With some very good guidance from Tim Shackleton and Mick Bonwick on the Missenden Abbey weathering course, Andrew Thompson says he managed to get rid of the shiny plastic look from a Rivarossi Big Boy. Seen here on the test track, sound dubbed on from various recordings of Challenger 3985. […]
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With some very good guidance from Tim Shackleton and Mick Bonwick on the Missenden Abbey weathering course, Andrew Thompson says he managed to get rid of the shiny plastic look from a Rivarossi Big Boy. Seen here on the test track, sound dubbed on from various recordings of Challenger 3985. […]
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Union Pacific train LPA81’s power is seen at South Ninth Street in Sheboygan, Wis., on July 24, 2014. The crew has just delivered coal to the nearby Edgewater Generating Station and has parked the power here while they go for a meal. Photo by Rich Peters […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Allen Keller visits The Reid Brother’s N scale Cumberland Valley System featuring PRR, N&W, and WM railroads in a 22 x 38-foot space. Enjoy watching transition-era trains routing through Appalachian scenery! […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Allen Keller visits The Reid Brother’s N scale Cumberland Valley System featuring PRR, N&W, and WM railroads in a 22 x 38-foot space. Enjoy watching transition-era trains routing through Appalachian scenery! […]
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Canadian Pacific train No. 493 passes the competition at Wauwatosa, Wis., on June 14, 2014. Photo by Matt Krause […]
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AMTRAK’S GO-TO DIESEL: Lionel is releasing its first model of the venerable Amtrak F40PH diesel. Several hundred of the locomotives dominated Amtrak and commuter trains for more than 20 years, and many are still in service with second or third owners. The O gauge model will be available in Amtrak Phase I, II, or III […]
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E-Z Street trucks from Williams by Bachmann Price: $99.95 (nos. 42734 Hot Joe ‘n Dough food truck, 42736 green pickup truck) Min Curve: 16- or 21-inch E-Z Street curves Cmd Low: N/A Cnv Low: 20.3 smph High: 38.9 smph Drawbar pull: N/A Features: Motor, assorted cargo load Current production road names: Hot Joe ‘n Dough […]
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Union Pacific NW2 from Williams by Bachmann Price: $449.95 (no. 21652) Min Curve: O-27 Cmd Low: N/A Cnv Low: 19 smph High: 38 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb. Features: Two can-style motors, dual headlights, die-cast metal trucks and couplers, TrueBlast Plus sound Current production road names: Boston & Maine, Pennsylvania RR, Union Pacific, Western Pacific […]
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