equipment, work in process, and finished inventory. Owner Bill
Hoss told MRH that rebuilding efforts have not proceeded nearly
as fast as he had initially hoped. One bright spot for the St. Louis,
MO firm is that all data files were successfully salvaged from the
computers destroyed in the fire. New mold-making tools and
production casting equipment have been purchased and should
be on line this month. Acquisition of new laser cutting equip-
ment has been delayed pending completion of a new building.
In view of the red tape, permits, and usual construction delays,
Hoss said it will be another two to three months before things
return to normal. In addition to its standard line of HO scale
structures, passenger cars, and cabooses, the company provides
custom CAD design and laser cutting services…
NEW PRODUCTS FOR ALL SCALES
New releases
from
Morning
Sun Books
include
“Elgin Joliet &
Eastern in Color
Vol. 2: Western
Subdivision,”
by John T.
Eagan, Jr., and
“Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines in Color Vol. 3: The Green
Era,”
by Daryl McGee. Also new is
“Burlington Northern
Power In Color Vol. 2: Locomotives #3000-6255,”
in which
author Stephen M. Timko details GP40/50, RS2/3, C415-
424- 425-636, B30-7A, FA1/2, U-boats, SD7/9/24 and oth-
ers that resulted from the merger of the GN, NP, CB&Q,
SP&S, and SLSF. Visit the above website for pricing.
News column - 2
LARGE SCALE PRODUCT NEWS
Bachmann
is selling a large
scale Durango &
Silverton fire sup-
pression tanker.
The ready-to-run
model operates on
45mm track. It is
available now at an MSRP of $105.00.
O SCALE PRODUCT NEWS
Atlas-O
has sched-
uled the release of
several 40’ wood
refrigerator cars for
the second quarter
of 2015. The mod-
els represent cars
rebuilt in the late
1930s and early
‘40s. In addition
to the MDT ver-
sion shown here,
the O scale models
will be available
decorated for LRX-
Lackawanna Refrigerator Line, Pere Marquette, and PFE-Union
Pacific. A Union Refrigerator Transit car displaying a red, white,
and blue Minneapolis & St. Louis herald is also in the release.
MRH-Oct 2014
