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MS Division of Accucraft (www.accucraft.com) is taking reservations for both On3 and On30 scale versions of a D&RGW class C-16 2-8-0 locomotive. Although this pilot model is handcrafted in brass, the production version of the popular narrow gauge Consolidation will be a hybrid that combines both metal and plastic components. Available models will include the RGS No. 9 pictured above plus D&RGW numbers 42, 268 and 278 in black, flying Rio Grande as well as bumble bee decorating schemes.
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arm weather, family vacations and outdoor chores have a way of pushing model railroading aside this time of the year, but summer evenings are still a good time to plan for the future and see what new products are on the horizon for the coming fall. We begin this mid-summer report with a look at a beautifully handcrafted pilot model of a Northern Pacific W-5 class 2-8-2 Super Mikado to be imported by 3rd Rail Division of Sunset Models (www.3rdrail.com). There were five classes of Mikados on the NP and the W-5s were the biggest, heaviest and baddest of the lot. A scowling front-end was the most notable spotting feature of the class, with a pair of pumps hanging on the smoke box door and an imposing Elesco feedwater heater perched on her brow. Reservations are being taken now for the O scale model that will be available for either 2-rail or 3-rail operation.
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lkem (www.geocities.com/bkempins/ASMMain/Main.html) has introduced two laser-cut multimedia kits for specialized valves for super detailing Walthers HO scale blast furnace kit. The Gate Valve kit (left at $29.95) makes seven valves for the cold blast main plus four smaller gate valves that will fit the gas burner pipes. The three larger valves are sized to fit 1/2-inch tube (not included in Walthers kit). The kit for the 72-inch diameter Google Valve (right at $9.95) fits the stock pipes of the Walthers blast furnace.
Page 22 • Issue 8 • Jul/Aug 2010 • Old Yardmaster - Industry scuttlebutt, page 1
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