Micro-Trains N scale test car Price: $13.95ManufacturerMicro-Trains Line Co.P.O. Box 1200Talent, OR 97540www.micro-trains.comDescription: plastic ready-to-run N scale test carComments: Modelers in N scale now have an excellent scale test car. These cars helped calibrate scales during car loading. Our sample came decorated in Baltimore & Ohio/CSX livery. All lettering, including the smallest stencils, is straight […]
Summit USA HO scale strip mall structure kit Modern-era modelers can now add a strip mall to their layouts without taking up much space thanks to Summit USA’s new low-relief structure kit. The laser-milled styrene building captures the look of malls commonly found throughout the United States and even includes signs for such chain stores […]
Kadee HO scale whisker couplers Price: $3.95 (2 pair)ManufacturerKadee Quality Products Co.673 Avenue CWhite City, OR 97503-1078www.kadee.comDescription: all-metal scale-size HO knuckle couplersComments: Three new scale-size couplers featuring an easy-to-install one-piece design are now available in HO. Kadee whisker couplers come in 1/4″ short shank (no. 153), 9/32″ medium shank (no. 156), and 25/64″ long shank […]
Bachmann 1:20.3 three-truck Shay This three-truck 1:20.3-proportion three-foot gauge Shay from Bachmann gives large scale fans an action-packed logger complete with Digital Command Control. A SoundTraxx Tsunami decoder adds realistic steam sound effects to this Spectrum series locomotive. Built to order. Beginning around the turn of the 20th century Lima Locomotive Works built Shay geared […]
Walthers HO heavyweight baggage car A highly detailed ready-to-run HO scale 70-foot heavyweight baggage car is now available in several paint schemes. This new Walthers model accurately follows an American Car & Foundry-built Missouri Pacific prototype that’s similar to baggage cars used by many other railroads. Head-end workhorses. Railroads began buying all-steel or heavyweight baggage […]
Athearn HO clay slurry tank car A highly-detailed 16,000-gallon clay slurry tank car is available from Athearn. The Ready-to-Roll model, based on the UTLX Mfg. prototype, features numerous freestanding parts and plastic double-shelf knuckle couplers. What is clay slurry? When kaolin, a soft white clay mined in the south-eastern United States and found throughout the […]
Digitrax’s new SDH104K1C+FN04K1 SoundFX decoder for Kato F40PH engines makes installing sound in these HO scale locomotives a snap. Digitrax’s latest SoundFX Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder is made specifically for Kato’s F40PH passenger locomotives. The plug-and-play decoder replaces the locomotive’s factory-installed circuit board and comes wired with a lighting effects decoder and a 28mm, […]
Heljan HO operating container crane A fully functional HO scale container crane that delivers all of the movements of its prototype is now available. This sophisticated ready-to-install model uses an internal DCC (Digital Command Control) system to operate its container pick- up, rotate, and transfer functions by remote control. This crane is made by Heljan […]
IHC HO freelanced 2-10-2 steam locomotive This freelanced 2-10-2 Santa Fe- type steam locomotive is a big HO scale freight engine that performs well. It comes ready-to-run and has a DCC socket for easy conversion to Digital Command Control. A mixed heritage. This 2-10-2, from International Hobby Corp., combines parts from several different prototypes. The […]
Atlas O EMD GP15 diesel light road switcher Atlas O’s new Trainman GP15 is a scale-detailed, dual-motored light road switcher that lists for $239.95, about $200 less than a Silver Series Atlas O diesel. The model also includes directional lighting and a DCC (Digital Command Control) socket and wiring harness. Rebuilt road switchers. Introduced in […]
Con-Cor N “Galloping Goose” N scale “Galloping Goose” motor car Price: $179.98 Manufacturer Con-Cor International 8101 E. Research Court Tucson, AZ 85710-6750 www.all-railroads.comDescription: N standard gauge ready-to-run motor carComments: This tiny DC motor car is made as an N standard gauge DC model even though its Rio Grande Southern prototype was narrow gauge. A second […]
San Juan Car Co. O short caboose This excellent O scale model is a replica of a short narrow gauge caboose that was used by the Rio Grande Southern and the Denver & Rio Grande Western. It’s offered ready-to-run with eight different limited-run prototype paint schemes in both On3 and On2½. The models are part […]
