Today we have updated the website again with details for the recently released NS / NKP Heritage ES44AC #8100.  This great looking locomotive is awesome.  You can now reserve this locomotive from your favorite Overland Models Dealer.

HO scale model #AA-2044

N scale model #BA-3015

Below is a great photo by Casey Thomason/ Norfolk Southern Corporation.  I had the honor to assist Casey in a very small way as he painted the unit in light on the evening of March 28.  I look forward to hearing from you and thank you for your interest.  Delivery for these models will be mid-2013.  Also, we have not yet announced O scale model numbers and are considering the production of SD70ACe and ES44 series models in S scale.  If you have interest please let us a comment so we can add your name to our communications and note your interest.

Over the past couple of days we have made a number of revisions to our price list to correct road number and model number issues.  Please download the most current price list that can be found via a link on our home page.  The link (View Price List) is found just below the words Built to Inspire and to the left of the large model images just below the navigation bar.

We thank everyone for their interest in these new announcements for HO and N scale!  Brian

This evening as promised we have just uploaded a new price list including the Norfolk Southern Heritage SD70ACe and ES44AC units in HO and N scale.  In addition to the Heritage units we have also added a number of other new locomotives in the EMD SD70ACe and GE ES44 series.

For O scale modelers interested in the NS Heritage series you are welcome to express your interests, but we will not be posting model numbers and pricing for another 60-90 days.  The NS Heritage SD70ACe units cannot be part of the current production as parts production is already in full swing and the prototype NS SD70ACe units have not been released from Progress Rail.

Missy and I continue to work on new projects and are currently on the road to photograph and measure three new pieces this week.  We thank you so much for your interest and look forward to hearing from you.

Please remember that the models in the showroom section have not been populated and will not for a few weeks due to all of the travel.  I will work to get some things loaded in groups rather than trying to do a mass update.

New HO scale AC6000 series units for CSX, General Electric Test, GECX Lease, UP and VALE ES58ACi units are expected to arrive in the next 10 days.  Contact your Overland Models Dealer today to place your orders.

We expect BHP AC6000’s in the blue/ white scheme and the bubble scheme in about 3-4 weeks along with Rio Tinto ES44DCi units in the gray/ silver and gray/ silver with red stripe schemes.  Pick-up notices for these models should go out to dealers this coming weekend.

We are pleased to announce our planned production of the EMD SD70ACe/ SD70M-2 locomotives in many paint, letter and detail variations.  These models will also be produced in very limited productions and the production size will be based upon pre-order deposits received by June 30, 2011.  Additionally for this special production we are allowing the customer to select the road numbers they would like to have applied to their locomotive.  A-Train Model (formerly Ajin) will produce these locomotives and feature a Pittman can motor, directional lights, a DCC plug and serial number plates.  Please place your order with a $300.00 deposit per unit to make sure you will not miss these great locomotives.

Today we have just uploaded images for the Electro-Motive Division NW-5 Switcher.  The NW-5 locomotive models will cover many Great Northern, Burlington Northern, Fort Street Union Depot (Detroit C&O), Southern Railway, MassCentral, Colorado & Eastern Railway, and Council Bluffs Railway.  Although the locomotives were not used by a large number of railroads they are a popular switchers for switching out passenger trains for the Great Northern, Ft Street Union Depot and Southern Railway.  During this time the units had on board steam generators.  Later the Steam Generators were removed and plated over and used for various freight duties.  These units will be produced by A-Train Model (formerly Ajin) and be produced in very limited productions.  Some variations will have as few as 8-10 units.  You will find a wide number of variations to cover as many detail variants as possible.  We are looking for an image of the SRR NW-5 with exhaust ducts on the roof that can be published if anyone reading this message owns such an image please do contact us.

The final variation of EMD SD70ACe/ SD70M-2 series from the 2010 production is set to arrive in mid-December. Just over 500 locomotives in the SD70ACe/ SD70M-2 have been delivered over the past several months.  A few open reservations remain available for our customers and dealers to reserve.  Three colorful variations remain available in very limited quantities.  Contact your favorite Overland Models Dealer to pre-order.  Product numbers in this grouping are OMI #AA-1316, OMI #AA-1605 and OMI #AA-1607.

The Canadian National SD70M-2 HO scale locomotives have been inspected and models are now on their way to Overland Models dealers that had pre-ordered the units.  By the first of December most models should have arrived at the dealer locations.  Thanks so much to our dealers and customers for their support of this project that has sold out.

The Union Pacific SD70ACe locomotives in standard cab and isolated cab variations have shipped from Korea today…October 18, 2010.  The locomotives will arrive at our location late October 19 and begin shipping to Overland Models Dealers on Thursday October 21, 2010.
After the Union Pacific SD70ACe units we expect deliver the Canadian National SD70M-2 and the Florida East Coast and Rail America/ FEC SD70M-2 HO scale locomotives based on the projected schedule below -

Canadian National SD70M-2 (2 cab style variations) - 3rd week of November

Florida East Coast / Rail America SD70M-2 (3 paint, letter and detail variations) - 1st week of December

BNSF and KCS SD70ACe units in standard and isolated cab variations are completely sold out at Overland Models.

If you wish to purchase these models please check with your favorite Overland Models dealer to see if any of these models remain in their inventory.