are part of this release. An undecorated kit is also available.
The steel underframe, Duryea draft gear, and A-B brake system
of the prototype are all replicated in this HO scale version. The
ready-to-run model rides on AAR caboose trucks with elliptical
leaf springs and metal wheel sets. The body-mounted Kadee©
couplers are secured with Phillips-head screws. Pricing infor-
mation and images of all of the new schemes are shown on the
previous website.
SS Ltd
) sells a
wide range of HO
scale structure kits
and detail parts
including items
originally produced
by Alloy Forms and
Nevada Iron Works
& Foundry. An impressive selection of cast pewter vehicle kits
includes a 1948 Ford convertible, a 1948 Studebaker Starlight
coupe, a 1949 Mercury, a 1953 Corvette, a 1955 Chevy Bel Air
coupe, a 1956 T-Bird, and a ’56 Ford F-100 pickup. Among our
personal favorites is a 1953-64 Mack B-42 open-cab fire truck
shown above.
Virginia Foundry and Model Works
is taking reservations for
another production run of HO scale kits for an 1888 Tiffany
refrigerator car. The main components of the craftsman-type
kit are cast in resin from masters created by Bob McGlone. The
kit has been upgraded since an earlier release with many body
details -- hatch supports, drip strip, latch bars, and the six-
hinge doors -- now cast into the one-piece car body. Additional
components in the kit include Kadee #5 couplers, Tichy type-K
News column - 12
MRH-Dec 2013
