In other news, Trainworx, has added 10 new road names for its
N scale 52' 6'' gondola. The lineup includes Detroit, Toledo &
Ironton; Burlington Northern; Chicago & North Western; MKT
(green); MKT (red); Soo Line; Southern Railway; Southern Pacific;
and Wisconsin Central. Delivery is expected early next year. The
MSRP will be $26.95 each.
Z SCALE PRODUCT NEWS
Full Throttle
is
selling a 51' 2013 cu.
ft. cylindrical covered
hopper decorated
for Toledo, Peoria &
Western. The ready-to-run Z scale model features trucks with
metal wheelsets, and knuckle couplers. They are available
in a 2-pack at $54.00. Visit the above website for full details.
NEW DECALS, SIGNS AND FINISHING PRODUCTS
Archer Fine Transfers
is selling Generic
Metal Fasteners textured surface decals. The sheet (item
AR88001) has .008'', .011'', and .014'' diameter fastener heads
arranged in three different spacings. Also new is a starter sheet
with 30 linear inches of arc weld beads. The sheet (item AR88006)
comes with 30 linear inches of .015'' wide arc weld beads, 24 lin-
ear inches of both .025'' and .030'' wide arc weld beads, and 20
linear inches of .040'' wide arc weld beads. Individual sheets are
priced at $17.95 each. A catalog with full-size illustrations of nearly
100 Surface Details including resin rivets, weld beads, louvers,
tread plate, foundry symbols and more, is available for $4.00. Visit
the above website for more information.
News column - 17
A helpful 12-minute tutorial on modeling with Surface Details
can be viewed at
Microscale
Industries
has
released six
new water-
slide decals,
for Genesee
& Wyoming
(GWRR);
Western
Operators & Shortlines for Washington, Oregon, California, Utah,
and Arizona Railroads; Milwaukee Road 50' SIECO, 60' Berwick,
and 86' Thrall yellow boxcars; Trailer Train (TTX) Maxi IV well
cars and 53' HUB Group containers; Miscellaneous Road Signs -
parking signs and clearance signs; Great Northern Railway blue
and gray passenger cars including stripes and car names; and
Passenger Car Window Gaskets in black and silver. All of the
decals are available in both HO and N scale.
New lettering sets under development at Microscale include
FMC boxcar data, GenSet data for NRE and Railpower mod-
els, Nickel Plate passenger cars, BNSF Heritage Trinity hopper
cars, CryoTrans cryogenic reefers, and Union Pacific Operation
Lifesaver safety billboards.
Mount Vernon Shops
) is selling HO
scale Circle Keystone decals for Pennsylvania Railroad class
MRH-Sep 2013
