NTS Atlas N Scale Announcements

[Jbub]

Atlas commented on Facebook that the former Walthers tooling wasn’t affected by the Affa factory closure.

That's really good news considering they are already releasing items from the tooling.

[Kev1340]

Atlas commented on Facebook that the former Walthers tooling wasn’t affected by the Affa factory closure.

I didn't see that announcement, but it is great news. At least Atlas can keep some products moving whilst sorting out the Affa fiasco.

Cheers,

Kev

[conrail1973]

https://www.molocotrains.com/collections/freight-cars/products/11007-cr-1987-repaint-ga-50-rbl-sill-1-106-offset-door-wide-rods?variant=20306808388

According to Moloco's website, the EL cars were split up with CR and DH.  I will definitely be buying the Russell snow plow for CR. 

[mu26aeh]

I want to see that HO covered hopper they announced be produced in N scale. 

[daniel_leavitt2000]

The flats, plow, Difco and hopper are from Walthers. The Difco and Greenville cars were from their "second" entry into N scale and came equipped with 100T roller bearing trucks with Accumate couplers. Their detail was quite good, on par with Atlas's Presureaid covered hoppers or the 23k gallon ACF  tank. The GSC car is older, from the early 1990's. There were two distinctly different versions of this. The first run (1993-1995 I think) had awful trucks and poorly cast details. The stirrups and grabs were retooled around 2006-2008 and that car is much better. These are cast as a single part unlike the Athearn car which has a separate deck. The Athearn car looks better and its much easier to weather, but the Walthers car tracked better.

My guess is that the Airslide was a BLMA project.

[bbussey]

I think I've got it...

The former Walthers cars are FGE RBL cars, like the Moloco HO cars.

The Atlas cars are FGE RBLs too, but a different style, older design I think.

I'm very pleased to see the model of the older FGE/ex-EL prototype.

[ljudice]

I'm very pleased to see the model of the older FGE/ex-EL prototype.

I think these are General American, not FGE...

[Mark5]

I'm very pleased to see the model of the older FGE/ex-EL prototype.

I also am pleased. 

I also think they are these FGEX protos:

http://paducah.home.mindspring.com/se22-24.htm

Mark

[ljudice]

I also am pleased. 

I also think they are these FGEX protos:

http://paducah.home.mindspring.com/se22-24.htm

Mark

Not the same car...   The Atlas car has offset doors....

[Mark5]

Also pleased about the 4180s - although MTL's model is nice, still plenty of schemes to do.

Would love to see the Brach's Candy version that Tangent did in HO.

https://www.tangentscalemodels.com/product/gacx-brachs-candy-1974

There is also a cool Champion Spark Plug scheme (GACX 46439-46441 I think):

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4391653 This is the as built scheme, there is a later scheme which is also cool:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3975049

Mark

[Mark5]

Not the same car...   The Atlas car has offset doors....

As do the cars I posted.

[ljudice]

As do the cars I posted.

One of these cars is an imposter!!!!       

According to the CRTS site the ex EL's are General American.

I think the Atlas roadnames match the Moloco GA roadnames as well....

[Mark5]

One of these cars is an imposter!!!!       

The mystery deepens. 

[ljudice]

The mystery deepens. 

Whatever it is glad to see it....

[cjm413]

The RBL could be big news for me if it's the same as the Moloco car.

They should ditch the GSC flat as the Athearn car is a much better model.

Jason

Looks like GATC