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Tangent - November 2021 - available now

 

New run of PRR/PC G43 Corrugated Side 52'6" Gondola - PRR "Original 11-1966 G43", PC "Delivery G43A 2-1968", Conrail (CR) "G43A Repaint 1980", Conrail (PRR) "CR 1984+", Conrail (CR) "1988 G43B Coil Svc." with Coil Racks, Norfolk Southern (NS) "GP44 Repaint 1999+" with coil racks, Norfolk Southern (NS) "GP44 Repaint 2010+" with coil racks - also 6 undecorated kits

 

https://www.tangentscalemodels.com/prr-pc-shops-g43-class-corrugated-side-gondola/

 

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Rapido - SP B-50-15 / B-50-16 40' outside-braced wood boxcars / rebuilt with steel sides boxcars - multiple different SP paint schemes from a variety of eras, including a passenger scheme

https://rapidotrains.com/products/ho-scale/freight-cars/ho-scale-southern-pacific-b-50-boxcar

 

PDF - https://files.constantcontact.com/b02e8bb6001/f6f62151-0b94-4dff-af8d-86dd853693c1.pdf

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Exactrail has put up a bunch of products as Coming Soon.

 

Trinity Trincool 64' Phase III Reefer - UP/ARMN, UP/ARMN Patched

https://exactrail.com/blogs/announcements/coming-soon-trinity-trincool-64-phase-iii-reefer

 

Bethlehem 3483 Hopper - Rio Grande (3-1974 'As-Delivered' / 12-1978 'As-Delivered'  / UP Repaint#12272), C&NW (1966 'As-Delivered' / 1980 Repaint), Reading & Northern (Repaint with Placard / Patched Panels)

https://exactrail.com/blogs/announcements/coming-soon-bethlehem-3483-hopper

 

PS-2CD 4427 Covered Hopper - SF (GA-151 - 1965 'As-Delivered'), Milwaukee Road (1981 Repaint), KCS (1964 'As-Delivered'), Far-Mar-Co (1972 Repaint / 1975 Repaint), TLDX Peavey (1964 'Delivered'), TLDX CGF (1964 'As-Delivered'), TLDX West Central Coop (1964 'As Delivered')

https://exactrail.com/blogs/announcements/coming-soon-ps-2cd-4427-covered-hopper

 

Gunderson 7466 Wood Chip Gondola - SP (12-1965 'As-Delivered' / 3-1975 'Serviced' / Georgia RR Return Stencil / 8-1982 '"Pooh" Moniker'), Georgia Pacific (1989 Rebuild)

https://exactrail.com/blogs/announcements/coming-soon-gunderson-7466-wood-chip-gondola

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Athearn - December 2021 announcements - preorders due December 31st, eta January 2023

 

No PDFs, not on Athearn's website until next week (will update this when that happens).

 

This from Athearn's live announcement video

 

Genesis SD70 units:
SD70M - UP - 3 numbers plus #4015 (Big Boy support) plus "We Are ONE"
SD75i - CN
SD70 spartan cab - NS, IC (death star, legendary livery white/orange), Rio Grande (Legendary Livery)

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/112621/01_GEN_SD70_Series_112621.pdf

Genesis - Bay Window Caboose - SP, SP "Railroad Police", SP Kodachrome, Willamette & Pacific, Western Pacific, UP

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/112621/02_GEN_BW_Caboose_112621.pdf

Genesis - F89-F TOFC Flat Car - Trailer Train (3 eras - 60s, 70s, 90s) / Trailer Train with 40' Fruehauf Z-van trailer (Realco / PC / The Rock/ Mo-Pac)
http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/112621/03_Gen_F89F_TOFC Flat_Car_112621.pdf


RTR - SW1500 - LED lights / Tsunami2 sound / motor & drivetrain upgraded / some roadname specific details - WP, WC, Cotton Belt, Conrail, BN, ***UNDECORATED [2 versions] **** ($220 DC / $320 DCC Sound)
http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/112621/04_RTR_SW1500_112621.pdf


RTR - 40' Fruehauf Z-van trailer - The Rock, PC, MoPac, Realco

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/112621/05_RTR_40'_Z-Van_Trailer_112621.pdf

Roundhouse - GP40-2 - BN, CSX, Rio Grande, KCS, NS, US Army - Special Offer $117 DCC Ready
http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/112621/06_RND_GP40-2_112621.pdf


Roundhouse - Chemical Tank Car - Bakers Chocolate, General American Tank Car, Stein Hall, Sol-U-Phos, UP, Vulcan Chemical

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/112621/07_RND_Chemical_Tank_112621.pdf

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Rapido Trains "Surprise Announcement" - Budd mid-train Domes - available now but already sold out at Rapido so check retailers.

 

Spring Creek Trains has an exclusive painted Rio Grande - "California" - per the Rapido email this private car was often tacked onto the end of the Ski Train - available in early and late paint schemes

 

From any dealer who ordered stock is CP (Maroon / Block) and VIA

 

https://rapidotrains.com/products/ho-scale/passenger-cars/ho-scale-budd-mid-train-skyline-dome-cars

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Rapido - Christmas 2021 announcements

 

NEW - GP38 - SF, B&O, CSX, Southern, NS, Conrail, PC, BN, BNSF

 

https://rapidotrains.com/products/ho-scale/diesel-locomotives/ho-scale-emd-gp38-locomotive

 

https://files.constantcontact.com/b02e8bb6001/81da8cd9-2ffa-4c1e-a8ff-3a637e1b7918.pdf

 

NEW - rebuilt M40 (aka CN 3500 series) - in tooling, first samples expected spring - CN, Minnesota Commercial (conditional), Oil Creek & Titusville

- conditional version (on sufficient preorders given requires essentially all new tooling for only this version) - BC Rail (A and B units), Providence & Worcester, Delaware Lackawanna

https://rapidotrains.com/products/ho-scale/diesel-locomotives/ho-scale-mlw-m420-locomotives-second-run

https://files.constantcontact.com/b02e8bb6001/2c66b84b-0b99-46df-89b2-c74c9f8c0243.pdf

 

 

NEW - CP H1a/b steam loco :

  • Limited Edition 2816 Excursion version - DCC sound only, correct oil tender, ditch lights, wooden display box, other excursion specific details
  • DC or DCC Sound - 2803, 2810, unnumbered, 2808, 2816 (as built), spans the world herald (2808, 2814, 2815, 2818, 2817), Beaver Shield (2804, 2806, 2807, 2809, unnumbered)

https://rapidotrains.com/products/ho-scale/steam-locomotives/ho-scale-cpr-h1-class-hudson

https://files.constantcontact.com/b02e8bb6001/ec0d2146-ebcc-44ea-9c73-5adcd7b1ed5e.pdf

 

 

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Accurail - note on their website that they have fallen behind in production so the Dec 2021/Jan 2022 flyers are more limited (and in some cases contain items from previous announcements).

 

They expect to be back to schedule for Februrary 2022.

 

Accurail - December 2021

  • NP 40' Wood Boxcar & Wood Reefer
  • W&S 50' Double Plug Door Steel Boxcar
  • BNSF PS 3-Bay Covered Hoppers
  • BN 2-Bay ACF Covered Hoppers

http://www.accurail.com/accurail/CATALOG/2021/2021_December.pdf

 

Accurail - January 2022

  • CN Twin Hoppers
  • Milwaukee "The Rock" patched 3-Bay ACF Covered Hoppers

http://www.accurail.com/accurail/CATALOG/2022/2022_January.pdf

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Athearn - January 2022 - preorders due January 28th, eta February 2023

 

Genesis 2.0 - SD90MAC-H - EMD Demonstrator, UP

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/123121/01_GEN_SD90MAC_123121.pdf

 

Genesis 2.0 - SD80MAC - Conrail, C&NW (fictional), NS (Conrail patch), CSX

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/123121/02_GEN_SD80MAC_123121.pdf

 

Genesis - SD45-2 - Santa Fe (Bicentennial), SF, Helm Atlantic Leasing (2 schemes), NS, NS (EL Heritage), Seaboard Coast LIne

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/123121/03_GEN_SD45-2_123121.pdf

 

Genesis - GATC 20k tank car - Occidental Chemicals, GATX

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/123121/04_GEN_20k_Acid_Tank_123121.pdf

 

RTR - 54' FMC 4700 Covered Hopper - Arthur Farmers Elevator, C&NW / Klemme, Val-U-Hi, FMC, Procor

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/123121/05-RTR_FMC 4700 Hopper_123121.pdf

 

RTR - 50' Evans Double Plug Door Boxcar - C&NW, Louisville New Albany & Corydon, Tropicana, Hartford & Slocomb, Jeld-Wen

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/123121/06_RTR_50_Evans_DD_Plug_123121.pdf


RTR - Ford C Tractor with 28' Trailer - Roadway, PIE, Hostess, Roadway Express, Owner Operator, ANR Freight Systems, UPS

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/123121/07_RTR_FordC_28'_Trailers_123121.pdf

 

RTR - 1950's Sedan - Red, Yellow, City Cab Company, Downtown Taxi, Pink, Police

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/123121/08_RTR_Taxi_123121.pdf

 

RTR - 20' Container - Container King, Evergreen, MACS, Hyandai, CGM

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/123121/09_RTR_20'_Container_123121.pdf

 

Roundhouse - 50' Gondola - CB&Q, Soo, Southern, Rock Island, Nickel Plate Road

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/123121/10_RND_50'_Gondola_123121.pdf

 

 

 

 

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ScaleTrains - new run of Bethgon Coal Hoppers

 

Preorders - Jan 31, eta July 2022

 

Rivet Counter - Conrail

https://www.scaletrains.com/ho-scale/ho-scale-freight-cars/rivet-counter-ho-scale-bethgon-g52x-coal-gondola.html

 

Operator - NS, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Kansas City Power & Light, CSX, Conrail, BNSF

https://www.scaletrains.com/ho-scale/ho-scale-freight-cars/operator-ho-scale-bethgon-coal-gondola.html

 

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6 hours ago, Allegheny1600 said:

Rivahornby are doing some wagons, sorry boxcars, too.

It’s a welcome sign that they haven’t given up the US/NA market which by last year, it looked as though they had.

It would surely make sense for them to develop these assets?

 

Not really sadly.

 

Elsewhere the U25C are being savaged for paint scheme errors, and this is among a group who liked the first run and were hoping for more from Hornby.  A sign perhaps that the loss of their NA expert has consequences (and an assumption the position was eliminated when the first withdrew from the market).

 

The Big Boy is also strange.  Either it is a re-listing as new of existing unsold inventory or it is a questionable move - the market has been flooded with Big Boys for the last several years so demand for yet another run would seem unlikely.

 

So maybe an attempt to make some money from an existing asset, but nothing that is likely to really result in much excitement.

 

More generally, and my opinion and thus perhaps wrong, is I think Hornby are missing an opportunity.

 

Yes, I understand their financial problems and that the UK market is getting crowded, but I think their tunnel vision on the UK market is costing them.

 

A comparison of the UK market and the North American market and it is remarkable how little new tooling is happening compared to the UK - and if you eliminated Rapido the number would drop significantly.

 

I think there is opportunity in the North American market for certainly 1 if not more companies to be adding new models, and that essentially money is being left on the table.

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On 12/01/2022 at 00:48, mdvle said:

 

Not really sadly.

 

Elsewhere the U25C are being savaged for paint scheme errors, and this is among a group who liked the first run and were hoping for more from Hornby.  A sign perhaps that the loss of their NA expert has consequences (and an assumption the position was eliminated when the first withdrew from the market).

 

The Big Boy is also strange.  Either it is a re-listing as new of existing unsold inventory or it is a questionable move - the market has been flooded with Big Boys for the last several years so demand for yet another run would seem unlikely.

 

So maybe an attempt to make some money from an existing asset, but nothing that is likely to really result in much excitement.

 

More generally, and my opinion and thus perhaps wrong, is I think Hornby are missing an opportunity.

 

Yes, I understand their financial problems and that the UK market is getting crowded, but I think their tunnel vision on the UK market is costing them.

 

A comparison of the UK market and the North American market and it is remarkable how little new tooling is happening compared to the UK - and if you eliminated Rapido the number would drop significantly.

 

I think there is opportunity in the North American market for certainly 1 if not more companies to be adding new models, and that essentially money is being left on the table.

They're fundamentally different markets.

 

Many (not all) N. American modellers take a "looser" approach to historical and operational accuracy than British modellers do which means the market for detailed scale models is probably smaller despite the USA having a much larger population. Then there's the enduring popularity of three-rail O Gauge which takes up quite a large share of the market, so much so that quite a few models were available in O Gauge before they were in HO.

 

Don't forget that the US dieselised much sooner than the UK did. Most of the post-war diesels from EMD, Alco and GE have been done to a high standard already and even the really obscure ones have been covered. Road-specific steam locomotives are probably the biggest gap in the NA market, but I'm honestly not sure the demand is there at the price they'd likely cost. As much as I'd love a B&M P4, I'm not sure I'd shell out over £500 for one plus p&p.

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5 minutes ago, nathan70000 said:

They're fundamentally different markets.

 

True in some ways.

 

5 minutes ago, nathan70000 said:

Many (not all) N. American modellers take a "looser" approach to historical and operational accuracy than British modellers do which means the market for detailed scale models is probably smaller despite the USA having a much larger population.

 

Few British modellers are strict historical and operational accurate participants in the hobby.  There is a lot of the proverbial rule 1 and running what a like on both sides of the Atlantic.

 

5 minutes ago, nathan70000 said:

Then there's the enduring popularity of three-rail O Gauge which takes up quite a large share of the market, so much so that quite a few models were available in O Gauge before they were in HO.

 

3-rail O isn't anywhere near as popular as that.

 

Go into a full service North American hobby shop and the Lionel/MTH section was a small corner, maybe the same square footage as N - but given you fit a lot, lot more N product in that space tells the story.

 

But HO would be 90% of the store.

 

Yes, in a handful of markets there are stores that specialize in O, but that is still a rarity.

 

Most Americans simply don't have the space for an O layout - the basement empires are rare regardless of scale.

 

5 minutes ago, nathan70000 said:

Don't forget that the US dieselised much sooner than the UK did. Most of the post-war diesels from EMD, Alco and GE have been done to a high standard already and even the really obscure ones have been covered.

 

Not even close to being true.

 

EMD is very well represented, but still has gaps where the tooling is 20+ years old and not up to today's standards - particularly in switchers.

 

GE - distorted market.  Yes, the current stuff (GEVOs) is available and the Dash-9 and very soon AC4400 in quality models.  But the pre-1990 GE stuff is mostly missing.

 

Alco - lots of stuff missing or very old tooling.

 

And forget about Baldwin or Fairbanks Morse for the most part in model form.

 

Compare that to the UK where in the major diesel classes only a small number are missing modern tooling and they likely will be done in the next say 3 years or less.

 

5 minutes ago, nathan70000 said:

Road-specific steam locomotives are probably the biggest gap in the NA market, but I'm honestly not sure the demand is there at the price they'd likely cost. As much as I'd love a B&M P4, I'm not sure I'd shell out over £500 for one plus p&p.

 

Steam is a problem, for 2 reasons.

 

1) too many prototypes railroads doing their own thing, so beyond the few USRA designs there is nothing common to build tooling around

 

2) lack of a full range meaning people are scared off modeling steam.  With a couple of exceptions you get maybe 1 steam model per prototype, not enough variety to build a model railroad around - and even PRR/NYC/SP get less than a handful and are missing the more common and useful smaller locos.

 

Given those problems I would agree we are unlikely to see much of an improvement, though Athearn/Rapido/ScaleTrains have all expressed interest in US steam so things may change slightly.

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