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Arrowhead Models announces second car - Locos and rolling stock
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MRH Staff 7,972 posts jeffshultz MRH Staff 7,972 posts
jeffshultz

Arrowhead Models has announced the Greenville 2494 Railgon gondola as their second release.

 

 

Featuring 199 parts per car, that includes 81 wire parts and 34 brass parts, including the car sidewalls.

Three CSXT roadnumbers are available exclusively from Lombard Hobbies. The models, priced at $54.95 per car, will ship beginning August 10th, 2020.

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Jeff Shultz - MRH Technical Assistant
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Modeling a fictional GWI shortline combining three separate areas into one freelance-ish railroad.
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bobmorning MRH Author 421 posts
bobmorning

Ordered one

It was a bit pricey but I really wanted to have a early 80's gon for the scrap yard dealer on the layout.

 

Bob M.

Modeling the Western Maryland in the 1980's at http://wmrwy.com

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Modeltruckshop Prolific poster 1,050 posts
Modeltruckshop

Great idea...

having the brass panels for dents and dings.  Should be some great looking models and great projects we see in the near future as a result.  
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jimfitch Prolific poster 5,272 posts
jimfitch

I'm a fan of Blaines models.

I'm a fan of Blaines models. He does a fantastic job.     The 1980 date "just" fits within my time frame so I've ordered a couple of the GONX version. 

I can't wait to see what Blaine has coming next.  I believe he is doing 4600 covered hoppers which we might see out this year and should be much better than the Athearn Genesis 4600 with it's ill fitting top to body seam.  

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Jim Fitch
northern VA
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musgrovejb Prolific poster 1,709 posts
musgrovejb

Major Project

No doubt the kit has the potential of looking fantastic if constructed correctly.  But looks like a lot of time and effort for a modern gondola unless you are going for a contest entry.  

Personally for the price, would opt for a Tangent or Exact Rail model.

Joe

Modeling Missouri Pacific Railroad's Central Division, Fort Smith, Arkansas

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jimfitch Prolific poster 5,272 posts
jimfitch

Personally for the price,

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Personally for the price, would opt for a Tangent or Exact Rail model.

 

Tangent and ExactRail do not offer gondolas of the type Arrowhead is offering.

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Jim Fitch
northern VA
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lars_PA Regular poster 230 posts
lars_PA

No doubt the kit has the

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No doubt the kit has the potential of looking fantastic if constructed correctly.  But looks like a lot of time and effort for a modern gondola unless you are going for a contest entry.  

Maybe on confused on this post here, but the car is RTR, correct?  If so, though the price is high, there is a lot of value in the detail that you're getting. 
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jeffshultz MRH Staff 7,972 posts
jeffshultz

It's RTR

This is an assembled car. 

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Jeff Shultz - MRH Technical Assistant
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Modeling a fictional GWI shortline combining three separate areas into one freelance-ish railroad.
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blindog10 Prolific poster 3,315 posts
blindog10

Easily re-kitted

There's a video on YouTube showing how one guy took the sides off his ExactRail gon and dented the brass sides.  Looks like he was able to put it back together with no ill effects.

Scott Chatfield
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jimfitch Prolific poster 5,272 posts
jimfitch

I don't see any kits on the

I don't see any kits on the website for sale, only RTR versions including as-delivered Railgon GONX (1980), CSX re-badged Railgons and plain CSX. 

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Jim Fitch
northern VA
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