Athearn News-6-8-04

[Amtrk14]

Greetings and salutations.

We have a lot going on here in our new world headquarters in Carson, CA.
First, although the "move" is completed and we have vacated our old building
in Compton, we still have a lot of unpacking to do and we need to get the
production lines completely set up before we can start making kits here.
Crews are plumbing the fire suppressant system for the paint booths today.

The printing machines are set up with air and electricity, so as soon as the
water piping is done on the spray booths we'll be painting and printing
here. The packing lines and the test tracks are set up, so we'll be rolling
soon.

We expect to see rolling stock and locomotive kits starting to leave here by
the end of this month.

SD70MAC

The first SD70MACs are "on the water" and will arrive here before the end of
June. They should be in stores (at least the first few road names) in early
July. The samples that we have gotten look real good.

N Scale AUTOMAX and COAL PORTERS
These should be arriving in stores right now. Check them out!

NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Here are our new products announced in early June.

If you want quick, low resolution images, use the .jpg.
If you want slow, high resolution images, use the .pdf. BUT please NOTE that
when you use the ,pdf the images will first download to your computer, then
you have to open Adobe Acrobat to view the images.


N Scale

N Scale Ford C Tractor with 28' Trailer
http://www.athearn.com/ac/N_Ford28trlr0604.jpg
http://www.athearn.com/ac/N_Ford28trlr0604.pdf

Genesis
Genesis F3's Great Northern
http://www.athearn.com/ac/GenF3_GN0604.jpg
http://www.athearn.com/ac/GenF3_GN0604.pdf

Genesis PC&F Box Car 8' + 6' Door 12 packs
http://www.athearn.com/ac/GenPCF12pk0604.jpg
http://www.athearn.com/ac/GenPCF12pk0604.pdf


Ready To Roll
40' Quad Hopper 6 pack
http://www.athearn.com/ac/40quad6pk.jpg
http://www.athearn.com/ac/40quad6pk.pdf

40' Steel Reefer 6 pack
http://www.athearn.com/ac/40reefer6pk.jpg
http://www.athearn.com/ac/40reefer6pk.pdf

50' Express Reefer (with new truck tooling)
http://www.athearn.com/ac/50express0604.jpg
http://www.athearn.com/ac/50express0604.pdf

Three Dome Tank Car
http://www.athearn.com/ac/ThreeDTank0604.jpg
http://www.athearn.com/ac/ThreeDTank0604.pdf

Freightliner two pack
http://www.athearn.com/ac/Freightliners0604.jpg
http://www.athearn.com/ac/Freightliners0604.pdf

Converter Dolly 4 pack
http://www.athearn.com/ac/dolly0604.jpg
http://www.athearn.com/ac/dolly0604.pdf

Fire Rescue Truck - NEW TOOLING
http://www.athearn.com/ac/rescuetruck0604.jpg
http://www.athearn.com/ac/rescuetruck0604.pdf


Coca Cola Delivery Truck Set
http://www.athearn.com/ac/CokeDelivery0604.jpg
http://www.athearn.com/ac/CokeDelivery0604.pdf


That's enough for today.

The Folks at Athearn



Sean

[orsonroy]

So...we ever gonna see these as kits?

[joseph2]

I assume everything you sell is assembled in some third world country. Joe G.

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[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by joseph2

I assume everything you sell is assembled in some third world country. Joe G.

It all comes from China these days. [tdn]

Bob Boudreau
Canada

[dknelson]

When (he asked) will Athearn wake up and offer a bay window caboose in genuine Chicago & North Western RED. Red, not that phoney boxcar brown that never graced a real CNW caboose. The yellow cabooses are fine for those in the modern era but with all these Atlas and P2K HO engines in early C&NW paint schemes, Athearn could have cleaned up and made a mind by offering the Bay Window Caboose in the pre 1970s red.
Dave Nelson

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dknelson

When (he asked) will Athearn wake up and offer a bay window caboose in genuine Chicago & North Western RED. Red, not that phoney boxcar brown that never graced a real CNW caboose. The yellow cabooses are fine for those in the modern era but with all these Atlas and P2K HO engines in early C&NW paint schemes, Athearn could have cleaned up and made a mind by offering the Bay Window Caboose in the pre 1970s red.
Dave Nelson

If you want one that badly, pick up a kit for the cheapest price you can find. (I hope its a UP one) strip the shell and paint one. Your a model railroader are you not? That Red scheme is a dip job, you should have it through your workbench and out rolling on the railroad in a weekend.

James.

[BRAKIE]

Originally posted by joseph2

I assume everything you sell is assembled in some third world country. Joe G.

Yes,Joe just like Atlas,Life Like,,Kato,and other brands...Nothing is hardly made in the USA these days.[:(]

Larry

Conductor.

Summerset Ry.

"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt  Safety First!"

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