We would like to announce
that a new product line will be joining the CBD family - COAL. Well, acutally, the product is coal slag, but it looks like prototype coal in the hopper cars. We will be offering this in two different sizes, one larger size (like lump or block coal in HO scale) and one smaller size (more like stoker or "flood loaded" coal in HO scale). Please visit this new section if you're interested in this product.
New Decal Announcement
We would like to cordially announce
the new decal sets available. First, we have the (Long awaited) SECX
Green 3-bay hopper car set,
the Orange Ale-8-1 beverage
delivery truck set, and finally, the "Heavy Loading" dots applied to
CSX hoppers.
New Version2.0
on it's way...
Coming Soon, we plan on updating the
site for a new look. Because of the way the current site is constructed,
Freeservers has a tendancy to put their banners on all four frames, which
really destroys the look of the site in our eyes... I don't mind the banners
in general, but the placement is irritating.... So, we've simplified
the site, using only two frames, and hopefully the banners won't be as
distracting. Look for this update soon.
Hummm...
New Address...
Well, sometime over the weekend of March 24th,
GO.COM, in their 'infinite wisdom' decided that they didn't want to host
free websites any longer.... without warning, email, or even a "sorry,
Dude", they deleted the entire server that housed the Coal Belt Decals
homepage (as well as many, many other peoples' pages). Luckily, we
really didn't loose anything but some business....
So, we've landed here, at Freeservers.com,
at least for now.... I don't trust any of these free sites anymore.
Just keep in mind that anytime you need to get in touch with us here at
the Shop, just use the email coalbeltdecals@cs.com
and there shouldn't be any problems.....
New page on this site...
"WANTED"
We have posted a new page here on the Coal
Belt Decals website where you can help us. It's a list of specific
things that we need to either begin, complete or update a decal set that
we have. Please follow this link to the WANTED
page and see if there is anything there that you can help us with.
As always, our "Finders Fee" for supplying
information is between 2 and 5 or the decal sets you help us make, and
is negotiable based on the information.
More New Decal Sets !
We've been working hard here at Coal Belt
Decals to clear out some of our backlog of proposed decal sets.... Not
only do we have the new sets made right before the Show,
but we also have these new sets: PPG Hi-Sil covered hoppers, lettered
for either PPGX, ACFX, or UTCX; General Electric's ILDX covered hoppers
in gray; and End lettering for L&N wrecker cranes. These sets
are so new that we don't have any photos of them yet !!!
Louisville a Success !
On
March 3, 2001, we attended the NMRA Division 8 Train Show and Sale
in Louisville. This was our second time having a booth at this Show,
and we REALLY had a good time. We sold a number of sets, including
some of our newest sets (see below), as well as securing some new custom
decal business. We met a number of wonderful people there, and hopefully
they will remember us when they need custom printed decals !!!
The next NMRA Division 8 Train Show
and Sale is scheduled for October 20, 2001, and as of right now, we
are planning on attending.......
New Set Announcements
While preparing for the NMRA Division 8
Train Show and Sale, we got all busy and finished a number of sets
that had been just "hanging around". Here's a list of the new sets:ACI
Tags Ale-8-1 Yellow trucks
K&IT blue/white locomotives
Owensboro Grain tank
cars
Off to Louisville Again!
We will be returning to the NMRA Division
8 Train Show and Sale on March 3, 2001. This will be our second trip
to this show, and we are STILL very excited about it !!! We will again
bring all of our decal sets that are ready for sale, plus we will also
have the rest of our catalog along with us in electronic format for printing
there, if needed. As before, we are planning on coming to the Show with
the printer and a computer so we can print "special run" decals for people
while at the show. If you need directions or have any questions about this
show, please email us
and we'll
help you out !!!
Here's the Awards !!!
As discussed below, two of our decal demonstrator
models recently won awards at a local modeling contest. Well, we finally
received the awards, and so we thought we'd show them to you.... Here's
the Golden Oak Athearn SW7 model's FIRST
PLACE award, and here is the SECX Life-Like Proto2000 GP20 model's
SECOND
PLACE award.
New SECX Hopper Car Decal!!
During the Christmas slowdown around here,
we finally got the SECX
hopper car sets finished. They are specially made to fit the Walthers
4-bay 100-ton hopper car, their stock #4900. Although not an exact match,
this is the closest mass-produced car available to model these cars with.
Therefore, the decals have been sized to match the rib spacing of this
model. Here is a photo of one of the cars with the new set used on it.
Models Win Again !!!
Recently, two of our decal demonstrator models,
the Golden Oak
Unit #1 andSouth
East Coal #2006, were entered in a local modeling contest. Well,
they took
first and second place, respectively, in the Diesel
Locomotive class.... Ok, so they were the only two models entered
in the class, but they still won !!! Maybe next time there will be more
competition......
Louisville
was a BLAST!!!
We went to the NMRA Division 8 Train Show
and Sale on November 4, 2000. This was our first time selling decals
at a show, so we were very excited about it !!! The sets we had available
at the Show included the South East set, the Golden Oak set, and the South
Louisville Shops set. We also took the printer and a computer with us and
printed some "special run" decals for a few individuals while at the show
{Hope you liked them, Gary and Terrell}, plus we also made some good contacts
for some potential future work. Hopefully some of those will work out well.....
After the Show, we all went to Kingfish
in Louisville to celebrate.... I love that restaurant !!! Anyway, we are
planning on going back to their next Show, which is in early March, 2001.
Hope to see you there !!!
Congratulations Anthony
from Coal Belt Decals!!!!
We have some good news!! One of our customers
{and friend}
Anthony entered a model
of a South East Coal GP20 in a regional-sized contest recently
and WON !!! His model came in SECOND PLACE with
our
decals on it !!!
New Decal Announcements!!
The newest decal set to be released from Coal
Belt Decals is the Hazard
Express 90's "Chappell" scheme for both truck
and trailer. The set includes decals for one truck and trailer,
with enough numbers for you to pick through and model the particular truck/trailer
you want !! For more information about these trucks, goto our Hazard
Express PIP and look at the photos...
Also, we've added an older set to the Catalog
that hasn't been printed in a long time. Many years ago, our President
was asked to custom paint a TFM AC4400 locomotive. This was one
of our first sets ever produced, but still is pretty nice. Please
take
a look at the model, too...
This site has been assembled to show off
our decal sets, both currently available and future releases.
Please follow the links on the left side
to help you find the information you are here to find. For instance, our
Prototype
Information Pages contain more details about the decal's prototypes
than what you received with your sets. Please leaf through these to see
if you find something that helps you.
Another section you might find useful is
the Paint Color
Information, which includes a Paint
Chart and a table which shows what chemicals to use for stripping
paint off a particular model. Any suggestions or comments you have
would be welcomed for either of these sections, just email
us.
If you want to order any of the current
sets, wish to profess your desires for a future set, or have any suggestions
for new or improved sets, please feel free to email us at coalbeltdecals@cs.com
©
Coal Belt Decals {Jay Ramsey}
Updated March 27, 2001
On
March 3, 2001, we attended the NMRA Division 8 Train Show and Sale
in Louisville. This was our second time having a booth at this Show,
and we REALLY had a good time. We sold a number of sets, including
some of our newest sets (see below), as well as securing some new custom
decal business. We met a number of wonderful people there, and hopefully
they will remember us when they need custom printed decals !!!