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Mike Caddell posted:

Curtis,

I'm with you. I believe we're due for a modern car or two. While I campaigned on the Atlas forum for the 73ft or 64ft Center Partition Flats and the 34k gallon LPG Tank Cars, a Trinity gondola (or Gunderson or Thrall, what ever) either 50ft, 55ft or 65-70ft (Mill) would be welcome. Atlas does a great job for the money with their Master Line freight cars and it doesn't take much to tweak them to P-48 or a excellent O5W model. The 60ft Trinity T-box would be another great car to have rather than repainting the Berwick Forge car over and over again.  I'd also like to see a re-run or new numbers for the first run Trainman 68ft Bulkhead Flats: TTX and UP. Like some other posters, I have felt that Atlas locomotive production, well, it just takes awhile. Okay, maybe, if you're 27, not so much if you are a cranky 62 y.o. grumpy old man. However, having said that, it Atlas were to produce a much better SD70 series locomotive(s) that the K-Line model, I'd bite.....and I could always use some more SP and Rio Grande GP60s. Might even get some extra Santa Fe units. Truly, it seems to me that the market is flooded with RS somethings F units (F45, FP45, and F40PH I, II, and III excepted). Another current prototype freight car would be a breathe of fresh air. Like Swafford says, "Ready to buy when you supply!"

Modern stuff is definitely where it's at.  Unfortunately with Atlas's current lead time it's a safer bet that someone else will come out with it first.

Someone on the modern end needs to do the equivalent of Ted Culotta's steam/transition era "Essential Freight Car" series.  That might give you somewhat of a compass on what has been done and what would best to be done in the future.

Anyway, the problem has never been too many RS somethings... it's too many RS somethings that are all inaccurate out of the box.    I guess E and F units still sell well since they range from Atlas all the way up to Key and 3rd Rail announced the E6. 

Mike Caddell posted:

Curtis,

I'm with you. I believe we're due for a modern car or two. While I campaigned on the Atlas forum for the 73ft or 64ft Center Partition Flats and the 34k gallon LPG Tank Cars, a Trinity gondola (or Gunderson or Thrall, what ever) either 50ft, 55ft or 65-70ft (Mill) would be welcome. Atlas does a great job for the money with their Master Line freight cars and it doesn't take much to tweak them to P-48 or a excellent O5W model. The 60ft Trinity T-box would be another great car to have rather than repainting the Berwick Forge car over and over again.  I'd also like to see a re-run or new numbers for the first run Trainman 68ft Bulkhead Flats: TTX and UP. Like some other posters, I have felt that Atlas locomotive production, well, it just takes awhile. Okay, maybe, if you're 27, not so much if you are a cranky 62 y.o. grumpy old man. However, having said that, it Atlas were to produce a much better SD70 series locomotive(s) that the K-Line model, I'd bite.....and I could always use some more SP and Rio Grande GP60s. Might even get some extra Santa Fe units. Truly, it seems to me that the market is flooded with RS somethings F units (F45, FP45, and F40PH I, II, and III excepted). Another current prototype freight car would be a breathe of fresh air. Like Swafford says, "Ready to buy when you supply!"

In full agreement with above, get a grip Atlas!

nick

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