Athearn N scale Big Boy

Athearn N scale Big Boy on a track.

Athearn N scale Big Boy One of the largest locomotives ever built is available as a sound-equipped N scale model. The accurately detailed Athearn Big Boy 4-8-8-4 also has power worthy of its prototype. The N scale locomotive’s drawbar pull is almost double that of the average N scale steamer. Equipped with a Model Rectifier […]

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Athearn and PCM HO scale 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotives

Black and silver HO scale 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive.

Athearn’s model has a highly detailed plastic superstructure that’s nearly filled with a two-piece weight that supports and encloses the mechanism. Precision Craft’s locomotive is made of die-cast metal with excellent detail throughout. This model includes a smoke unit and engine crew. Two impressive new HO scale models of the Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 […]

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MTH RailKing Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy

IN 1996, THE FIRST MTH RailKing articulated locomotive – the no. 30-1107 Union Pacific Challenger 4-6-6-4 – rolled onto tinplate track and created quite a stir. Regardless of its reduced dimensions, no manufacturer had ever offered an articulated, die-cast metal steamer for the small layout, tight-radius crowd. Its success heralded 1997’s Allegheny 2-6-6-6, 1998’s Big […]

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