Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Two New ELHS Exclusives
MAITLAND TOWER HO
Maitland Tower
Erie Crossing Shanty
The Maitland Tower kit builds into a model of the tower's initial configuration and can be modified to represent a number of other Erie west end towers. Maitland also broke up the block between Glen Echo and Cold Springs on the Dayton Branch and was used by the DT&I to issue trains orders. This served to extend the tower life more than anything else and remained in service well into the Conrail years. Crossing Shanty not included
Member price $5200
plus $7.95 s&h (US Funds Only)
Non-member price $6500
ERIE CROSSING SHANTY
This kit builds into a model representing crossing shanties located throughout the Erie west end.
Member price $1400
plus $7.95 s&h (US Funds Only)
Member price HO $5000
plus $7.95 s&h
Non-member price $1750
★ ★ STILL AVAILABLE ★ ★ DL&W Vestal, N.Y. Station
(US Funds Only)
HO $5000 N
Member price $3800 (US Funds Only)
$7.95 s&h Books from
Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Erie Steam Locomotive Diagram Book Book No. 2 (1944)
Erie Passenger Equipment Diagram Book Book No. 76, May 1952
DL&W Locomotive Classificaton Diagram Book Revised July 1st 1939
DL&W Classification of Freight Equipment Corrected to May 1, 1952
Erie Lackawanna Passenger Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 15, Issued Aug. 30, 1966.
Erie Lackawanna Freight Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 78, Updated May 9, 1975
plus $7.95 s&h (US Funds Only) (Book prices are non-member. Please allow 4-6 weeks delivery)
www.erielackhs.org Dealer Inquiries Welcome
Order from: ELHS, Department RMC Jay Held, 10-10 ELLIS AVE, FAIR LAWN, N.J. 07410 No phone calls will be accepted For information send SASE
N.J., PA & Ohio res. add sales tax. Outside US extra s&h.
ELHS membership at $35 per membership cycle. Cycle includes four issues of our magazine “The Diamond” and four newsletters with modeling
information. Separate check please. Send to: ELHS c/o Randy Dettmer, 290 W. Prospect St., Hudson, OH 44236
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tan covered the panels. Once that had dried, I painted the perimeter panels Polly Scale Steam Power Black. The result was a picture frame like appear- ance which just screamed “Art Deco” design. As these panels were glass, metal or plastic, the surface was shiny compared to the brick on the front. I airbrushed the front with a few good coats of Testors Clear Gloss acrylic fin- ish. When dry, I applied the deco style decal signs in place and got them to settle into the deep panel seams with Solvaset. When the Solvaset had dried, I slit the decal film in the slots with a new No. 11 blade, gave them another application of Solvaset and when dry, put on another coat or two of the Gloss- coat. The signs looked painted-on and the panels had the realistic sheen these panels had in real life. Glazing was cut and cemented to the
Non-member price HO $6500
★ ★ STILL AVAILABLE ★ ★
Erie Waldwick Interlocking Tower HO & N plus
N
Non-member price HO $6500 $4800
inside of the windows, then I used some of City Classics “Window Treat- ments” I had on hand for various blinds, shades and window signs for upper floor business. The very nicely detailed and stylized front door was painted silver and cemented in place. The large front window has a paper view block to be applied behind the window once the glazing was in place. It is black and also features signs ex- halting the fact that Walt’s Café is air conditioned and serves steaks, chops and seafood. Walt or maybe Mrs. Walt apparently is a bit of a horticulturist, too, as there is a row of nice flower pots printed along the bottom of the window paper. This is a very creative front window treatment as it not only blocks the view into the Café, but it includes typical advertising that looks painted on the window. Of course, the more de-
tail-inclined modeler can leave off the paper and make an entire eatery with booths, counters, servers, burgers and fries, customers and Walt overseeing his restaurant. Once the walls were finished, it was
time to assemble the structure. Along with the two kits I received for review, City Classics also sent a couple pack- ages of their new 90-degree corner braces. When cementing four walls of a structure kit together it is sometimes challenging to get proper 90-degree corners. To assure 90-degree corners, I usually use .188″ square strip styrene or cut my own braces from thick sheet styrene. City Classics has made it even easier with their new corner braces.
Each brace is molded with two flat
gluing surfaces at a true 90-degrees and a sturdy brace web which looks like structural steel with pieces cut out to save weight on each leg. You get twelve inside corners and four outside corner braces. There is a slight mold parting line along the edge of the brace, which I removed with a few
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