3 New Aurora Miniatures models

[EspeeGoldenState]

All for the more modern modelers, and of course, the HO guys already have these from them.

Greenbrier 52’ Lowside Gondola System
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=AuroraMiniatures&set=a.1542477257883918

NSC 66' Lowside Gondola System
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=AuroraMiniatures&set=a.1542473117884332

Gunderson 7550 cf 60' Plate F Boxcar System
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=AuroraMiniatures&set=a.1542438254554485

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I actually kinda like those new gons.

[Englewood]

Aurora Miniatures has the potential to be a major supplier in modern N scale, but they really need more dealers in the US.

[Scottl]

Awesome.  Modern models, all very welcome.

[Mark5]

Good to see someone pushing out new N scale tooling! 

[mu26aeh]

Finding their stuff stateside is difficult to say the least.  I wanted some of 2nd run of first boxcar release and couldn't hardly find any.  Dealer I got first order from never listed 2nd run

[Scottl]

Ha ha, I had to order mine from a US dealer.  My LHS is listed as a dealer but didn't have any of the N scale products.

[GaryHinshaw]

Wow.  I had to do a double-take to see what's different in the new Plate F boxcar release (a subtle difference in the rib sizes...)  The gondola samples look great - the NSC gon is definitely from the same factory as the Otter Valley scrap gons (which are very well done).  I'm not aware that Aurora has done the 52' gon in HO yet, have they?  The samples look excellent though.

At some point I am literally going to beg these manufacturers to make it stop for a while so I can catch my breath.   Among the newly tooled releases I have purchased in quantity recently, in no particular order:
* Aurora Plate F boxes
* MTL plate F boxes
* MTL 60' flats
* OVR scrap gons
* Athearn acid tanks
* ST Trinity reefers
* NARC NSC 5431 hoppers
* IM Trinity 3281 hoppers
* Atlas Trinity 3230 hoppers
* Tangent PS 4750 hoppers
* Rapido NSC centerbeams

or will purchase soon:
* Rapido Greenbrier reefers
* More Rapido centerbeams
* Aurora 50' boxes
* Aurora NSC gons
* Aurora Greenbrier gons
* ST Trinity Plate F boxes
* ST Greenbrier 3250 hoppers
* Atlas Plate F single-door boxes
* Atlas "centre partition" cars
* Kato Greenbrier tanks (unless they suck)
...and I'm probably forgetting some.   

I don't even bother keeping a top-5 list any more.  The only thing on it is any 3-unit articulated well cars besides the Kato set.

[Scottl]

It's the Golden Era of N scale.  It is incredible how much great product from new tooling has come out in the last decade.

I can literally get almost all of the esoteric CN comfort cab and taper locos off the shelf.  Incredible.

BTW, what is the difference between the Aurora and MT 60' F plate box cars? 

[Scottl]

@GaryHinshaw you mean these? Walkways and ladders on a single print.

[samusi01]

The only thing on it is any 3-unit articulated well cars besides the Kato set.

JTC are still working on a drawbarred set. Supposedly this year. We’ll see.

[ridinshotgun]

Finding their stuff stateside is difficult to say the least.  I wanted some of 2nd run of first boxcar release and couldn't hardly find any.  Dealer I got first order from never listed 2nd run

Yep and at or close to full MSRP.  I wanted some cars from the last run but not at full MSRP with having to change the wheels and couplers out for reliable running.

[basementcalling]

Gary, I saw the new announcement and had to look closely. Still can't really tell what's different, but I'm sure you are right. Might have been nice to have a different new offering not so similar to the previous 60 foot boxcars, but I'll take em if I can ever find them. Aurora said the tariff costs were making finding US dealers difficult, but would continue to try and hope that eventually the tariff situation corrects itself at some point in the future.

Haven't seen many announcements from other companies in Springfield for N scale, and ST obviously jumped the gun and announced the new run of GP30s early at the Coco Beach RPM meet.

With all these new releases, I need to sell off older cars I no longer run, just like a real railroad.

[GaryHinshaw]

The only difference I can make out is the thickness of the rib over the bolster:



Not anything I would write home about, but it must have been easy enough for them to tool it, so I won't complain.  The trade war stuff definitely sucks though.

@GaryHinshaw you mean these? Walkways and ladders on a single print.

Yes!  Just waiting for you to offer these painted and lettered.    The JTC sets will be nice, but they're easy enough to make from the single car sets, and they don't really look different than a string of single cars in a train.  I'm also a bit worried that they'll never appear, as we haven't heard boo from them for a while.  I hope I'm wrong though.

[Rossford Yard]

The gons look so good....too bad the proto info says they were built in 2006 and 2012, when I cut my railroad off at 2005, specifically to avoid the need to have any BNSF Swoosh logos on any cars or locos.