Scenery manufacturer for sale
Pre-Size Model Specialties, a manufacturer of scenic items, is for
sale. Norm and Alyce Rockwell, who have operated the business
in Wyoming for the past 15 years, are retiring due to health rea-
sons. The product line consists of about 100 cast urethane prod-
ucts including tunnel portals, retaining walls, abutments, bridge
piers, and culverts. The company also produces loads for open-
top cars. Products range from Z through G scales. Interested par-
ties can contact
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Magic of scale model railroading
The NMRA reports that good progress has been achieved in
the first phase of raising money for the “Magic of Scale Model
Railroading” exhibit at the California State Railroad Museum
(CSRM). The initial level of $250,000 in pledges has been met,
which triggered a matching pledge of another $250,000 from
private funds. That puts the project well on the way toward its
goal of $750,000. When completed the exhibit will bring the
hobby of scale model railroading to the attention of the more
than 750,000 visitors who visit CSRM in Old Town Sacramento
each year …
NEW PRODUCTS FOR ALL SCALES
“Summer Job”
is the fascinating
story of The Cliff Line, a small but
important manufacturer of model
railroad kits and its 25-year strug-
gle for survival. Author Jack Neville
details the history of the firm from
its beginning under Clifford Roth
to its purchase by Harry Weiss in
1958, and eventual demise of the
