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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #15 on: November 10, 2018, 04:35:15 PM »
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I wish they’d retool the vintage 20k gallon Roundhouse tank car that blows compared to their LPG tank cars.
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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #16 on: November 10, 2018, 08:28:19 PM »
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Quote from: jpwisc on November 10, 2018, 04:35:15 PM
I wish they’d retool the vintage 20k gallon Roundhouse tank car that blows compared to their LPG tank cars.

This. QFT!

(I'll take the Harmon ones and maybe a Pillsbury 4427)
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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #17 on: November 10, 2018, 10:08:45 PM »
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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #18 on: November 11, 2018, 07:26:14 AM »
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Quote from: Mark5 on November 10, 2018, 10:08:45 PM
To their credit they are doing the ACF 4600s

http://www.athearn.com/Search/Default.aspx?SearchTerm=ACF+4600&CatID=TNRF

Yeah I'm looking forward to these and the tri level racks.
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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #19 on: November 11, 2018, 09:53:02 AM »
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Quote from: Mark5 on November 10, 2018, 10:08:45 PM
To their credit they are doing the ACF 4600s

http://www.athearn.com/Search/Default.aspx?SearchTerm=ACF+4600&CatID=TNRF

It will be nice if these ever make it out. The first run announced in January 2017 are now pushed back to April 2019.
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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #20 on: November 11, 2018, 10:04:00 AM »
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Maybe between the 3 of them, they'll cover all the schemes, Railroad and Non-Railroad.
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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #21 on: November 11, 2018, 12:00:38 PM »
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So many things they could do and they decide to offer something already done well by two mfrs.  I just don't get it.
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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #22 on: November 11, 2018, 01:20:38 PM »
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Quote from: jagged ben on November 11, 2018, 12:00:38 PM
So many things they could do and they decide to offer something already done well by two mfrs.  I just don't get it.

I mentioned this on their FB post, their reply was there are so many roadnames and paint schemes that can be done that no one manufacturer will ever do them all. Yet seeing how Athearn treats N, we might see another run announced within the next decade
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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #23 on: December 03, 2019, 04:28:28 PM »
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Anybody heard anything about these? Website shows late August for delivery.
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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #24 on: August 27, 2020, 02:12:14 PM »
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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #25 on: August 27, 2020, 07:27:09 PM »
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Yup, got two coming. Thanks!
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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #26 on: August 28, 2020, 12:34:21 PM »
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These are the same high-sill versions as the MTL and Trainworx 4427s, right?

If they are anything like the Athearn ACF 4600 cars, you're in for a treat. The ACF cars have something like 50 possible detail configurations. I hope they release them in CR soon.
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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #27 on: August 28, 2020, 02:11:25 PM »
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Quote from: daniel_leavitt2000 on August 28, 2020, 12:34:21 PM
These are the same high-sill versions as the MTL and Trainworx 4427s, right?

They are
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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #28 on: August 28, 2020, 03:41:42 PM »
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Puzzling until you consider how many road names they can offer to maxmize income of of molds with the research and design and CAD drawing all ready to be converted from HO to N, verses doing a whole new car from the ground up.
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Re: Athearn PS 4427 Covered Hopper
« Reply #29 on: August 29, 2020, 05:56:55 AM »
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Are there any grain cars left to cover in N? I'm not knowledgeable of this part of the industry.

What we have so far (i think)...

ACF Early Centerflow: Bowser/Deleware Valley
ACF 4600: Athearn [multiple versions]
ACF 4650: MTL, IM,
ACF 5250: Atlas, MP, Bachmann [all outdated tooling]
ACF 5701: Atlas
ACF 5748: Atlas
Evans/Magor 4750: MTL
FMC 4700: FVM/RC/PM
Gunderson 5188: Scale Trains
HS 4550 Canadian hopper: NARC
NSC 4540 Canadian hopper: IM, CS Models
NSC 4650 US export: Bachmann
PS-2 4000: Atlas/BLMA, Exactrail
PS-2 4427 low sill: Atlas/Walthers, Exactrail
PS-2 4427 high sill: MTL, Trainworx, Athearn
PS-2 4740: FVM/RC/PM
PS-2 4750: FMV/RC/PM
PS-2 4785: Scale Trains
Thrall 4750: Atlas, IM [maybe slightly different versions?]
Trinity 5161: IM, Exactrail

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