Carl & Kent York Updates

[KentJJ]

laz 57

EXCELLENT JOB CTT!!!!  I hope this will be a ongoing thing at YORK.  KENT, tell DA BOSS you need an IPAD to get the reports in, that little phone just don't work that great and tough on the eyes.

Great job and had fun with this, Thanks again,

laz57

Believe it or not, I AM now typing this reply on an iPad!!! Got my hands on the unit that various teams at KPC are testing. Much easier to type out sentences when the keys are as big as dimes. Still waiting for the ability to run a train using this device...

[Ole Timer]

 BOB .... me and a couple others on the forum who will probably be going next spring hopefully may see you there then . We can't make the fall show either . Thanks for the reply buddy !  

[DMUinCT]

I asked about you, Carl said "He was holding the fort".  Still need forts in Wisconsin?

You had said in a post that you ran "OO", I was going to ask how extensive.

[Bob Keller]

We're just sending two people to a York right now. While I'd be up next in the rotation, I believe Roger will be going with Carl in the Fall because he has a new book coming out.

[Ole Timer]

 Thanks guys .... it was a stop for great information and things to look forward to coming on the market ! As always CTT is the best forum on the web    always a pleasure coming here . Not only the best bunch of people posting here ..... but the whole staff that works for them are fabulous folks ....  

 BOB / Overlord .... any plans in the future for you to be at York so we can meet you in person ?

[Buckeye Riveter]

Kent....Really enjoyed the York reports.   Will you be there this fall when the Buckeyes take on York?

[jefelectric]

dougdagrump

Any reports/info on the MTH R-T-R sets with the DCS controlers ?

 

Doug they are in the new RTR catalog, $39.95.  Also included with some of the sets.

[Joe Hohmann]

laz 57

Good job KENT.  WILLIAMs also have a great looking trolly out with open interior, all electronics are in the trucks, very cool looking.

laz57

Open interior...THAT'S IT! As I looked at this trolley at York, I thought they looked great, and different for some reason. No motor blocking the interior!

[Louisiana Southern Pacific]

NOW THIS IS WHAT I LIKE TO SEE GREAT JOB KENT AND CARL!!!!!!!!!!

[jonadel]

Thanks CTT for these posts, sure fun to read about the York experience.  It's been 4 years for us and we just had a great time, really enjoyed the whole PA experience.

[laz 57]

EXCELLENT JOB CTT!!!!  I hope this will be a ongoing thing at YORK.  KENT, tell DA BOSS you need an IPAD to get the reports in, that little phone just don't work that great and tough on the eyes.

Great job and had fun with this, Thanks again,

laz57

[KentJJ]

laz 57

Good job KENT.  WILLIAMs also have a great looking trolly out with open interior, all electronics are in the trucks, very cool looking.

laz57

Yes, Larry at Bachmann is just back from China-says the trolley cars were in production and soon enroute to the US. Likely my last post before packing up the CTT booth- good times! Back to the home office for Monday.

[laz 57]

Good job KENT.  WILLIAMs also have a great looking trolly out with open interior, all electronics are in the trucks, very cool looking.

laz57

[KentJJ]

Closing day here at YC fairgrounds. The days start to blur together, but plenty of standout products to mention including:

 A working prototype of the Z-Stuff for Trains Signal Bridge with smartSignals sensors. Can be order to fit over three to eight tracks! Best part -- comes with a operating semaphore option.

Scott Mann of Sunset Models/3rd Rail suggests that he's working up a line of S gauge models for release in 2010. More details to come in the next few months.

MTH will use a new diesel truck block in upcoming models, and some diesels will feature fixed pilots. Check your MTH dealer for full details, but essentially any four-axle. END diesel with a -2 product number will have the new truck and fixed pilot.

 Also, Andy E. of MTH notes that select sets -- indicated in the 2010 RTR calatog -- will come (starting this fall) with DCS Remote Commander Set.

 Jack Pearce ([e-mail]) has a slick passenger car on display -- features his LED drop-in lighting boards for interior illumination... has options for marker lights and even candle lighting effects in a dining car 

 At least one more post coming before we call it a day.

 

[dougdagrump]

Any reports/info on the MTH R-T-R sets with the DCS controlers ?

[Bob Keller]

I was hoping for a dummy unit to double-head jet-powered freights with ...

[KentJJ]

Ogaugeoverlord

Tell us more of the glory of the magnificent New York Central jet car? Is it as awesome a Water Level Route product as it appears in the catalog?

Sounds and lights will dazzle you Bob. You'll also be pleased to know an extra coach is planned for the next catalog

[KentJJ]

Find of the day- a rare Lionel no. 6465-160 box (only) reportedly purchased for $45!

[Bob Keller]

Tell us more of the glory of the magnificent New York Central jet car? Is it as awesome a Water Level Route product as it appears in the catalog?

[KentJJ]

Remy and Matt of Lionel gave a great demo of new products for 2010. Highlights included CP GE ES44AC, Genset , M497 Jet car, and 2-10-10-2 steam loco. Also announced Presidential boxcar series made in the USA - $60ea. New ZW-L will have 720watt internal power source and cooling fan. Vision Line features like Diesel Exhaust will also come to more Trad line items in next catalog.

[KentJJ]

Atlas O is studying FP-9/7 drawings, but nothing slated. AAA Precision Turntables has an operating modern concrete flood loader silo and car positioner on display - can't beat it for prototype realism.

[KentJJ]

The CTT button buzz was Brute-l this am. All 1000 gone in 20 mins! Will check out MTH and Lionel soon-and ? Jim Weaver about FP-9!

[dwiemer]

Kent, any word from Atlas about an FP-9?  Last year they were working on one.  I am hoping to get one in Georgia Southwestern RR, but I guess that will be a custom paint job.

THanks,
Dennis

[EIS2]

KentJJ

Dusty Miller (went to school with a girl by that name).

 

Kent, Don't leave us hanging; tell us about Dusty.

Earl

[KentJJ]

What a fun day! Good conversations with readers and vendors alike. Now that I've finally got a moment to catch up on the events of Day 1 at the YC fairgrounds, I'll share some remarks from vendors I spoke to in the Orange Hall.

Atlas O -- Jim Weaver of Atlas O was more than happy to show off final test shots of the California Zephyr streamlined dome car and 10-6 chair car. Although the test shots were devoid of the final details, Carl and I were wowed by the prototype accuracy, especially the wheel skirting, interior stairwell up to the dome, and the underbody piping. Coolest of all, the option for using 2 AA batteries to provide flicker-free illumination to the interiors LEDs. New paint schemes of previously released locomotives (SD40 and GP-9) made it easy to linger here for a bit. Yes, the Canadian Pacific schemes were mostly to blame! Before heading back to the CTT booth, I also noted a great-looking diorama created by a talented Atlas employee -- included multiple bridges and a noteworthy scratchbuilt snowshed (not cataloged!) assembled from laser cut wood.

Scenic Express -- Jim Elster pulled me aside to share some spectacular -- and large-- new trees and ground covering. Though not yet listed on the scenicexpress.com website, the approx 10-inch tall generic Deciduous (Maple?) tree boasts rubberized foliage that won't flake off with handling. Other new ground covers included Briar Patch, Briar Branches, Pampas Grass, Leafy Plant, Ferns, and Dusty Miller (went to school with a girl by that name). Tomorrow, I hope to see these integrated into a diorama located in the Black Hall.

S-Helper Service -- Don Thompson let me know that reservations for his no. 02016 2010 Christmas car, an S gauge D&H open top fishbelly hopper in blue and yellow, are filling up fast. Great to see Don in the Orange Hall location and the operating display layout -- to build one like it, see the Jan and Feb 2006 issues of  CTT.

I've got a detail on the button brigade first thing on Friday, but I promise to scout a bit more in the am. 

[dwiemer]

Great job Kent and CTT, I am enjoying this!

[KentJJ]

Ross Custom Switches has their new RTP201M RossPlate track switches on display. Tubular rail and metal frog are screwed to plastic base. Z stuff dz motors fit on one side of track only. Looks like a great alternative to Lionel O72 originals.

[Bob Keller]

He's using an Apple iTouch.

[tim o'm]

Welcome to the Classic Toy Trains forum, BNSFMike! 

Great job on the updates, Kent.  Are you sending your messages via a smartphone, laptop, or web book?  Enquiring minds want to know! ;)