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(LVRR) 20th Century Hobbies HO Newsletter



Hi gang-


This is the HO scale newsletter.  If you wanted another scale, send us an
email 

and let us know which scale you're involved in.


First an update on the hobby business.  A lot of hobby retailers have now
been 

cut off from buying Athearn due to the stringent rules being enforced by 

their new distributor. In addition, the discounts usually given to
retailers on 

Athearn items have been revised by their new distributor and as usual 

your favorite hobby shop gets the short end of the stick.  This will NOT, 

we repeat, NOT effect our pricing structure at the moment.  Our usual 

discount of 15% plus $5.00 for advance reservation on locomotives is
still 

in effect with these exceptions:  The new engines with sound, both 

Broadway Limited Imports and Atlas (with sound units) have been given 

a reduced discount structure from the distributors and therefore will 

be discounted by us at only 10% and $5.00 for advance reservations.


We believe this is just the beginning of reduced discounts from 

manufacturers to distributors and then to retailers.  What does this 

mean??  Higher prices to you, the consumer/customer.  It maybe time to 

send your emails to the manufacturers protesting what is effectively a 

price increase to you?  Broadway Limited Imports started this reduced
discount structure and has gotten away with it and now others like Atlas
are joining 

this price increase spiral. Who does it hurt?? You, your local hobby 

shop and even your mail order hobby shop.  Increased prices to us mean 

increased prices to you.


Web site updates:


Under "Erie Lackawanna", some new pictures of U34CH's from Bruce
Leemann.

http://www.20thcenturyhobbies.com/trainnut/ELmainpage/elmainpage.htm


Under "Non Erie Lackawanna" - a group of pictures from the Black River &
Western's Ringoes, NJ headquarters.

http://www.20thcenturyhobbies.com/trainnut/NonELprototype/Relatedphotos.htm


Update on new things in stock and on order:


Taking reservations for:

ATH-G1017 HO F7A, NYC/Freight #1649	 

ATH-G1517 HO F7 A/B, NYC/Frt #1649,#2423

ATH-G1617 HO F7 A/B, NYC/Frt #1859,#2445	

ATH-G2024 HO F3A, SOO #2201A		 

ATH-G2025 HO F3A, NYO&W #503	

ATH-G2026 HO F3A, GTW #9027	 

ATH-G2522 HO F3 A/B,EMD Demo,#291A1.#2941B	

ATH-G2524 HO F3 A/B, SOO #2201B,#2201C 

ATH-G2525 HO F3 A/B, NYO&W #821A,#821B

ATH-G2526 HO F3 A/A, GTW #9013,#90228 

ATH-G2622 HO F3 A/B,EMD Demo,#291A2,#291B2 

ATH-G2624 HO F3 A/A, SOO #200A,#201a	

ATH-G2625 HO F3 A/B, NYO&W #822A,#822B

ATH-G2626 HO F3 A/A, GTW #9008,#9021	

ATH-G3003 HO F9A NP/Freight #7052A		 

ATH-G3203 HO F9 A/B, NP/Frt #7004A,#7004B	 

ATH-G3253 HO F9 A/B, NP/Frt #7004D,#7004C	

Single A units MSRP $129.98  Our price $109.98  Advance Reservation Price
$104.98	 

A-B Sets MSRP $259.98  Our Price $219.98  Advance Reservation Price
$209.98


ATH-G15X2 Athearn HO EMC F3A DL&W Phase 2 #TBAD gray, maroon & yellow
passenger diesel 	locomotive delivery in late 2004	

ATH-G25X0 Athearn HO EMC F3A/B DL&W Phase 2 #TBAA/B gray, maroon & yellow
passenger 	diesel locomotive set delivery in late 2004	  

ATH-G26X0 Athearn HO EMC F3A/B DL&W Phase 4 #TBAA/B gray, maroon & yellow
freight 	diesel locomotive set delivery in late 2004	 

ATH-92203 Athearn HO 40' Flat Car with Airplane load New York, Ontario &
Western 	#1 	brown & white RTR Due April 2004

ATH-92204 Athearn HO 40' Flat Car with Airplane load New York, Ontario &
Western 	#2 	brown & white RTR Due April 2004

ATH-7462 Athearn HO Erie C-307 Bay Window Caboose red & white RTR Due
4/04


There are a large amount of new Athearn freight car releases, too long 

to list here, however we will send you a copy of this list if you email
us 

and ask for it.


Atlas reservations:

ATL-XXX2 Atlas HO Fairbanks Morse H24-66 Trainmaster Erie Lackawanna
black & yellow 

ATL-XXX3 Atlas HO Fairbanks Morse H24-66 Trainmaster Erie Lackawanna
gray, maroon & 	  yellow

ATL-XXX4 Atlas HO ALCo S-4 yard switcher Morristown & Erie #14 red & blue 

LIF-30494 LifeLike HO PA1/PB1 ATSF 59L/59A Red War Bonnet

LIF-30495 LifeLike HO PA1/PB1 ATSF 62L/62A Red War Bonnet

LIF-30496 LifeLike HO PA1 Delaware & Hudson #17 Blue War Bonnet

LIF-30497 LifeLike HO PA1/PB1 Pennsylvania #5750A & 5750B set Green with
gold 	lettering and 5 stripes

LIF-30499 LifeLike HO PA1/PB1 Pennsylvania #5751A & 5758B set Green with
gold 	lettering and 5 stripes

LIF-30474 LifeLike HO PA1 Pennsylvania #5757 (A unit only) Green with
Buff Lettering & 	Single Narrow Stripe

LIF-30475 LifeLike HO PA Pennsylvania #5758 (A unit only) Green with Buff
Lettering & 	Single Narrow Stripe


Atlas New Announcement:

HO U30C Phase 2 Locomotive without Decoder:

ATL-7303 Undecorated Phase 2 w/ flat style nose square cab headlight

ATL-7325 Burlington (Red/Gray/White) Phase 2 w/ rounded nose headlight
#890

ATL-7326 Burlington (Red/Gray/White) Phase 2 w/ rounded nose headlight
#892

ATL-7327 Burlington (Red/Gray/White) Phase 2 w/ rounded nose headlight No
#

ATL-7328 Chessie System (Yellow/Blue/Vermillion) Phase 2 w/out nose
headlight #3305

ATL-7329 Chessie System (Yellow/Blue/Vermillion) Phase 2 w/out nose
headlight #3308

ATL-7330 Chessie System (Yellow/Blue/Vermillion) Phase 2 w/out nose
headlight No #                                                           
  

ATL-7331 Chicago & North Western (Yellow/Green) Phase 2 w/out nose
headlight #932

ATL-7332 Chicago & North Western (Yellow/Green) Phase 2 w/out nose
headlight #935

ATL-7333 Chicago & North Western (Yellow/Green) Phase 2 w/out nose
headlight  No#

ATL-7334 Delaware & Hudson (Blue/Gray) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight 
#707

ATL-7335 Delaware & Hudson (Blue/Gray) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight 
#710

ATL-7336 Delaware & Hudson (Blue/Gray) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight No# 

ATL-7337 Missouri Pacific (Blue/White) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight 
#960

ATL-7338 Missouri Pacific (Blue/White) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight 
#964

ATL-7339 Missouri Pacific (Blue/White) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight No#

ATL-7340 Soo Line (White/Red) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight #800

ATL-7341 Soo Line (White/Red) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight #807

ATL-7342 Soo Line (White/Red) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight No#

ATL-7343 Southern Pacific (Gray/Scarlet) Phase 2 w/ nose headlight 
#7905

ATL-7344 Southern Pacific (Gray/Scarlet) Phase 2 w/ nose headlight 
#7912

ATL-7345 Southern Pacific (Gray/Scarlet) Phase 2 w/ nose headlight No#

MSRP $109.95 without decoder  Our Price $94.95 Advance Reservation Price
$89.95

Need your reservations by March 20th, 2004 Delivery July 2004. Please
email us 

directly because most of these items are NOT on our web site yet.



  HO U30C Phase 2 Locomtive with Decoder:

ATL-7415 Burlington (Red/Gray/White) Phase 2 w/ rounded nose headlight
#891

ATL-7416 Burlington (Red/Gray/White) Phase 2 w/ rounded nose headlight
#893

ATL-7417 Chessie System (Yellow/Blue/Vermillion) Phase 2 w/out nose
headlight #3306

ATL-7418 Chessie System (Yellow/Blue/Vermillion) Phase 2 w/out nose
headlight #3311                                                        

ATL-7419 Chicago & North Western (Yellow/Green) Phase 2 w/out nose
headlight #931

ATL-7420 Chicago & North Western (Yellow/Green) Phase 2 w/out nose
headlight #934

ATL-7421 Delaware & Hudson (Blue/Gray) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight 
#708

ATL-7422 Delaware & Hudson (Blue/Gray) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight 
#712

ATL-7423 Missouri Pacific (Blue/White) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight 
#962

ATL-7424 Missouri Pacific (Blue/White) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight 
#965

ATL-7425 Soo Line (White/Red) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight #802

ATL-7426 Soo Line (White/Red) Phase 2 w/out nose headlight #806

ATL-7427 Southern Pacific (Gray/Scarlet) Phase 2 w/ nose headlight 
#7903

ATL-7428 Southern Pacific (Gray/Scarlet) Phase 2 w/ nose headlight 
#7923

MSRP $139.95 with decoder  Our Price $114.95 Advance Reservation Price
$109.95

Need reservations by March 20th, 2004 Delivery July 2004. Please email us 

directly because most of these items are NOT on our web site yet.



ATL13571 HO ACF PD Ribside Box,BN#214595

ATL13572 HO ACF PD Ribside Box,BN#214472

ATL13581 HO ACF PD Ribside Box,CP#207122

ATL13582 HO ACF PD Ribside Box,CP#207129

ATL13591 HO ACF PD Ribside Box,CR#166313

ATL13592 HO ACF PD Ribside Box,CR#166721

ATL13601 HO ACF PD Ribside Box,MRL#20004

ATL13602 HO ACF PD Ribside Box,MRL#20020

ATL13611 HO ACF PD RibsideBox,SOU#527721

ATL13612 HO ACF PD RibsideBox,SOU#527725

MSRP $22.95  Our price $19.50

Please email us 

directly because most of these items are NOT on our web site yet.


MSB-3071 Morning Sun Books	Erie Lackawanna: Merger Memories Vol. 5  Last 

chance for advance reservation price of $48.50 including postage. 
Remember, 

this is an MSRP of $59.95 plus $3.85 USPS Priority Mail  Due out in April 

2004.


Atlas DL&W and CNJ Trainmasters have been ordered and a few extra are
coming 

in and we are still taking reservations.


All these Atlas engines are on order and will be in in April 2004.

ATL-8276 Atlas HO GE U23B diesel locomotive Delaware & Hudson #2303

ATL-8278 Atlas HO GE U23B diesel locomotive Providence & Worcester 
#2205

ATL-8279 Atlas HO GE U23B diesel locomotive Providence & Worcester 
#2206

ATL-8280 Atlas HO GE U23B Providence & Worcester No # brown orange diesel
locomotive

ATL-8281 Atlas HO GE U23B diesel locomotive Reading & Northern #2397

ATL-8282 Atlas HO GE U23B diesel locomotive Reading & Northern #2399



Stewart just released and in stock:

STW-5045 EMC FTA/B powered/dummy set New York, Ontario & Western  #601A &
#601B

STW-5046 EMC FTA/B powered/dummy set New York, Ontario & Western  #805A &
#805B


Broadway Limited Imports in stock:

  Pennsylvania 4-4-4-4 T-1's 

  Heavy Mikado's Erie, Western Pacific & Undecorated 


Atlas: ALCo RS-3's in CNJ, B&M & D&H; FM H16-44 in DL&W 


Bachmann: HO Steam Locomotive 2-8-2 New York, Susquehanna & Western #142
Class SY (Chinese made) in stock now. 


Branchline 80' Passenger Coaches are in stock in the following
roadnames:

	C&O, New Haven, Boston & Maine, NYC (Green CCC&St.L), NYC 2 tone gray, 

	Nickel Plate Road, Erie, Lackawanna, Erie Lackawanna & Delaware &
Hudson.  	These are really great craftsmen kits (about 200 parts) and
build up with all 	the detail you ever wanted.  The Pullman Sleepers are
due out in April/May 	2004.


Branchline has announced new items in their Laser Art Structures - based
on their comments you can now build almost the entire town of Campbell
Hall, New York on the Erie Railroad Mainline.


BRA-621 Branchline	HO Building Kit - The Albion House 

BRA-622 Branchline	HO Building Kit - The Whitehall House 

BRA-623 Branchline	HO Building Kit - The Drayton House 

BRA-624 Branchline	HO Building Kit - The Suburban House 

BRA-625 Branchline	HO Building Kit - The Finley House 



We are waiting for the Athearn Genesis F3A & F3A/B Erie diesel singles
and 

sets.  They are late!!  Hang in there.<bold> </bold> 


Athearn freightcars:

ATH-7452 HO Bay Window Caboose Delaware & Hudson #35724

ATH-90216 HO 50' Combination Door Box Car Erie Lackawanna #68513 Boxcar
red and white 	lettering, yellow CUSHIONED 1 sliding door and 1 plug
door

ATH-91308 HO 50' Box Car Erie Lackawanna #69277 blue & white lettering
Ready To Roll 	Series


We still have in stock a few of these Athearn Genesis F units:

ATH-G2013 HO F3A Phase 2 diesel locomotive Erie Lackawanna, Gray Maroon &
Yellow #7081

ATH-G2513 HO F3A/B (F5A/B) Phase 4 diesel locomotive Erie Lackawanna,
Gray, Maroon & 		Yellow #7094 & 7092

ATH-G2613 HO F7A/B Phase 1 diesel locomotive Erie Lackawanna, Gray,
Maroon & Yellow 		#6341 & 6342

ATH-G1008 HO Reading #274 F7A powered diesel engine Dark Green, Light
Green, Black

ATH-G1508 HO Reading #267A/267B F7A/B powered diesel engines Dark Green,
Light Green, 		Black

ATH-G1608 HO Reading #262A/262B F3A/B powered diesel engines Dark Green,
Light Green, 		Black

ATH-G2000A HO F3A diesel locomotive New York Central black & white

ATH-G25000 HO F3A/B diesel locomotives New York Central black & white

ATH-G2504 HO F3A/B set Lehigh Valley #514/515 Cornell Red & black

ATH-G2604 HO F3A/B set Lehigh Valley #518-519 Cornell Red & black

ATH-G2512 HO F3A/B diesel locomotive Central of New Jersey #58 Green &
Yellow

  many of these are on sale!!


Coming soon-

Model Die Casting:

MDC672 HO Freight 4Pak, Baltimore & Ohio  MSRP $40.92  Our Price $34.75

MDC673 HO 40' AAR DD Box 4Pak, Great Northern MSRP $39.92  Our Price
$33.95

MDC674 HO Freight 4Pak, Detroit, Toledo & Ironton MSRP $38.44  Our Price
$32.75


Thanks for your continued support.


- -Joe Jordan

JJordan <<eltrainmaster_@_copper.net>

20th Century Hobbies, Inc.

http://www.20thcenturyhobbies.com/

Train Nut Central

http://www.20thcenturyhobbies.com/trainnut/

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