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News & Products for January 21, 2010
See the latest trains and other announcements from model railroading manufacturers
Published: Thursday, January 21, 2010
HO scale freight cars
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rebuilt caboose. CE-1 with block lettering, CE-1 with Roman lettering and safety slogans (one car number), CE-7 with Santa Claus paint scheme (one number), and CE-2 with Roman lettering and black underframe. Four car numbers each unless noted. Etched-metal running boards, metal wheelsets, and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. $49.95. August/September 2010. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
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 Walthers HO scale Mark IV Flexi-Van flatcars with two trailers
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 Walthers HO scale Ex-Milwaukee Road Super Dome cars
Ex-Milwaukee Road Super Dome cars. Canadian National, Chessie Safety Express, Chicago & North Western, and VIA Rail. Modeler-applied wire grab irons, metal wheelsets, and Proto-Max magnetic knuckle couplers. $69.98. February 2010. Ready-to-run. Wm. K. Walthers Inc.
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 Full Steam Ahead HO scale Art Deco-style bowling alley kit
Art Deco-style bowling alley kit. Laser-cut wood kit. Stucco-sided walls with random laser-etched brick patterns, choice of three vintage bowling signs, and attached hot dog stand. $69.99 plus $11 shipping within North America. Limited run of 50 kits. Full Steam Ahead
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 Walthers HO scale Ethanol plant energy center kit
HO scale details and accessories
Vehicle license plates. Idaho (1950 to present); Kentucky (1950 to present); and Maryland (1960 to present). Each set includes tags for at least 20 vehicles. Printed on photo paper. $1.50 per set includes shipping. Howard's Hobby
Eight-cubic-yard capacity standard trash container. Etched-brass kit. With split opening lid. $29.99 per two-pack. N.J. International Inc.
Coil-Elliptic 50-ton trucks. One-piece black acetal plastic moldings with separate brake shoe detail and non-magnetic, insulated metal wheelsets. Trucks are also available with "semi-scale" (.088"-wide) wheels. $6.25 per pair. Direct orders add $3 shipping. Nevada residents add 7.125 percent tax. Tahoe Model Works
N scale freight cars
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rebuilt caboose. CE-1 with block lettering, CE-1 with Roman lettering and safety slogans (one car number), CE-7 with Santa Claus paint scheme (one number), and CE-2 with Roman lettering and black underframe. Four car numbers each unless noted. Equipped with Micro-Trains trucks and magnetic knuckle couplers. $32.95. August/September 2010. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.
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.jpg&w=250) Micro-Trains Line Co. N scale assorted freight cars
N scale details and accessories
Trash containers. Etched-brass kits. Eight-yard standard container with fixed lids, $19.99 per two-pack. 20-yard roll-off sled with opening end-loading door, operating latch mechanism, and rolling wheels, $29.99 per two-pack. N.J. International Inc.
O scale details and accessories
1:43 proportion vehicles. BMW 6 Series, Mitsubishi Montero, Peugeot 307cc, and Porsche Cayenne. Detailed interior and undercarriage, clear window glazing and lamp covers, and rolling vinyl times. $6.95. February 2010. Ready-to-run. Industrial Rail line. Atlas O
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 American Z Lines 23,000-gallon funnel-flow tank car in Z scale
23,000-gallon funnel-flow tank car. New paint scheme: Cargill Foods. Metal wheelsets and Auto-Latch couplers. Four-pack, $113. Ready-to-run. American Z Lines
Scenery
Timber stumps. Real wood stumps with visible wood grain and rings, in scale sizes. Available in 50-pack (1/4" - 1/2" diameter), 30-pack (1/2" - 3/4"), and 20-pack (3/4" - 1-1/4"). $9.95 per pack. Timberline Scenery Co.
Books
N Scale Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby. By Marty McGuirk. Takes beginners step-by-step through building a complete N scale 4 x 8-foot railroad. All color, perfect-bound softcover, 96 pages. $19.95. Kalmbach Publishing Co.
Norfolk Southern Coal Cars. By David Casdorph. Digital book on CD-ROM details Norfolk Southern's coal car fleet, including those from predecessor railroads that were still on the roster of late 2009. Searchable text and over 200 high-resolution photos. 440 pages in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Requires computer with CD-ROM drive and Adobe Reader.$19.95. Shipping $4.85 per order to U.S., $10.45 to Canada and Mexico, $13.45 overseas. Highlands Station, LLC
Software
RailModeller 4.0. New version supports grades and 3-D rendering, allows up to 99 layers of objects, improved printing, and new expert function for importing layouts into third-party applications. 90-page manual included in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Requires Mac OSX 10.4 or newer. $49 for new purchases; free upgrade for registered users of earlier versions. MacRailSoft
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Manufacturers featured in this week's News & Products
American Z Lines
6142 Northcliff Blvd.
Dublin, OH 43016
614-764-1703
www.ztrack.com
Atlas O
378 Florence Ave.
Hillside, NJ 07205
908-687-9590
www.atlaso.com
Full Steam Ahead
499 5th Ave. E.
Owen Sound, ON N4K 2R4
Canada
519-376-2983
www.fullsteamahead.ca
Highlands Station, LLC
600 Dudley St.
Lakewood, CO 80215
303-829-4449
www.HighlandsStationLLC.com
Howard's Hobby
116 Silver Hill Rd.
Ansonia, CT 06401
www.howardshobby.com
InterMountain Railway Co.
P.O. Box 839
Longmont, CO 80502
303-772-1901
intermountain-railway.com
Kalmbach Publishing Co.
21027 Crossroads Circle
Waukesha, WI 53187
262-796-8776
www.ModelRailroader.com
MacRailSoft
Zaubzerstrasse 37
Munchen, D-81677
Germany
www.railmodeller.com
Micro-Trains Line Co.
P.O. Box 1200
Talent, OR 97540
541-535-1755
www.micro-trains.com
N.J. International Inc.
P.O. Box 1029
Higley, AZ 85238
480-219-4135
www.njinternational.com
Tahoe Model Works
5801 Sheep Dr., no. 7
Carson City, NV 89701
775-882-8822
Timberline Scenery Co.
P.O. Box 57
Platteville, CO 80651
970-785-0321
www.timberlinescenery.com
Wm. K. Walthers Inc.
P.O. Box 3039
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414-527-0770
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