New On-Line Merchant for OwlMtn
We've finally had enough of PayPal breaking our on-line store in 2023. OwlMtModels has therefore shifted over to using Square's Store-Front for our on-line sales. OWLMTMODELS ON-LINE STORE where you can order any of our products. Many of which now are accessed via option selections, specifically for decals, the new 3002/3003 "Short-Wide", & 3004/3005 "Narrow" Lumber loads.
Now Available!
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| Here's the announcement for the new kits! |
Speaking of Lumber Loads, let's get some more information on the new 3002/3003 "Short-Wide" Lumber Load kits.
3002 - "Short-Wide" Lumber Load Kit, 2-Stack - $29.95/car
The 3002/3003 "Short-Wide" Lumber Load kits are now ready for early-orders. We are just finishing up the instructions and packaging now, in anticipation of the October shipping date. However, if you're one that wants to get the order in now, feel free to head over to the Lumber page on OwlMtModels website and put the order in now.
Don't worry, we'll be putting out more information in the form of blog posts articles, and if there's interest, an updated video which will cover updated techniques and 'how-to's for actually doing the 'iron-wire' or 'high-tension steel banding' instead of the upper wood bracing.
New Decals Available
We've been working quietly on some new decals. Enjoy the fun new products for your freight car fleet!
1220 - Routing & Grading Cards - $2.00
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| Expand the 'human touch' on your freight car models with these Routing & Grading Cards. |
Based on typical routing cards and grading cards, you can now add this extra level of detail to your favorite freight cars. Some head-end passenger cars and express refrigerators also were carded as well. There's enough cards on this sheet to easy card over a dozen cars, making this a great deal to fill out your order from OwlMtModels with.
Example on Accurail NC&StL 15337 Kitbash
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| Routing & Grading Cards added to "match" prototype photo. |
Our new Routing and Grading Card decal set has 36 different prototype-based cards styles with two sets in white backgrounds, one in beige, and one in light blue. This means you get 144 cards to put on your cars to give that extra human clerk and carmen interaction look. Some of the cards have different numbers, etc on them, so there aren't lots of exact duplicates, except for specific prototype cards.
NC&StL 15337 has at least two cards on the left side in this prototype photo. I believe the card on the right over the "XM27" is the grading card, and the two over the "LD LMT" on the left end of the car are in the regular place to put the routing cards, which can result in several still in place.
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| NC&StL 15337 - Fowler -TRRA photo, East St Louis, July 1948, Illinois, Joe Collias coll, - Ted Culotta collection - used with permission. |
NC&StL 15337 has at least two cards on the left side in this prototype photo. I believe the card on the right over the "XM27" is the grading card, and the two over the "LD LMT" on the left end of the car are in the regular place to put the routing cards, which can result in several still in place.
1221 - Owl Mountain Lumber Co. & Do Not Hump Placards - $3.00
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| Stencils for Owl Mtn Lumber Company with their happy owl "Nighty" mascot. Do Not Hump placards will ensure his lumber for all the new post-war boom housing will make it safety to the customers. |
Ever wanted to put some extra detail on your OwlMtModels Lumber Load? How about spread some advertising for the brand to your HO-Scale citizens with some stencils with logo and name? Or maybe you can make some nice signs for your local lumber yard on your layout.
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| Owl Mtn Lumber Company's advertising! |
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| Owl Mountain's owl head on your lumber load or lumber yard |
Extra large 'head herald' which can fit well between stakes on lumber loads.
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| Large stencils for the "Owl Mountain Lumber Co." |
These larger stencils are good for quickly advertising the company on lumber loads. If you these stencils on gondola loads, remember to do it safely and not fall off!
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| Also don't forget to put the "DO NOT HUMP" placards on the car. |
The railroads keep mishandling our lumber loads. Corporate wants to be sure we're placarding all our outbound lumber loads to keep our lumber from getting broken by the careless railroads. Remember, making them flat-switch our loads will also make them take longer to keep them moving so our sales people can broker the loads en route!
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| Ahhh, looks like someone stenciled this pile before it was secured, resulting in a shifted stencil. |
Even with the loads stenciled for "DO NOT HUMP", remember the railroads can still bang the cars around enough to shift the loads.
1222 - Repack Patches - $3.00
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| Make your restenciling and tare data changes easier with these various color patches. |
A great pairing with our Era A, B, C, & D sets makes customizing the tare stations and weights to match the prototype photos a snap. Three different Freight Car Red colors to choose from, plus classic black to 'patch out' the old weight data and station before applying the new stenciling. Sized to fit your standard freight car weight data, tare station and date space, as well as the repack data, usually over the right hand truck.
1223 - SP San Joaquin Division "When Empty Agent" - $2.00/version
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| Variety of SP "When Empty Return Agent" special assignment stencils. |
The first of our 'division specific' decal sets, this one will be made available in honor of the SPH&TS convention in Bakersfield, CA this year. These stencils would be applied to cars which needed to be returned to cover specific loading assignments.
The local Agent would have direct control over these cars when they came 'home' to him. For example the Monolith Agent was responsible for taking care of the large cement plant. So covered hoppers or boxcars would be marked for the Monolith Agent. Mojave, Bakersfield and Fresno would also have various types of cars assigned to them, guaranteeing that they would have suitable cars to protect the customer's shipments.
Contact us if you'd like custom decals made up for your division or fictitious road in this format.
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| Red Caboose boxcar with "When Empty Return to SP Agent Bakersfield, Calif." |
Contact us if you'd like custom decals made up for your division or fictitious road in this format.
1224W & 1224WS - SPMW Pullman Conversion (White, pre-1958) - $8.00/set
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| Designed for decalling up to three Pullman cars which are retired into MW service. |
This decal set will cover all the bits that multiple cars in the MW number series that the ex-Pullmans were assigned to. Including "Danger/Peligro" warnings and "Occupied Ouftit Cars" which were hung on the ends of the live outfits and also at the switch stands. LT WTs and end numbers are also provided for.
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| SPMW ex-Pullman Sleeper converted to Bunk Car, pre-1958. |
These decals are best used on the ex-Pullman sleepers, mostly retired in groups and sold to the railroads in 1944, 1948, 1954 and 1956. In 1958 the SP switched to the light-gray scheme with black reporting marks as the standard. We will be offering that version in the next order in later October.
SPMW 4866 - 1948 Pullman Green Patched
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| SPMW 4866 wearing the original 1948 "Old Pullman Green" scheme with black patched reporting marks. |
One of the cars that Jason did as a pilot model is a 1948 "freshly transferred" scheme which was the old Pullman Green color, patched with black to provide the reporting marks. The letterboard of these cars was also quickly blanked out with either black or SP Dark Olive Green.
SPMW 4812 - Standard Pre-1958 SP FCR with White Lettering
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| SPMW 4812 in a new coat of FCR. |
Part of the 1948 group of Pullmans converted SPMW 4812 shows the basics of the new 1224W decal set.
SPMW 4807 - Standard Pre-1958 SP FCR with White Lettering
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| SPMW 4807 with a 'sunburnt' FCR coat. |
Another of the 1948 cars, a little later in life with the FCR starting to fade a bit. This is ideal if darker weathering washes are going to be applied, which will keep the car from getting too dark during the process.
1225W & 1225WS - SPMW Boxcar Conversion (White, pre-1958) - $8.00/set
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| SPMW Boxcar - Various Assignments |
Retired SP boxcars were restenciled for various assigned services, but often did not carry stencils for their new rolls. The departments that did stencil their 'ownership' of the car included the "Stores Dept", which included a sub-set of cars marked "Supply Car", which we're covering with the OMM 1218/1219 set specifically.
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| SPMW 2257 using the 1225 set for the warnings, reporting marks, and LT WT data set. A couple tid-bits like the "READY" is from OMM 1214 and the SP Herald from stock kit or OMM 1218 set. |
What's Next?
We look forward to seeing everyone at the Bridgetown RPM meet in Portland, Oregon on October 7, 2023. And then three weeks later at the SPH&TS Convention in Bakersfield, California on the 26-28th!
Jason Hill
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