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maps and 294 historical photos are presented on this 256-page
hardback book available now at $60.00.
A publication date for a revised edition of “
Southern Pacific
Freight Cars, Volume 4”,
is expected to be announced soon.
The book provides a complete history of SP's boxcars, from the
25-foot, 15-ton cars of 1865 to the 86’ auto carriers of 1963.
Some special cars, such as the black Overnight boxcars, are also
discussed. Author Tony Thompson has corrected some minor
errors in the original edition and has added more photographs
to extend the forthcoming revision by 16 pages over the first
edition. Pricing and a release date are TBA.
The latest hardcover picture books released by
Morning Sun
Books
) include
“Seaboard Coast Line
in Color.”
Authored by William G McClure III, the new book
focuses on the motive power of the Atlantic Coast Line and
Seaboard Air Line railroads after the 1967 merger and sub-
sequent formation of the Seaboard Coast Line. Publication
#1472 is available now at $59.95. A second publication recently
released by Morning Sun is titled
“Railroad Critters in Color
Volume 3”
by Stephen M. Timko. The book presents more than
300 photos of small industrial locomotives built by Baldwin,
Davenport, General Electric, Plymouth, Porter, Whitcomb,
and others. Publication #1473 is available at $59.95.
Micro-Mark
is selling high-intensity LEDs in
handy peel-and-stick strips. The flexible light-strips are .375"
(3/8") wide, and come in 16’ lengths with 300 LEDs spaced on
.625" (5/8") centers. The strips can be safely cut at designated
locations about every third LED. Suggested uses include special
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effects or providing light
in confined spaces. The
LED strips are available
in bright white, neutral
white, warm white, blue,
and a multi-color mix
of red, green, and blue.
The strips are priced at
$49.98 each. The elec-
trical requirement is 12
volts DC at 1.2 amps per
meter (39-1/3"). Refer to Micro-Mark’s on-line catalog at the
above website for complete technical specifications.
Monster Model Works
has introduced
N, HO, and O scale kits
to build brick cornices.
The decorative brick work is laser-cut from basswood, which
makes it easy to cut, paint, weather, and glue. Kits are available
for both new and aged bricks. The above photo shows a com-
pleted cornice assembled from aged bricks. A cornice kit for
new, clean bricks is shown below.
The N scale cor-
nice kit is priced at
$4.99 and has suffi-
cient material to build
a cornice 3.25" long. The HO kit is 6" long at
$8.99, and the O scale kit is 10.8" long at $15.99.
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