53-foot intermodal containers Scale: N (1:160) Price: Two-pack, $33.95 Era: Present day Manufacturer: Jacksonville Terminal Co., jtcmodeltrains.com 53-foot intermodal containers features: Injection-molded plastic Prototype-specific door styles and placard holder location Inter-box connecting pins Magnetic connection system (three magnets on bottom and metal plate on top) 8-55-8 corrugation pattern Paint schemes: Giant Tiger or Tigre Geant […]
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Electro-Motive Division NW2 diesel locomotive Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Direct-current model, $149.98; with dual-mode ESU sound and Digital Command Control, $209.98 Era: 1949 Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218, walthers.com Electro-Motive Division NW2 diesel locomotive features: Model based on Phase V prototype Five-pole skew-wound motor with flywheels RP-25 contour […]
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Midday Modeler — 06.22.2022. This week Kent Johnson hosts our weekly Midday Modeler video from the Kent’s own outdoor garden railroad in southeast Wisconsin. This week, Kent gives a quick tour to the audience to show off the railroad as a whole, then dives right in with Rene Schweitzer, the long-time production editor for Garden […]
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53-foot FedEx intermodal containers Scale: N (1:160) Price: Two-pack, $33.95 Era: Present day Manufacturer: Jacksonville Terminal Co., jtcmodeltrains.com 53-foot FedEx intermodal containers features: Injection-molded plastic Prototype-specific door styles and placard holder location Inter-box connecting pins Magnetic connection system (three magnets on bottom and metal plate on top) 8-55-8 corrugation pattern Road names: FedEx MultiModal (blue, […]
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MRT blue-and-white diesel locomotives: The Milwaukee, Racine & Troy, Model Railroader’s staff layout, has been around for more than 45 years. Similar to many full-size railroads, the freelanced MR&T has changed paint schemes on its diesel locomotives over the years. The railroad’s second paint scheme was Amtrak Blue and Reefer White, used from 1989 to […]
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RailSmith Models 8-duplex-roomette, 6-roomette, 3-bedroom, 1-compartment lightweight sleeper Scale: N (1:160) Price: See individual passenger cars Era: 1947 to early 1970s (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: RailSmith Models, P.O. Box 188, Prineville, OR 97754, lowellsmith.net RailSmith Models 8-duplex-roomette, 6-roomette, 3-bedroom, 1-compartment lightweight sleeper features: Clear window glazing Injection-molded plastic body Metal wheels on plastic […]
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Albert-Modell HO scale Moroccan ballast hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $52.49 (may vary based on exchange rate) Era: 1990 to 2006 Manufacturer: Naumann Modelleisenbahnen, naumann-online.de Albert-Modell HO scale Moroccan ballast hopper features: Injection-molded plastic Metal wheels Modeler-installed European-style couplers NEM 362 coupler pockets 80 separate, factory-installed parts Available now Road name: Moroccan National Railways Office […]
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Modeling Background Trees – Can’t see the leaves for the trees? As noted modeler Kathy Millatt explains, that’s perfectly fine to when you’re modeling background trees on your layout. In this episode of Kathy’s Let’s Make a Scene video series on Trains.com, you can follow along as she shares her technique for shaping a distant […]
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Accurail June 2022 HO scale freight car kit Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: See individual cars below Era: Varies depending on car type Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119, 630-365-1173, accurail.com Accurail June 2022 HO scale freight car kit features: Injection-molded plastic kits Plastic wheelsets Solid-or roller-bearing trucks as appropriate Steel weight(s) Screws for trucks […]
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Q: Is there a relatively simple answer to the question as to why you find the wheel flanges on the inside rather than the outside of the rail on railroad engines and cars? – Gerald Roberts A: Who knows what thought went into that decision way back when. The real answer might come down to “because […]
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Cody offers several tips on how to re-create plain leased boxcars in this video of Ask Trains. Do you have questions about painting and lettering freight cars? Or do you want to learn more about prototype trains? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers […]
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Allied Chemical Plastics Division four-truck tank car kit Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $29.99 plus shipping Era: April 1968 through 2003 Manufacturer: Concept Models, P.O. Box 137, Cassel, CA 96016, con-sys.com Tank car kit features: Resin castings 3-D printed parts Assembly hardware Handrail instructions for .015” to .020” music wire (wire not included) Decals for Allied […]
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