Whats new at Plano Model Products?
Here is the place to look for what is new and now available from Plano at your local hobby dealer.
February 2008
Greetings
Plano Model Products has a new batch of details available all designed for
the diesel modeler.
What better time of year than the middle of winter to release a few more
winterization hatch screens and details. For the Proto2000 SD45 model, a
pair of replacement screens and two styles of lift lugs found on SD45
winterization hatches. And for the Atlas SD24 model, replacement screens
are available by themselves or with short walkways found on some units that
cross and protect the winterization hatch screen.
#14771 SD45 Winterization Hatch Screens (2) w/Lift Lugs - Proto2000 units $4.00
#14772 SD24 Winterization Hatch Screens (2) - Atlas units $3.25
#14773 SD24 Winterization Hatch Screens (2) w/ Crossover Walkways (2) Atlas units $4.75
Through some online forum discussions, a few GP30 details, that have been
overlooked by some modelers, have been developed and are now available.
It is unknown how many or which GP30s had them or what they are for, but
a dynamic brake extended box was found in front of the dynamic brake fan
and is level with the upper roof.
#14806 GP30 Dynamic Brake Extender Box (2) - Proto2000 Model $3.50
It also appears there is a raised area of about 1.25 inches under the dynamic
brake fan. Brass plates, .015" thick and a hole for a Cannon thin wall fan are
available to add this detail to the Proto2000 GP30 model.
#14807 GP30 Dynamic Brake Fan Hatch Plate (2) - Proto2000 Model $4.25
Two styles of 48" fan blanks are available. These round blanks can be used
to quickly add to a model to represent a roads rebuild where fans were
removed and plated over. The bolt on plates come with plastic NBW
castings.
#11853 48" Fan Blanks (2) Bolt on Style with NBWs - Brass - $4.00
#11854 48" Fan Blanks (2) Weld on Style - Brass - $3.75
December 2007
I am always busy experimenting and testing ideas for possible new products. Sometimes I get so busy experimenting
I put off releasing products I have ready to release. So, here is what is new and some links to where you can find them
For the diesel detailer:
What started out as just a fill in for my personal modeling, an online discussion
about lift rings prompted me to send out a few samples of my etched rings.
These rings have a two level etch to give them a round ring effect. And to give
both sides of the ring a 3D effect, the mounting pins the rings are attached to
fold in half to give you a two sided lift ring. Once painted, you will be left
with a prototypical looking lift ring. I have done four sizes to cover the
different sizes found on most EMD diesels. Go to the Diesel Details page and scroll down to the section on LiftRings.
For the freight car detailer:
More coupler cut bars. This new style represents what I call a slide style, that
is basically two overlapping bars with straps welded to each one, allowing the
bars to adjust to the movement of the coupler. Okay, so these don’t adjust.
But they look like they could... Go to the Coupler Cut Bar page, near the bottom.
While building a few of the Proto2000 4427 covered hopper kits, I found a
few details to etch, just because I could. Some of these details are to give a
little more prototypical look Others can be used to replace fragile or broken
parts. And others are details not found on the model.
Go to the Covered Hopper Details page and at the top left, select '4427 details'.
There are several new products coming out in Jan. and Feb. So if you don't see anything in this announcement,
check back after the first of the year.
As far as web updates, the big one will be real easy to see. I tried to clean up a few things and know I broke a few things. But now I have a
new view of what I want to and plan to do during 08.
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