I use quality basswood,  Poplar and  Birch Plywood  in the construction of the cars. Scribing of the plywood is done on a custom built saw verses laser cutting. All white metal parts are cast in my shops from molds made with my masters. A Pewter-Cerro alloy is used in the casting of those parts.

While the completed cars are not finescale museum pieces, they are quite rugged and survive the rigors of outdoor garden railroading nicely.

New This Update March 30, 2008

As usual, things are always busy here.

First up is news on the drop bottom kit. I have the first run ready to bag up in the next couple of days. The first of those kits will go to the magazines for reviews. The price on the kit is $90. Accucraft 3' 7" freight trucks are $45 and Accucraft couplers are $5.00. I have a small supply of CDS dry transfers for the kit. They are 1:24 scale and not 1:20 scale. I had 1 or 2 transfers in 1:20.3 scale and found they are too large to fit in between the yoke braces. All pictures of the kit on this site are with the 1:24 scale transfers. CDS transfers are $12.00. More info can be found on the drop bottom page. I don't have all the pictures ready to complete the kit building process that I've shared over the past several months. I will complete that as time permits. I would like to emphasize that this kit is a PNG kit and not simply a remake of Don Winter's kit. The 2 kits are totally different.

The other news is of the Jackson and Sharp Passenger trucks from Accucraft. I have trucks in stock and the ball bearing'd price is $110.00 plus shipping. I also have the ball bearing kits ready to go. Please visit the Services page for more info.

Magazine Reviews

Light Iron Digest, December / January, 2004 / 2005, PNG-001, 30' Boxcar kit

Garden Railways, January / February, 2005, PNG-002, 30' Reefer Kit

Gartenbahn profi, February 2005, PNG-002 & PNG-004, 30' & 40' Reefer kits

Garden Railways, March / April, 2005, PNG-001, 30' Boxcar kit

Light Iron Digest, June / July, 2005, PNG-002, 30' Reefer Kit

Gartenbahn profi, April 2005, PNG-001, 30' Boxcar Kit

Gartenbahn profi, June 2006, PNG-005, GRAMPS Tank Kit

Garden Railways, September / October, 2006, PNG-005, GRAMPS Tank Kit

Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette, March / April, 2007, PNG-005, GRAMPS & PNG-030, Kitchen

Rolling Stock

The 40' reefer is currently out of stock. I plan to start a run this week. As with all the other kits, the price on the 40' reefer is going up to $90 due to increases in raw material prices. All other kits are in stock.

Parts

All parts are in stock. 

Customer Photo's

New Pictures are from Dean Lowe.  Dean's pictures are of the 3 OM Rotary Support work cars.

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I am continually working to improve manufacturing processes and to add new cars and hardware. Please check back frequently for new products.

Thank you and enjoy my site.

Phil Dippel