Video: MRC DCC sound decoders for Kato N scale F7 diesels

In the June 2012 Model Railroader managing editor David Popp describes how to install a Model Rectifier Corp. (MRC) no. 0001957 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder into a Kato N scale F7A diesel locomotive model. Watch a demonstration of the DCC sound equipped models, as they haul the Kato N scale El Capitan around […]

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Con-Cor International Pioneer Zephyrs in HO and N scales

Con-Cor International HO and N scale Pioneer Zephyr

Con-Cor International HO and N scale Pioneer Zephyr. HO version shown. Lighting and sound effects are the main attractions on this late-version Zephyr from Con-Cor. (Model Railroader reviewed the early-version Zephyr in the August 2005 (HO) and June 2006 (N) issues). Both N and HO scale models are available with Digitrax Digital Command Control (DCC) […]

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New products for March 29, 2012

Classic Metal Works HO scale 1953 Ford Sedan courier cars

HO Scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division F3A and B diesel locomotives. New paint scheme: Denver & Rio Grande (passenger scheme). Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, separately applied prototype-specific details, and magnetic knuckle couplers. A unit: Direct-current model, $169.98; with SoundTraxx Digital Command Control sound decoder, $269.98. A-B set: DC models, $309.98; with DCC and sound, […]

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Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line

Name: Norfolk & PortsmouthBelt Line Layout designer: Bob Sprague Scale: N (1:160) Size: 11′-3″ x 13′-10″ with 30″ x 14′-81⁄2″ shelf Prototype: NPBL Locale: southeastern Virginia (Hampton Roads) Era: present day Style: shelf with peninsula Branchline run: 30 feet plus 15 feet Minimum radius: 18″ (9″ on some industrial tracks) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum […]

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New products for March 15, 2012

Bachmann HO scale Alco S-4 diesel locomotive

Bachmann HO scale Alco S-4 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Alco S-4 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (zebra stripe paint scheme); Erie RR; New York Central (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie reporting marks); Southern Pacific; Union Pacific (“Dependable Transportation” slogan); Western Maryland (speed lettering). Directional headlights; die-cast metal chassis, fuel tank, gear tower, and […]

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