Sperandeo. More than 200 photographs, sketches, and scale
drawings of both model and prototype bridges, trestles, under-
passes, and viaducts combine to make this a valuable collec-
tion for modelers working in any scale. The 88 page, softcover,
8.25” x 10.75” book is priced at $17.95. Both publications are
available at hobby stores and from Kalmbach Books at the
above web site.
Monster Model Works
) is selling
highly-realistic 3D stone work engraved on 1/8” thick bass-
wood. The computer controlled laser process replicates the
textured surface of real stones. Multiple sheets of the engraved
material interlock, making the seams in the stone pattern virtu-
ally disappear. The sheets are currently available in three sizes
making the material suitable for all popular scales.
Large Mixed Cut Stone 11.8” x 3.9” sheet with stones ranging
from .28 to .83” (2’ to 6’ in HO, 1’ to 3’ in O scale); Medium
Mixed Cut Stone 11.4” x 3.9” sheet with stones ranging from
.15” to .55” (1’ to 4’ in HO, 6” to 2’ in O scale); and Small Mixed
Cut Stone 11.3” x 5.85” sheet with stones ranging from
.07” to .28” (6” to 2’ in HO, 3” to 1’ in O scale).
An additional bonus is that
using the light weight bass-
wood engraved stonework
rather than resin or cast plas-
ter can greatly reduce the
weight of traveling dioramas
and layouts. For additional
information including sug-
gestions for assembly and
weathering visit
NEW PRODUCTS FOR O SCALE
Atlas O
) has scheduled delivery in the third quar-
ter of this year for its Master® series streamlined dining car and
a 16-section sleeping car. Throughout its illustrious 21-year run
that ended in March 1970, the California Zephyr operated with
cars of mixed ownership split between Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, Denver & Rio Grande Western, and Western Pacific.
The mixed consist generally depended on what cars were
available at the terminals rather than which railroad it was
operating on at the time. Today, the original California Zephyr
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