Sunday, December 16, 2007

Gunnison Plow

Our next project will be the Gunnison Plow.


It will feature the usual laser cut wood body and a photo etched brass plow, together with a choice of old style box headlight or a more modern hooded electric head light.




Anticipated release date will be March 2008, but hopefully before. All the work for the brass plow is complete but the CAD file for the wood need a little tweaking, but in the meantime here are a couple of shots of the prototype model.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Our next project will be the Alamosa Trash Gondola D&RGW 06229This car was built on the flat car from under CONX tank #15 which originally ran on the C&S, When CONX #15 received a steel under frame on the Alamosa car shop in1925, the old wooden frame was used to build the trash gondola. 33 inch 4 board wooden sides were added, these sides were bolted directly to the side sills and the boards nailed to the stakes. Originally it ran on 4ft 6in arch bar trucks thought to have come from the ex-Crystal River Railroad’s Ingoldsby dump gondolas. Our model seeks to represent this car as closely as possible, it is laser cut from 3mm ply and ¼ bass wood. Additionally it will have a opening side door and be lined with styrene to represent steel sheeting. Lastly it features D&RGW 4' 6" Reefer Trucks these being the closest I can find

This kit should as with the 06413 be available very early 2008

Pictures of the preproduction model









Saturday, December 1, 2007

Our second kit will be for little known 06413 Rail, Tie and Wheel car of the D&RGW.
The kit will consist of a set of wooden parts to add to an AMS Flat car, or indeed any other flat car kit (Hartford, Phils Narrow Gauge, etc.). A set of waterside Transfers, brass brackets for the side of the car and the necessary nut and bolt castings. below are a few pictures of the prototype model. This kit should be available early 2008





Prior to final assembly and painting.