NEW DECALS AND FINISHING
PRODUCTS
Archer
) has introduced a waterslide
decal that simulates mesh or expanded metal grilles com-
monly used on industrial equipment including railroads.
This is a simple and inexpensive alternate to photo-etched
material. The item is available for G, O, and S scale, with
the latter being suitable for some HO applications. The
grille decal comes in 6.4” square sheets at $6.95 each.
Jerry Glow
) has
released new decals for CNJ PS-2 covered hoppers, CNJ XM3
and XM4 boxcars, and CNJ Bethlehem clone gondolas. HO scale
decal sets are $4.50. Decals are available for Z to G scale. Visit
the above website for a full list of decals currently available.
New HO scale decals from
Mask Island
include Santa Fe 40’ boxcar with large herald and Ship and
Travel slogan (above), Texas & Pacific (MP patch) 50’ boxcar, and
Southern Railway 40’ boxcar with two styles of letters. The SR set
will decorate one of each style shown below. Mask Island decals
are priced at $6.00 per set.
Microscale
has new decals for Herzog and
RailGon gondolas, Ontario Northland hood diesels, UP yel-
low sans-serif lettering for dark green heavyweight passen-
ger equipment, and modern graffiti (next page). Also new are
sheets of miscellaneous tank car data for Trinity 17,600 gallon,
ACF 17,300 gallon, and ACF 13,000 gallon acid and LPG cars.
February News column - 20
MRH-Feb 2013
