I’m sure that many people are coming to the site checking on Focus on Freight Cars, Vol. 3. I expected to have everything shipped last week. However, I also messed up the cover file by using a Pantone spot color instead of a CMYK color which popped the project out of the print queue. That means most of you will see them next week and a few of you maybe the beginning of the following week. My apologies for my error.

We are in the process of completing a test that will allow us to produce custom freight and passenger car decals in runs as small as one set. That stated, if you have a decal you would like to have, please send a message to get the ball rolling. A quotation can be provided along with a preview of how the finished product will look. One additional note is that this custom work applies to all scales, not just HO. If it is a road where there is existing artwork, it can be a relatively quick process. If it is a new project, the timeline may be longer, possibly several months depending upon complexity.

The following decals sets are now available:

• D157 – Detroit Toledo & Ironton 41’6″ Mill Gondola
• D158 – Erie 14500-series 50′ Mill Gondola
• D159 – Pere Marquette 18400-series 50′ Mill Gondola
• D160 – Union Pacific G-50-11/-13/-14 GS Gondolas

Click on the link for more information and to order

Pre-orders are being accepted on the next installment in the Focus on Freight Cars series. Volume Three is the first of what will be several dedicated to refrigerator cars, with Pacific Fruit Express and North Western Refrigerator Line receiving the bulk of coverage. Details and ordering information may be found by clicking here.

The Pressed Steel tank cars are back in stock in A. E. Staley and North American NATX and there are more additions to the Stuff for Sale, including Sunshine, Westerfield, F&C, etc.

A few more Sunshine kits and a lot of decals on the Stuff for Sale page as my moving purge rages on…

The moving sale purge continues. Please see the goodies at:

Stuff for Sale

The process of moving has hamstrung most of the modeling-related Speedwitch stuff, but I managed to complete some decal artwork that is being printed. The new sets include the following and will be released in early May:

D157 – Detroit Toledo & Ironton 41′ Greenville gondola

D158 – Erie 14500-series 50′ mill gondola

D159 – Pere Marquette 50′ mill gondola

D160 – Union Pacific G-50-11/13/14 GS gondolas

You can see what’s available at Stuff for Sale

This is non-Speedwitch stuff, e.g. F&C, Sunshine, Westerfield, etc.

We are re-releasing the kits for the Pressed Steel Car Co. tank cars built in the late-1920s for NATX and later lettered for A. E. Staley. These now feature cast resin tanks that require no clean of details.

• K122.1 – Pressed Steel Car Co. Tank Car – NATX
• K122.2 – Pressed Steel Car Co. Tank Car – A. E. Staley