Micro-trains for August 2021

[thomasjmdavis]

Lot's of stuff from MTL this month.

https://www.micro-trains.com/publicfiles/monthly/MN2108.pdf

https://www.micro-trains.com/archives/mediakit/medkit2108.html

Any chance we will see those (Z scale) cow and sheep loads in N scale someday?  I have about 25 empty stock cars. 

[bbussey]

Happy to see the FGE reefers, although eight cars are way too many for me.

[basementcalling]

From the number of offerings I am inferring that production and hopefully life for employees is returning to normal after the fire last year in Talent.

[Missaberoad]

Happy to see the FGE reefers, although eight cars are way too many for me.

Its nice to see MTL finally do a FGE paintscheme on this model!

Looks like a post 1956 paintscheme. The original wooden roofs would be pretty rare by the 1950s, retrofitting the hutchens roof from the Intermountain FGE car would make an interesting variation.

[rodsup9000]

Any chance we will see those (Z scale) cow and sheep loads in N scale someday?  I have about 25 empty stock cars.

 How many do you want??? I have about 50 cows printed in 4 different poses and 3 or 4 different sizes. I think I have a couple of sheep files I could get them printed up for you too. You'll have to paint them though.

[nscalbitz]

Do they need reminding about use of double decks for small livestock?

[Point353]

Happy to see the FGE reefers, although eight cars are way too many for me.

Since it's a pre-order item, would MTL accept an order for however many individual cars you might want - minus the box in which the full set is packed?

[bbussey]

Its nice to see MTL finally do a FGE paintscheme on this model!

Looks like a post 1956 paintscheme. The original wooden roofs would be pretty rare by the 1950s, retrofitting the hutchens roof from the Intermountain FGE car would make an interesting variation.

There was a Scott Seekins article either in Model Railroading or in N Scale Magazine years ago on modernizing the MTL reefer, including converting the existing roof into a steel roof by sanding it down to eliminate the slat detail and adding styrene strips to simulate the stamped ribs of a Hutchens roof.

Since it's a pre-order item, would MTL accept an order for however many individual cars you might want - minus the box in which the full set is packed?

Doubtful as then they would be overwhelmed with fractional orders. 

[bbussey]

Mini-Prints in Canada has N scale pigs, sheep and cattle.

https://www.miniprints.com/product/pigs/
https://www.miniprints.com/product/sheep-plus-bonus-figure/
https://www.miniprints.com/product/cattle/

[amato1969]

Yea, Scott Seekins was a regular in N Scale Mag back in the 90s, right?  His articles did a great job showcasing weathering and Z scale couplers.

[CBQ Fan]

The C&NW sleeper is very interesting!  It reminds be of my trips to IRM as a kid.

[learmoia]

Are gray BN covered hoppers assigned to a specific service/commodity?

Or just an uncommon variation /using up a predecessors gray freight car paint.

I purchased a gray airslide to go with my green ones to handle flour/sugar.. but maybe a gray airslide isn't food service.

~Ian

[thomasjmdavis]

How many do you want??? I have about 50 cows printed in 4 different poses and 3 or 4 different sizes. I think I have a couple of sheep files I could get them printed up for you too. You'll have to paint them though.

I hadn't thought about asking anyone to do these as 3-D prints due to all of my previous experience with 3-D indicating that the cost would be beyond any budget I have for car loads. But I'm certainly willing to discuss it, if loads (that is, 35 cattle or 100 sheep or 75 hogs packed together, as a one piece part to drop into a cattle car) can be done at an affordable cost.  Do you have links to your products?

Mini-Prints in Canada has N scale pigs, sheep and cattle.

https://www.miniprints.com/product/pigs/
https://www.miniprints.com/product/sheep-plus-bonus-figure/
https://www.miniprints.com/product/cattle/

I am sure these are well done, but at $15 for 5 animals, that prices them higher than painted Preiser or Woodland Scenics figures.

[rodsup9000]

I hadn't thought about asking anyone to do these as 3-D prints due to all of my previous experience with 3-D indicating that the cost would be beyond any budget I have for car loads. But I'm certainly willing to discuss it, if loads (that is, 35 cattle or 100 sheep or 75 hogs packed together, as a one piece part to drop into a cattle car) can be done at an affordable cost.  Do you have links to your products?

I don't have a store or anything like that. I just try to help when I can.
 I'll try try to do a print with all cows first that will fit inside a MT car and see how it looks.

[MVW]

I don't have a store or anything like that. I just try to help when I can.
 I'll try try to do a print with all cows first that will fit inside a MT car and see how it looks.

I'm in need of cattle for a stock yard, if you're interested. 

Delighted to see MTL doing the C&NW heavyweight sleeper. I don't have a current need for one, but of course I'll have to have it ... or a few.    Will also be in on the molasses tanker.

Jim