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| PROTOTYPE PHOTOS FROM DALE JENKINS COLLECTION. Thanks also go to Mark Barnett and Mike Fortney!! "Mike, Dale and Mark, it's all your fault." |
| THIS IS OUR FIRST CABOOSE KIT THAT INCLUDES DECALS!!! WE ARE PROUD TO BE WORKING WITH RAIL GRAPHICS WHO WILL BE PROVIDING DECALS FOR THIS AND FUTURE KITS. |
| AT LEFT IS THE DECAL SET, SHOWN ON A BLACK BACKGROUND. THE PRODUCTION SETS WILL BE WHITE LETTERING ON STANDARD DECAL PAPER. |
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| ANNOUNCING OUR MOST DETAILED CABOOSE KIT YET!! FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE ARE INCLUDING OUR OWN CAST RESIN DETAILS!! THIS KIT INCLUDES OUR OWN CAST RESIN BAY WINDOWS, UNDERFRAME, END PLATFORMS WITH STEPS AND CABOOSE TRUCK LEAF SPRINGS TO MODIFY THE TICHY HEAVY DUTY ARCHBAR TRUCK #3002 (not included)TO A CABOOSE TRUCK. ALSO INCLUDED ARE LASER CUT LADDERS, BRAKE WHEELS, PLATFORM SPLASH GUARDS AND ALL THAT YOU HAVE COME TO EXPECT FROM LASERKIT!!! |
| SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF THE PROTOTYPE(S) FOR OUR KIT MAY BE SEEN HERE. FURTHER PROTOTYPE INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED TO THIS PAGE. |
| HERE ARE SEVERAL VIEWS SHOWING THE KIT AND SOME OF ITS FEATURES, INCLUDING THE CAST RESIN BAY WINDOW, THE RESIN LEAF SPRING INSERTS AND THE PROTOTYPICALLY CORRECT, LASER CUT END LADDERS. |
| WE INCLUDE A NUMBER OF EXTRA SMALL PARTS, SUCH AS THE "FIFTH" LEAF SPRING SHOWN ABOVE, JUST IN CASE YOU NEED A SPARE. |
| THESE PHOTOS SHOW HOW THE END LADDERS ARE BUILT FROM LASER CUT SIDE RAILS AND SUPPLIED BRASS WIRE. THE PARTS SHEET INCLUDES AN ASSEMBLY JIG TO AID IN CONSTRUCTION. THE RECTANGULAR CUT OUTS ALLOW YOU TO APPLY A SMALL DROP OF CA CEMENT TO HOLD THE RUNGS IN PLACE WITHOUT GLUING THE LADDER TO THE JIG. |
| NOW, ALL OF OUR CABOOSE KITS WILL INCLUDE OUR OWN CAST RESIN UNDERFRAME AND END PLATFORMS WITH STEPS. THE PHOTO AT BELOW SHOWS THE NEW UNDERFRAME IN PLACE AND OUR CABOOSE LEAF SPRINGS USED TO MODIFY THE TICHY TRUCKS. NOTE ALSO, OUR NEW COUPLER POCKET PARTS THAT INCLUDES DRAFT GEAR DETAIL, CARRIER IRON AND MORE! |
| WE NOTICED ON ONE PROTOTYPE PHOTO, THAT THE CAR WEIGHT DATA WAS HAND STENCILED ON THE CABOOSE, WE HAVE PROVIDED DECALS ACCORDINGLY. (See Bottom Of Sheet.) |
| KIT CONTENTS AND PRICING THE KIT INCLUDES ALL OF THE NECESSARY WOOD PARTS AS SHOWN ABOVE, OUR NEW CAST RESIN UNDERFRAME, AND END PLATFORMS WITH STEPS, CAST RESIN BAY WINDOWS AND LEAF SPRINGS, .015 DIA., BRASS WIRE FOR PLATFORM RAILINGS, GLAZING, WINDOW/DOOR SCREENS, END LADDERS, ROOFING MATERIAL, CAST METAL SMOKEJACK, LASER CUT ACRYLIC COUPLER POCKET AND BODY BOLSTER SHIMS TO RAISE THE CABOOSE BODY TO PROTOTYPE HEIGHT. THE PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS IN THE KIT CONTAINS A LIST OF OTHER MANUFACTURER'S ITEMS NEEDED TO DETAIL THE MODEL TO THE LEVEL YOU WANT. SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE: $44.95 DECALS, AVAILABLE SEPARATELY, ARE $2.75/SET. |
| THIS WEB PAGE UPDATED 02-19-05 |
| Click Below To Go Directly To Tichy's Arch Bar Truck Page. |
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| IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE "BUY WAR BONDS SHIELD" DECALS FOR YOUR ITC #74 IN HO SCALE, EMAIL ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. |
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| Tichy Train Group Heavy Duty Archbar Truck-Part #3002 |
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| SHOWN BELOW IS A FINISHED END PLATFORM. NOTE LASER CUT BRAKEWHEEL! |
| !!!! Kit 870 - NOW SHIPPING !!!! |
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