West Edge 3D assorted figures and details Scale: N (1:160) Price: Varies (see below) Manufacturer: West Edge 3D, 0412 574 151, westedge3d.com.au Assorted figures and details feature: Full-color, no painting required Printed in UV-cured color resin Release date: Now available Packs: Figures (mixed people, people waiting 1 and 2, summer figures, and young adults), $19.95 […]
Model railroad track terms Whether you’re new to the hobby or starting again after a break, it’s good to know the terms of the hobby. The following model railroad track terms are geared toward HO and N scales, but many of the terms also apply to other gauges. Gauge: Gauge is the distance between […]
Assorted figures and details from West Edge 3D Scale: O (1:48 and 1:43.5) Price: Varies (see below) Manufacturer: West Edge 3D, 0412 574 151, westedge3d.com.au Assorted figure and detail features: Full-color, no painting required Printed in UV-cured color resin Release date: Now available Packs: Figures (mixed people, people waiting 1 and 2, summer figures, and […]
Assorted figures and details from West Edge 3D Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Varies (see below) Manufacturer: West Edge 3D, 0412 574 151, westedge3d.com.au Assorted figures and details feature: Full-color, no painting required Printed in UV-cured color resin Release date: Now available Packs: Figures (mixed people, people waiting 1 and 2, summer figures, and young adults), […]
St. Louis Car Co. City Cars from SilverLake Images LLC Price: $35 Publisher: SilverLake Images LLC, available from Ron’s Books, P.O. Box 714, Harrison, NY 10528; 914-967-7541; ronsbooks.com St. Louis Car Company city cars feature: Softcover, 57 pages Reproduction of the St. Louis Car Co. catalog 105 (City Cars) from January 1927 Features a look at […]
Atlas O 52’-6” flatcar with load Scale: O (1:48) Price: $69.95 Era: 1953 to 1990s (depending on scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-678-0880; shop.atlasrr.com Features: Roller-bearing trucks with rotating bearing caps Separate, factory-applied brake wheel Pipe load with modeler-installed load tie-downs Die-cast metal trucks and couplers Detailed underframes […]
Virginian & Ohio tank car from Home Shops LLC Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $49.95 Era: 1960+ Manufacturer: Produced by Tangent Scale Models, available from Home Shops LLC, homeshops.net Tank cars feature: Company service waste oil cars Return stencils for Afton, Va. (one road number); Gallipolis, Ohio (one number); and West Carrollton, Ohio (two numbers) Metal […]
Acrylic paints for airbrushing While there are many different areas of the model railroading hobby that we can all explore, one common theme involved in almost all of these areas is paint. Whether you are painting entire backdrops, buildings, vehicles, or even figures, paint is a product that is necessary for model railroading. If you’re […]
HO scale number 6 turnouts HO scale number 6 turnouts. Running trains in a circle or oval may hold your attention for a little bit, but eventually you’ll want your trains to go somewhere beyond that basic loop. That’s where turnouts enter the scene. Turnouts let you split one line into two, design yards, model […]
I recently wrote “Burlington Northern locomotive one-offs” featuring five Electro-Motive Division diesels, including unique paint schemes, rebuilds, and test subjects. This time, I dug through my negative collection and found eight Burlington Northern freight car one-offs. Most of the photos are from family travels throughout northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota between the early 1980s […]
Q: I want to get back into model railroading, but I’m stuck on choosing a modeling scale. I don’t know whether to go with HO or N. Please give me the pros and cons of each. – John Sala A: Choosing a modeling scale is one of the most consequential decisions a modeler faces, right […]
Eastern Seaboard Models HO scale insulated boxcars Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $84.50 Era: Early 1950s to 1980s Manufacturer: Eastern Seaboard Models Corp., P.O. Box 301, Waldwick, NJ 07463; esmc.com Insulated boxcars feature: Etched-metal running board and brake wheel platform More than 100 freestanding plastic detail parts Hi-Tech Details flexible rubber air hoses Underbody charcoal heater […]
