windows, doors, trim, and roofing material are laser-cut peel
and stick. Additional details include color signage and cast
resin tie stack, wood crate, trash barrel, window air condi-
tioning unit, and smokejack, plus AMB’s laser-cut venetian
blinds for the windows and entry door. The assembled struc-
ture has a footprint of 3.5” x 2.5”. AMB is also selling a wood
deck for a Tangent HO scale GSC 60’ flatcar. The nine-piece
peel-and-stick deck is laser-scribed from aircraft-grade birch
plywood with engraved bolt hole details. Visit the above
website for pricing and availability.
Athearn Division of Horizon Hobby
is asking modelers to
suggest additional roadnames for its existing freight cars.
Shane Wilson, Athearn brand manager at parent company
Horizon Hobby, said it would be helpful if anyone submitting
suggestions would include a reference to the appropriate
Athearn stock number. Prototype photos and digital images
will also be a great help to the selection team. Suggestions
and images can be sent to
.
Athearn
has scheduled a
September release date
for the next production
run of Southern Pacific
all-steel, bay-window
cabooses. Features
include see-through
steps and endplatforms, etched metal window screens,
interior details with seats, bunks, and tables, full under-
body brake rigging, and roof-mounted “flying saucer” radio
antenna. The class C-50-7 caboose shown above will be
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