June 2010 Edition

Site Update: June 2010

A lot of updates have occurred in a short period of time here. The website has been completely rebuilt and is still a work in progress. Under the Model Pages, the SD40-2 project has started and will be added to in the near future. All of my time has been devoted to the Topeka Cab and Nose Project and to add a shopping cart to the website. More products from manufacturers will be available as soon as I can finish it. We are also a Tru-Color Paint dealer now. If you need that good old BAR Blue for the Santa Fe blue, we are your source! 

There is also some very exciting news to share with everyone. The Topeka Cab and Nose project is designed and ready for production. The price is a little more than anticipated, however that was in resin. This is not and is injected molded and will be a very high quality kit. This will be a very limited production run of these kits and once they are gone, their gone!

Originally we intended for these components to be made in resin, however we were very concerned with the quality of a resin kit. Railflyer  Model Prototypes was contracted to develop the drawings in a 3D Cad format for rapid prototyping. Through those efforts, a model produced in injection molding was developed. This kit will be very high quality for you the modeler which have come to expect from injection molding.

Santa Fe Prototype Models is proud to announce the upcoming release of the Santa Fe “Topeka” Cab and Low-nose conversion kit. This kit will contain injection-molded, laser-cut and photo etched components to be added on by the modeler. These kits are designed to fit the Proto 2000 GP7 and GP9 decks with modification. The nose portion will be molded with the nose as initially rebuilt with no light. However, molded on the back side of the nose are guides to remove the headlight area for the included photo etched plate for a nose head light. Whether you model the as-built version or the crew comfort upgrades started in 1988, you have your options. Also included are the battery boxes to model the cut-down version behind the conductor’s side of the cab where Santa Fe modified the handrails and added a full length door. Included in this kit are nut-bolt-washer castings, headlight, doors, battery box tread, knuckle buster latches, door handles, window gaskets, windshield wipers, laser cut window glass, sunshades and tracks, cab headlight blank-out plate, and sand filler hatch. This multi-media kit will produce a remarkable model being tooled from the highest quality materials available.

This will be an extremely limited production kit and will be built to order. All orders must be pre-paid no later than August 15th, 2010 to guarantee a kit. Visit Santa Fe Prototypes Store to reserve yours and don’t miss out on this limited production kit! For more information e-mail Perry Lambert HERE. I can also accept money orders and personal checks so check the contact page on where to mail your payment. Please contact me first via e-mail so I can send an invoice please. Expected Delivery Fall/Winter 2010.  MSRP $42.95