PLine Brochure 2015-16

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Built in Brass
Manufacturers of fine crafted Brass Garden Railway Locomotives, Rolling Stock & Home Builder parts.
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Welcome to PLine, home of fine crafted Brass Garden Railway Models and spares for Home Builders.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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Our range of products include handcrafted Brass RC & Manually controlled Battery and Electric powered Locomotives, Rolling Stock, Home
builder parts, Live Steam spares for the 16mm, Gauge1, G, Fn3, Gauge III, 7/8th scales.
We also provide our Model Designing and Manufacturing services to Overseas Manufacturers and also offer OEM labels.
For more information visit us at www.pline.co.in or write to us at info@pline.co.in
Based in Calcutta, India, our manufacturing facility has a small yet highly skilled workforce, trained to design and produce fine
handcrafted Brass Model Trains & spares. Our factory has the following facilities:
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Computer Aided Designing & manufacturing
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Sheet Metal Working
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Ferrous & Non ferrous Casting
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Die & Tool making
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Soft/Silver Soldering, Electric and TIG welding
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Precision Machining
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Electronic Circuit designing and manufacturing
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Photo-etching, Powder Coating & Painting/Finishing
Motive Power:
We presently manufacture a small range of brass made Electric/Battery powered Radio Controlled and manually controlled brass
Locomotives like our 16mm scale 2.4Ghz RC ZDM1 Narrow Gauge Himalayan Locomotive comes readily fitted with synchronized Sound
Units. This model was reviewed by the Garten Bahn Magazine in the summer of 2011.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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The smaller British prototype Lister-Blackstone 0-4-0 Diesel RM3, available with a MOSFET based manual speed regulator. Both models
have cast and photo etched brass parts, directional lights and all metal gear drives.
Last year we launched a 16mm scale model of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway NG Diesel NDM6 loco for 2.4 GHz RC with synchronised
diesel sound and horn for battery power.
All our 16mm scale Locomotives and Rolling stocks are now fitted with gauge adjustable wheel sets for 32mm & 45mm gauge tracks.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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Our Gauge1 Diesel Locomotive the JNR Class DD51 is a splendid piece of miniature engineering, with very detailed photo etched body
overlays, cast brass parts like handrails, steps, latches, buffers, headlamps, snow ploughs, Radiators, lifting tackle, etc. It also sports a
pair of working impeller fans, directional head/marker lights, insulated Stainless Steel Wheels and detailed sprung bogies. Each Loco is
powered by 2 powerful motors and all bogies have carbon brush pickups.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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Also available in Gauge1 are the DB ETA 150 (powered) and ESA 150(dummy) railcars. The models have detailed interiors (seats and
roof lighting), sprung power bogies & buffers, and directional LED head & tail lamps.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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Available as either 24v DC for track power or for 12v RC battery power.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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The GaugeIII RC Battery powered Diesel outline Shunter in 13.5mm scale, now re-introduced, comes fitted with all sprung axle boxes,
sprung buffers and 3-link chain couplers, modified inertia RC speed controllers and 2-tone horn. The models are powerful and are ideal
for recovering other dead locomotives.
We often undertake OEM production and one such example of our work is the 1:20.3 scale Vertical Boiler American Logging locomotive
for 24v DC track power.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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Rolling Stock:
At the moment we are only producing Rolling Stock in 16mm scale, which include both Passenger and Freight Cars, but we plan to introduce in the next few
seasons Gauge1 Rolling Stock as well. Currently available are 16mm scale brass coaches with 4 or 8 metal insulated wheel sets, brass photo-etched
footboards, cast/machined buffers, couplers, axle boxes and working doors for both 32mm & 45mm gauges.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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Our 16mm scale 8-wheeler (twin bogie), Narrow Gauge Coaches are available in sets of 4 cars (Ist, IInd, IIIrd Open Coaches &
Guards/Luggage Van). All have working doors, fully glazed windows, ‘D’ type centre couplers, internal grain of wheat lighting and twin
bogies with gauge adjustable chemically blackened wheel sets and EIR decal sheets. Optional balsa wood seats sets are also available.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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Also available are our 4 wheeler Brass Narrow Gauge Coaches in 16mm scale, a great compliment for any small 16mm scale Live
Steamer. They too come with internal lighting, working doors, glazed windows and Link Chain/Hook or D type centre Couplers.
In the second half of 2011 we introduced our very first 16mm scale NG Steel Box Car sets in brass. The models boast of actual miniature
rivet work, working doors and twin bogies. These Cars are available in pairs.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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Also introduced in 2011 are 16mm scale 4-Wheeler KSR style steel Box Cars. These cars are available in sets of 3 cars. Each car comes
with detailed rivet work, working doors and DHR style ‘D’ buffer/couplers.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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In early 2013 we launched for the US narrow gauge modellers, the EBT steel box car sets in 1:20.3 scale. The model features scale rivet
work, ‘Z’ channelled frame worked sides, actual wooden walkways etc. Available in sets of 2 cars.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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For Mamod lovers, who have always wanted to convert their Mamod Locos to RC, yet could not find a way to carry and hide the RC
receiver and battery packs, here is our solution to the problem, a coal tender for the Mamod locos, that has a well to store batteries and
a RC receiver.
The coal Tender is all brass and is available with adjustable wheel sets for 32/45mm gauges.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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Spares for Home builders:
We manufacture a vast range of Home Builder Spares for Live Steam, Electric/battery, powered Models.
Our Range includes:
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Custom Copper Boilers
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Live Steam Valves and fittings
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Steel/Stainless Steel insulated Wheel sets
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Axle boxes and Phosphor bronze bearings
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Springs, Buffers and Couplers
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Complete spring compensated Powered Bogies (with all metal drives)
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Motors and Gear drives
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2.4 GHz RC inertia ESC’s and Manual MOSFET speed Regulators
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Synchronized Diesel Sound and 2-Tone RC horn Units
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Brass Cast & machined fittings like Air horns, Headlights, Vents, smoke stacks, dummy leaf springs etc.
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Photo etched brass & SS spares like nameplates, Louvers, doors, hatches and radiators
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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New for 2015-2016:
Awaiting release later in the summer, this year, is the WD Armoured Simplex locomotives designed by Master modeller Stacey Baker
from Australia, and later in the winter of 2015 we plan to launch the Darjeeling D class 0-4-0+0-4-0 Garratt locomotive, both models are
in 16mm scales.
Early next year we would be introducing the famous Indian Railways Broad Gauge bullet nosed WP 4-6-2 Pacific class locomotive in
Gauge 1.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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We are represented in the following countries by:
Germany:
M.A.M Modellbahnen aus Metall
Schwalbenmühle, 35633 Lahnau,
Germany.
Great Britain:
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BARFELL (UK dealer for our NDM6 & WD Simplex Loco Models
email: chris@barfell.co.uk
Tel:01903 716442
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Maxitrak Limited (only a selected range of our products available)
10/11 Larkstore Park, Lodge Road, Staplehurst, Kent, TN12 0QY, Great Britain.
Tel:0044 (0) 1580 893030/Fax :0044 (0) 1580 89150
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Classic Loco.co.uk
51, Cambridge Street, Cleethorpes, England DN35 8HD, Great Britain.
Tel/Fax +44 (0)1472 291934
Japan:
Medicalart Co Ltd.
6-14-4 Shimoshakuji, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 177-0042, Japan.
Fax 81-3-5372-2780
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in
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United States of America:
1. DOUBLEHEADER (US dealer for our Darjeeling NDM6 locos).
1428 West Pine Avenue, Midland, Texas 79705
TEL:+01-432-686-8883; CELL PHONE:+01-432-413-4160
E-MAIL: matticks@airmail.net
CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Ken Matticks
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Sunset Valley Railroad
(for our 16mm scale Coach sets)
21616 23rd St Ct E, Lake Tapps WA 98391, USA.
Tel/Fax (+1) 253-862-6748
Contact Person: Mr. Pete Comley
For more information on our products and prices visit us at www.pline.co.in, or write to us at info@pline.co.in
If you are in Calcutta, India, do visit our factory, we would be glad to show you around our Model manufacturing facility.
Model Engineering Company
47, Sankharitola Street, Calcutta-700014, India.
Tel:00-91-33-22650746; Fax: 00-91-33-26406248
E-mail: info@pline.co.in
URL: http://pline.co.in