stake holders. Grab irons, trucks, couplers, and decals are
not included. The kit is priced at $12.95 and has material
to build two flat cars. CVMW sells appropriate NP decals
as a separate item. They include original lettering mate-
rial as well as data for the 1960s-era cars. The decal sheet
is $6.25 and has sufficient material to letter two flat cars.
Classic Miniatures,
a division of Trout Creek Engineering
Inc.
reports that several HO scale kits
including Ophir Depot (item 31156), Queen Anne Cottage
(item 38903), Mine House (item 38907), and Nevada City
Fire House (item 38912) are all currently available. Owner
Cliff Mestel said the Genoa Saloon (item 38920) is undergo-
ing some additional work but should also be available soon.
ExactRail
) continues to make progress on its
HO scale model of a Thrall 63’ center-beam flat car, how-
ever, the release date has been postponed from December
to the first quarter of 2013. It seems the combination of
etched brass parts and molded plastic details make the
model a challenge to assemble and paint. Initial decorated
samples were rejected and it became clear that new assem-
bly fixtures and paint masks would be required, thus caus-
ing a delay in the release date of the ready-to-run model.
InterMountain Railway Company
has announced new decorating schemes coming this summer for
its postwar 10’ inside height boxcar. The ten-panel car with a
Youngstown door will be available in six numbers each for Kansas
City Southern, Clinchfield Railroad, New York Central, Erie
Lackawanna, Southern Pacific (sans serif lettering), N de M
January News column - 11
Reservations close January 15, 2013, for
BLMA’s
new variation on its popular Norfolk Southern class
G-85R/G98R TopGon coal cars. Cars in this fourth production
release will feature a smooth tub underframe without the
ribbed braces. The car will be available in 24 numbers with
each road number displaying specific light and loaded weight
data. The injection molded plastic cars will have separately
applied wire grab irons and uncoupling levers, etched-metal
brake wheel platforms, accurate internal bracing, 100-ton
trucks with metal wheels, and Kadee® #58 couplers. The HO
scale ready-to-run cars will have an MSRP of $32.95 each.
Delivery is planned for the fourth quarter of 2013.
Central Valley Model Works
is selling a new
undecorated body kit for a Northern Pacific 41’ flat car.
The prototype was rebuilt from wood boxcars in NP’s own
shops in the early 1930s. The HO scale kit consists of a
molded styrene body with wood grain planks and detailed
Prototype photo courtesy of Joe Shaw
MRH-Jan 2013
