Bluford Shops July Announcement!

[Bluford Craig]

Hello N Scalers Of Earth,

Our new announcement is up on our website:  http://bluford-shops.com/bluford_93_030.htm

I hope you find them healthy and delicious.

Craig
www.bluford-shops.com

[prr7161]

Thanks!  Always happy to see more stuff lettered URR!

[High Hood]

Those L&N hoppers are looking fine. They’d look great mixed in with the Atlas PS-3’s.

[C855B]

I'll have to get the six SP numbers - if only for the nostalgia of my youthful railfanning in California. Gravel and aggregate cars rarely went off-line, so the credibility meter will be registering negative numbers to run 'em on my UP-based MRR. I won't tell if you won't. 

[Atlanticflier]

  SCL baby  ... now patch em' 

[Cajonpassfan]

I'll have to get the six SP numbers - if only for the nostalgia of my youthful railfanning in California. Gravel and aggregate cars rarely went off-line, so the credibility meter will be registering negative numbers to run 'em on my UP-based MRR. I won't tell if you won't. 

I’d go for the SP cars too, IF there was an earlier iteration. No such luck. And no other western roads to spend money on...
Otto K.

[jargonlet]

So much in this run I want. Happy to see more EL predicessor roads and C&O and Chessie. Also the CR and T&OC are really cool.

[thomasjmdavis]

I’d go for the SP cars too, IF there was an earlier iteration. No such luck. And no other western roads to spend money on...
Otto K.

Otto,
To be fair to Bluford, the particular cars modeled in this release were purchased (as rebuilds?) by SP in 1970, so they would not be correct in earlier paint.  Bluford previously did USRA hoppers in an earlier SP scheme.
http://bluford-shops.com/bluford_93_036.htm (scroll to bottom of the page).  I've found older releases of Bluford cars on hobby shop shelves now and then, and sometimes at reasonable prices on Ebay (and often not so reasonable).

[Cajonpassfan]

Thanks for the explanation, Tom, that makes sense. I just love Craig’s models, they are exquisite, so I get a bit disappointed to see a new release with not one car I can realistically use here on the west coast... But then again, many western roads didn’t embrace the cross hopper until relatively late in the game and relied on the more versatile gondola for coal and mineral traffic. Maybe I’ll just buy one....
Otto

[Bluford Craig]

Thanks for the explanation, Tom, that makes sense. I just love Craig’s models, they are exquisite, so I get a bit disappointed to see a new release with not one car I can realistically use here on the west coast... But then again, many western roads didn’t embrace the cross hopper until relatively late in the game and relied on the more versatile gondola for coal and mineral traffic. Maybe I’ll just buy one....
Otto

This particular Southern Pacific scheme is very close to the "as-delivered" scheme. Only the consolidated stencils were added.

Craig
www.bluford-shops.com

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Haha, as if I need more CR 2 bays.

But have more CR 2 bays I will.

Nice cars.

[mu26aeh]

Perfect timing as this car goes well for any Chessie modeler that wants Moonshine hoppers, decals available from Steel Valley Models

[ai5629]

Haha, as if I need more CR 2 bays.

But have more CR 2 bays I will.

Nice cars.

I will use these to add to my CR ballast train.  Some TOC cars are also appropriate as many lasted into the early 80’s untouched.  Good stuff.

Jeff

[Doug W]

B&O, C&O, L&N and SCL all good for me. Excellent!

 

[Cajonpassfan]

This particular Southern Pacific scheme is very close to the "as-delivered" scheme. Only the consolidated stencils were added.

Craig
www.bluford-shops.com

Thanks, Craig, I know. I’m not knocking your work, on the contrary, I’m a BIG fan. You produce some great stuff, and I own a lot of it. It’s just that my modeling is ‘49/50, left coast...
Otto K.