NEW DECALS, SIGNS AND FINISHING
PRODUCTS
Daniel Kohlberg
) has
released four new HO scale decal sets for General American
Dry Flo covered hoppers. They are Illinois Central, as deliv-
ered gray, 1960+; Illinois Central Gulf, gray repaint, 1974+;
GACX Lease cars, gray, 1958+; and Quaker Oats, gray, 1962+.
Visit the above website for pricing and ordering information.
Mask Island
has HO scale decals for
Western Maryland twin-bay U- channel hopper cars in the
speed-style lettering including the Medusa Service donut herald.
These cars wore this scheme from repaint in 1955 until retire-
ment in 1975. The set has sufficient material to letter two cars.
New HO and N scale water-slide decals from
Microscale
Industries
) include lettering sets for Conrail
open hopper cars; reporting marks for NAHX, TLCX, PTLX and
PLCX for PS3000, PS4740, and 4750 covered hopper cars;
Delaware & Hudson lightweight passenger equipment including
yellow stripes and car names; and both black and white sets of
common well-car data.
Mount Vernon Shops
)
has new HO scale lettering sets for class H2 and class H3 Norfolk
& Western hopper cars. The H2 set has pre-1952 17” tall N&W
lettering. The H3 set has post-1952 24” tall N&W lettering.
Eastern Car Works made a plastic kit for these cars and they can
also be kitbashed from Broadway Limited’s H2a hopper.
The C-D-S line of dry and water slide decals and Larry Larson
Graphics are now available from
Ozark Miniatures
. Since buying the lines a few years ago, the
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Utah-based company has reorganized the lettering systems
from both companies and is now able to supply product in
most popular scales.
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Briefly noted at press time...
...
Carstens Ceases Operations
Railroad Model Craftsman, the model railroad hobby’s oldest magazine, suspended
publication. An announcement released by Henry R. Carstens, president of Carstens
Publications, Inc., stated that all operations of the company would cease August 22,
2014. The closure affects
Railroad Model Craftsman, Railfan & Railroad,
and
Flying
Models
magazines. Carstens said negotiations were underway with two companies
regarding the future publishing of the magazines.
In a related statement, Chris Lane, who has served as Editor of both the On30 Annual
and HOn3 Annual, believes there is a strong chance that he will be able to continue
the two Annuals regardless of the outcome of the negotiations.
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MRH-Sep 2014
