Bud Reece was a founding officer of WGH and from 2008 to
2013 was USA vice president of the organization. As a senior
executive at Bachmann, Reece recognized the benefit of invest-
ing in the WGH program for the indirect benefit to sponsors and
the long-term growth of model railroading. Reece is currently
western sales manager for Bachmann Trains.
Terry Thompson, also a founding officer of WGH, served as its
president from 2008 to 2013 and was recognized for reorganiz-
ing WGH as a non-profit corporation. He was also instrumental
in launching WGH on Tour, a popular public event that has drawn
over 1.1 million attendees. Thompson is currently vice president
of proprietary products for Walthers ...
C&BT Shops for sale
C&BT Shops, a long-time producer of plastic injection-molded
HO scale freight car kits is for sale. The company was established
in 1986 by Dick Schweiger who, for health reasons, is interested
in selling his business. Seriously interested parties may send
inquiries to Schweiger at
or PO Box 647,
Igomar, PA 15127 ...
CUSTOM CARS
Providence
Northern Model
Railroad Club
of Warwick, RI,
is celebrating its
20th anniversary with the sale of a custom decorated kit for a
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40’ AAR steel boxcar. Provided by Accurail, the HO scale model
has Dreadnaught ends and Youngstown corrugated doors. Two
road numbers are available, at $18 each. For additional infor-
mation visit the above website.
NEW PRODUCTS FOR ALL SCALES
Carstens Publishing
has released the 2014
edition of its
“On30 Annual”.
The
softcover book is available direct
from the above website and from
selected hobby retailers. The MSRP
is $16.95.
BHI Publications
has released
“Scratchbuilding,”
a new book that covers the fundamentals
of modeling real structures in any scale. The book begins with
how and where to research and how to draw plans from a pho-
tograph for any scale. Techniques and methods are presented
in a non-technical way, including ideas for including features
in the final structure that help set it apart from typical models.
The book has a list price of $19.99.
Also new from BHI is a restoration of an original
“Pennsylvania
Railroad Dining Department Cookbook”
that includes employee
instructions for dining car service. The 110 page book is full
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