This 24-foot side-door logging caboose was built from a limited edition run of just 25 kits available now from Morgan Hill Models (www.morganhillmodels.com). Construction of the On30 scale car features laser-cut interior framework and board-by-board construction of the deck and siding using scale lumber from Mount Albert. Additional details include components from Macleod Western, Grandt Line and Tichy.

Mike Rose Hobbies (www.mrhobby.com) has etched-brass HO scale industrial railings. Each etched fret, or sheet, includes five 2-pipe railings for a total length of about 50-inches (360 HO feet). The railings can be soldered together but since the finished model is not likely to be subject to excessive handling, joining with CA is usually sufficient. Since the railings are made of soft brass they can be easily formed and will retain any configuration without springing out of position.

The Rock is one of eight new decorating schemes announced by Tangent Scale Models for its highly acclaimed HO scale Pullman-Standard PS-2CD 4000 covered hoppers. An equally colorful PS-2CD 4000 is available for Chessie System C&O with a black Chessie cat logo on a federal yellow body. The balance of the road names are applied to grey hoppers; Burlington Northern with large BN logo, Chicago Great Western with Lucky Strike CGW logo, CNW with traditional ball & bar herald displaying Chicago North Western, Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific, Frisco (SLSF) and an undecorated car. The ready-to-run models accurately replicate the distinctive prototype built by Pullman-Standard in the early 1960s. Visit www.tangentscalemodels.com for details on the road numbers available as well as pricing and ordering information.

Railflyer Model Prototypes Inc., of Cambridge, Ontario has ten variations of stainless steel .010-inch Pin Lifters (uncoupling levers) available now for HO scale EMD, GE and SP locomotives. Visit www.railflyermodelprototypes.com for additional information.

This is one of ten different paint and lettering schemes Weaver Models (www.weavermodels.com) is preparing for its O scale B&O wagontop boxcar. Paint selections will include eight variations in WM and BC red plus royal blue and Pullman green with the last two for cars assigned to the Railway Express Agency. Each scheme will be available in three different road numbers. Other options include a Youngstown or flat panel door and 2 or 3-rail trucks.

Westerfield Models has an HO scale resin craftsman kit for this Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain gondola which Al Westerfield says is virtually identical to the PRR class G22 gon. The prototypes were rebuilt to remove the drop-bottom doors around 1930 and in1943 some minor revisions were made to the cars for mine service. The gondolas ran until the road was abandoned in 1954. Westerfield has prepared kits for modelers to accurately replicate both the original and modernized versions of the cars. In addition to the gondola shown above, Westerfield has recently introduced several other kits for Pennsylvania Railroad and the closely related H&BT. Full details are available at www.westerfieldmodels.com.

Microscale (www.microscale.com) has released new HO and N scale decals for Minneapolis Northfield & Southern 50-foot steel boxcars. The lettering sets are red and black with white data. Also new are gold sets for Louisville & Nashville Family Lines for 40 and 50-foot boxcars and two new sets for Pacific Electric that include orange stripes and gear ratio data as well as both orange and white lettering sets for electric and diesel locomotives. Still on the drawing board for future release are decals for Milwaukee steel cabooses and covered hoppers and New Haven flat cars and trailers.

This computer rendering shows the Sinclair version of a ready-to-run ACF 10,000 gallon type 21 tank car coming from Walthers (www.walthers.com) in October. The HO scale model was originally issued several years ago in kit form by Life Like with authentic paint and lettering data provided by Richard Hendrickson. In addition to the Sinclair-SDRX shown above, Walthers new Gold Line version will be available decorated for Cities Service-EORX, General American-GATX, Texaco-TCX and Magnolia-MPX in both a black and a white tank.

This Archer Daniels Midland – UELX is one of six paint schemes of an Evans 4780 3-bay covered hopper coming in late July or early August from Walthers. The ready-to-run HO scale Gold Line model will also be available for Missouri-Kansas-Texas/Union Pacific, Soo Line, Canadian Pacific, Dakota Minnesota & Eastern, EEC-East Erie Commercial and an undecorated version.