Model Railroading > TrainFest 2012 New Product Announcements

Beginning this Friday evening, I'll be posting new product announcements from Milwaukee's TrainFest 2012 ( http://www.trainfest.com/ ).

Some neat stuff will be announced. Know at least one of the new diesels will be very exciting to many HO-scale modelers and has been discussed and requested in the past.

Will tell you now, I have not heard of an EMD SDP40F, nor a GE U25C. Sorry, but there is some cool stuff that will be announced!

I'll post the new items to: http://www.modelrailroadnews.com/news.html and here on TrainOrders.


Thanks,

Tony Cook, editor
Model Railroad News
http://www.modelrailroadnews.com

Tony_Cook Wrote:
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> Will tell you now, I have not heard of an EMD
> SDP40F, nor a GE U25C.
>

Well then there is nothing worth announcing ... :)

Maybe it is a U28C ...... !

Thanks in advance Tony.

If it's not another F7, it won't be worth reporting.

Larry

I'm holding out for the highly detailed HO scale RTR 50 foot $100 boxcar. I have hopes but I'm concerned about the couplers.
Outside of that I'm good. All my money is in Bowser for the next few months.

Maybe that non-db SD39 I've been hoping for.....

Tom Y

An HO scale North Coast Limited in plastic?

TCnR Wrote:
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> I'm holding out for the highly detailed HO scale
> RTR 50 foot $100 boxcar. I have hopes but I'm
> concerned about the couplers.
> Outside of that I'm good. All my money is in
> Bowser for the next few months.


I'm sure it's coming. DCC sound for air brakes, coupling, and realistic "thump" when hitting frogs and diamonds. Maybe even MTH's DCC uncoupler. But, to earn the NMRA football, it'll have S-scale coupler pockets, and fat code 110 wheels so the guys with 15" curves and #3 turnouts on their hollow core door layouts won't complain about how poorly a $100 freight car runs on their layout.

(It should be obvious that the above is tongue-in-cheek. Well, except for the bit about having S-scale coupler pockets, and code 110 wheels...)

An "O" scale U25/28/30B assortment, in MILW paint, without the Atlas
Chinese drive, I'd keep going but I'm afraid I'll wake up.

More F units, lol

I am waiting for an A-B-B-A set Ingalls Shipbuilding Model 4S's in SP Daylight colors. Hmm, I wonder if that's what it is?

~Steve

Thank you for doing this. Many of us get our news this way.

Come on SD40-2 and of course more F units. Kidding.

Still waiting on an SDP40F. Oh, and the Phase Ia Amtrak scheme on the hi-levels. Yes, we're getting the bag/dorm correct, just need the rest of the set.

Mike ONeill
Parker, CO

Recently heard Athearn is working on putting together a catalog. Hadn't seen that since the 90's. Although I'm not quite sure what the point of one would be since everything is pre-order and limited run.

Fizzboy7 Wrote:
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> Recently heard Athearn is working on putting
> together a catalog. Hadn't seen that since the
> 90's. Although I'm not quite sure what the point
> of one would be since everything is pre-order and
> limited run.

My info is...Athearn plans to begin issuing two catalogs annually covering products. First six months of 2013 deliveries, not necessarily all new product announcements happening Jan-Jun 2013, is landing tomorrow at Trainfest. I will have a PDF available for download on Model Railroad News' website and assume Athearn will offer it too for download. There are new product announcements included, plus updated deliveries on previously announced items.

Tony Cook, editor
Model Railroad News
http://www.modelrailroadnews.com

Tony_Cook Wrote:
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> Fizzboy7 Wrote:
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> > Recently heard Athearn is working on putting
> > together a catalog. Hadn't seen that since
> the
> > 90's. Although I'm not quite sure what the
> point
> > of one would be since everything is pre-order
> and
> > limited run.
>
> My info is...Athearn plans to begin issuing two
> catalogs annually covering products. First six
> months of 2013 deliveries, not necessarily all new
> product announcements happening Jan-Jun 2013, is
> landing tomorrow at Trainfest. I will have a PDF
> available for download on Model Railroad News'
> website and assume Athearn will offer it too for
> download. There are new product announcements
> included, plus updated deliveries on previously
> announced items.
>
> Tony Cook, editor
> Model Railroad News
> http://www.modelrailroadnews.com


Indeed. I'm guessing they'll include the same pages we see for the monthly email announcements. The graphics in there are pretty clean and clear.

I've also seen the pdf on the updated 2013 release schedule. A lot of items have a reduced price while a few went up in price. I assume these adjustments and updates are a result of Athearn finding a new home for producing the RTR stuff.

Here's the Trainfest 2012 Announcement Page link: http://www.modelrailroadnews.com/TrainFest_Nov2012.html

The first announcement I have is posted...

Bluford enters HO-scale with new Caboose model!

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Bowser will add an HO-scale ALCO Century 430 to its Executive Line. Prototype and past HO-scale models are included on a special webpage, which you'll find linked in the news item.

http://www.modelrailroadnews.com/TrainFest_Nov2012.html

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Any word on the Athearn Paducah geep?...

Images are posted for two Pennsy examples and Norfolk & Western's similar hopper, all coming from Bowser: http://www.modelrailroadnews.com/TrainFest_Nov2012.html

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tmurray Wrote:
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> Any word on the Athearn Paducah geep?...


A Paducah Geep would be neat. Whether GP8, GP10, or GP11, I too would enjoy seeing this interesting prototype become a reality in HO-scale. Watch for news at 4 o'clock Central Time, as Trainfest opens. Who Knows?

There is a link now posted from Model Railroad News' website that will take you directly to Trainfest new product announcements: http://www.modelrailroadnews.com/index.html



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/09/12 12:19 by Tony_Cook.

InterMountain Railway surprises with new HO-scale Paducah GP10 in HO-scale for 2013!

http://www.modelrailroadnews.com/TrainFest_Nov2012.html

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