We have a new decal set – D207 – New York Central 40′ PS-1 Box Car

I also forgot to add the remaining Pressed Steel tank car kits that I had left from the winter shows. There are only a handful, found via these links:

• K122.1 – Pressed Steel Car Co. Tank Car – NATX
• K122.2 – Pressed Steel Car Co. Tank Car – A. E. Staley
• K122.3 – Pressed Steel Car Company Tank Car – Rohm & Haas

I am finished with the marathon four week stretch that included Prototype Rails, Springfield, and Timomium. I have a few small new items as well as some items that are leftovers from the three-event spree (and that have also been out of stock for awhile in some cases). Here are the items:

• New decals:
  • D119.1 – FGEX 1948 rebuilt reefers – revised to do two cars and is now $9.00 per set (was $6.00 to do one car)
  • D205 – Bangor & Aroostook ‘Clone’ R-40-26 Refrigerator Car
  • D206 – Spokane, Portland & Seattle 52′ Straight Side Sill Flat Car
• Models:
  • K106 – CB&Q/C&S/FW&D XM-25/26 single sheathed box car
  • K110.1 – Ann Arbor 41000-series agile sheathed auto car
  • K110.2 – Ann Arbor 74000-series single sheathed box car
• Books:
  • UTLX Steam Era Tank Cars by Steve Hile

I have added a few additional of the Ann Arbor kits to inventory:

• K110.1 – Ann Arbor 41000-series Single Sheathed Automobile Cars
• K110.2 – Ann Arbor 74000-series Single Sheathed Box Cars

I am a little behind in posting updates. Here they are:

Ann Arbor single sheathed cars are available again:

• K110.1 – Ann Arbor 41000-series Single Sheathed Automobile Cars
• K110.2 – Ann Arbor 74000-series Single Sheathed Box Cars

I do have more than are listed on the site as I am trying to save a few for Cocoa Beach and Springfield, but I do not have tons and I don’t know how frequently I will re-run them.

I have the Georgia cars, as well (I was a little tardy in restocking the Tichy underframes). As shown here or silver and black scheme.

• K127 – Georgia Railroad Rebuilt USRA 50-ton Box Car

• P121 – New York Central 8′ 3-panel pre-war Youngstown doors

Something new, too…

• D198 – Northern Pacific R-40-23 and -25 ‘Clone’ Refrigerator Cars

That’s all for now. I am at work on new stuff and also expect to have the CB&Q XM-25/26 back in inventory by Cocoa Beach.

The parts to model a Litchfield & Madison gondola in HO scale are now available. Click here for more information.

A couple of years ago, I announced that I would be able to produce custom decals in small runs of as few as a single set. Unfortunately, the printing source I had planned to use employed a process that resulted in many parts of the decals being too thick to settle over surface details, no matter how glossy the surface and no matter how strong the setting solution (up to undiluted darkroom acetic acid).

I am happy to report that I have found and tested a source and can again entertain custom decals. The process is as follows:

1. Send a message using the “CONTACT SPEEDWITCH” form at the top of the page.
2. Provide very specific details about what you are seeking, including scale, quantity, etc.
3. We will likely ask about additional details, via email.
4. Once details have been settled, we will furnish a quotation.
5. If the quotation is approved, then we will generate the artwork.
6. A preview of the artwork will be sent for approval.
7. Payment will be requested at the time of printing.
8. Delivery will be approximately 7-10 days after printing for US customers. Customers outside the US will take approximately one additional week.

ALL EXISTING HO SCALE SETS CAN BE PRINTED IN OTHER SCALES, e.g. N, S, O, etc. at prices comparable to the HO sets (larger sets will require a commensurate upcharge to compensate for the larger size).

For projects that can leverage existing artwork from our library of freight cars (see Decals page), turnaround to generate artwork will be approximately two (2) weeks. Custom artwork will require longer and will also incur a fee to create the artwork. Some freight car subjects, while not in our library, will not incur a custom fee based upon our ability to use it for future projects. This will be noted during upfront discussions.

The Events Page has been updated with the events that Speedwitch plans to attend… hope to see you at one or many

The current orders have exhausted the initial shipment of the UTLX Steam Era Tank Cars book from the printer. More will arrive soon, but I will be unable to ship any new orders until the week of August 27, as I will not have the follow-on shipment of books for a week and will be traveling as well. If you understand and accept this, you are welcome to place an order. Thank you for your understanding.

If you have already placed an order before reading this message, you may disregard this message, as your book is on its way or will be shortly if you ordered recently.

… but P119 for the DT&I gon is on the Models page now and in stock.

Pre-orders are now being accepted for UTLX Steam Era Freight Cars by Stephen Hile. There is a discount for orders placed by 07/10/2018. Books ship the week of July 23, 2018.