Briefly noted at press time...
. . .
Albrae Models
plans to import a Southern Pacific mainte-
nance-of-way water car. The HO scale handcrafted brass model
will replicate the prototype Rob Sarberenyi and Clyde King pho-
tographed and measured in Guadalupe, CA earlier this year.
. . .
Rapido Trains
is taking reservations for a Phase 1 Amtrak
F40PH diesel locomotive for release in late 2015. Rapido’s presi-
dent, Jason Shron, stressed that from the rails up, the model will
replicate the familiar American prototype and will not simply
be a reworked version of a Canadian locomotive. Two obvious
examples are the nose, which will be the correct length, and the
fuel tanks, which will be the right shape. Any decision regarding
additional phases of the F40PH will depend on the sales success
of the initial Phase 1 version. Shron noted that to produce Phase
2s and 3s with the same high level of authenticity will require
considerable additional tooling including new shell slides and
three or four new underbody and roof detail molds.
. . .
Bowser
is expected to announce that it is developing HO
scale models of the M630 and M636 diesels the Montreal
Locomotive Works built for Canadian Pacific, Canadian
National, and BC Rail. The locomotives are the Canadian ver-
sions of the Alco Century 630 and Century 636.
. . .
Westerfield Models
has released HO scale resin kits for
several variations of Northern Alberta Railway’s stock cars. The
prototypes were converted from ex-Canadian Pacific Fowler
boxcars.
The January edition of MRH will have complete details on all of
these items.
