Tichy Train Group - 2686 - Billboard - Painted/Unlettered

Specific Item Information: CIRCA: 1927 to 1935 THESE BILLBOARDS ARE INJECTION MOLDED IN BLACK STYRENE WITH THE SIGN PRINTED DIRECTLY ON THE PLASTIC. ASSEMBLY TAKES LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. THE SECOND PICTURE SHOWS AN ASSEMBLED BILLBOARD.

Model Information: Billboard artwork was prepared from photographs of the original billboards from the 1930s, 40s, 50s, and 60s.

These billboards are made from injection molded black polystyrene plastic with the sign printed directly onto the plastic. Assembly takes less than five minutes.

Road Name History: Some items are designed to have their owner add whatever company marking they choose, usually in the form of decals or dry-transfers. These items are painted in a generic prototypical fashion but with all company affiliation deliberately left off.

Brand/Importer Information: We bring together the best of two worlds, combining the fun and reward of fine model building with the rapidly growing interest in prototype railroading, freight cars and structures, in particular. The preservation of prototype history in miniature. The key personnel at TICHY TRAIN GROUP are active model railroaders with over fifty-five years of collective experience in the hobby.

Advanced technology and old world craftsmanship combine to produce the finest plastic kits available. Since all aspects of the manufacturing procedure done in our own plant, we have complete control over the quality of out product. Our extensive research library helps us to ensure the accuracy of every detail. Our fully equipped toolroom enables us to translate the design into permanent metal tooling, using cutters ranging from three inches in diameter to as small as a human hair. Each kit may represent several thousand hours of design, engineering, template and model making, engraving and hand polishing. However, this painstaking attention to detail makes the final product speak for itself.

Our kits conform to all applicable NMRA standards and recommended practices. They accept Kadee® #5 or equivalent style couplers (not included) and we provide special molded washers to allow correct coupler height with other trucks.

Tichy is located in Alamance, North Carolina.