Atlas U30B Phase 2 in HO Scale

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Sat Sep 6 00:43:36 EDT 2008


Stephen,

No I did not have my glasses on, because I just had Lasik a month ago;)!!
As for "pointing out a flaw", why can't you just be happy someone is doing a correct N&W model? If the bell bothers you, then change it. Would you rather have to put the whole high nose on? Or kitbash one with Athearn, RailPower and Atlas parts?

Atlas is doing a model that is unique to N&W. Be happy.

Marty Flick

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Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: Atlas U30B Phase 2 in HO Scale


Marty:
Did you have your glasses on when you looked at the bell. Check out the Fallen flag photo of #8488 and then let me know if the bell is fine. The bracket is great!
By the way, is pointing out an error a grip or a flaw?

Stephen

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nw/nw8488alr.jpg


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Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: Atlas U30B Phase 2 in HO Scale


Good lord, the model has just been announced, and the griping has already begun! The bell looks fine, as the N&W GE's did have a different style, (slightly narrower bracket) than what we commonly see on EMD locomotives. As for the paint scheme, that is actually a question mark: the image shows the block "NW", but the text description says "black/yellow", which could suggest the half-moon herald scheme, unless it's a misprint or the yellow is referring to the handrail ends. Either scheme will sell just fine. We have no problems selling N&W engines with the block "NW" in Columbus.

Marty Flick

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Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: Atlas U30B Phase 2 in HO Scale


Russ:
The N&W bell is one of the worst I seen modeled!
Also one of the least popular paint schemes being done!

Stephen Rineair

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Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 8:35 PM
Subject: Atlas U30B Phase 2 in HO Scale


For those who haven't seen the announcement, Atlas officially released today that they are producing the GE U30B Ph. 2 in HO Scale. Release date is Feb '09. MSRP w/ sound is $289.95, w/o sound is $179.95. Why is this being posted here, you ask. They are doing the high hood version in the first run, covering N&W. There will be three road numbers with sound and three other numbers without sound. The paint scheme will be the block NW. Ths link below shows pre-production samples of the high hood version, which appears that they have corrected some of the dimensional errors in the high short hood from previous GE Dash 7 runs.

http://www.atlasrr.com/HOLoco/hou30b.htm

Regards,
Russ Goodwin


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