Atlas (BLMA) 31K tanks - new release

[ryan_wilkerson]

Just saw this from an Atlas email.
What was the MSRP and street price from BLMA?
http://www.atlasrr.com/NFreight/n31ktankcar.htm

[mu26aeh]

On MBK website, it shows retail at $26.95, their price $19.99

[ryan_wilkerson]

Good research, thanks Adam.
I think Atlas has a higher % discount than BLMA so it looks like they were able to keep the costs level. Nice!

[jereising]

My worst (well, maybe not WORST) fears have materialized:  I suspect Craig would have released another 24 TILX and 24 more DPRX, allowing those of us who wish to run a true to life crude train to have 48 cars; Atlas has chosen to release PPRX and STAX.  Which means no one's really delighted.   Sigh.

Yeah, I know, nobody looks at the road numbers.  Guess I'm too OCD.

[Denver Road Doug]

In the "burying the lead" department...   Anyone notice the BLMA-esque "Big Surprise Announcement Coming This Weekend" tease?  It's in the HO section so not sure if that means anything but still....interesting?

[Englewood]

I for one am happy Atlas chose to do 24 road numbers, instead of 3 or 4.

[PGBowler2]

In the "burying the lead" department...   Anyone notice the BLMA-esque "Big Surprise Announcement Coming This Weekend" tease?  It's in the HO section so not sure if that means anything but still....interesting?

It probably means it will be an HO surprise...

[Missaberoad]

A pair of Soo Line S2s for Christmas this year! 

Thank you Atlas!

[Joetrain59]

D&H S2's for me. Have a 3/4 finished Bmann S4 in D&H.
 Joe D

[bdennis]

Im with you Joe.. D&H S2's for me also

[Denver Road Doug]

It probably means it will be an HO surprise...

Ha, yeah, good chance...but generally there will be crossover to N anyway, unless it already exists.

And anyway, this forum isn't scale specific so surely some HO'ers will be happy.   

[learmoia]

I for one am happy Atlas chose to do 24 road numbers, instead of 3 or 4.

I'll bet these were in the BLMA pipeline before the merger...

If this release style does well, maybe cosnider applying it to other Atlas releases..

Ian

[w neal]

My worst (well, maybe not WORST) fears have materialized:  I suspect Craig would have released another 24 TILX and 24 more DPRX, allowing those of us who wish to run a true to life crude train to have 48 cars; Atlas has chosen to release PPRX and STAX.  Which means no one's really delighted.   Sigh.

Yeah, I know, nobody looks at the road numbers.  Guess I'm too OCD.

Oh Craig, How we will miss thee...

[Atlas Paul]

I'll bet these were in the BLMA pipeline before the merger...

If this release style does well, maybe cosnider applying it to other Atlas releases..

Ian

No, these were not already in the pipeline.  There are some new projects we are working on that Craig had laid the groundwork for, but everything we have announced so far has been put together by our Product Development guys.

[mu26aeh]

BLW just posted reserve listings for these, $20.95 vs $19.99 for first run.  Glad I don't need a unit train of these, 24 car pack $459 with list at $719