one year later…

Hi! It’s been a while since we’ve talked. So, one year later since my last update, and the plan books have been sold out for sometimes now. However, I do have a few copies left that I used for showing, so these are “used copies.” I’ll sell one of these at a discount for you; if you’re interested email me or leave a comment.

I’m a little bit closer to finishing The Haunted Mansion set. Now it will be a 11″x17″ set alike the Holliday book. Standby for more information.

The Holliday tender is still on the drawing board. I plan on resuming the work on it after the Haunted Mansion.

Plan Books nearly sold out!

Hello!

It’s been a long time since my last update. Not much has been going on. The tender is still on the drawing board, and there’s been some progress on the Haunted Mansion facade set. In fact, I actually redrafted that set.

You should know that both Regular and Special Edition of the CK Holliday Plan Book are nearly sold out. So, if you’ve been putting it off, get it now before they’re gone. Reprinting of the plan book is not being planned at this time.

new item: the ck holliday colorized poster

I’d like to introduce a new item: the CK Holliday colorized poster, showing three views of the engine in her 1955 colors along with text of the engine’s history, statistics. It also label the major (or what I find interesting on the engine) components with extensive description.

The drawings and text comes directly from the Plan Book. The poster will be priced much less than the book, so this will allow many more people to get a taste of the detail in the book.

Click on the small picture to see a larger version.

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And of course, the real poster does not have watermarking.

The poster will be available on ckhollidayplans.com for $35 plus S&H starting sometime next week. I will also be selling them for $30 at the coming Sacramento train show, and as usual, I’ll be there to sign them too!

the plan book special is now available for order!

The Plan Book Special Edition is printed on heavyweight paper and darker drawing lines. It comes shrink wrapped and has newly designed front and back covers, also on hard, heavyweight paper.

Earlier I had said that the Special Edition is hardcover. It’s not like textbook hardcover, but more like very stiff paper.

Here are some pictures comparing the thickness of the regular vs. special edition, and of the back cover. A preview of the inside has been posted earlier.

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The Special Edition is now available for purchase at ckhollidayplans.com for $134 plus shipping and handling.

finished! the completed ck holliday model pictures

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The kit comes with 10 pages of plan sheets, similar in quality to the Plan Book. Here’s a sample.

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The model semi-kit is a collection of custom made parts to compliment the Plan Book. The parts were made directly from the designs in the Plan Book ensuring consistency and accuracy. The large 1:20 scale will showcase many life-like details, yet compact enough to be displayed proudly in any room. It features over 140 parts to help you build your very own CK Holliday, or your favorite 4-4-0 locomotive.

The kit is available for ordering at ckhollidayplans.com. Please note that there is a lead time of up to 3 weeks from ordering to shipping.