Wheels of Time Blog

Entries from July 1, 2012 - July 31, 2012

Thursday
Jul262012

What's happening!

New N-Scale 70-ft Baggage & Express cars are now mostly in stock - some are very limited.  You should see them at your hobby stores if they pre-ordered for you.   See the new photos.

More Sea-Land should be shipping next week.

Pre-Orders for 2nd Run of N-Scale PC-90 Piggy-Packers are due shortly. . . Aug. 7th.  New roads! 

An announcement is coming soon!

Tuesday
Jul032012

Dirt (trash) container trains + Packers = Cool Action!

As you know Atlas Model Railroad Co. is releasing their new 20-ft high cube MSW trash containers on flat cars in N-scale.  Be sure to pair them up with Wheels of Time's PC-90 Piggy-Packers for unloading & loading these container cars - unless of course you use your "invisible" big hand.  Here are some prototype action shots from the SF Bay Railroad (ex. State Belt Line) CHE-70 Port Packers loading & unloading dirt (trash) containers near the former Hunters Point Naval Ship Yard.  Noticed in one photo the Port Packer has a special attachment to unloading a dirt container into a gondola car.  By the way, the Raygo Wagner CHE-70 Port Packers are very similar to the PC-90s.  Much appreciation to the friendly staff on SF Bay RR for allowing me to take photos and also climb aboard these machines.  Enjoy.Dirt (trash) container carSFBR CHE-70 & containerCHE-70 in action

Unloading into gondolaPort Packers in action

 

 

Monday
Jul022012

The Best N-Scale Vehicle of the Year Award.

Our Wheels of Time PC-90 Piggy-Packer was just awarded the Best N-Scale Vehicle of the Year Award for 2012. We received an unprecidented majority of the votes! We are really glad that our Piggy-Packer model are inspiring the N-Scale community and grateful for all of your heartfelt thanks on our design & product development work here at Wheels of Time.