Greetings,
September 2009
GP30 Non-Dynamic brake hatch and blank plates are now available. Find out what all is included here.
Have a new detail for the 1/87th scale truck modeler. You know those shinny chrome girls you saw on truck mud flap, wellyou can add them to your models. And these
come with real rubber flaps, chrome light bars and chrome tips. Check 'em out!
August 2009
Finally after a few delays, the switcher louvers are now available. You will find them listed on the diesel details page.
And if you are a 1/25th scale truck modeler, looking for the Oval pattern scratch builders material, You will find it on our Scratch Builders
Materials page.
May 2009
Plano Model Products is happy to announce it has several new products
available, in stock and ready for shipment.
For the freight car detailer:
Yet another style of coupler cut levers. We are labeling these as Stanray
style since once the handle is bent to shape, they can be used to represent any
number of cut levers manufactured by Stanray. Packages contain enough
parts to do 3, 6 or 12 cars. A new style of hanger is included with these cut
bars.
#12007 - Stanray Style Coupler Cut Levers w/ hangers - 3 sets - Phos. Bronze - $3.50
#12008 - Stanray Style Coupler Cut Levers w/ hangers - 6 sets - Phos. Bronze - $5.75
#12009 - Stanray Style Coupler Cut Levers w/ hangers - 12 sets - Phos. Bronze - $9.00
For the East coast diesel detailer:
Coupler knuckle baskets have be found a several diesels over the years. And
they are not all the same. We came up with a few variations of baskets.
These baskets all feature wire mesh sides and optional lids. Each package
contains two of the same size basket.
#11895 - Coupler Knuckle Baskets - open (2) - 24" X 14" X 14" - diamond mesh - $3.25
#11896 - Coupler Knuckle Baskets - open (2) - 24" X 18" X 14" - diamond mesh - $3.25
#11897 - Coupler Knuckle Baskets - open (2) - 24" X 24" X 14" - diamond mesh - $3.50
#11898 - Coupler Knuckle Baskets - open (2) - 24" X 24" X 10" - diamond mesh - $3.50
Those Southern highhood GP30 nose bell brackets can be added to your
models using these brass brackets. Each kit includes 2 brackets, a drill
template, NBWs and brass wire for conduit.
#14805 - GP30 Highhood Bell Brackets (2) w/template - brass - $3.00
More scratch builders material:
The diamond pattern in these sheets is the same we use on our early Gypsum
pattern running boards. These sheets measure 9.5" X 1.75"
#212 - Scratch Builders Material - Open Diamond pat. - Horizontally Expanded - brass - $12.50
#213 - Scratch Builders Material - Open Diamond pat. - Vertically Expanded - brass - $12.50
Thank you for your continued business and support!
Feb.19 2009
For those of you who have been patiently waiting to get your hands on some PS2 2600 covered hopper undecorated kits,
your wait is over. I have finally got everthing ready to go. For all the poop on this special run of Athearn cars
can be found here.
February 2009
Plano Model Products is happy to announce it's first group of new products release for
2009. And for a change, we are starting the announcement off with a few new parts for
the N scale modelers.
Now available in N scale are stainless steel intake grills designed to fit on the Proto2000
E8/9 A and B unit models. These grills are actually overlay grills that fit right over the
models grills so there is no cutting or modifying of the model needed to add them. Just
glue them on and your ready to go.. Both styles of grills , EMD horizontal and FARR vertical,
are available for the A and B units. Each set contains two grills to do one unit.
#288 - E8/9 A unit Intake Grill Set - EMD Horizontal Style - Stainless Steel - N scale Proto2000 model $3.75
#289 - E8/9 A unit Intake Grill Set - FARR Vertical Style - Stainless Steel - N scale Proto2000 model $3.75
#290 - E8/9 B unit Intake Grill Set - EMD Horizontal Style - Stainless Steel - N scale Proto2000 model $4.00
#291 - E8/9 B unit Intake Grill Set - FARR Vertical Style - Stainless Steel - N scale Proto2000 model $4.00
You will find these are our N scale intake grills page.
For the HO scale diesel detailer, we have a few new little details.
Some of the early EMD GP and SD units with rounded cab roofs had Antenna Ground
Planes mounted over the number board housings. The Santa Fe and Southern Pacific are
two roads that come to mind when one thinks of who used them. We have two variations
of these available made from stainless steel. One is a solid, rounded front and straight
back edge. The other one has a rounded front and square cutout where a antenna and
it's base would be mounted. Each package contains four of the same ground plane in it.
A drilling template is also include to aid the mounting process.
#11841 - Antenna Ground Plane Plate (4) - with Square Antenna Cutout - GP/SD 7,9,18,20,24 - stainless steel - $3.25
#11842 - Antenna Ground Plane Plate (4) - Solid plate - GP/SD 7,9,18,20,24 - stainless steel - $3.25
And for those who like to add lift rings to their models, we have some very small lift lugs do
add to your Paper AirFilter Boxes found on GP and SD 38s / 38-2s. These stainless steel lift
lugs have a hole in the center of them and a taper on the outer edge, just like the
prototypes. What, you haven't seen these before? Just look at the upper corners of the
paper air filter box next time you look at one the these engines...
#14659 - Paper AirFilter Box Lift Lugs - GP/SD38 / 38-2 models - 24 per package - Stainless steel - $2.25
You will find these are our HO diesel details page.
On the HO Intermodal side of details, we have redesigned our Maxi Stack Walkway
Frames kit. This new kit replaces our discontinued #168 frames kit with a simplified frame kit.
The only part of it that was redesigned was the stanchions which are now a single vertical
fold to create the angle iron shape of the stanchions. The walkway frame itself has not
changed other than the entire kit is now made of Phosphorus Bronze. These parts are
intended to be used with our #148 walkway platforms kit (not included) on the A-Line and
now InterMountain Maxi Stack models
#11680 Maxi Stack Walkway Frames kit - InterMountain/A-line model - phoz. Bronze - $4.50
You will find these are our HO intermodal page.
That is all for this round of new releases. All kits are in stock and available today.
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