Horizon and Comet Cars in N & HO - Plus a lot more!

[kscessandriver]

God help me.

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I spent that on The Canadian (and I don't even model Canada...). I probably should have picked up more than I did though, for Amtrak Midwest and whatnot.

[dem34]

Ah you got the good new too.

[learmoia]

I wonder if the wheels will be in gauge?



~Ian

[sirenwerks]

Now all I need is for Amtrak to put a Cascades paint scheme on its Horizon cars in the Paciific NW and for the matching Bachmann SC44 to come down to a reasonable price.


As for new ideas from US modelers?  A late EB and late NCL (heck, I'd settle for a late International, or even a Seattle to Portland pool train, at this point); an SDP40; a better SD45; a 6K and 8K ACF type 27 insulated tank (see BLI's HO car); a Gunderson 7466; a PS1 combination door 40-footer; an early non-whale belly, large capacity LPG tank car (like Athearn's car, but earlier); or Great Northern 30' Plywood-side caboose (and the tongue-and-groove version too).  More PC&F box car varieties (but that fit pre-1975 era) are always welcome too.  Or how about all of those?

[dem34]

I wonder if the wheels will be in gauge?



~Ian

F*ck I hope.

As for new ideas from US modelers?  A late EB and late NCL (heck, I'd settle for a late International, or even a Seattle to Portland pool train, at this point); an SDP40; a better SD45; a 6K and 8K ACF type 27 insulated tank (see BLI's HO car); a Gunderson 7466; a PS1 combination door 40-footer; or an early non-whale belly, large capacity LPG tank car (like Athearn's car, but earlier).  More PC&F box car varieties (but that fit pre-1975 era) are always welcome too.  Or how about all of those?

Tagging onto this, I would really, really like a good modern model of a Gunderson Twinstack. The deluxe ones are okay but are unobtanioum on top of being featherweights.

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Hm... Well the price of the Comets shot up a bit. The total for my trains is now $1037. So the price isn't set when I pre-ordered it?

[CBQ Fan]

Hm... Well the price of the Comets shot up a bit. The total for my trains is now $1037. So the price isn't set when I pre-ordered it?

Exchange rate maybe?

[peteski]

Exchange rate maybe?

Probably the insantly high container shipping charges.

I reserved mine at Trainworld. I wonder if they will honor the pre-order prices?

[daniel_leavitt2000]

I got an email back and the price increase was due to licensing feeds associated with MBTA. I'm unsure if this is the same with other schemes. Because I reserved the cars at the original announcement, they adjusted it back to $944.

[learmoia]

$7.50/car for licensing fees?.. that seems excessive..

~Ian

[jagged ben]

Anybody got their hands on these yet?  How concerned should I be about whether HogTrainz has kept track of my pre-order?

[peteski]

Anybody got their hands on these yet?  How concerned should I be about whether HogTrainz has kept track of my pre-order?

They have kept and fulfilled my reservations for several items (like MTL TBOX sets).  Did you reserved through their online ordering system?

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Mine are going out from Rapido Monday. I don't think they hit distributers yet.

[ncbqguy]

$7.50/car for licensing fees?.. that seems excessive..

~Ian

Brilliant people running public transport agencies....
....pay advertising/marketing/design firms for coming up with logos and paint schemes and allow them to retain the licensing!
Remember “back in the day” when railroads would pay part of the cost of tooling for Lionel and American Flyer to make models of their equipment?
Charlie Vlk

[Point353]

Brilliant people running public transport agencies....
....pay advertising/marketing/design firms for coming up with logos and paint schemes and allow them to retain the licensing!
Remember “back in the day” when railroads would pay part of the cost of tooling for Lionel and American Flyer to make models of their equipment?
Charlie Vlk

That was before the day that every department had to be a "profit center".