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cornices, pilaster trim, and soldier brick course. The kit comes
with an abundance of detail parts, including three chimneys,
three roof exhaust ducts, a rooftop water tank, a rooftop stair-
case exit, separate window sills, fixed glass window frames
(some with vent fans), various ladders, and entry door secu-
rity bars. Also included is a pre-weathered wood loading dock
with a variety of shipping crates and pallets. Printed material
includes exterior wall signs and instructions that offers tips on
painting and detailing. Visit the above website for pricing and
ordering instructions.
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InterMountain Railway
is taking reservations
for a new production run of
PFE class R30-18, R-30-19,
and R30-21 wood refrigerator cars. These HO scale ready-to-
run models will be of particular interest to prototype model-
ers, since the cars utilize some special tooling created by the
late Terry Wegman. A total of seven decorating schemes will
be available including single and double heralds (color, above),
double heralds (black & white), and single black SP herald
with stripes (below). Delivery is expected about July.
InterMountain plans to
release Phase II F3A and
matching F3B diesels next
month. Road names will be
UP; Santa Fe (warbonnet);
Central of Georgia; Northern
Pacific (Raymond Loewy
scheme); Chicago Great
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Western; Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis; Southern; and
Lackawanna. Additional schemes are planned for release this
summer. The HO scale ready-to-run locomotives will be avail-
able with and without sound.
FMC wood chip gondolas
with welded sides are com-
ing this summer in
InterMountain’s Value Line. The HO scale ready-to-run models
are produced from tooling previously used by LBF and E&C.
Road names will include Willamette & Pacific–Oregon State
University Beavers (above), W&P-University of Oregon Ducks,
W&P D.A.R.E. Car, Southern Pacific, Golden West Service, and
UP/SP (post merger).
Twenty-foot containers with
corrugated doors are due
from InterMountain this
summer. The cans are made
from tooling originated by
A-Line. In addition to the
CCLU-China Shipping shown here, decorating schemes will
be EGHU-Evergreen, KKTU-K Line, ZIMU-Zim, HJCU-Hanjin
Shipping, CBHU-Cosco, and TTRU-Tropical.
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Kadee Quality Products
) is quoting a
March release date for a
pair of ready-to-run HO
scale PS-1 steel boxcars
based on prototypes built in the early 1950s. The CPR car
shown above has a 6’ Youngstown door and is decorated as
repainted in 1966.
