Well, well. Isn't this a pleasant surprise. Micro-Trains Line announced that it will be releasing a new set in its Civil War Era line: a U.S. Military Railroad Armored 4-pack! It's set to ship in March. I'm very tempted to preorder this one, since they're always limited runs of these things.
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| Something new and different from MTL! |
To be honest, I wasn't expecting anything like this from MTL's CWE line. For years now they've been simply releasing the same boxcar-flatcar-caboose models, just with different livery. Frankly, it's getting worn out. I even asked them a while back if they were exploring doing a USMRR passenger car run. They said no, but deep down I've been hopeful. This new armored set gives me more optimism that MTL is open to more variety in its Civil War offerings. I'd also like to see some stock/cattle cars. There were plenty of them rolling down the rails during the war.
My only--minor--complaint about this set is that they included a conductor car/caboose. A standard boxcar would have been more appropriate. But I'm not letting that dilute the excitement about this newest release.
