bbussey]

Curious if the New Haven fans will be biting......oh Bryan ...........?

Too modern for me, as they are post-Conrail.  They still are running today.  I saw one on a commuter consist when I was in New London earlier this year.  It does give you goosebumps to see the paint scheme in person operating in the present.

I almost bit on those.
Then I researched the numbers.
They aren't legit NH units.  They belong to the Conneticut DOT.

They are legit.  They just are from the present era, and not from the past.  CNDOT owns the NH New Image trademarks now.

[mcjaco]

Atlas seems to be ignoring  N Scale..

Wouldn't you if you had to read that forum everyday as part of your job description?     

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Wouldn't you if you had to read that forum everyday as part of your job description?     

Ahahahhahahahahaahahhaah.

Although, there are still some gems there. That magnetic traction thing might have legs.

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Yeah... Just like the cast F unit noses

[ljudice]

Wouldn't you if you had to read that forum everyday as part of your job description?     

Check the HO forum sometime, the N forum is a festival of convivality in comparison.'

However, the HO forum does seem to get responses on a regular basis from the staff.  I don't think it's inaccurate to say that there is an "air of indifference" to the N-scale forum, although there are many possible reasons.

I'm sure the Atlas folks would much prefer to be in a position where they were busy shipping products rather than fending off complaints.

You would think they would post some sort of "progress report" once in a while and I'm not talking about the shipping schedule which changes dramatically from time to time with no explanations.

- Lou

[asarge]

I have to disagree with Larry completely. Many months they announce more in N than in HO and they ship about as much HO as N.......when they ship. So we had a lite month. The only thing that bothers me right now is the Trainman sets aren't scheduled to get here until after Christmas and now is when we REALLY need them. Makes it harder to sell more Atlas N True track.

[bbussey]

I also disagree.  One light month due to shipment schedules is an anomaly, not a trend.  Plenty of good N stuff in the pantry coming from Atlas in the months ahead that should quiet the critics.

[Scottl]

Atlas gives such a wide range of road names and multiple runs are good for people trying to get more on their layouts.  Nothing grabs me on this list, but I don't see a problem with it.