Our (very) limited edition olive green faceplate ProtoThrottles are back from final machining. We assembled them last night along with a number of regular throttles. Since it’s an experimental color and there’s such a small number of them, we’ll be releasing them in the ISE Store on 5/13 at 5:13pm MDT for $513. As a […]
James McNab posted a nice write-up on his ProtoThrottle setup using CVP’s EasyDCC system. See the post here.
Spring Creek Model Trains will be at the Rocky Mountain Train Show in Denver, CO, this coming weekend, March 7 & 8, 2020. Stop by their booth for a chance to try out the ProtoThrottle and see our Grain Belt Models grain bins and culverts in person! We will also be in attendance and around […]
Spring Creek Model Trains will be at the Lincoln Area Railway Historical Society Show at the Lancaster Event Center in Lincoln, NE, this coming weekend, February 15 & 16, 2020. Stop by their booth for a chance to try out the ProtoThrottle and see our Grain Belt Models grain bins and culverts in person! Spring […]
“Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” And, it’s corollary, “…at the most inopportune time”. A few weeks ago, I was preparing a trio of Fox Valley Models GP60M/GP60B locomotives to use as a demonstration consist for the ProtoThrottle at Prototype Rails 2020, in Cocoa Beach, FL. DecoderPro was being used to configure and […]
Spring Creek Model Trains will be at the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show at the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds in West Springfield, MA, this coming weekend, January 25 & 26, 2020. Stop by their booth for a chance to try out the ProtoThrottle, Realistic Control Stand Throttle and see our Grain Belt Models grain […]
Spring Creek Model Trains will be at the Dallas Area Train Show in Plano, TX, this coming weekend, January 18-19, 2020. Stop by their booth for a chance to try out the ProtoThrottle, Realistic Control Stand Throttle and see our Grain Belt Models grain bins and culverts in person! Spring Creek will be on the […]
The handle upgrade kits for your ProtoThrottle are now available to order through the store. Click here.
They’re here! Premium handle upgrades for your ProtoThrottle! One long brass handle, two short brass handles, and a red plastic handle for the brake. $45 for the kit. Available at Trainfest this weekend. Special discount when purchased with a throttle at the show! Come see us at the Spring Creek Model Trains booth.
Decals are now available for the Grain Belt Models line of grain bins. These decals are available in both N-scale and HO-scale versions and represent some of the leading manufacturers of prototype grain bins. Thank you to GSI, Sioux Steel Company, and Brock Grain Systems for allowing us to provide these decals to you.
