OScale Trains

NEWS: Structure KitsB.T.S. P O Box 856, Elkins, WV 26241304-637-4510 • www.btsrr.comProduct News & ReviewsSinger Watch Repair (Cabin Creek Series) #17234, MSRP $46.95Mr. Singerwas always busykeeping therailroad watchescleaned andkeeping perfecttime. Watchrepair is alwaysneeded in anytown. This kitconsists of lasercutbasswood,plywood, andcardstock, selfadhesiveshingles,signs, brassdoorknobs, andsmokejack. The siding is clapboard. The tabbed, well-engineeredconstruction provides for easy assembly. The footprintis about 14’ x 27’.Junior’s Shiner (Goin’ Home Series) #17405, MSRP $49.95Down by the tracks is the location for this early mobilehome, fit for any time period from the 1930s to the present.The nickname “shiner” referred to the unpainted aluminumsiding used on many of the early models. This is a laser-cutkit, featuring styrene sides and a wood core. It has been totallyre-engineered for easy assembly. Included are venetian blinds,colorawning,and oiltank. Thefootprint,withoutawning, isscale 29’x 10’.Covered Wood Rick #17800, MSRP $54.95Open Wood Rick #17801, MSRP $34.95A “Rick” is an old agricultural term for a large quantity ofhay or straw, stacked into a rectangular shape for storage andcovered at the top to protect it from weather. It seems likelythat early railroaders, fresh off the farm, looked at the piles ofwood for the locomotives and called them the same thing.These ricks represent the style used during the mid-1800s, andare part of our War Between the States Series. Each kit willbuild two scale 40’ long ricks, or they can be combined intoone of 80’ length. The model features laser-cut wood components,including laser-engraved nail holes, and material isincluded to create the cut firewood.PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: Structure Kit, P Bragg & Son ProduceMt. Albert Scale Models, 18647 Centre Road, Mt. Albert, ON, L0G 1M0, CANADA905-473-3161 • www.mtalbert.comMt. Albert Scale Models, a subsidiary of Mt. Albert Scale Lumber, hasannounced the first in a series of limited edition craftsman kits in O Scale, 1:48.The kit, P. Bragg & Son Produce, represents a fruit and vegetable distributor(a similar model was produced in HO Scale many years ago by CampbellScale Models.) The new kit was designed by Roger Malinowski, well knownand respected for his line of craftsman kits under the name Stoney CreekDesigns. Roger also provided the laser cutting services for the new kit.P. Bragg & Son Produce features laser-cut sheetwood and plywood,board-by-board construction, full interior, cast resin detail parts (fromSchomberg Scale Models), exterior ‘clutter’ on the loading dock (providedby Hamm River Model Products), unique brass industrial lightfixtures with 1.5V lamps, full-color signs, and four pages of full-sizearchitectural drawings.The kit also features operating double-hung windows, which webelieve to be a first for O Scale craftsman kits. All the basswoodis from Mt. Albert Scale Models. This kit is a limited run of 200 numberedmodels. The retail price is $200.00 US. It is available only directfrom the manufacturer.Sept/Oct ’06 - O Scale Trains • 53