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(erielack) 20th Century Hobbies Newsletter

Hello again railfans and modelers-


Website updates as of today, May 7th.  

A bunch of pictures from Bill Wiebel's collection of Erie 

diesel engines and a business car at:


http://TrainNut.Railfan.net/ELmainpage/elmainpage.htm


More pictures to follow as we have time to put them up.


Updates on new products available.


New items:

HO plastic steam engines at reduced prices for sale for some 

of our favorite railroads-

Mantua Erie Light Pacific 

Rivarossi Erie Heavy Mikado

Rivarossi New York Central Streamlined Hudson


http://TrainNut.Railfan.net/SaleList/HOLocos/HOLocos.htm


Books-

Sheppard books are now in stock:

"Erie New York Division Interlocking Stations"

"Tidewater Terminals of the Erie Lackawanna Railway" 


Morning Sun's "New York Harbor Railroads 

In Color, Volume 1" by Thomas R. Flagg 


Taking reservations for "Erie & DL&W Guide to Freight & 

Passenger Equipment in COLOR" to be released June 2001

(No, its not out yet)


Color books on the EL, Erie, DL&W, CNJ, LV, PRR and more all on sale


Morning Sun's "Trackside at Scranton" is on special sale 


http://TrainNut.Railfan.net/SaleList/Books/Books.htm


HO Scale- Locomotives

In stock:

Athearn Genesis NYS&W SD70M

Athearn Erie Lackawanna SW7

Atlas NJDOT/EL U34CH

P2K Erie Lackawanna SW9

P2K FA1/FB1 set in Erie 2 different numbers

Spectrum Baby Trainmasters undec & B&O

Spectrum EL SD45

P2K DL&W E8A 

Atlas Alco diesels- RSD4/5 in CNJ, S-1 in CNJ and RS11 in LV 


Taking reservations for:

Atlas Dash 8-40B NYS&W are due in this week (last chance). 

P2K S-1 Erie switchers

P2K Erie GP7 (by reservation only)

Atlas DL&W GP7

Stewart AS616

Need a reservation for any of the above?  

Just email us at jjordan_@_blast.net


The American Orient Express set is one of only 3000 made.  We have 

only one left.  This set consists of 2 E8A (one powered) and 6 streamline 

passenger cars in beautiful royal blue and cream all made by Rivarossi. 

We hear since RIVAROSSI is no longer distributed in the USA, these are 

going to be "hot" collector items.


http://TrainNut.Railfan.net/SaleList/HOLocos/HOLocos.htm


HO-Passenger Cars

Branchline sleepers and coaches-

We are still taking reservations for the DL&W and Erie "Lake" 

sleepers and Erie and Erie Lackawanna coaches (1100 series, we assume) 

-From Branchline.  Still no replies to our multitude of emails 

to the manufacturer on release date, colors, etc.


Funaro & Camerlengo-

Arch window Stillwell coaches and various milk cars are here.  

The Borden Milk Cars are back ordered, no word on when they are due.

Our prices are very reasonable.  Check out the quantity discounts.


Also a few Rivarossi "Phoebe Snow" cars are left, but we're running 

low on them.  To add to your "Snow" or "Erie Limited" we have a bunch 

of International Hobby Corporation (IHC) "head end" cars, ie.-express 

baggage and milk cars available to complete your favorite train.


*****Editors note:  Rivarossi models are no longer distributed 

in the USA.  IHC lost the distributorship three years ago and 

Model Expo, Inc. in Florida was the sole distributor in the USA 

for three years.  In March of 2001 Model Expo, Inc. had a problem 

with Rivarossi (new management, we hear) and shipped all the models 

they had in stock, back to them in Italy.  THAT MEANS THERE ARE NO 

MORE RIVAROSSI CARS DISTRIBUTED IN THE USA.  International Hobby Corp.

now produces a line of model HO cars, passenger and freight 

and locomotives, both steam and diesel.  They have also reduced 

retail prices about 30% depending on the item. They also "claim" 

they have improved the quality of the models and upgraded and added 

different items to their line of products.  We found out the hard 

way (we ordered some cars) that the quality of the new IHC cars are 

questionable. We also found out that most of what they
<underline>advertised</underline> 

in our favorite magazines is <bold><bigger>NOT IN STOCK</bigger></bold>. 


THIS IS OUR OPINION on the cars.  IHC has dropped the ball and 

included the old Rivarossi type wheelsets for their "new" passenger 

cars.  Quite frankly these wheels SUCK. They are non-NMRA conforming and
are 

NOT the RP-25 standard that most models in the hobby now have. They 

also made changes to the configuration of the cars including three 

doors on each side of baggage cars in the streamline series.  I have 

never seen three doors on one side of a prototype baggage car. Why 

did they do this?? The only improvements that we can see are they 

include slightly heavy (out-of-scale) grabirons, handrails and 

steps for the heavyweight cars which does add to the detail of the 

car and now they have interior kits for the streamline and corrogated 

series passenger cars.  As usual, IHC has a multitude of models in 

various colors and roadnames that the prototypes never had (if they 

are working from a prototype).  In short, we don't recommend them.  

However, *****


Here's the deal.  We bought some of them and we want to blow them 

out of here fast.  We have them discounted, we will include Proto 2000

36" metal wheelsets for each and include the interior kit on the
streamline 

cars without any extra charge to you.  About a $22.00 value for $12.98.

No returns on these.


15% off some brass items on the passenger page and locomotive page.

Check them out at:


http://TrainNut.Railfan.net/SaleList/HOPassenger/HOPassenger.htm


HO-Freight

Almost every brass caboose made for Erie, DL&W or EL in stock

Atlas 54' covered hoppers in EL

Kato covered hoppers in EL

Atlas 34' covered hoppers in D&H

Erie & L&NE boxcars from Athearn

Bunch of Northeastern modern cars from MDC (Roundhouse)

PFE reefers from Accurail - for your Erie produce train

Built Ups- Erie Automobile box cars from Branchline and 

EL gondolas from Life Like P2K

A bunch of local road craftmen kits from F&C


http://TrainNut.Railfan.net/SaleList/HOFreight/HOFreight.htm



HO Variety-

Just a note on some HO scale plastic we have available.  One of 

our customers is selling a bunch of plastic in local New Jersey 

railroads, some undecorated, some custom painted, some with Kadee 

#5's, some in undone kits. Most of these cars and locos have been 

assembled by a extremely diligent model railroader with care and 

a real closeness to the prototype. Mostly freight cars and locomotives.  

Also some out of print books.  If you feel you might be interested 

in some of these items, reply to this email and ask for THE LIST 

and we'll send it right off to you.  Thanks.


HO Decals-


As noted in our previous newsletters we carry the full line of 

Prime Mover Decals and we have a restock of Herald King decals.


Metal wheelsets from Athearn and Lifelike P2K.  Now is the 

time to rid yourself of those cranky old plastic wheelsets 

and upgrade to metal.


http://TrainNut.Railfan.net/SaleList/HODetails/HOdetails.htm


Fairly new to our web site is the "All Scale Scenery Page"

This is our place for the entire Woodland Scenics line for any scale. 

The learning kits are ready to help you take that big step toward your 

first scenery attempts towards the larger kits for dioramas or small 

layouts.


http://TrainNut.Railfan.net/SaleList/Scenery/SceneryDetails.htm


N SCALE-

We have expanded our N scale to include a host of local road 

diesel locomotives and some Southern foreigners. 

Kato SD45 in Erie Lackawanna; 

LifeLike E8A, PA1's, in Erie and Lackawanna; 

SD7/9 in Chessie paint; 

E7A in L&N; 

FA2/FB2 powered combinations in Erie and L&NE.


http://TrainNut.Railfan.net/SaleList/NLocos/NLocos.htm


We have three sets of Lackawanna gray, maroon & yellow passenger 

cars by Arnold to match the Lackawanna E8A engines.  Yes, we will 

break up sets if you want specific cars.


http://TrainNut.Railfan.net/SaleList/NPassenger/NPassenger.htm


We want to again thank you for your support and continued patronage.


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- -Joe Jordan

20th Century Hobbies, Inc.


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