Model Railroading > TrainFest 2019 Announcements

TrainFest 2019 Announcements:

HO Scale Greenbrier/Gunderson Multi-Max

Preorder the Rivet Counter version here:
http://bit.ly/RivetCounterHOScaleMultiMax
Preorder the Operator version here:
http://bit.ly/OperatorHOScaleMultiMax

With several thousand auto carriers built for nearly all North American Class One railroads since 2014, the Greenbrier/Gunderson Multi-Max has become the premier auto carrier design of the 21st century. Many of these cars wear colorful paint schemes and feature large logos which help them stand out alongside older autorack designs.

Railroads/Paint Schemes:
• BNSF/White
• BNSF/Orange/CTTX
• BNSF/Orange/TTGX
• Canadian National/White Logo/CTTX
• Canadian National/Red Logo/TTGX
• CSX/Boxcar Logo/CTTX
• CSX/Boxcar Logo/TTGX
• Kansas City Southern/White/CTTX
• Kansas City Southern/Yellow/CTTX
• Kansas City Southern/Yellow/TTGX
• Norfolk Southern/Horsehead/TTGX
• Canadian Pacific/Soo
• Union Pacific/Building America/TTGX

Features:
• Fully assembled
• Multiple road numbers
• 14 photo-etched metal side panels
• Separate end door rods
• Four body types
• Two different types of upper & lower side panel mountings; end doors; side ladders; brake cylinder, brake beam mounting brackets, and brake rod supports
• ASF low deck swing motion trucks with rotating axle bearing caps 
• Numerous separately applied parts
• And much more...

Our Selling Price (Per Car):
1-5 Cars: $74.99
6-11 Cars: $72.99
12+ Cars: $69.99

Preorders due: Monday, December 9th, 2019

Available: Summer 2020

Preorder online directly from ScaleTrains.com and Select Retailers

HO Scale EMD SD45

Preorder Rivet Counter here: http://bit.ly/RivetCounterHOScaleSD45
Preorder Operator here: http://bit.ly/STOperatorHOScaleSD45

The all-new Rivet Counter series HO Scale EMD SD45 is the definitive model of this ground-breaking high horsepower diesel locomotive. First built in 1965, the SD45 served numerous Class I railroads and eventually secondhand owners and shortlines.

1st Run Railroads:
- Chicago & Northwestern
-Pennsylvania Railroad
-Seaboard Coast Line
-Southern Pacific

Model Features:
-Operating LED-lit ground light
-C&NW: first time with non-dynamic brakes; operating LED-lit Federal-Standard # 372 Rotary Beacon
-PRR: operating LED-lit red marker light; handbrake located at the rear of the long hood
-SCL: operating LED-lit Mars and emergency lights; longer tapered dynamic brake housing
-SP: operating LED-lit light package including emergency light; unique SP features

Future:
- Erie-Lackawanna with low profile fans;
- N&W and Southern high short hoods;
- SP SD45R GRIP rebuilds; and numerous additional versions

DC/DCC ready with 21-pin connector
Retail: $229.99
Our Selling Price: $184.99

Equipped with ESU-LokSound® 5 DCC & Sound Decoder including “Full Throttle” feature, two (2)
“sugar cube” style speakers, and two (2) PowerPack™ super capacitors.

Retail: $339.99
Our Selling Price: $274.99

Preorders due: Monday, December 9th, 2019
Available: Summer 2020

HO Scale AirSlide 4180 Covered Hoppers

Preorder the Rivet Counter version here: http://bit.ly/RivetCounterHOScale4180cfAirslideCoveredHopper
Preorder the Operator version here: http://bit.ly/Operator4180cfAirslideCoveredHopper

The Rivet Counter series Airslide 4180 Covered Hopper exemplifies railroad, road number, and era-specific details. Features include four body styles, two different walkways, two types of outlet gates, and much more. The Airslide 4180 was first manufactured in the 1960s and a few continue in service today.

Railroads/Paint Schemes:
• BNSF/Buffer Service
• Burlington Northern
• Chicago & NorthWestern/Gray • Great Northern/Big Sky Blue
• Illinois Central
• Milwaukee Road
• Southern/Claytor

Features:
- Fully assembled
- Multiple road numbers • BNSF, BN, C&NW
- Phase HC
- 4” square column style side posts
- Square tube-style horizontal end braces
- GN, IC, Milwaukee, Southern - Phase TZL
- Hat-section side posts
- Z-section horizontal end braces
- Barber S-2 100-ton trucks with rotating bearing caps

The Rivet Counter series Airslide 4180 Covered Hopper exemplifies railroad, road number, and era-specific details. Features include four body styles, two different walkways, two types of outlet gates, and much more. The Airslide 4180 was first manufactured in the 1960s and a few continue in service today.

Retail: $51.99
Our Selling Price: $41.99

Preorders due: Monday, December 9th, 2019

Available: Summer 2020

Preorder online directly from ScaleTrains.com and Select Retailers.

Rivet Counter N Scale 4785cf Covered Hopper Cars

Preorder here: http://bit.ly/RivetCounterNScale4785CoveredHopper

Designed from builder drawings and field measurements, the Pullman-Standard 4785cf Covered Hopper is perfect for modelers from the 1960s until today. Since the beginning, these cars have crisscrossed North America running in singles and groups in mixed freight trains. The Rivet Counter series model features different roof hatch, outlet gate, and end “cage” support variations per roadname and production group.

Railroads and Paint Schemes:

• Conrail Quality Gray
• Golden West Service
• Milwaukee Road
• Norfolk Southern
• New York Central
• Penn Central Gray PCB

Features:

• Fully assembled
• Multiple road numbers
• Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through Apex (slotted) end crossover platforms and walkway with separate grab irons
• Factory-applied ladders with metal rungs, metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, trainline hoses, air reservoir, control valve, and more
• End shear plates (when applicable)
• Body-mounted semi-scale standard Type E knuckle couplers
• Body-mounted Barber S-2 100-ton trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data
• And more...

Retail: $39.99
Our Selling Price: $31.99

Preorders due: Monday, December 9th, 2019
Available: Summer 2020

Preorder online directly from ScaleTrains.com and Select Retailers.

Operator N Scale Tier 4s

Preorder the Operator version now: http://bit.ly/OperatorNScaleTier4

With nearly 1,000 units built since 2012, the GE Tier 4 GEVo is owned by nearly every Class I railroad in the U.S. and Canada. Like it’s full-scale counterpart, our N Scale model is evolutionary with railroad and road number specific details. In addition, our locomotive is available with factory-installed sound.

Railroads and Paint Schemes:
• BNSF ET44C4/Heritage III
• Canadian National ET44AC
• Canadian National ET44AC /100th Anniversary/Aboriginal Affairs – first time in N Scale • Canadian National ET44AC Aboriginal Affairs – first time in N Scale
• CSX ET44AH/Boxcar Logo
• Kansas City Southern ET44AC/Belle – first time in N Scale
• Norfolk Southern ET44AC/Horsehead
• Union Pacific C45AH /Building America

Model Features:
• Fully assembled
• Multiple road numbers
• Operating LED-lit ditch lights
• Printed and LED-lit number boards
• Numerous factory-applied plastic and metal detail parts
• Walkway treadplate
• Accurately profiled frame with separately applied plumbing and traction motor cabling • Cab interior
• Body mounted semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers
• Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature and dual flywheels
• All-wheel drive and electrical pickup
• And much more...
DC/DCC Ready with Next18 Connector
Retail: $164.99
Our Selling Price: $129.99

ESU Next18 Micro “Motor Only” DCC Decoder
Retail: $209.99
Our Selling Price: $164.99

ESU-LokSoundTM 5 Micro DCC and sound decoder and single cube-type speaker
Retail: $284.99
Our Selling Price: $224.99

Preorders due: Monday, December 9th, 2019 
Available: Summer 2020

Preorder online directly from ScaleTrains.com and Select Retailers.


Drayton I Blackgrove
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ScaleTrains.com, INC.

Im suprised they didn't do Santa Fe's.

Posted from Android

This gives time for ATSF, MILW, NP, GN, DRGW, BN and modelers of other roads to start stuffing $20 bills in their sock drawers for the future.

Please do the rivet counter SP SD45s in N scale.

Posted from iPhone

fbe Wrote:
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> This gives time for ATSF, MILW, NP, GN, DRGW, BN
> and modelers of other roads to start stuffing $20
> bills in their sock drawers for the future.
Penn Central modelers too.
Michael T Kerner
Collinsville, IL

Posted from Android

Thank You!!! I pre-ordered by CNW SD45's before the announcement was even half over. This CNW modeler is one happy camper right now.

Kx450F_180 Wrote:
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> Please do the rivet counter SP SD45s in N scale.
>
> Posted from iPhone

Ditto

The ScaleTrains Multi-Maxes look like a good option for the money I won't be spending on the Rapidly Declining B36-7s...

Along with PC there can be CRR, Family Lines, IC had a couple and I am sure there are roads I can't think of at the moment. MRL had CRR and SP GRIP units. Scale Trains can make production runs twice a year of different SD45s for years to come then come back with reruns of different numbers years longer.

It seems like it is a good choice if it is not a one run and done model.



mkerner Wrote:
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> fbe Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > This gives time for ATSF, MILW, NP, GN, DRGW,
> BN
> > and modelers of other roads to start stuffing
> $20
> > bills in their sock drawers for the future.
> Penn Central modelers too.
> Michael T Kerner
> Collinsville, IL
>
> Posted from Android

Great to see the SD45 and with SP fan Paul Ellis on the team at ST, guessed it would be on the to do list. I want the high brake cylinder SP the most but can go for a couple of these 1st run versions.

Posted from Android

Will both SPs have the standard SP light package or is that only for rivet counters?

I note on the C&NW units the battery box and step guards on the cab are a brighter more saturated shade of yellow than the carbody is. Also, the photo looks like it is the 'old yellow' scheme whereas the schematic drawings appear to be 'Zito Yellow' - which is correct?

Ted

ACR_Ted Wrote:
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> I note on the C&NW units the battery box and step
> guards on the cab are a brighter more saturated
> shade of yellow than the carbody is. Also, the
> photo looks like it is the 'old yellow' scheme
> whereas the schematic drawings appear to be 'Zito
> Yellow' - which is correct?
>
> Ted

I wish they would get a better photographer already as well  The photos are horribly washed out

The SD45 is a hit. Talked to Paul at Trainfest. If I understood him correctly, ALL versions of the SD45 will be done. This is just the 1st round. The frame for the SD45 is also good for SD38s/39s/40s so start saving NOW. I suggested as an advertisement to picture the SP SD45 MU'ed behind their 8500hp Turbine just like the prototype lash ups than ran west over the "Hill" back in the mid to late 60s. We will see.   ×   

mkerner Wrote:
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> fbe Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > This gives time for ATSF, MILW, NP, GN, DRGW,
> BN
> > and modelers of other roads to start stuffing
> $20
> > bills in their sock drawers for the future.
> Penn Central modelers too.
> Michael T Kerner
> Collinsville, IL
>
> Posted from Android

Montana Rail Link, New York Susquehanna & Western and Wisconsin Central also owned SD45s.

gandydancer4 Wrote:
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> The SD45 is a hit.

That will be determined in time with their sales numbers and how long they have to sit on the shelves...  Any new announcement by any model manufacturer results in happiness and hype when it is perceived as going to be perfect at arrival... without much consideration that doesn't always happen.  (And manufacturers feast upon the hype generated by the hopeful)

The Athearn RTR SD45s, although an excellent model at a very reasonable price with many added details since first release (and now at detail level between the proposed Operator and Rivet Counter version at a street price even below Operator), have had a tendency to be very popular at announcement but then (with only a few exceptions) took many months or years to sell out once released.

In my opinion I think the niche units (CNW being example in first run) and rebuilds may do okay/well, but the versions we've seen before... time will tell.   The big bonuses with the SD45 project are all the rebuilt versions and the other unit types that can branch off the project (SP rebuilds, MK rebuilds, SD40, SD38, SD39, SD40 rebuilds...)


 

Ditch the CP/SOO autorack and offer the CP Beaver autorack on TTGX flat.