New Product Announcements from N Scale Convention 2016

[kschmidt]

The N Scale Enthusiasts 2016 convention wrapped up yesterday in Kansas City, KS. It was well attended with about 470 registered attendees.  Lots to see and do. Lots of BBQ consumed also.  

Here are a list of annoucements made at the weekend Swap a Rama show and Manufacturers Breakfast.  

Some highlights include

First N Scale locomotive from Scale Trains an N Scale Turbine

Atlas will be doing 60' Heavyweight Passenger Cars based on O Scale model

Fox Valley Models GP60's with new cabs

Walthers Cornerstone N Scale Vintage Dairy Queen and Modern DQ Grill and Chill Kits. Also Merchants Row 1 in N scale

Broadway Limited N Scale PA1's available soon

Much more please read below

2017 NSE Convention will be in Pittsburgh, PA in late June.   

• Micro-Trains — new 50' Airslide hopper in Sept; new 48' container in October; new 48' Husky Stack with new ASF Ride Control trucks in Nov/Dec; NASA 12-car weathered monthly series starts in Dec
• Atlas — BLMA inventory of parts will be available; July-Dec catalog will be released next week at Indy; new Z scale c55 flex early 4Q; new track components for Tru-Track and c80 coming; new `73 Ford F100; new 60' heavyweights (same prototype as the O scale cars)
• Trainworx — new schemes on 53' trailers coming including Triple Crown; truck components available before end of month; BN and MILW coming on P-S covered hopper; NYC Flexi-Vans due soon, Mk III and IV flatcar reservations due Aug
• Scale Trains — UP Turbine before end of July; new road names for containers in Aug and Nov; two new N cars TBA in Indy
• Richmond Controls — 0201 LEDs for vehicles; track-powered flicker-free lighting kits for various passenger car models
• Walthers — the two DG buildings; new announcement in Indy
• Aztrack — DCC detectors and other electronics
• Fox Valley — GP60s with new cabs; P-S high-side gon; ex-Red Caboose Ortner hopper enhanced tooling
• N-Trak — newsletters are now distributed electronically only, no hard copies
• N-Scale Architect — 25th anniversary, original Smelter kit being re-released with enhanced detail in Sept; new Trackside Scenes
• Bluford — new schemes on 3-bay hoppers; new 2-bay ribbed hopper representing offset rebuilds and PS-3, first roads include C&O and NH 116000 series
• Wheels of Time — Matt not present due to getting married today
• Neal's N-Gauging Trains — new store in StL; new etched Model-T and chained link fence
• PWRS — new car TBA in Aug
• Broadway Ltd — Alco PAs due soon; K7 stock cars due soon
• Eastern Seaboard Models — new XIH Boxcars late 4Q; anti-vandal panels for the Athearn auto racks in multiple placard/panel variations early 4Q; ACL/MEC low side gon kits early 4Q; Portec auto rack with N Scale Kits still in development
• N Scale Kits — Pennsy FM 40' flat; various well cars, articulated and stand-alone; fuel foilers
• Digitrax — VIS40 with easy reset; PCS240 redesigned; working on revising instruction sheets for easier comprehension