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
News column - 3
MRH-Feb 2013
