June MT releases

[Ntrainz1]

http://www.blwnscale.com/mt-new.htm

http://www.blwnscale.com/mt-c&o-cameo.htm

[rogergperkins]

This is odd!  These June releases are not even on the MTL site as of 20 seconds ago.

[hegstad1]

Somebody tell me about the Milw. RPO.  I believe they had similar cars early (like 1910-20) but how accurate is this car in this paint scheme?  Thanks!

[learmoia]

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[ljudice]

The PRR Poster series is interesting if the art work is accurate (i.e. no roof walks)..

~Ian

It's going to be hard to strip those posters off though! 

It's like their 100T hopper - they could easily sell 12 car sets in NS, Conrail or NW - but they don't even bother.

[bbussey]

The collectors are their primary customer base, hence the PRR poster Greenville cars before the prototypical version.  I would wait and not purchase these foobs, as the prototypical version will be coming eventually.

[ljudice]

And more power to them for the strong collectors market!

I don't want to sound like a broken record, but there are some cars they make that they could sell oodles of,
like some of the hoppers.  Clearly even Kato understands this with the 8 car coal porter sets...

- Lou

[towl1996]

Zzzzzzzz.

No D78 = vaporware. Is anybody buying these cars? Seriously, just wondering. How about a proper rtr X23 runners pack. Then watch the Pennsy guys feed.

[altohorn25]

Somebody tell me about the Milw. RPO.  I believe they had similar cars early (like 1910-20) but how accurate is this car in this paint scheme?  Thanks!

Andy,

Paint job is pretty close except it should have brown trucks since it has a brown roof.  Not sure if the number they put on it goes with this paint job, however (can't tell the number from the photo - sorry).

Nate

[pjm20]

Zzzzzzzz.

How about a proper rtr X23 runners pack. Then watch the Pennsy guys feed.

+1

I still have hope the D78 will be announced at the national convention.

[Loren Perry]

How about that Cotton Belt GP-7 riding on six-axle trucks?

[OldEastRR]

Is it possible to turn an MTL RPO into something resembling a New Haven one? Like cut another door in the side and patch some windows? Does anybody have a decent side picture of a NH RPO?

[Kisatchie]

How about that Cotton Belt GP-7 riding on six-axle trucks?

The announcement says it's coming in July, 2012.


Hmm... this doesn't have
anything to do with Star
Trek and time warps, huh...?

[bbussey]

Is it possible to turn an MTL RPO into something resembling a New Haven one? Like cut another door in the side and patch some windows? Does anybody have a decent side picture of a NH RPO?

The MTL model is fairly accurate for the New Haven prototype, but only for roughly the first 10-15 years or so of its existence and well before 1930.  See my entry in this week's Weekend Update.  To have a model that represented the prototype during its final 40+ years, you would have to change the window configuration from 3-3/4-2 to 0-4/4-0.  The roof could use some minor mods as well.

[Specter3]

And no fuel tank on the loco as well. Its just art, but still kinda funny.