Volume 1 includes actual construction drawings of freight load-
ing /unloading platforms, culverts, pile trestle bridges, section
houses, cattle guards, roadbed and ballast sections, motor car
set-offs, privies, coal boxes, and train order signals. The draw-
ings in Volume 2 offer details on water tanks, pump houses,
stock yards, and painting diagrams for MP’s frame structures.
The softback 8.5” x 11” books are professionally
reprinted from the original documents in landscape for-
mat. Spiral binding permits flat opening. Both volumes
are available for $19.95 plus $8.00 postage and han-
dling. For additional information visit the above website.
Trackside Scenery
has introduced what
it calls a new generation of model railroad backdrops that are
specifically scaled for scenes in N, HO, or O scale. The photo-
realistic backdrops feature a trackside view that is said to be
scale-proportionate where the backdrop meets the layout.
Many of the backdrops have a repeating design that offers
seamless continuity. For details including a gallery of scenes
visit the above website.
S SCALE
PRODUCT
NEWS
Monster Model Works
has introduced
a laser-kit craftsman-
style kit that makes
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into a distinctive S scale structure. The model is based on a
120-year-old prototype in South Pass City, Wyoming. Although
billed as a Saloon, the storefront structure could serve almost
any small-town business. The split-log siding and quarried stone
foundation are made of 3D engraved basswood. All components
are laser-cut and feature tab & slot construction. Visit the above
website for pricing and availability.
P-B-L
) will be
delivering two ver-
sions of Denver
& Rio Grande
Western 6000 series flat cars later this year. Models with either
cast steel striker plates or wood buffer beams will be available in
the correct number series. The same car used by the Rio Grande
Southern all had wood buffer beams. Features of the S scale
narrow gauge model include a cast underframe for enhanced
tracking, rubber air hoses, Kadee® couplers, and arch bar trucks
with a 3’ 7” wheelbase. Visit the above website for additional
information.
HO SCALE PRODUCT NEWS
New HO scale freight
car kits from
Accurail
include a limited run
of Great Northern –
Western Fruit Express
cars in three different liveries. The GN kits are priced at $17.98
each. The rest of the Accurail kits mentioned in this report all
have an MSRP of $16.98.
MRH-Feb 2014
