Rapido Trains HO scale FL9 diesel locomotive We also received a version detailed and decorated for a Metro North prototype. No, this is not yet another F7. Yes, Rapido’s HO scale FL9 is an F unit, but it’s unlike any other that was built. This diesel-electric locomotive had third-rail pickup shoes to operate in the […]
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Walthers HO scale 40-foot boxcars Three all-new ready-to-run boxcars from Walthers make it easy to model common post-World War II prototypes. Although not as detailed as a top-of-the-line WalthersProto model, these WalthersMainline cars feature accurate, molded details and are each available in about a dozen road names. Prototypes. Whether built by a freight car manufacturer […]
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Pre-production sample of Broadway Limited Imports’ HO scale Brass-Hybrid series Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 steam locomotive. The HO scale locomotive includes the Paragon3 sound system and supports the new Rolling Thunder subwoofer system. Recently I got a first look at a museum-quality HO scale model of one of the original 2-10-4 “Texas” type steam locomotives. […]
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Bachmann Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (post-2005 herald), Canadian National, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Great Northern, and Pennsylvania RR. One road number per scheme. Equipped with E-Z App for touch-screen control of speed, direction, lights, and sound using Bluetooth 4-supported Apple […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, artist Jay Smith returns to the MR Workshop with his airbrush in hand! This time he’s using it to paint an array of realistic clouds on the backdrop for our HO scale Winston-Salem project layout. Follow Jay as he teaches […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, artist Jay Smith returns to the MR Workshop with his airbrush in hand! This time he’s using it to paint an array of realistic clouds on the backdrop for our HO scale Winston-Salem project layout. Follow Jay as he teaches […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page At a special event prior to Trainfest 2015, new model railroad manufacturer ScaleTrains.com debuted several all-new products, including an HO scale Union Pacific 8,500 hp “Big Blow” gas-turbine locomotive. Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno had a chance to talk with ScaleTrains.com president, […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page At a special event prior to Trainfest 2015, new model railroad manufacturer ScaleTrains.com debuted several all-new products, including an HO scale Union Pacific 8,500 hp “Big Blow” gas-turbine locomotive. Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno had a chance to talk with ScaleTrains.com president, […]
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HO scale locomotives General Electric U23B diesel locomotive. Low short hood. New paint scheme: Erie Lackawanna. New road numbers: Chesapeake & Ohio, Conrail, and Western Pacific. Re-issues: Missouri-Kansas-Texas. High short hood. New paint scheme: Georgia Central. New road numbers: Norfolk Southern. Three numbers per scheme. Separately applied windshield wipers, wire grab irons, uncoupling levers, m.u. […]
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The Korea Brass HO scale General Electric U25C features a Train Control Systems WOWDiesel Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch this HO scale diesel-electric locomotive model as it hauls a freight train on the Model Railroader staff’s model train layout. […]
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The Korea Brass HO scale General Electric U25C features a Train Control Systems WOWDiesel Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch this HO scale diesel-electric locomotive model as it hauls a freight train on the Model Railroader staff’s model train layout. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno is back in the workshop where he will show you the difference between Dullcote and fixative when weathering a model with pastel powders. He’ll also show you a selection of new model railroad products, including a quick […]
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