O scale structures
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Richmond Packing Co. Kit has laser-cut tempered hardboard walls; basswood freight dock, doors, windows, and stairs; and peel-and-stick shingles. Building measures 8-5/8” x 11” without dock, 10-1/8” x 12-1/2” with. $149.95 plus shipping. Frank Ellison Tribute Series. Brennan’s Model Railroading, 816-252-4605, brennansmodelrr.com
Tools
Replacement needle scribers. Contains three each coarse and fine needles. For use with ultra-fine needle point scriber (sold separately). $4.99. Produced by Flex-I-File, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store, KalmbachHobbyStore.com
Scribe-N-Cut folding knife. Hardened steel blade. For scoring and cutting styrene and acrylic up to ¼” thick. Swivel blade folds away safely for storage. $6.99. Produced by Flex-I-File, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store, KalmbachHobbyStore.com
Touch-N-Flow work base. Molded resin. For holding 2 ounce bottle of solvent cement, filler/cleaner bottle, Touch-N-Flow applicator, and brushes. Plast-I-Weld, filler bottle, and Touch-N-Flow applicator sold separately. $10.99. Produced by Flex-I-File, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store, KalmbachHobbyStore.com
Ultra-fine needle point scriber. Tool produces micro-fine scribed panel lines, punch holes, rivet marks, and more. Includes one scriber handle, two coarse needles, and two fine needles. $10.99. Produced by Flex-I-File, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store, KalmbachHobbyStore.com
Paints
Black Rubber Shades & Co. acrylic paint set. Includes six 22ml (approximately .75 fluid ounce) bottles of the following colors: Burned Black, Deep Cockpit, Dirty Black, Tire Black, Vulcanized Rubber, and Worn Black. Can be applied with brush or airbrush. Colors dry to matte finish. $34.99. Produced by Lifecolor, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store, KalmbachHobbyStore.com
Books
Plasticville, U.S.A.: Bill Nole’s Classic Guide to Vintage “O” Plasticville. 2020 edition features item-by-item look at every Plasticville O gauge item ever created by Bachmann during the postwar period. Book also covers its 50th anniversary releases, King Distributing’s Collector Series, Make ’N’ Play, Lionel Plasticville, and more. Includes current values plus updates from previous editions. Softcover, 204 pages with color photos. $29.95 plus shipping (and tax where applicable). Purchase at plasticvilleguide.com
Club offerings
Long Island Rail Road maintenance-of-way bunk and tool cars. Lionel Trains O gauge models produced for the Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers. Models feature illuminated interior and die-cast metal trucks and couplers. Limited run of 200 cars. Orders are on first come, first served basis. Late 2021 delivery. $97.50 each plus $11 shipping for first car, $6 for each additional car. New York residents add 8.625 percent sales tax. Purchase includes automatic enrollment as associate member of NLOE. Check or money order to NLOE. Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers, P.O. Box 343, Levittown, NY 11756; nloe-store.onlineweb.shop (online orders incur PayPal surcharge)
Lionel no. 6464-100 Western Pacific boxcar. Lionel O gauge model produced for the Train Collectors Association to support its Endowment Fund. Model is decorated to look like the version illustrated in the 1954 catalog but never produced in that scheme. Model produced in the United States of America. Orders must be received by March 15, 2021 for delivery later this year. Available to TCA members for $89.99. Pennsylvania residents add 6 percent sales tax. Checks and money orders to TCA, Department C, P.O. Box 248, Strasburg, PA 17579-0248; traincollectors.org/store
