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I happened to be at Accucraft today in Union City when the first shipment of the new AMS On3/On30 boxcar was being unpacked, so I snapped some photos to share. 
BTW, these photos are of a production car right out of the box, so what you see here is what you're going to get.
These are gorgeous little cars - real gems - and to my eye rival the detail of San Juan cars (except perhaps for the undercarriage). They are also ready-to-run, and MSRP is $7.95 less than a San Juan boxcar kit.
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and with flash to show the detail...
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(sorry - this last shot is a little blurry, but you can still see the detail in the trucks and brake shoes)...
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The trucks and wheelsets are also made by AMS, and rolled well on a piece of flextrack. The couplers are made by AMS as well. The only problem I noticed on the car is the coupler knuckles seem to be a little stiff when opening. I believe both the trucks and couplers will be offered separately in the near future.
As I said before, these cars are available in both On3 and On30, with the only difference being the truck width and the coupler height. The On30 couplers have a spacer under them which allows them to mate with Bachmann's cars and locomotives.
Both the On3 and On30 cars are offered in four road names...
[*]D&RGW Flying Rio Grande Herald in 12 different car numbers [*] [*]D&RGW Royal Gorge Herald in 12 different car numbers [*] [*]C&S in 4 different car numbers [*] [*]RGS in 4 different car numbers [*] [*]A data only car (no road name) is also available in 1 car number. [/list] MSRP is $42.00 each (which probably translates to a street price of around $35.00 each) or MSRP $168.00 for a set of four (all different car numbers).
I think AMS has hit a real home run with these little gems, and I suspect they will be enormously popular!!
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Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with Accucraft/AMS, financial or otherwise. I receive no compensation from them, financial or otherwise.
BTW, these photos are of a production car right out of the box, so what you see here is what you're going to get. These are gorgeous little cars - real gems - and to my eye rival the detail of San Juan cars (except perhaps for the undercarriage). They are also ready-to-run, and MSRP is $7.95 less than a San Juan boxcar kit.
and with flash to show the detail...
(sorry - this last shot is a little blurry, but you can still see the detail in the trucks and brake shoes)...
The trucks and wheelsets are also made by AMS, and rolled well on a piece of flextrack. The couplers are made by AMS as well. The only problem I noticed on the car is the coupler knuckles seem to be a little stiff when opening. I believe both the trucks and couplers will be offered separately in the near future.
As I said before, these cars are available in both On3 and On30, with the only difference being the truck width and the coupler height. The On30 couplers have a spacer under them which allows them to mate with Bachmann's cars and locomotives.
Both the On3 and On30 cars are offered in four road names...
[*]D&RGW Flying Rio Grande Herald in 12 different car numbers [*] [*]D&RGW Royal Gorge Herald in 12 different car numbers [*] [*]C&S in 4 different car numbers [*] [*]RGS in 4 different car numbers [*] [*]A data only car (no road name) is also available in 1 car number. [/list] MSRP is $42.00 each (which probably translates to a street price of around $35.00 each) or MSRP $168.00 for a set of four (all different car numbers).
I think AMS has hit a real home run with these little gems, and I suspect they will be enormously popular!!
Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with Accucraft/AMS, financial or otherwise. I receive no compensation from them, financial or otherwise.
