Hey Everyone: Let's take a walk down memory lane, and imagine a time when freight cars weren't painted a single color and with hardly any notice of railroad or style. Introducing the Second Run of our HO & N Scale Bx-166, 60' Double-Door Box Cars, with the classic 'Shock Control' paint scheme by the Santa Fe. Coming in two paint variations - 12 numbers of each - these are perfect for you mid-70's+ modelers. See additional information at http://www.blmamodels.com/blog Thanks for looking!
Wow, I usually get to ignore your announcements on cars as a 70's guy, except for a flatcar or two. Not this time. Ordered....
"Late 2014" was suppose to be the arrival time for these. Came and went. Checked with my online seller and they say "delayed". Anyone ever get these? Oddly, I believe BLMA's site says something about a second run. Would like to see the "Super Shock" one's I ordered first before there is talk of another run.
Your "Super Shock" one's ARE the second run. Those of us who ordered the first run (spartan ATSF) haven't seen those either.
Either way, the flyer for the "Super Shock" ones originally said "Late 2014". Then the website says "Delivery By: Q2, 2015" (which we've passed, right?).
Who's "we" though? Need we always to have to alter our expectations? Or should manufacturers be presenting more realistic arrival dates? It's not like this "China affect" is a recent phenomenon. It's been years now.
Just curious- What company built these cars in 1:1? Sure looks familiar. Like a batch PC&F built in that time frame.
"Custom-built by the ATSF in 1974, a total of 300 Bx-166 boxcars were built at the Santa Fe’s car shops in Topeka, KS."
Interesting. We built a good sized order for them about that time. I can still remember their inspectors running around the RIP/finishing tracks, white lab coats, white mini/half hard hats and clip boards making notes.
AT&SF box cars in that or a very similar scheme, 1974 or possibly 1975. Am trying to recall the doors, but cannot right now. Seems to me they were also equipped with load restraining devices.
Over and over there are issues with China, lead in paint, tainted milk, the list goes on. We, meaning modelers and the country as a whole, need to stop demanding ultra low prices. US manufacturing by and large is still manufacturing using 1950's technologies. It is time for outfits like Atlas and others to bring the manufacturing back home. It is time to move into the new millenia manufacturing models and build stuff here like we used to. Then there is no being held hostage by a few manufacturers back in China.
I have never heard nor seen a cost comparison between models made here or in China. All we have is someone's word on it and as with everything else these days, that is not good enough. We hear rumors and denials and then we hear more rumors. That is all we get. Prices have escalated in recent years while product remains scarce. Keynesian economics will tell you there is a relation ship there. Everyone blames China but no one does anything. When was the last time Atlas introduced a new locomotive? By that I mean a new one, not a repaint or a variation of a pre-existing model. According to the Atlas web site the last new locomotive was the C420 issued in May, 2007 (http://www.atlasrr.com/nproducts.htm). That was over eight years ago.