We are happy to announce Prototype Railroad Modeling, Volume Four. Pre-orders are now being accepted. More details may be found by clicking the link above.
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Updated kit inventories
There are kits in stock for the following:
- K102 – New Haven 17200-series Welded Underframe Flat Car
- K108 – Soo Line ‘Sawtooth’ Single Sheathed Box Car
- K111 – Pere Marquette/C&O Single Sheathed Automobile Car
- K119 – Northern Pacific 52′ Straight Side Sill Flat Car
- K121.1 – Erie 70000-series Rebuilt Box Car
- K121.2 – West India Fruit (ex-Erie) Rebuilt Box Car
- K127 – Georgia Rebuilt USRA 50-ton Box Car
- K128 – Great Northern 36′ Truss-rod Stock Car
Other older Speedwitch offerings will be back in the fold this summer. There are a few new things in the offing, too. Stay tuned!
Focus on Freight Cars: Volume Eleven
The last installment in the Focus on Freight Cars series, Volume Eleven: Express and Head-End Cars, is available for pre-order. Details may be found by clicking this link.
Also, our SALE runs for a couple more days (through the end of the month). Scroll to the next post for details.
Sale and a new item
From now through the end of the month we are having a sale on all decals and Pressed Steel Tank Cars. For the decals, enter coupon code “DECALS” at checkout to receive 20% off your decal purchase. The Pressed Steel tank cars are “pre-discounted” so all you need to do is put them in your shopping cart.
Lastly, we have added some DT&I gon part and decal sets. Click here for details
Focus on Freight Cars, Volume Ten
The next volume of the Focus on Freight Cars series is being printed. Ordering information, including the pre-publication discount may be found via this link.
New decals and some kit restocks from RPM-East
There are five new decal sets and some restocks of kits:
- D174 – Milwaukee Road 40′ Rib-side Automobile Cars
- D186 – Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis FM7/FM8/FM9 Flat Cars
- D187 – New York Central Lot 723-G 70-ton Emergency Gondola
- D188 – Pennsylvania F30A Flat Cars
- D189 – Pennsylvania X37/X37A/X37B Box & Automobile Cars
Restocks/new kits:
- K106 – Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q/FW&D/C&S) XM-25/26 Single Sheathed Box Cars – new and revised!
- K108 – Soo Line ‘Sawtooth’ Single Sheathed Box Cars
- K110.1 – Ann Arbor 41000-series Single Sheathed Automobile Cars
- K110.2 – Ann Arbor 74000-series Single Sheathed Box Cars
- K121.1 – Erie 70000-series Rebuilt Box Car
- K121.2 – West India Fruit (ex-Erie 70000-series) Rebuilt Box Car
One new book and two reprints
Steam Era Freight Cars Reference Manual, Volume Three: Refrigerator Cars. Click on the link for information about the discounted pre-order price.
Focus on Freight Cars, Volume Three: Refrigerator Cars and Volume Four: Steel Box Cars are being re-printed. Click on the links for information about discounted pre-order pricing.
Lots of new decals…
We have eleven new decal sets. Many of these will be featured on cars modeled in the forthcoming Prototype Railroad Modeling, Volume Four. Complete list of decals
- D175 – Pennsylvania FM Flat Cars and DD1-A Containers
- D176 – Baltimore & Ohio P-11 Flat Cars
- D177 – New York Central System (NYC, P&LE) 50′ Box Cars built 1939-1946
- D178 – Pennsylvania X29B Rebuilt Box Car
- D179 – Pennsylvania X26C Rebuilt Box Car
- D180 – Pennsylvania G22 Gondolas and HB1/HB1A Containers
- D181 – Wabash Panel-side Hopper
- D182 – Pacific Fruit Express R-40-14 Refrigerator Cars
- D183 – Richfield AC&F 10,000 Gallon Type 25 Insulated Tank Car
- D184 – West India Fruit (ex-Erie) Rebuilt Box Car
- D185 – Rohm & Haas Pressed Steel Tank Car
Focus on Freight Cars, Volume Nine: Single Sheathed Box & Automobile Cars 2
The next volume of the Focus on Freight Cars series is being printed. Ordering information, including the pre-publication discount may be found via this link.
New PRRP and restocks
Prototype Railroad Profile No. 4 covering Missouri Pacific Panel Side Gondolas is available and now, in two “flavors” to cover this large group of 2,400 gondolas
- Print plus digital version – $10.00
- Digital download only – $7.00
If this is a success, we will release other titles in the series and go back and offer printed versions of the earlier titles. Stay tuned!
In addition to the restocks listed below (in the next post) we also have restocked a couple other items: