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Product News

Limited quantities of the first Conrail ex-PC restencil are all that remain from the first and second releases of XIH Boxcars, all of the others are sold out.  Reservations for the third and fourth releases will be closing on December 15, see your dealer if interested.  T he models in the next two releases are:

2253 - New Haven "State of Maine" (1953), 2 numbers.
2256 - New Haven, repaint (1975), 2 numbers.
2259 - Canadian Pacific, stacked herald (1959), 3 numbers.
2260 - Bangor and Aroostook, dedicated service (1978), 2 numbers.
2262 - Bangor and Aroostook "State of Maine" repaint (1957), 3 numbers.

2252 - Bangor and Aroostook "State of Maine" (1953), 2 numbers.
2255 - Bangor and Aroostook, large herald reprint (1974), 2 numbers.
2258 - Conrail ex-Penn Central restencil (1976), 1 number.
2263 - Canadian Pacific, script herald (1967), 2 numbers.
2264 - Okee Inc (1971), 2 numbers.

The third release is scheduled for late first quarter 2011.  The fourth release is scheduled for mid second quarter 2011.  Snapshots of the artwork are on the website.  Photos of the pre-production samples will be in the January issue of the newsletter.

On the print publication front, the XIH Boxcar is extensively reviewed in the January 2011 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman!

On The Horizon

Beginning next year, ESM will offer a holiday series of rolling stock.  The first release will be on the XIH Boxcar with roofwalk and charcoal heater.  The model is a year away, but in the spirit of the holiday season here is a screenshot of the preliminary artwork.

The roofwalk/heater-equipped model will be painted white with red ends and a green underframe; decorated in red, green, black, silver and yellow print; and feature Micro-Trains® trucks in green and couplers in red.  The reservation period will begin in August 2011.

The next offering in the Sovereign Modelers Series™ will be another exquisite limited-run masterpiece by Tom Mann, utilizing the XIH Boxcar decorated in the original Magor BAR scheme with a car number not available in the regular line.

Watch for the official announcement, along with the super-sized super-detailed version of the photo above, within the next couple of weeks.  Other items have been in development for the series for over a year, which we hope to bring to market in 2011.  More details to follow as release dates become firm.
 

In Development

Two YouTube videos have been posted that show testing of the two Pennsy X58 Boxcar rapid prototype models.  Modifications currently are being made to the digital models to correct any discrepancies between the common features of the body variations, and first draft samples of the etched parts will be reviewed late next month.  The target release date for the X58 is December 2011.
 

Modelers' Corner

Send us pics of your weathered G26 Mill Gondolas!

Also send us pics of your XIH Boxcars in action!

We will feature the best photos in the ESM Newsletter and on our Facebook page!
 

The Wrap-Up

Click on the YouTube icon above to watch our latest videos!  Also look us up on Facebook!  We will be posting there at least on a weekly basis with past and current product tidbits, but most of the in-depth future product information will be revealed here in this publication.  The Link of the Month in the info boxes at the upper right features interesting and fascinating sites showcasing the best of N scale, of both modeling techniques and operating layouts.  We encourage you to visit and explore.

As 2010 draws to a close, we are grateful to those who have helped us establish our media presence this year.  Many thanks to Jeff Faulkner, Paul Graf, Jim Grill, Scott Lupia, Ian MacMillan, Tom Mann, Craig Martyn, Rick Spano and others who shared their knowledge and talents and layouts and free time to help bring the videos, blog and newsletter to life.  To everyone, Happy Holidays!!

The January issue of the ESM Newsletter will be approximately one week late so that photos of paint/print test shots of the XIH boxcars currently in prouction can be included.  Watch for the email during the second full week of the month.

All photos and artwork in this newsletter copyright © 2010 ESMC, all rights reserved.  Please do not post or distribute any content of this newsletter without the expressed written consent of Eastern Seaboard Models.

Thank you for your interest in our products.

ISSUE #5 - DEC 2010
 

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