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The third batch of XIH Boxcars is en route to the States.  The fourth release will follow six weeks after the third batch hits the shelves.  Watch our latest YouTube video to see the new paint schemes in action.

On The Horizon

Here are photos of some of the fourth release of XIH Boxcars.

#2258 - Conrail ex-Penn Central re-stencil (new number)

#2264 - Okee Inc., ex-"State of Maine" patch scheme (new release)

#2264 - Okee Inc., ex-BAR repaint patch scheme (new release)

Pictures of the remaining cars in the fourth release will be in the June issue of the newsletter.  

The next Sovereign Modelers Series™ offering is scheduled for release within the next few weeks.  Here is a sneak peak of the work in progress, featuring "ghost" lettering in the herald:

In Development

The X58 boxcar will be released in the following three body configurations:

Original "as built" configuration
 

Transition configuration
 

Modern configuration

Every scheme produced on the model will be a fully accurate representation of a specific car based on photographs, with the correct body and underframe configuration utilized.  And with prototypes that had ACI plates applied, the model also will feature the ACI plate -- including the correct barcode sequence that corresponds to the reporting marks.  With accurate and car-specific tooled details and decoration, BLMA's ASF 75-ton ride-control trucks with metal wheels, and Micro-Trains® couplers installed in a thin-profile extended draft-gear coupler box, these models arguably will be the most accurate items ever mass-produced in N scale.

This is the accurate ACI barcode for PRR 114260, which will be item #222104 in Release 1 and the first ESM model to feature an ACI plate.
 

It appears we may be able to cost-effectively piggy-back onto the X58 tooling and offer ice air conditioning bunkers that will fit the Micro-Trains® series of Heavyweights.  Single and double bunkers would be available.  Even if future MTL heavyweight models are tooled with ice bunkers, these parts will allow for kitbashing and scratchbuilding without having to cut MTL heavyweight underframes apart for the parts.  The ice bunkers will be produced with the X58 and should be available around the end of the year.
 

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 regularly 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 modeling techniques, operating layouts, and reference information.  We encourage you to visit and explore.

All text, photos and artwork in this newsletter copyright © 2011 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 #10 - MAY 2011
 

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