Wheels of Time Blog
Thursday
Mar142013

Coming soon ... new insulated boxcar with Superior plug doors in N scale.

We are working on a new insulated boxcar with Superior plug doors and . . .

What railroads used these really cool cars that kept the cargo ventilated and at a nice cool temperature? Enjoy the video!

Tuesday
Feb192013

Don't forget!

HO Piggy-Packers!  See your dealer or reserve directly!

Friday
Feb152013

A photo survey of side loader models!

It's been said that variety is the spice to life!  Here are photographs of side loaders other than the PC-90 Piggy-Packers that Wheels of Time is making in HO and N scales.  Some of these side loaders look very strange and awkward.  Enjoy.

MJ 90 RT:

 

RL85 (with PC-90 to the left)

Hyster

Marathon LeTourneau (early model)

(late model)

MJ 9090

CH70

Monday
Feb112013

Art that is precise.

Here's a screen shot of our next batch of PC&F Insulated Box cars.  Before I get a flood of emails, yes it's a work-in-progerss drawing!  

If you are fluent in Illustrator and Photoshop, and enjoy precise line work creation, such as font creation, placement of letterings and with good attention to details, do drop us an email.  We are looking for someone who would like to help us develop Wheels of Time paint and lettering diagrams for our products.  This will be a P/T contract position.Save & Close

 

Thursday
Feb072013

Malcom McLean and Sea Land

When one looks at the vast sea of containers on double stack container trains or stacked way high on containerships, one can't help think that less than 45+ years ago this did not really exist.  Malcom McLean one of the grandfathers of our containerized freight helped start this revolution and changed how cargo was handled.  A PDF from TR News on Malcom McLean and Sea Land containerships explains this exciting history.  I hope you will enjoy the history whether it's from the railroader, trucker or merchant marine point of view.

(By the way, for container handling equipment, be sure to tell your friends that the HO scale Piggy-Packers pre-orders are due by Feb. 22, 2013 - reserve at your favorite dealer or directly.  For the N scalers at heart, we have a limited number of 2nd run Piggy-Packers in stock.)