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The Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society
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BCG

Products Offered by Buffalo Creek Graphics

Be sure to visit their web site at http://www.trainresource.com.

  1. 2007 NKPHTS Convention Car - 8500 Series Aluminum Express Boxcar

    NKP 8500Buffalo Creek Graphics has announced that, for the third consecutive year, it will produce a special limited edition, custom run O-scale NKPHTS Convention Car this year to commemorate the Society's 2007 Convention in Ft. Wayne. Another in Buffalo Creek's Founder's Series, this year's release will feature the Nickel Plate's 8500 series aluminum express boxcars.

    The design for these cars will be created using prototype photos and diagrams, and the cars will be decorated by Crown Model Decorators on Weaver O-scale 40' ARA boxcars. As with the prototype, these cars will be equpped with roller bearing trucks in your choice of 2-rail and 3-rail versions. Optional diecast, sprung trucks will be available for a modest additional cost.

    Available in three road numbers, one car (the 8500) will carry 2007 convention markings on the end tack board. As with last year's W&LE double door boxcars, the cars will be made available in sets of three and as single cars, with and without the convention markings. Each car will come with special labeling and a certificate of authenticity.

    UPDATE: As of the 7/27 pre-order deadline, Buffalo Creek Graphics will not accept any further orders for the car with the Ft. Wayne convention designation (road number 8500). However, they anticipate a small quantity of the other two road numbers to be available for sale to those who did not meet the deadline. Anyone interested in purchasing the road numbered cars other than the Convention Car should email BCG at BCKgraphics@aol.com for up-to-the-minute availability.

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  2. 2-Bay Offset Hopper

    Buffalo Creek Graphics is pleased to announce the release of a special custom run of New York, Chicago & St. Louis (Nickel Plate Road) 33000 series, 2-bay, offset hoppers. Issued in association with the Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society, these Weaver O-scale cars have prototypical black car bodies and are lettered in the "as-delivered" paint scheme. Available in three road numbers, this offering is limited to an edition of only 33-sets (100 cars), and may be ordered as a 3-car set or as individual cars. The price is US $135.00 per set of three, or US $46.00 per car (road numbers our choice). We'll equip your cars with die-cast, sprung trucks for a small additional charge (see order form). Shipping & handling is $10.00 per order to addresses east of the Mississippi, $12.00 west of the Mississippi. Canadian customers, please contact us shipping information.

    Click here for an order form. Return order ASAP. Orders will be accepted in order of receipt. Please remit full payment including appropriate S&H with your order.

    Your order is subject to acceptance; and we reserve the right to reject any order.

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  3. Lackawanna Railroad Composite Reefer With Special NKP Return Plates

    ReeferBuffalo Creek Graphics is pleased to announce the release of a special custom run of Lackawanna Railroad Composite Reefers. These Weaver O-scale cars have prototypical yellow car bodies with boxcar red roofs, ends, and lettering. Each is equipped with unique, separately applied Nickel Plate Road return plates denoting assignment to the NKP. Available in three road numbers, this offering is limited to an edition of only 33-sets (100 cars), and may be ordered as a 3-car set or as individual cars. The price is US $145.00 per set of three, or US $51.00 per car (road numbers our choice). We'll equip your cars with die-cast, sprung trucks for a small additional charge (see order form). Shipping & handling is $10.00 per order to addresses east of the Mississippi, $12.00 west of the Mississippi. Canadian customers, please contact us for shipping information.

    Click here for an order form. Return order ASAP. Orders will be accepted in order of receipt. Orders will be accepted in order of receipt. Please remit full payment including appropriate S&H with your order.

    Your order is subject to acceptance; and we reserve the right to reject any order.

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  4. Detroit & Toledo Shore Line ARA 40' Boxcars

    D&TS Boxcar Buffalo Creek Graphics is pleased to announce the release of a special custom run of Detroit & Toledo Shore Line 40' ARA boxcars. Sure to be of interest to both Nickel Plate and Grand Trunk Western fans, these Crown/Weaver O-scale cars have boxcar red car bodies, with prototypically accurate lettering and herald in white, and are available in three road numbers. This unique offering is limited to an edition of only 33-sets (100-cars), and may be ordered as a 3-car set or individually. The price is US $132.00 per set of three, or US $46.00 per car (road numbers our choice). We'll equip your cars with die-cast, sprung trucks for a small additional charge (see below). Shipping & handling is $10.00 per order to addresses east of the Mississippi, $12.00 west of the Mississippi. Canadian customers, please contact us for shipping information.

    Click here for an order form (will open in a new window). Orders will be accepted in order of receipt. Please remit full payment including appropriate S&H with your order.

    Your order is subject to acceptance and we reserve the right to reject any order.

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2008 Lionel Nickel Plate Products

The 2008 Lionel catalogs show three new Nickel Plate cars. The 2008 Signature Edition catalog shows a Nickel Plate Boxcar with End Doors, item #6-27229 (pg. 105) and a 3-Pack of NKP PS-2 Covered Hoppers, item #6-27034 (pg. 109). The K-Line Catalog offers a Nickel Plate Die Cast 2-Bay Outside Braced Hopper, item #6-22152 (pg. 30). You can see these items online by going to the Lionel website Product Finder at http://www.lionel.com/Products/Findex.cfm. Click on "Product Finder" under the word "Lionel". On the next page do a Product Search for "Nickel Plate Road".

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Walther's New NKP Products

  1. Nickel Plate N-scale EMD GP18 diesels with road numbers 702 and 708. MSRP is $89.98. Web pages:
  2. NKP HO-Scale PROTO 2OOO Heritage Steam Collection USRA 0-8-0 w/Sound & DCC - Powered. Road Numbers 206 & 207 (w/decoder); 205 (standard DC). MSRP is $349.98. Web page:
  3. NKP N-Scale PROTO Heritage Steam Collection USRA 0-8-0. Road Numbers 206 & 207. MSRP is $174.98. Web page:
  4. Atlas NKP N-Scale Decorated Code 80 Plate-Girder Bridge. MSRP is $9.95. Web page:
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Bachmann New Nickel Plate Models

Bachmann has announced new Nickel Plate models at the NMRA National Train Show in Detroit July 27-29. The new offerings include an HO-scale Berkshire, Nickel Plate #759 - Rail Fan Version, for $160.00, an HO Berkshire, Nickel Plate #765 - Rail Fan Version, for $160.00, an HO Berkshire, Painted, Unlettered - Nickel Plate Version, for $160, and a SPECTRUM® N-scale USRA long tender in Nickel Plate lettering for $35.00. All have a delivery date of October 6, 2007. The annoucement was posted on their discussion board at http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,2024.0.html.

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Cincinnati Division 7, MCR, NMRA Announces W&LE AAR 70-ton, Offset-side, 3-bay Hopper Cars

WLE Hopper

The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (W&LE) took delivery of 3,000 steel, 70 ton, offset-side, triple hopper cars in late 1947 and 1948. These cars were a 1936 AAR design, updated to 1941 standards, with most cars built after the end of WWII. Greenville Steel Car Co. built the first 1,000 cars (78000-78999) and Ralston Steel Car Co. built another 2,000 cars (79000-80999). In 1949, the Nickel Plate Road took control of the W&LE, and all cars were subsequently leased to the NKP. Cars began to be repainted for the NKP, but retained their W&LE car numbers. By January of 1952, 557 cars had been repainted to NKP lettering, and 2,440 remained in their original W&LE paint scheme. The 1953 ORER lists 1,839 of these cars under the W&LE, while 1,158 cars were listed under the NKP. By April of 1960, 2,938 cars had been repainted to NKP lettering, and only 46 cars remained with their original W&LE lettering. Three of our four cars are substantiated by photographs in the W&LE paint scheme.

This car project utilizes Accurail's 7500 series hopper car, painted black with white lettering. The kit includes Accurail's AAR cast steel trucks, an Equipco brake wheel, and Accurail couplers. It also features brake system components with piping and levers, slope sheet end braces, fine stirrup steps, interior details, and hidden weights.

Four car numbers are available: 78952, 79240, 79897 and 80829


Prices: $15.00 per car, with a four-car set for $56.00
Shipping (USPS Priority Mail): $5.00 for one car, $6.00 for two to four cars

Ohio Residents must include 6.5% state sales tax on the total price, including shipping charge.

Order from: Division 7, MCR, NMRA, P.O. Box 62501, Cincinnati, OH 45241

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Chooch Enterprises Ultra Scale II O-Scale NKP Nickel Plate War Emergency Box Car

MSRP $110.00. Web Site: http://www.choochenterprises.com/html/603_nkp_war_emergency_box_car.html.

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Atlas Nickel Plate Products

Please note that many of these products, if not already ordered by the deadline, may no longer be available. Check the Atlas web site or your local dealer.

  1. N-scale Detroit & Toledo Shore Line GP-7/9 Locomotives #'s 43 & 48. MSRP: $94.95, more for limited edition and decoder equipped. Estimated Delivery: January 2008. Website: http://www.atlasrr.com/NLoco/ngp76.htm. The deadline for placing your guaranteed order/reservation with your local Atlas dealer is Friday, September 14, 2007.
  2. O-scale Nickel Plate GP-9 Locomotive. Powered #'s 500 & 502; Unpowered #509. MSRP Powered: 3-rail $449.95; 2-rail $449.95; Unpowered: 3-Rail & 2-Rail $199.95. Estimated Delivery: March 2008. Website: http://www.atlaso.com/ogp94.htm. The deadline for placing your guaranteed order/reservation with your local Atlas dealer is Monday, October 15, 2007.
  3. O-scale 1923 ARA (X-29) Wheeling & Lake Erie 40' Steel Box Car. MSRP: 3-rail $59.95; 2-rail $64.95. Estimated Delivery: November 2007. Website: http://www.atlaso.com/ox29boxcar2.htm. The deadline for placing your guaranteed order/reservation with your local Atlas dealer is Friday, September 14, 2007.
  4. O-scale Nickel Plate Road 40' GATX Airslide Hopper. MSRP: 3-rail $54.95; 2-rail: $59.95. Estimated Delivery: December 2007. Website: http://www.atlaso.com/oairslide3.htm. The deadline for placing your guaranteed order/reservation with your local Atlas dealer is Friday, September 14, 2007.
  5. HO Trainman® Nickel Plate 2-Bay Offset Side Hopper. MSRP $12.95. Estimated delivery October/December 2007. Website http://www.atlastrainman.com/HOFreight/tmho2bay.htm. The deadline for placing your guaranteed order/reservation with your local Atlas dealer is Thursday, June 14, 2007.
  6. N-gauge Nickel Plate C420 #578. Standard MSRP $109.95 w/decoder $139.95. Estimated delivery October 2007. Website: http://www.atlasrr.com/NLoco/nc420.htm. The deadline for placing your guaranteed order/reservation with your local Atlas dealer is Thursday, June 14, 2007.
  7. HO Trainman® 2-Bay Offset Side Hopper with Round Ends road numbers 33324 and 33359. MSRP $12.95. Estimated delivery June 2007. Website: http://www.atlastrainman.com/HOFreight/tmho2bay1.htm
  8. HO Nickel Plate C420 Locomotive #578. MSRP $149.95 - $259.95. Estimated delivery May 2007. Website: http://www.atlasrr.com/HOLoco/hoc420.htm.
  9. O-gauge Nickel Plate 1923 ARA (X-29) Steel Box Car road number 25336. MSRP $59.95 - $69.95. Estimated delivery January 2007. Website: http://www.atlaso.com/ox29boxcar1.htm, with a picture of the car at http://www.atlaso.com/images/x29/83106/X29NicklePlate.jpg.
  10. N-gauge Nickel Plate RS-11 Diesel Locomotive road number 852 and 861. MSRP $99.95 - $134.95. Estimated delivery October 2006. Decoder-Equipped. Website: http://www.atlasrr.com/NLoco/nrs11a.htm.
  11. HO Nickel Plate RS-3 Locomotive road numbers 541 and 554, MSRP $104.95. Estimated delivery December 2006. Website: http://www.atlasrr.com/HOLoco/hors3classic4.htm.
  12. HO RTR Trainman series Nickel Plate 2-bay offset side hopper road numbers 33441 and 33799. MSRP $12.95. Estimated delivery between November of 2006 and January of 2007. Website: http://www.atlastrainman.com/HOFreight/tmho2bay.htm.
  13. HO Code 100 Decorated Plate Girder Bridge with a black and white paint scheme and Nickel Plate lettering. MSRP $10.95. Estimated delivery January of 2007. Website: http://atlasrr.com/Trackmisc/hodecobridge1.htm.
  14. HO Detroit & Toledo Shore Line GP7 diesel locomotive road numbers 43 and 48. The D&TSL was a road jointly owned by the Nickel Plate and GTW (see http://nkphts.org/empmags/1960mayjune/page1.htm). MSRP $104.95. Estimated delivery January 2007. Website: http://www.atlasrr.com/HOLoco/hogp74.htm.
  15. HO NE-6 Caboose in NKP & W&LE paint. NKP numbers 765 and 770; Wheeling numbers 0201 and 0202. MSRP of $26.95 with estimated delivery of December 2006. Website: http://www.atlasrr.com/HOFreight/hone6caboose3.htm.
  16. HO Nickel Plate-DLW 36' Wood Reefer road numbers 302 and 308. MSRP $29.95. Estimated delivery June 2006. Website: http://www.atlasrr.com/HOFreight/ho36woodreefer4.htm.
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Athearn NKP Products

New HO RTR Bay Window Caboose, NKP #424 & #411. Due early September 2008. MSRP $17.98.

New NKP HO RTR 40' 3-Bay Offset Hopper w/Load. Two 6-packs available plus 1 single hopper. Total of 13 different numbers available. Due early July, 2008. 6-Packs MSRP $89.99; single $16.98.

New NKP HO RTR 1955 Ford F-100 Pickup. Due early June. MSRP $10.98.

NKP RTR 40 Ft. Express Box Car. The car comes in two configurations, Silver #1 and Silver #2. A picture of the car is available at http://www.athearn.com/Newsletter/041806/40_Exp_box_041806.jpg.

Athearn's Nickel Plate offerings can be seen at http://www.athearn.com/Search/Default.aspx?SearchTerm=nickel+plate&Page=1. (including the new hoppers, cabooses, and Ford F-100).

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Nickel Plate Models Now on the Internet

Nickel Plate Models

Nickel Plate Models is now on the internet with a web site at http://www.trainresource.com/Nickel_Plate_Models.html. Nickel Plate Models produces model railroad products, parts and decals of interest to modelers of the Nickel Plate Road. The primary focus of the Company is on O scale (1/4 inch to the foot or 1:48 scale) modeling and modelers, although we occasionally do models in HO and other scales. The Company markets brass models, brass kits, plastic models and custom decals. We also publish a newsletter containing items of interest to O scale NKP modelers.

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Weaver NKP L1a & L1b 4-6-4 Hudsons

Weaver NKP L1a & L1b 4-6-4 Hudsons

On April 28, 2004, in conjunction with the TCA Eastern Division Meet in York, Pennsylvania, Weaver Models announced the newest addition to their "Gold Edition" Series of classic steam locomotives; the Nickel Plate Road L1a & L1b 4-6-4 Hudson.

A team of NKPHTS members provided Weaver with information, photos, and drawings of the Nickel Plate's L-1a and L-1b locomotives that helped bring this project to reality.

For more information, contact your local Weaver dealer. The Hudson is also available for purchase now on the Weaver web site at http://www.weavermodels.com/page10.html.

For a flyer with more pictures, model features, prices, and history of the Hudsons, please click here. (will open in a new window)

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Mullet River Model Works Produces Nickel Plate Out House

NKP Out House
Kit in HO Scale 		Mullet River Model Works has produced a Nickel Plate standard out house kit in O, S, and HO scale. The kit is made from laser cut plywood with paper shingles. The kit will do one building with interior. The doors are separate pieces so they can be left open to show the interior.

Visit their web site at http://www.mulletrivermodelworks.com/ for more information.

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Trainstuff LLC Malinta Station

Prices:

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HO - $39.95
   S - $49.95
   O - $59.95
   G - (which for us is 1:24) - $109.95


Malinta Malinta Malinta Malinta

Website at http://www.trainstuffllc.com/index2.html.

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Aster Hobby Co. 1/32 Scale Live Steam NKP Berkshire 779

Aster Hobby USA LLC is the exclusive North American importer/distributor for Gauge 1 live steam locomotives manufactured by Aster Hobby Co. Inc. of Yokohama Japan. This very established company has been building fully operational (like the real thing) museum quality live steam models in Gauge 1 (1/32 scale) for over 25 years. The next U.S. model now under construction will be the NKP 779 Berkshire locomotive. With the assistance of Wayne York of the FWHS and the Allen County Museum in Lima OH, the necessary documentation was purchased about one year ago to make this project come true. Delivery of the NKP Berkshire locomotive in factory assembled and kit form is now in progress.

All live steam locomotive models by Aster Hobby Co. Inc. are manufactured to original blue print in very limited quantities and are sought after collectors items. Please check out the website http://www.asterhobbyusa.com for more details on this and other Aster live steam Gauge 1 locomotives.

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