News column - 8
Monster Model
Works
has introduced a
laser-kit craftsman-
style kit that makes
into a distinctive HO
scale structure. The
model is based on a
120-year-old proto-
type in South Pass
City, Wyoming. Although billed as a Saloon, the storefront struc-
ture 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. The finished HO scale structure has a footprint of
4.75” x 3.125” wide by 2.75” high. Visit the above website for
pricing and availability.
Precision Scale
Models
has
scheduled an April
delivery date for a
brass model of C&O’s
famous Allegheny
H-8 class 2-6-6-6
steam locomotive.
Three handcrafted
versions of the HO scale model will be offered based on pro-
totype production runs delivered in 1941, 1944, and 1948. A
Virginian Railway Allegheny in the 1945 as-delivered black paint
and graphite smoke box scheme will also be available. Pricing is
expected to be in the range of $3,000.00. Contact a PSC dealer
for additional information.
Rapido Trains
has
released its long-
awaited HO scale
37’ wood side
reefer that is based
on a prototype General American Transportation Corporation
built between 1937 and 1941. To insure adherence to the pro-
totype Jason Shron, owner of Rapido, employed an impressive
group of freight car experts that included Ed Hawkins, Richard
Hendrickson, Frank Peacock, Jerry Stewart, and Pat Wider.
The wood sheathed body and roof give the car the look of an
earlier era, but the reefers were entirely modern for their time.
They were constructed on a steel underframe of similar con-
struction to boxcar underframes of the period and featured
AB brakes and Barber S-1 trucks. Steel ice hatches with unique
latches and Equipco brake wheels and gear housing contrast
with the tongue and groove body sheathing and wood run-
ning board. To see MRH’s exclusive 360° Click-n-Spin view of the
model go to
A
detailed study of the prototype is included in Railroad Prototype
Cyclopedia #14 available at
When new, the prototypes were typically painted yellow-orange
with the roof and ends painted boxcar red. Rapido’s initial
release follows this pattern, with the exception of a Swift car
from the 1950s decorated in distinctive red livery (above).
According to Rapido, the Swift car is actually a 1936-built car
MRH-Feb 2014
