News column - 20
B&O N-17 and N-26 twin-bay hoppers, and Milwaukee Road
50’ double-door outside-braced automobile cars.
New England Rail Service
is selling HO scale decals for New
Haven passenger equipment. Each set contains eight pairs of
the New Haven road name in the 5.5 style in two different
lengths as used on various New Haven non-Pullman operated
passenger cars. A futura-styled number jungle is included.
There are four pairs of each length of the New Haven lettering.
Lettering for RPO and baggage cars used by the Railway Express
Agency are included. All lettering and numbers are in New
Haven’s silver-gray color. The retail price is $9.95 per set plus
$1.00 shipping per order for up to five sets. Order direct from
New England Rail Service, P.O. Box 1059, Leesburg, VA 20177.
New HO scale decals from
Dan Kohlberg
include four lettering sets for General
American Dry Flo covered hoppers. They are ICG-70 Illinois
Central (gray, as delivered, 1960), ICG-71 Illinois Central Gulf
(gray repaint, 1974+), GA-17 GACX Lease cars (plain gray,
1958+), and GA-18 Quaker Oats (gray, 1962+). Visit the above
website for specific prototype information and pricing.
San Juan Decals
is selling lettering sets
for D&RGW series 6300 flat cars. The decal set scaled for On3
(Item SJD-372) is priced at $8.95. The decal set for 15mm
equipment (Item SJD-374) sells for $10.95.
The Tichy Train Group
) is now producing
its decals in-house. This should eliminate out-of-stock issues
and end some of the prolonged back orders experienced in
the past. HO scale decals currently available include MOW and
Wreck Train House car lettering sets in both black and white
in Roman and Gothic fonts. White lettering for Tichy flat cars
in Roman and Gothic are also in stock now. Also available are
UTLX decal sets for Tichy 4020 and 4025 tank cars.
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MRH-Aug 2014
