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.Sept 5 2010
Summer season is over, kids are back in school and it is time to get some new products out so you have something to work on this fall. There are several products I have been messing with for a while and have finally got a bunch of them into production. I will touch on the information about each product here on the what's new page and if something sounds like a product you are interested in, follow the link on each item for more information. Hopefully there are one or two you have been patiently waiting for.
For the HO diesel detailer.
So how long have you had some of our 48 inch fans and been wondering how you were going to mount them in your 48 inch fan housings? (not the Cannon fans!) Well, there is now a solution for the dilemma. One of these five new products should do just the trick. I have developed some fan mounting brackets that mount on the inside of the shell and hold the fan up into the fan housing on your model. Four of the five are configured to match the hole dimensions of our fan hatch plates. The other kit is a pair of single brackets for those projects that have a different configuration. Information and a few photos on these brackets can be found on the Diesel Details page under the Fan Mounting Bracketssection.
I know, I know, the Proto2000 GP38-2 has some issues. Well, there has got to be someone besides me that has one or two they will be detailing. So, if you are needing replacement steps for the late version with the 88inch nose, I can help with that. This set if brass steps has all the corner steps and the cab steps. Photos and details on this step set can also be found on our Diesel Details page under the Steps section.
If you are a CNW or Milwaukee modeler, you may be interested in the conversion kits now available for low side PS2 4427cf covered hoppers. Both of the low side 4427 models on the market, Wm. K. Walthers and ExactRail, are a high mounted brake wheel version. Not all 4427 have the high mounted brake wheels. Some of them have low mounted brake wheels and there appears to be two end posts configurations on these low brake wheel cars. On some of the cars the angle iron end post point out away from the car like on the high hip 4427s and the 4740 covered hoppers. Others have the post pointing in toward the car. This latter configuration is what these two new kits represent. If these kits are of interest to you, more information and a photo or two can be found on the Covered hopper details page under the 4427 End Frames section.
Have any freight cars needing replacement or new Loop Style Rope Pulls? A fret containing four sets of these pulls and drill templates are now available and can also be found on the Covered Hopper Details page under the 4427 Details section.
And yet another detail for the Proto2000 4427cf PS2CD covered hopper. This detail is replacement outlet gate rails to give you a prototypical look of the shorter gate rails sometimes found on these cars. These brass replacements rails can be added to built cars or added as you build your planned build. These too can be found on the Covered Hopper Details page under the 4427 Details section.
I have added a new page to the web site. This page will list products that are only available through this web site. These products will vary as to what they are or why they are on the page. Check it out from time to time, maybe there will be something on there that you can use for one reason or another. Check out the web only page now..
And if you didn't check out the web only page but are hoping to find information about the Copper Anode Plates that were discussed on the MFCL yahoo list, then you need to go ahead and go to the page. There are now three verities of Copper Anode Plates available. It is a north - south thing and hopefully all your questions can be answered there.
What else? You can't find anything of interest listed? Sorry, I can only do so much. but I still have a lot more in work and will update that page when I catch my breath.
May 2010
A few of the products I have been talking about for a while are now available.
For you covered hopper modelers, I have a couple more kits for you to consider. The first one is another roofwalk for 4427cf PS2CD covered hoppers. This version was used by CNW on the 95970-96469 series cars. The special feature of this roofwalk is the lack of the end crossover section. Here is a photo of a couplemodels with one applied to a Walthers 4427 Low side model and one to a ExactRail 4427 low side model. Each kit includes the roofwalk, supports, drill template and instructions.
#10878 - 4427 Covered Hopper Roofwalk - Apex pattern - CNW version - $ 8.50 each
For those wanting to upgrade their Tangent 4740, or their ExactRail 4427 or even their Athearn PS2-2600 with more prototypical looking roofwalk supports, that can now be done with this new roofwalk support kit. Each kit includes enough supports to detail any one of these cars, drill templates for all three cars and instuctions.
#10888 - PS2 covered hopper roofwalk supports - $ 3.75
Both of these new kits can be ordered here along with all the other 4427 covered hopper details we have available.
For diesel detailer, I am finally releasing a radiator fan hatch for SD45s that will work with the Cannon and Co. thin wall fans. Why I didn't release this one with the other four Cannon and Co. version fan hatches, I don't know. But these brass fan hatches are now in stock and available for your SD45 project.
#11802 - SD45 Fan Hatch for Cannon and Co thin wall fans - Brass - $ 4.00
You can order them along with all of our fan hatches here
That is all for this update. Thanks again for the support!
Jan. 2010 announcements.
Have a few product announcements to make. No new parts this round just some new multi-paks, a returning product and a price increase.
It has been suggested that I offer the #190 Morton 40ft boxcar running boards in multi paks, so
#11906 - Package of Six Morton Pattern 40 ft Boxcar Running Boards - $18.25
And while on a multi-pak roll...
#11294 - Package of Four Gypsum Pattern Coupler CrossOver Platforms - $6.00
From time to time I get requests for Apex roofwalks for the Detail Associates/Remax ACF2970 covered hopper model. Since I had those in the line previously, why not bring them back. And they are even the same original price! Who else has rereleased a product at the same price it originally sold for?
#077 ACF 2970 c.f. covered hopper walkway kit - Apex pattern - $7.25
And there is another part with a price increase.
#203 - Morton Pattern Stainless Steel Scratch Builders Material is now $12.50 a sheet.
So you missed some of the product announcements in the past? Well, here are links to previous news and announcements.
2009 announcements archives.
2008 announcements archives.
2007 announcements archives.
2006 announcements archives.
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