Atlas O scale NE-6 cupola caboose An excellent postwar steel caboose is now available from Atlas O. It comes ready-to-run in two versions fitted with different wheel-sets and couplers for use on either two-rail scale or three-rail tinplate layouts. The model follows a prototype class NE-6 scale caboose built by International Car Co. for the […]
Downtown Deco O scale hotel and bar The Atlantic Hotel is one of the fine limited-run plaster structure kits produced by Downtown Deco in O scale. Its rectangular design is typical of older masonry structures found in cities nearly anywhere in the country. The kit consists of well-detailed and textured plaster wall castings that had […]
Atlas O scale PS-1 50-foot boxcar There’s a lot you can say about Atlas O’s new 50-foot PS-1 boxcar, but the first word that comes to mind is “Wow!” Straight out of the box, the car makes a positive impression with its size, heft, and fantastic detail. Fifty-foot boxcars became the railroad industry’s de facto […]
Model Tech’s O scale Baltimore & Ohio station This new station from Model-Tech is a wood craftsman kit that builds into an excellent model. With the addition of a train order signal and a few distinctive details, it would make a fine focal point in any small town. The kit is based on the station […]
Atlas O GE Dash 8-40B diesel This new Atlas O scale Dash 8-40B is the company’s first high-horsepower modern diesel, and like its prototype this is an impressive and powerful unit. General Electric introduced the standard-cab Dash 8-40B in May 1988. According to The Contemporary Diesel Spotter’s Guide – 2000 edition (Withers Publishing), GE built […]
