Walthers HO scale SD45 diesel locomotive From its flared radiators to its Flexicoil trucks, the HO scale SD45 from WalthersProto captures the look of this second-generation diesel. All the versions offered also feature roadname- and era-specific detailing. I tested a Wisconsin Central Ry. version that came equipped with a SoundTraxx Tsunami decoder. The prototype. With […]
Walthers HO Gunderson rebuilt 40-foot all-purpose well car Price: $39.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. 5601 W. Florist Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 www.walthers.com Road names: TTX (DTTX reporting marks with and without “Forward Thinking” slogan under modern TTX logo) and Northwestern Oklahoma (two road numbers). Three numbers per scheme unless noted. Era: 2008 to present […]
The Walthers Mainline HO scale Plymouth ML-8 switcher is available with a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) motor decoder with a CurrentKeeper capacitor cluster. Small switchers such as the Plymouth ML-8 toiled away for decades at various trackside industries and railroad shops. Walthers is releasing an HO scale model of a Plymouth ML-8, and I […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate editor Cody Grivno answers your viewer questions, including one about the 2017 Model Railroader staff project layout, in this month’s Cody’s Office. You’ll get a sneak peek of the Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee Road Beer Line extension. In his modeling tip, Cody […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate editor Cody Grivno answers your viewer questions, including one about the 2017 Model Railroader staff project layout, in this month’s Cody’s Office. You’ll get a sneak peek of the Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee Road Beer Line extension. In his modeling tip, Cody […]
Walthers HO scale American Car & Foundry 50-foot boxcar Price: $24.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. 5601 W. Florist Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 www.walthers.com Era: mid-1990s to present (as painted) Road names: Railbox (mid-1990s repaint and original schemes); Ashley, Drew & Northern; Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern; Port Huron & Detroit; and Vermont Ry. (SSI scheme). […]
Strata-Domes and streamlined diesel locomotives highlight the HO scale Capitol Limited passenger train from Walthers. Each passenger car and locomotive is prototypically detailed. Both E unit diesels are powered and include SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoders. See and hear this magnificent passenger train as it makes a run along the Model Railroader […]
Strata-Domes and streamlined diesel locomotives highlight the HO scale Capitol Limited passenger train from Walthers. Each passenger car and locomotive is prototypically detailed. Both E unit diesels are powered and include SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoders. See and hear this magnificent passenger train as it makes a run along the Model Railroader […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page New locomotives, model railroading books, and more highlight this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno will also show his method for painting model railroad turnouts on the staff’s new Beer Line extension. Viewer mail this month deals with […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page New locomotives, model railroading books, and more highlight this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno will also show his method for painting model railroad turnouts on the staff’s new Beer Line extension. Viewer mail this month deals with […]
The Walthers HO scale Capitol Limited is lead by two prototype-specific Electro-Motive Division E units EMD E9A, EMD E8Bm, PS baggage-dormitory-coffee shop-lounge, and Budd Slumbercoach sleeper Pullman-Standard 56-seat coach, Pullman Standard Strata-Dome coach, Pullman-Standard kitchen-dormitory, and Pullman-Standard 56-seat diner Budd Strata-Dome sleeper, Budd 16-4 sleeper, Pullman-Standard 10-6 sleeper, and Pullman-Standard 5-bedroom buffet lounge observation car […]
This HO scale Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe from Walthers models a modern era workhorse. Part of the WalthersMainline series the locomotive model includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Get a demo of some of the locomotive’s features as it hauls a model train on one of the Model Railroader staff’s project layouts. […]
