NEW DECALS SIGNS AND FINISHING
PRODUCTS
Daniel Kohlberg
) has
released three new N and HO scale decal lettering sets. They
include Illinois Central Centralia four-bay open hopper car for
1968+, Frisco General American 2600 cu ft single-bay Airslide
car (early body style) from 1954, and Frisco General American
2600 cu ft single-bay Airslide cars (intermediate and later
body style) from 1954.
Mask Island Decals
) has released five
new HO scale lettering sets for Missouri Pacific 50’ GATX car
(Moloco model) with material for two cars, Southern Railway 50’
SEICO boxcar former NS, and Rock Island 50’ PS-1 boxcar with
cushion underframe. Also two Southern Railway four-bay Ortner
hopper cars in the 390 and 79000 series.
New wet decal
lettering sets
available from
Microscale
Industries
) include
pre-1935
Southern
Railway steam
locomotives
with gold leaf
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and double stripes for tenders (item 1409); BNSF remotes, slugs,
switchers, and GenSet diesel locomotives (item 1411) pictured;
Norfolk Southern GenSets, GP59 and GP60 locomotives (item
1413) above right; Erie Lackawanna passenger and RPO cars
(item 1419); and Precision Engineering/National Leasing diesels
including patch (item 1420). The above sets are available in HO
at $8.00 each and N scale at $6.50 each. Decorating systems cur-
rently under development and expected to be released soon
include miscellaneous highway road markings (arrows, stripes,
RR crossing indicators, etc), passenger car gaskets, California per-
diem boxcars, RJ Corman locomotives, and PFE refrigerator cars
dating from 1950 through 1960.
Because many of their decals refer to Floquil paint colors,
Microscale is developing a guide that cross-references other
brands of hobby paint to Floquil, which is no longer being man-
ufactured. Microscale’s Chris Palomarez notes that because
Floquil altered their railroad colors over the years, the recom-
mendations in the reference chart (which is still a work-in-pro-
cess) may not be an exact match, but it will get you in the right
neighborhood. To view the current chart visit
Mount Vernon Shops
is selling HO scale decals for PRR class
H2A hoppers as leased from N&W in 1957-1967. The set sells
for $7.00 plus postage and will letter two models. For complete
details including a history of the leased cars visit
Ozark Miniatures
) continues to expand
the extensive catalog of CDS Lettering it acquired last year. A
MRH-Jul 2013
