Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Two New ELHS Exclusives
MAITLAND TOWER HO
possible discontinuities. We were able to operate the train on an oval of 18″ radius track without derailments, but there was very little play left at the ar- ticulations. The Con-Cor New Haven Comet is a
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 $8.95 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 $8.95 s&h (US Funds Only)
Member price HO $5000
plus $8.95 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)
$8.95 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 $8.95 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
86 JULY 2012
$32.00 $24.00 $30.00 $21.00
$32.00 $32.00
nicely detailed and finished, well engi- neered, smooth running model of an in- teresting prototype. As they have done with previous models, Con-Cor in- cludes a detailed article about the pro- totype Comet and several reproduc- tions of original New Haven publicity material and a timetable issued for the Comet. The three-car train set is item number 0001-008735 and is priced at $459.98. The extra add-on car is item 0001-008736 for $149.98. The DCC sound decoder for the Comet with cor- rectly sized speaker is item 0001- 006001 for $74.98. If the Comet is or- dered directly from Con-Cor, they can arrange to have the decoder installed for the purchaser.–GARY QUALE
Swampscott Dory and small row- boat: O scale. Mfd. by Atlantic Scale Modelers,
P.O. Box 223, Peabody, MA 01960;
www.atlanticscalemodelers.com. If one wishes to accurately portray a
Non-member price HO $6500
★ ★ STILL AVAILABLE ★ ★
Erie Waldwick Interlocking Tower HO & N plus
N
Non-member price HO $6500 $4800
water oriented scene on a layout in any scale, water craft, in some size, form or number are a necessity. This bit of in- sight is from a modeler with a small O scale waterfront setting on a Maine- based layout who will have the most crowded shore-front in model history. Completed or awaiting launch are a lobster boat, a utility barge, a small, steam powered tug, a Friendship sloop and copious numbers of smaller craft. Nearly all of these vessels are or will
be built from kits, so when a package containing these two small craft showed up in my mailbox, along with a request for a review, I felt reasonably confident
about the “job.” Before getting started on construction, let’s take a quick look at the histories of these boats. The term dory refers to several types
of small, usually rowed but sometimes sailed, fishing boats that originated on the Atlantic coast of North America. The Banks Dory was employed in the deep sea fishing industry, often carried on schooners that plied the Grand Banks off the coasts of New England and Canada. There are also Cape Ann Dories and Gloucester Dories, refer- ring to a couple of fishing centers in Massachusetts. The Swampscott Dory as modeled in these kits is another variation. They were generally 14 to18 feet in length and had a slightly differ- ent shape and less overhang fore and aft than the Banks Dory. The longer lengths were often handled by two oarsmen. They could be sailed if need- ed with a small sail and a single mast. The rowboat kit is a more traditional craft, similar to boats found almost anyplace where there is water. Histori- cally, the prototypes were made of wood and thus would be pretty heavy. Once in the water, they probably stayed for the season or duration un- less damaged. Construction of the kits went quite smoothly and I’ll use the dory as my prime focus. Upon opening the kit’s plastic envelope packaging, the builder finds a laser-cut wood sheet, a similar- ly cut sheet of cardstock for the three hull pieces per side, some lengths of stripwood and, in the case of the dory, a short piece of fine wire to simulate the oar locks. There is a sheet of clearly written instructions with a photo of a completed model on the front and an- other photo and drawings as well in- side. There is also a separate sheet with an actual-sized drawing showing the locations of the braces and seats.
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