This one is going to be a winner!
I hope it will also be released in an earlier paint scheme!
Looks like a nice model. I won't be getting one of these, but I have been considering getting Lionel's version of this engine (252) from 80 years ago. I wonder what radius this new MTH model will run on, and if they had to make similar compromises as they did with the 4-12-2?
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Thanks Dave, I see you posted this pretty darn close to midnight, go ahead and get some sleep, tommorow is going to be a long day. Keep us posted. When does MTH plan on releasing the next HO catalog?
Thanks,
David (bluegill1)
Hi all,
This week the Eastern Division of the TCA is hosting it's semi-annual train show in York, PA. This is one of the larger train show in the country and is somewhat unusual in that it is NOT open to the general public. You must be a TCA member to attend. The show is primarily aimed at 3-rail O gauge. However, several HO manufacturers have O-gauge product lines and thus attend the York show. This includes Bachmann, Atlas, and MTH. On the Wednesday before the show opens the TCA's National Toy Train Museum hosts an open house where each manufacturer gives a presentation on newly released and/or announced models. This time Mike Wolf broke with standard form and announced a new HO model, the Milwaukee Bi-Polar, that will appear in their next catalog.
I was able to snap a couple shots of the pre-production sample before Mike packed it up.
I'll try to get some additional shots at the show tomorrow. Unfortunately, one of the TCA's rules states that photography is prohibited in the show halls. I have the get MTH to let me take the engine outside to photograph it.