Please note our NEW phone number

805 481-4625

  for any verbal messages, CC details and/or orders.

Our NEW email addresses are

for asking questions

and

for orders

NEW! - Even More Options on our Regular HO Switch Kits
From This  . . .

Our Regular HO Craftsman SWITCH KIT.  Click on the picture to jump to the Catalog Switch Section

. . . .to Incredible This ! ! !  -  In just Minutes!
AND it's Completely DCC Friendly !
  


HO #8 Kit built with "Super Detail" Frog, additional stick-on "Nut'n Bolt" heads and Joint Bars

"Gauge-Lok Groove" Construction - With NO expensive jigs or constructional soldering!
The "Like Magic" Tie-plate Grooves hold the rails aligned exactly in place!

Now you have a choice of "Regular" or New "Super Detail" METAL FROGS!
And many other fine scale details,
On BOTH our Central Line, Plastic Base Turnout Kits and
Our new Utimate TM, Real Solid Wood Ties. Turnout Kits.

                REGULAR METAL FROGS               NEW "SUPER DETAIL" PREMIUM CAST FROG                                                              

Click on the pictures to jump to the Catalog Switch Section for the full details

A NEW WAY to Enjoy "OPERATING". The "FLEX THROW", LOCAL or REMOTE
 MANUAL SWITCH OPERATION SYSTEM

       

                                                                                                                                                

Still enjoy the feel and convenience of HAND THROWING Switches that are awkwardly placed,
 or obscured by moving trains, or just too "DEEP" in the Yard to reach over for.

OUR SPECIAL MINIATURE SOFT COPPER TUBE SYSTEM
ALLOWS "edge of the baseboard" operation of turnouts, crossovers and accessories
UP TO SEVERAL FEET away

NO NEED TO UNNECESSARILY MOTORIZE OR GO "UNDER BASEBOARD".
THIS TINY TUBING BENDS TO DOWN TO 2" RADIUS AND IS EASILY HIDDEN
OR BURIED IN BALLAST AND UNDER SCENERY LAYERS.
EVEN SMALL ENOUGH TO PASS UNDER INTERVENING TRACK WORK
 AND BETWEEN TIES.

LOTS OF ELECTRICAL OPTIONS TO ADD SWITCHING CONTACTS  WHERE NEEDED!

MAKE YOUR TRAINS "FLOW" MORE SMOOTHLY AND STEADILY
- JUST LIKE THE "REAL THING"!
  SMOOOTH RIDER TM   Stick-on, 3 POINT TRUCK SUSPENSION UNITS

        

NOW - Near Operating Perfection for just Pennies per Car !

Click on the picture above to see the preview page

Apart from greatly improved track holding on bumpy track, SMOOOTH RIDER TM 3 POINT TRUCK SUSPENSION UNITS will reduce the amount and rate of unprototypical fast shocks and vibrations caused by uneven track and running over bumpy switches/frogs.  They will increase the tendency for cars to be more stable and run more smoothly on flat trackwork and sway and roll more slowly and more prototypically around curves and less flat track.

THE LATEST ADDITION TO
THE SERGENT ENGINEERING RANGE!
 - SCALE DRAFT GEAR BOX COUPLERS !!! -

The Brand New EN87 is Now Shipping !

<> THE BRAND NEW DIE CAST EN87 HAS A NARROW SHANK AND
COMES WITH A DETAILED SCALE WIDTH DRAFT GEAR BOX

Now you have a Choice!

The Original EC87 still fits directly into
the existing coupler pockets of
most RTR and Kit Locos and Cars.

The New, Easier and Far More Realistic Way
 of Building NMRA STANDARD HO Track and Switches

  The  Ultimate TM
"CURVABLE SWITCH FACTORY" tm
   The  "Next Generation" of Track Building Tools !

Finally, No Need for Templates, Videos, Bending Frogs or Soldering Skills

  Way Ahead, "GAUGE-LOK Groove" Technology, makes them work
"Like Magic"!


Click here or on the picture for more information on the "SWITCH FACTORY"

   The  "Next Generation" of Track Building Tools
They Do So Much More, Yet they Cost Far Less !

  Where else can you get Just One Inexpensive Toolset that. . . . .

Lets you build each turnout with ANY Different RAIL SIZE from code 55 up to code 83.
Make Some Turnouts Straight and Others to ANY practical curve radius.
Lays ALL the TIES as well as the rail for each Turnout.

The "Next Generation" Switch Building Tools,
START FROM ONLY  $49.95 !

WANT TO NEVER, EVER, BUY ANOTHER TURNOUT OR JIG? !!!
 
THEN GET THE COMPLETE Ultimate tm"DIVISION HQ" SET,
Directly make any of at least FOUR Different Switch Sizes, # 6, #7, #8 and #10,
 for only $274.95  . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   . . . . .BUT THERE"S MORE !
Ask us how JUST ONE "DIVISONAL HQ" can even help you make
 #4, #5, #12, #14, #16 and #20 Turnouts AS WELL.
That's worth SIX EXTRA regular Jigs ! 
And all at no extra cost!!!

The newest Members of the Ultimate TM Range
of "Next Generation" Track Components

Ultimate TM

      FREEDOM tm TIES and TIE SETS!   

Precision Sawn to Exact Size, Full Scale Thickness, Ready-Cut FREEDOM Ties!
A Wider Range of Plain Track Sizes (8ft, 8ft 6in., 9ft)
for Modeling Today's Modern Railroads as well as Steam and Transition Era.

PLUS EVERY INDIVIDUAL SIZE FOR ACCURATE TURNOUTS.
(8ft 6in through 16ft 6in. in 6 inch increments)

PRE-CUT, CURVABLE Complete FREEDOM Turnout Tie Sets,
  Allow you have Realistic, Prototypically Correct AAR Spacing.
Optional Long or Add-on, Short, Head block Ties after installation.

FREEDOM TURNOUT TIE SETS START from just $1.99 each!

 
       
OPTIONAL, INCREDIBLY X-Y DIMENSIONALLY STABLE,
MICRO-THIN, PLASTIC BASES FOR STRAIGHT TURNOUTS



 Makes your FREEDOM TIE SET into a tough, repositionable,  RTR TURNOUT BASE. 
No ugly, visible Webs, and easily cut with SCISSORS or CRAFT KNIFE.
Can be pre-ballasted for easy "lift-in, lift out" or custom shaped
 to match any prototypical situation with tie ends fully exposed.

Ask us about Pre-Assembled  FREEDOM Turnout Bases too!

See our Ultimate tm Complete Detailed "Like Magic" Turnout Kits
 featuring our new FREEDOM Tie Sets,

STARTING from just $16.95

NEW FOR THE "N" MODELING COMMUNITY

Now there are Ultimate TM  
CODE 40 JOINT BARS, TIE PLATES and SWITCH DETAILS
for "N Scale"

FINALLY it is possible to build FINE SCALE "N",  CODE 40 TRACK.

Click on the pictures above to see more details

or

    Click on the picture below to see the rest of the 
 ULTIMATE HO TM TRACK PARTS

OUR INCOMPARABLY REALISTIC PLAIN TRACK
WE STOCK EVERY SIZE OF RAIL, TIEPLATES, AND BULK TIES YOU COULD POSSIBLY NEED
FOR EVERY ERA OF HO TRACKWORK FROM ULTRA-MODERN TO VICTORIAN,
FROM MAIN LINE TO SIDINGS, TO WORKING OR DERELICT YARDS AND RUSTIC SPURS.
ALL READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY



THROW BAR UPGRADES FOR YOUR SWITCHES

     

 "THEIR" FROGS AND "OURS"

SEE OUR PARTS CATALOG FOR ALL THE INDIVIDUAL TRACK AND SWITCH PARTS

If you don't know about Proto:87 yet. . .

Click on the picture to go see!

See our "WHAT IS PROTO:87 ?" PAGE

 

ABOUT THE PROTO:87 STORES

The PROTO:87 Stores is a specialized WEB and Mail Order manufacturing and supplies service to promote the PROTO:87 Standard and finer scale HO modeling. Our Mission is to INEXPENSIVELY provide ALL the special parts needed to most rapidly build a working Proto:87 or finer HO system of trackwork and to convert a useful range of RTR or KIT vehicles to Proto:87 without the use of any unusual tools or skills.

Mailing address: PO BOX 505, Pismo Beach, CA 93448, U. S. A.
Phone and voice mail: (805) 481 4625
( Please leave a mesage if you would like a call back for a live conversation later )
NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: 

We accept VISA, MASTERCARD and DISCOVER Credit Cards

WHEELS, TRUCKS AND COUPLERS

Solid NS Metal Wheelsets
Complete Replacement Truck Freight Car Upgrade kits
Scale size, prototypically operating, coupler kits;

SWITCHES, FLEXTRACK, RAIL AND TIES,

Both "Ready to Assemble" and "Craftsman" level Switch Kits
Frogs for Converting existing trackwork.
- Now including #9 size frogs and the "Craftsman" range in Code 40 rail as well
Individual parts from our Switches are now available
    - Switch blades - Superdetails -
Complete "Ready to Assemble" Flex Track Kits
Fine Scale Rail Sections
    - New Steel code 75 and NS code 81 rail
Tie Base Strip

ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES!

Live Frog Relays
DCC Safety Zone Relays
Relay and Switch Wiring Tutorial

GAUGES, TOOLS AND MATERIALS

Track and Wheel Gauges
Digital and Dial Calipers
Miniature Screws and Drill Bits
- Taps
- Clamps for Frog Assembly

TRACTION AND OVERHEAD

- PRECISION STRASSENBAHN SYSTEM TM
Trolley Poles
Overhead Fittings

PHILOSOPHY, ORDERING, TERMS AND DISCLAIMERS

I am an individual hobbyist just like you. My own particular special interest is building Proto:87 streetcars and other electric railways with their overhead and trackwork looking as realistic as possible, while operating smoothly and reliably at scale speeds. In attempting to do that I am ending up either  funding, sub-contracting, bulk buying or even designing and manufacturing all those otherwise impossible to find parts for myself.  As a keen supporter of the PROTO:87 SIG and other HO Finescale modellers around the World, I reasoned that I could easily make or order extra quantities of these parts and thereby help make Proto:87 available to everyone, rather than have it restricted to a handful of craftsman/specialists with a garage full of machine tools. So I set up the "Stores", on line, as the best way to make these same parts that I use myself, available to anyone else who is interested. To make sure this service is worthwhile to you but will still be around in a few years time,  I follow the usual economic guidelines of making it cover its costs. Therefore my prices are as inexpensive as I can make them, while still allowing the Stores to operate as a legitimate business..

Naturally, this doesn't leave me any room for mistakes in accidentally breaking any consumer laws, losing shipments in the mail, unintentionally misleading innocent customers who just wanted a RTR toy train set for under the Christamas Tree, etc.,. So what follows after the ordering details below are some very important disclaimers to keep our potential relationship from being spoiled by any misunderstandings.  Please read them carefully as they are the terms under which we do business with you.

Sincerely,

Andy Reichert

ORDERING

Mailing address: PO BOX 505, Pismo Beach, CA 93448, U. S. A.
Phone and voice mail: (805) 481 4625
( Please leave a message if you would like a call back for a live conversation later )
Email: 

We accept VISA, MASTERCARD and DISCOVER Credit Cards

Note these are delicate, fine scale, components or raw materials, for skilled/craftsman modelers - They are not suitable for children.  As parts and materials they may require the use of sharp, hot or rotating power tools, paints, glues, solder or solvents that may be dangerous, toxic or highly flammable. All industrial standard, workshop safety proceedures, including suitable eye protection, must be used when operating such tools, and/or using such substances.  Some of the parts contain chemicals which are known by the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

We  have no "return" policy for unwanted, misordered, misused or customer damaged items, except for items not as specified upon delivery. While technically to HO scale, PROTO:87 wheels are constructed to close to prototype tire width, flange depth and back to back dimensions. As such they will only operate successfully on trackwork built to PROTO:87 (near true flangeway) standards. We also expect customers to be able to measure and if necessary, adjust the Back to Back settings for wheelsets. A dial caliper tool or one of our  gauges are suitable for this purpose. If in any doubt, please call/email first for more information. If asked, we will always consider supplying a single item at low shipping cost for evaluation. For these reasons,  please note, we only sell parts on the condition that our customers accept that they fully understand these requirements and can and will make all necessary adjustments.

TERMS

Payment, by Check or Credit Card, is required with order. We accept orders by mail, telephone or email at  Do not send cash. Checks/money orders should be drawn on a US Bank, made payable to "Andrew Reichert". We cannot guarantee the security of your information over the Internet. Credit card charges will be shown on your bill as from "Andrew R. and Patricia A. Reichert".  For your security, we do not include a credit card receipt packed with your order, unless specifically requested.

All specifications, parts and/or prices are subject to availability and change without notice. Please add $6.00 per order for shipping/handling within the contiguous USA. California residents must add 7.25% sales tax.

Due to recent US increased insured postal charges, we now charge shipping to international customers at actual postage cost plus $2.00.  Please expect a cost of around $20.00 for insured parcels. For international shipping of smaller items, we also offer uninsured shipping by letter post, but at the customers own risk. This option may reduce international shipping costs by 50% or more. The customer is  responsible for any duties, taxes and fees imposed by the country of destination. If concerned, please ask us for a shipping cost estimate before ordering.

This WEB page last updated on 3/21/07. All illustrations, products and product designs are copyright of their respective owners, whether acknowledged or otherwise. All rights reserved.

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