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From: "J DOT Henry Priebe Jr DOT " root AT bluemoon DOT net
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:48:59 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: (erielack) new EL models
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Atlas has done at least two paint jobs in N, but not two phases as far as I
know.

Here are the Atlas/Kato with the earlier roman lettering and the Atlas/China
later gothic lettering in the stripe versions.

Henry

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On Sat, 21 Jan 2012, toddsyr wrote:

> Paul,
>
> Are you sure Atlas has done different phases of the U25B in EL paint? I
> don't have road numbers 2505 or 2508 but websites show these are phase 2B
> units. I do have road numbers 2501, 2510 and 2512. Without digging them out,
> I thought these were also all phase 2B units.
>
> Todd K. Stearns
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)"
> To: ; "EL Mail List"
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:12 AM
> Subject: RE: (erielack) new EL models
>
>
> >> You can join the yahoo group HOInterchange (formerly HOYard
> >> Sale) and post a WTB. This is a very active group. I bought a
> >> Bowser "Executive line" U25B from Steve Twarogowski a couple
> >> years ago. It's in service on my layout and it's a real gem.
> >
> >
> > While the Bowser (former Stewart) U25B is decent, in today's scheme of
> > things the model is slightly below par. I'm surprised no one has released
> > a quality U25B with variations (remember that the later Phase IV U25Bs
> > that EL also had featured handrails that bolted to the side, not on top
> > of, the walkways - that's just one example). You N scalers are lucky in
> > this way, since Atlas HAS done the variations for you!
> >
> > But with the way the model business is going, and with the recent closure
> > of one of Athearn's factories in China, I think we'll be seeing less and
> > less "cool new stuff" going forward....
> >
> > - Paul


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