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San Juan Decals
has released a
1:20.3 scale (15mm, Fn3) lettering set for Nevada County
Narrow Gauge Railroad. Item SJD-208 is priced at $10.95
and has sufficient material to decorate multiple cars.
Briefly noted at press time...
. . .
Archer Transfers
) has
3D resin decals for weld beads available at $8.95 per sheet.
Each sheet has 24 inches of beading .009'' wide.
. . .
Blackstone Models
) has intro-
duced two pilot kits to modify its HOn3 K-27 locomotive.
Switcher and road pilot assemblies are available with diecast
frame and deck construction, plus wire and plastic detailing.
Kadee® No. 714 couplers are installed on each pilot. The kits
have an MSRP of $24.95 each.
. . .
Bowser
has announced a December
delivery date for new products including an Executive Series
Baldwin S-12 switch engine, class H21a hopper cars, and both
3 and 5-unit TTAX spine cars. The S-12 will come decorated for
Monongahela, PRR, SP, Erie, GN, Lehigh Valley, PRSL, MKT, and
C of G. Models with sound will have an MSRP of $279.95. Non-
sound models will list at $179.95. The hopper cars will be avail-
able for PC, N&W, Virginian, and six different PRR schemes – all
at an MSRP of $24.95 each. Watch for more details, including
photos of pilot models, in the next issue of MRH.
. . .
Concept Models
) is selling body kits (no
trucks or couplers) for 55' 6''and 64' 6'' cryogenic argon tank
cars. Also new is a SMAX/ACMX depressed center flat car. Full
details are available at the above website.
. . .
Märklin Inc,
which has been operating under bankruptcy
protection since 2009, has been acquired by Sieber & Sohn
GmbH & Co. The firm also controls Trix and LGB. The company
is headquartered - , Germany, with most of its production facili-
ties located in Hungary. Items currently being produced in
China are expected to be returned to Europe.
. . .
Kato USA
is taking pre-orders through
April 5th for its Caltrain Bi-Level cars custom painted and
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