Merry Christmas from NALW… Screens of the METRA stuff

LAST EDITED ON Dec-24-03 AT 04:52 PM (EST)

Hey all, With blessings from the team here at NALW, We are going to post some Christmas Presents for the people who have been good this year!So without further ado, Here are some screens of what is to come in the upcoming Metra release. While we have been told this is "vaporware," I hope the following will quash that rumor once and for all!!I still can't tell you ALL that is going to be in the pak(s)...I do need SOME supprises, but here is a JUST a taste of what can be expected....New cabs, New cars, new sounds, new locomotives.....I said in my last post last night......ANYONE who is a fan of the Chicago commuter scene, or has been around it from the last 30 years will LOVE this! NO stone is being left unturned..or trying to!!!One note, we are woking on ALL of the following models, so these are NOT the final versions in most.....Don't read anything into that EXCEPT makeing them better!This has been a team effort so far! Not going to give away the names, but THANK YOU to all who have helped!A target release date has been discussed IN HOUSE only....don't ask us please...but I will tell you IT IS CLOSE!!! Again.....MERRY CHRISTMAS from all of us at NALW!!EDIT: pics that didn't show up

Kelley D. Ellison
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NALW Lighting engineer
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I just have 1 thing to say about 9920 that engine is sitting in keller, texas in silver CB&Q colors with a BNSF logo on the front and no lettering on the side. The wierd thing is that it is a BNSF engine sitting next to the UP main line. The reason being is that the mayor of keller used to work for the BNSF anyway thats just my 0.02.-MattEdit: P.S. the front had orange and white stripes in a square and an orange searchlight on the top. ATSF GP60M #104 works on the local in Flagstaff, AZ.

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Alright guys! Those are bueatiful. Later John Means
KLW Sound and Activity Designer
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LAST EDITED ON Dec-24-03 AT 05:33 PM (EST)

Kewl stuff! You even made that funky thing! That CNW cab car #503: I remember seeing it in Trains magazine once. It had a special name that escapes me...
Merry Christmas!Have a nice day
-Mike-----------------------------
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The CNW 503 is called a "Crandall Cab" after Milton H. Crandall, chief of motive power on the CNW. They were built from old UP E8/9 B units. The 502 had a plaque which read "In memory of Milton H. Crandall" after his death. They have alot more "colorful" names for those units too....LOL I LOVED them!LAter1

Kelley D. Ellison
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Great looking stuff! Those gallery cars will look great in CalTrain colors too. We just need an MP36 now, too bad I have no clue how to make locos .

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WOW!! Those cabs look nice ...and so does the rest Great work Cheers
Adam

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Looks ok....oh well, it's NALW, so I guess it'l be better in "person" lol.One request, in the installer, could you give us options on what equipment we want installed? I prefer older stuff, I won't be using the newer Metra cars....just a thought....Thanks!-Jeffrey"Western Maryland Ry"
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OK, last tip off of what to expect.....
Someone else will have to skin the newer Jap crap!!! I Think the Amerail cars SUCK....all the personality of a cardboard box.....LOLOK< now you all just have to wait!Kell

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Hey Kell, I take it that real Metra sounds (horns and bells) will be included?Later John Means
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real Metra and older stuff WILL be on there. Trust me on that!IT might not be what you hear on the newest stuff, but WILL be appropriate for what is on the models. I still need to get a bell sound off a CNW gong style bell. I just don't know who can turn cassette into digital.LAter!

Kelley D. Ellison
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>I just don't know who can turn cassette into digital.
>
>LAter! Just plug your cassette deck into the "Line In" port on your sound card Cheers
Adam

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>I still need to get a bell sound off a CNW gong style bell. I just don't know who can turn cassette into digital.Heres How Go to any toy store and get the "Radio DJ" thing that transmits your voice on the air for up to 30 feet. Included is a little cord, like a headset cord, that has a plug in at each end. Put the cassete in a tape player, and plug one end in the earphones jack and the other in the computer's microphone jack.It really works Great work on the Metras!It was worth the wait, even though I was impatient!Thanks!
METRAUP

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I have a bell recorded off a UP-West(CNW) train, from within the cabcar a couple summers ago, converted to digital and all that... PM or e-mail me if interested...
It will require some cleaning as there's background noise(people talking, etc). Then again, it actually might be off one of the newer cabcars(you can hear the pump thing on it) and might not be of help to you... :/I'll be up there(in the Chicago area) this Saturday, will probably do the BNSF and UP-West lines... don't know if I'll bring the tape recorder or not, as I've managed to misplace my audio transfer cable(headphone jack on each end)... guess I could gather some source audio anyway(even tho its low-quality cassette tape audio).
John

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>Someone else will have to skin the newer Jap crap!!! I
>Think the Amerail cars SUCK....all the personality of a
>cardboard box..... If you want a realistic modern Metra Consist, you will need an Amerail coach. Every Metra train has at least one of them. Now that ALL of the smooth side cars will be gone, Metra will have all stainless steal cars. RI, BNSF, and MILW all will get new cab cars.The refreshment car is a neat touch. They are still used on RI and MILW trains.The cars look awesome by the way!!

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Sorry guys, I WILL NOT add the AMERAIL jap crap! There is still the original fluted side cabs and coaches in service, so they are still U-T-D. The new stuff is NOT "Chicago" to me. Yes, I realize it is, but NOT to a dyed-in-the-wool old timer who grew up with all of the others up to now. The new cars just don't have the same feeling for me.Besides, you fellas need SOMETHING to skin these into!!! LOL
Later!

Kelley D. Ellison
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CSX A-Line Chief lighting engineer
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To Kelley in response #11. "Old-timer" ?????
Looking good "Ace" & "NALW" !!!!! Ron K of Rockford

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Looking Excellent NALW. I was directed to this deal from a 2 year old topic the other day, however things happen and schedules get set behind. But Great stuff comes to those who wait. I look forward to this set. And I hope to see you guys at NALW continue to do more stuff like this. I will always support the work of NALW. Hey I have more fun with NALW stuff than with any other stuff really. You guys made the steam engines fun for me, you made awesome Amtrak stuff, and you guys produced top quality locomotives that I enjoy. I hope more people support what you guys do and not bash you to bits like those dang trolls do. I am wondering if this set will have any RI stuff in it?

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Looks Wonderful, just like I remember - now, having grown up two blocks from the Milwaukee Road tracks running through my old home town of Bensenville, Illinois, I'll have to figure out how to reskin for my favorite railroad, put one of those yellow E units on the front, and all will be good.Looks great!

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WHOA! Kelley! Crandall Cab's! cool.. now where's the MILW stuff?

Bradley Linda
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Kelly
I knew the crew at NALW wouldn't let us down,if not an actual Christmas present DL from the site,at least some first class drool bait,if anyone remembers the photo I posted last year of my opening my Sunset Lines book that's how my face looked when I saw the Crandall E.
Great job and Merry Christmas to all at NALWGary S

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Hey-
skins look good but i have a few suggestions-
ont he BNSF style cab car in the first shot-the coupler is huge and I have never seen a cab car with that huge cowcatcher on it. May want to adjust this.
and as for the cabview in the cabcar, fomr the engineers view you cannot see out the other window like you have.
Just a couple ideas to help improve the models.
good job otherwise.Regards

Kevin V.

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LAST EDITED ON Dec-26-03 AT 01:36 AM (EST)

I know you said the models are not 100% complete, so I don't know if the cow catcher was completely done, but I can agree with the it being a little big, but other than that the model is great.

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Kelley - Thanks for poting this and I enjoy looking at the pics. I guess I will need another keyboard soon.NALW guys and everybody, Thanks and Merry Christmas to all! Hope you all have a Happy and Safe New Year!Ken

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Cowcathcer looks fine to me. The coupler, ya, it could be just a little smaller. Later John Means
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john-dude look at the model then the pic. its clearly too big.
also, the horncould use some work...the models are so nice why not give them a real,nice horn with hollow bells as well? the horn is in my opinion a cricial part of any train so why not treat it as such?-Take care

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Hey Guys, What part of "these are not the final textures/models" do you not understand?Chuck Schneider

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Chuck, take it easy man. I understand it just fine, aight? Just pointing the coupler out, besides that, those models are some of the best I have seen. Ok?Later John Means
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whoa chuck
all I pointed out was the coupler and cowcatcher could be adjusted to make these models better. just givin some constructive criticism.
john-Im not tryin to start a fight with you either lol just pointing out my opinion, and thats all it is, my opinion. chuck, yes i understand but like everywhere else if you post you'll get feedback and thats all im giving you. everyone on these forums seem to have problems with criticism of their work (myself at times included!).
Just tryin to help you guys out.just curious-will you be doing an F40PH-2M with the "Winnebago" cab?Keep up the good work guys.

Kevin V.

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