Products of Interest

Huet

Huet, 5 rue des Anciens Combattants, F-59175, Templemars, FRANCE

Gerard Huet has brought his number of exquisite Proto:87 kits for French-prototype rolling stock up to a dozen with the introduction of the following:

"USA 18" type or "T.P" type built for the US Army and retained in France at the end of World War I (in 1918).

Boxcar with 2 doors (brass kit complete : 600 F)
Boxcar with 4 doors (brass kit complete : 600 F)
Refrigerator car (brass kit complete : 600 F)
The arch bar trucks are also available as spare-part, only with P87 wheels (kit for two trucks in lost wax castings : 140 F)

Compagnie du Nord covered wagon (brass kit complete : 450 F)
25 Ton Brake Van. Built for the English War Department during the World War I, and have a very "British look". After the war they stayed in France and where used by the "Compagnie du NORD" (brass kit complete : 480 F)
P.L.M. Luggage car. Wagon with 3 axles. Two different models are available (brass kit complete : 680 F)

Alan Gibson

Alan Gibson (Workshop), The Bungalow, Church Road, Lingwood, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 4TR, United Kingdom, Telephone/Fax: (44) 1603 715862 (Mon-Sat 8am to 6pm only)

Mrs Harper-Jones, of Church Road, Lingwood, reports that while walking her Corgis last month, she couldn't help but notice through the open window of Alan Gibson's workshop that the machines were all set up for die cutting again. This, she says, is the first time he has set up for making new wheels in almost a year, as he was spending all his time on research for some new locomotive kits or something.

Down at the Bird in Hand, a few pints of Abbot Ale loosened the lips of one of Her Majesty's Royal Mail carriers to disclose that Mr Gibson has recently taken delivery from America of a large volume of wheel drawings.

Meanwhile, Mr. Stonewall, at the Lingwood Green Grocers says that Mr Gibson has been complaining about his back or his ribs or perhaps both.

Stay tuned....