News Letter January 2010

    Hi Folks,

   Well the start of a new year. I wish a great New Year for all. I have some new castings below.
   And was able to do some RR stuff for myself. Building the town on my layout (pictures on the
   My Layout link) and finished the Bolder Valley shay conversion. Working on a new O scale
   truck coming soon, This one has not been done in O scale as far as I know.

   The O scale casting for this month a house ruin. Who has not come on one of these when they were
   out exploring. All the is left is the basic foundation and some for the wood floor and chimney. Check
   out some of the junk left like old tin cans with the lid still on them and the old stool that is half gone.
   Anyway this could be an interesting addition to your layout.





    Here is an extra detail I made cable reels with the cable on them. They could go just about any where.

   
    Here is the new HO casting this month a logging junk pile. All sorts of goodies like a steam winch
    and the boiler with the stack removed to show the boiler tubes. Other misc junk laying around.
    This would go good around a saw mill or logging repair shed.



 
 
    Also in HO here is a tank on skids that can be used anywhere in a logging operation, industrial
   or a portable fueling station. Notice the hose hooked to the side of the tank. The figure does not
   come with the tank it is just to help you see the tank size.




   Also in HO the same tank sand off the skids and add to a Wheel Works truck frame and look what
   you get a unique tank truck. So that gives you some ideas of the possibilities.

                                        
  
   
    Check out the photos of the new town on the inside layout in the My Layout link on the side bar.
    I will update this page with photos of the layout as it progresses.  Make sure you scroll to the bottom
    to see the new pictures.

    Also I'm selling my FSM collection since since I'm committed to  ON30 scale. I only have the
    current jewel kits up on the site now and will add some of  the older ones later. So you can check
    those out at FMS for Sale   

      What's on the WorkBench
   
    The video is under production and it should be ready soon. This is not going to be fancy so don't
    expect a big Hollywood production. Remember it is free.  This video will take you from priming to
    finish product. I have had some many requests to do this I guess I had better do it. This will be a
    FREE video on the web page.

    I was able to finish my Bolder Valley shay conversion here are some pictures. Dallas does some
    great work creating these kits. I really weathered this one a real rust bucket the way I like it. Also
    in the pictures the front of the boiler is loose, it has been fixed so you you don't need to email me
    pointing that out.

   
   

    I'm also going to start making people in O scale. These will be of the 1930's era. Here is our first
    figure still on his casting spur. Going to try and make some different figures with casual poses
    and figures that have  never been on the market as eye catchers to bring your layout alive.

    I also went back and re did some of the existing O scale castings. Like the barrel sets and the
    large shelve casting. Check out the pictures below.

  
 
 Here is the new shelve casting.

 

   You can now get catalogs of the products in Adobe format on  the web page. A complete catalog of
   all products or an HO scale catalog or an O scale catalog is available. If you have a problem reading
   the Adobe catalogs you may need to download the most current version of the Adobe reader. This is
   a free download.

         CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE NEW HO SCALE PRODUCTS

      CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE NEW O SCALE PRODUCTS

   Well that's about it for now. If you do not want to be sent this news letter. Send me
   an email at rickanmary@rustyrail.com and I will remove you from the list. Please
   include as much information as you can since the email list has grown and removing
   one person is like a needle in a hay stack.

   And I think I have the kinks worked out on the web page. We are setup for Paypal
   and USPS Money Orders or personal checks. If you want to pay by USPS Money
   Order change the payment type to USPS Money Order and you will receive an invoice
   with your shipping cost and sales tax amount if you live in California.

   Thanks for your Support.  Rick and Mary.