Athearn has announced the Checker A8 taxicab in the graphics schemes shown above that was displayed at the Milwaukee Trainfest show this past November. Delivery is expected in June 2008.
Athearn has announced new models mating their Ford F-850 chassis with their existing van body. Expected in August 2008.
Athearn has announced new models mating their Kenworth W900 chassis with their existing dump body. Expected in June 2008.
Athearn has announced the first release of models from the recently acquired A-Line 53' Wabash National Duraplate trailer tooling. Packaged two per pack, expected in August 2008.
Athearn has announced new models of a Mack B-61 rescue truck. Expected in June 2008.
Athearn has announced new models of Ford F-850 concrete mixers. Expected in August 2008.
Main Street Motors Ford & Plymouth Police Cars
Masterpiece Models Bugatti Type 35
Atlas Model Railroad/Masterpiece Models has pre-production samples of the previously announced Ford and Plymouth police cars and the Bugatti Type 35, both shown above.
Atlas Model Railroad has announced in their latest catalog new paint schemes for their Ford LNT-9000 truck tractor. An interesting development is the listing of some as "M of W Kitbasher's Series" (including the two tractors shown above). The complete list:
Truck Tractors 30 000 020 Burlington Northern $11.95 30 000 021 Delaware & Hudson $11.95 30 000 022 Providence & Worcester $11.95 30 000 023 Vermont Railway $11.95 M of W Kitbasher's Series 30 000 024 BNSF $11.95 30 000 025 CSX $11.95 30 000 026 Kansas City Southern $11.95 30 000 027 Norfolk Southern $11.95 30 000 028 Union Pacific $11.95
Check the artwork for each of the above on Atlas' web site.
First Gear - The Walthers web site is announcing a long-awaited mass production model in 1/87 of a side boom crawler commonly used for railroad derail cleanup! This appears to be a variation of First Gear's previously released International TD-25 crawler dozer. Expected delivery is April 2008.
Fresh Cherries (Motormax) has announced for June 2008 delivery a pair of Honda automobiles (from the Walthers web site):
467-8011 Fresh Cherries(TM) 1982 Honda Accord $ 4.50 467-8012 Fresh Cherries(TM) 1975 Honda Civic $ 4.50 Photo courtesy of www.tontrucks.com
ton, division of Tonkin Replicas, has officially announced the release of their Kenworth W900L die-cast model. Reportedly available immediately.
Trucks N' Stuff has announced new paint schemes for the die-cast ton Kenworth W900L (above) and new Peterbilt 389 sleeper tractors (from the Walthers web site)
734-7000 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- Viper Red 734-7001 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- White w/black Frame 734-7002 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- Purple Metallic 734-7003 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- Blue Metallic 734-7004 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- Jade Green Metallic 734-7005 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- Yellow Gloss Effect 734-7006 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- Dark Orange 734-7007 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- Multi Color Pink & Dark Pink Stripping 734-7008 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- Black overall with Orange, Blue Silver Stripping 734-7009 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- Orange Brown, Copper, Orange on Brownish Orange 734-7010 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- White w/Turquoise Stripping with Gold Trim 734-7011 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- Knight Transportation (Radiant Fire Red w/Current Knight Graphics) 734-7012 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- Knight Refrigerated (Slate Gray Metallic w/New Knight Refrigerated Graphics) 734-7013 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- Marten Transport LTD (Attractive Blue w/Marten Graphics) 734-7014 Peterbilt 389 w/70" Sleeper & 53' Van -- Western Distributing (Blue w/Patriotic Flag Trailer) 734-8000 Kenworth W900L w/86" Studio Sleeper & 53' Van -- Raspberry Red Metallic 734-8001 Kenworth W900L w/86" Studio Sleeper & 53' Van -- Dark Caramel Metallic 734-8002 Kenworth W900L w/86" Studio Sleeper & 53' Van -- Hawaiian Orchid Purple Metallic 734-8003 Kenworth W900L w/86" Studio Sleeper & 53' Van -- Galaxy Blue Metallic 734-8004 Kenworth W900L w/86" Studio Sleeper & 53' Van -- Mocha Metallic w/Light Brown Metallic Trim 734-8005 Kenworth W900L w/86" Studio Sleeper & 53' Van -- Swift Transportation (White Tractor - Company Drivers) 734-8006 Kenworth W900L w/86" Studio Sleeper & 53' Van -- Swift Transportation (Blue Tractor - Contract operators) 734-8007 Kenworth W900L w/86" Studio Sleeper & 53' Van -- Marten Transport LTD (Attractive Blue w/Marten Graphics - 48 States & Canada) 734-8008 Kenworth W900L w/86" Studio Sleeper & 53' Van -- Western Distributing Co (Blue Tractor w/All Blue Van-Light Blue Western Name)
