WB: Some PRR Cars on the Workbench

Some PRR hopper cars on the workbench getting lettered.

I’ve been working on some PRR GLa’s recently. These four are Precision Scale models imported back the early ’90’s. They are nice cars. I painted them a few years ago, just never got around to decorating the cars.

I’ve run out of the Yoder decals for the GLa’s. They were really nice to work with and I’m glad I saved the leftovers from what I had used in the past. I ended up using a combination of decals on these cars. I tried a Tichy set, and a set from K4 Decals. I can’t say I was excited by either of those sets. But they provided what was missing from my leftover Yoder decals for the GLa’s.

I am also finishing up an Overland PRR H32 Covered Hopper car for a friend. I did use a Tichy set for that car. I had a little trouble using Solvaset on the decals. The decals seemed to lift off the clear carrier film. A little Microscale’s Micro Sol setting solution applied to the letter together with a little pressure was able to get that under control.

An Overland PRR H32 Covered Hopper car making a trip through the Workbench getting some lettering applied for a friend.

A New O Scale Manufacturer

Photo from the Yarmouth Model Works Website

I can’t believe I actualy wrote that headline. It’s great news!

Yarmouth Model Works has released their first O Scale resin rfeight car kit. It is a model of a PRR X31f boxcar. Owner Pierre Oliver hinted about the kit last Spring and now it’s here.

The kit features a one-piece resin body casting, a 3D printed roof pattern, laser cut running boards and 3D printed details. The kit sells for $165.

For those that are not familiar with Yarmouth Model Works. They are an HO manufacturer of resin freight car kits and detail parts. I hope we might see some O Scale detail parts offered in the future also.

I’ll let you know more about this kit when it arrives here in South Jersey.