Red Rock Fever

That's what they call it when you get pulled in to the lure of Arizona, in particular Sedona. That's why we named our new kit series, Red Rock West, a series of narrow gauge, western themed structures. A few more are in the works for release later this summer.

We're always looking for a new direction to take our kits and this seemed like a natural step. After spending two weeks out there in November of last year, we couldn't help but be inspired to do something with what we saw. We hope you enjoy this new series.

Coming Soon....

We've been busy as usual and have failed to keep up with our blog...apologies. Here's a quick run down of what's in the the works....The layout has taken a back burner at the moment as we work on new projects. Coming up next is the Carrolton Hotel, based on a prototype (pic of railing detail above) as well as a new DVD, which we are in the midst of finishing up. We've also begun work on our Limited Run kit release for the fall...it's in the sketching stage...within a couple of weeks, CAD drawings will be started....we've also been acquiring some new equipment, after the lathe a milling machine came next. Using a lathe on its own is like eating with a knife and no fork - the milling machine is a must. Anyhow, we've been playing around with those machines coming up with new patterns for detail parts. We've also been working on the KitCast podcast, check out the newest episode, episode 3 where we chat with friend and modeler Larry Baker. Lastly we've begun the summer's big project; converting our garage into a new workshop - our current below grade location just doesn't have the fresh air and daylight we'd like - hopefully by summer's end it will be complete...which means more room in the basement for trains...