Bollinger Edgerly Scale Trains HO scale freight house kit Price: $89.95 ManufacturerBollinger Edgerly Scale Trains375 Bean Hill Rd.Belmont, NH 03220www.besttrains.com Comments: HO scale New England modelers can add an accurate model of a prototype that still stands in rural New Hampshire with the Wolfeboro Freight House from Bollinger Edgerly Scale Trains. This craftsman kit comes […]
Atlas HO scale GP40-2 road diesel A great-looking GP40-2 is the latest addition to the popular line of Electro-Motive Division road diesels offered by Atlas. The new HO scale model is a smooth-running unit that represents what railfans call the Phase 1 version, and it’s offered with railroad-specific detailing in a Silver series DC version, […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In addition to the new products received in the Model Railroader offices this week, associate editor Cody Grivno interviews Dave Swanson, Show Chairman of the World’s Greatest Hobby (WGH) on Tour. Dave shares his thoughts about bringing new people into the model railroading […]
Now that the track is laid in Humboldt Yard, Model Railroader Associate Editor Cody Grivno will show you his technique for installing ballast. […]
Model Railroader publisher Terry Thompson shows you how we installed feeder wires on the HO scale Beer Line. You’ll learn how to use “suitcase” connectors to attach feeders to the power bus and how to solder feeders to the rails. […]
Dennis Murphy photo Product: Weathering Mix Company: Hunterline (Of Canada) http://www.hunterline.com/ 1-866-934-4174 Price: $5.00 (US or Canada) One of my favorite things to do in our hobby of model railroading is to build wooden bridges. Big ones or small ones… They are all fun to me. The only problem I seem to have is getting […]
Name: Puffer Bridge Lines Scale: HO scale (1:87.1) Size: 14 x 25 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: freelanced United States Era: contemporary Style: walk around Mainline run: 85 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (yards) Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the February 2009 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF […]
Athearn N scale FP45 and F45 The semi-streamlined successor to Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe warbonnet-clad F units, Electro-Motive Division FP45s served briefly in passenger service but had long freight-hauling careers, as did the F45. The Athearn N scale FP45 and F45 feature many prototype- specific details. Prototype. In 1966, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale PRR I1sa 2-10-0 Models of the Pennsylvania RR’s powerful class I1sa Decapod-type locomotives have just been introduced by Broadway Limited Imports. They’re offered in a number of versions that capture the look and feel of PRR’s standard motive power design. The models include automatic dual-mode sound decoders that operate on […]
Zimo Electronk MX31ZL Digital Command Control (DCC) system While this Digital Command Control (DCC) starter set is easy enough for a novice to set up and operate, the Zimo MX31ZL also has a wide array of advanced programming features and operating capabilities that would satisfy expert DCC users. Getting started. I set up the Zimo […]
Atlas HO scale 1932 ARA boxcar You might think there are few significant freight cars that haven’t been represented by HO plastic models. That assumption is a little closer to being true because of this convincing Atlas model of the American Railway Association (ARA) standard boxcar of 1932. In 1932, the ARA, the predecessor of […]
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