Quick Look: Bachmann HO scale bay window caboose

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Bachmann HO scale bay window caboose Price: $59 Manufacturer Bachmann Trains 1400 E. Erie Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19124 www.bachmanntrains.com Era: 1952 to 1964 (as decorated) Comments: For those who want to add variety to their caboose fleets, these HO scale bay-window cabooses from Bachmann Trains are worth a look. The plastic models are built with […]

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Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for August 2015

Inside Cody's Office for August 2015

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode associate editor Cody Grivno will show you the RIP track on the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. He’ll also give you some tips for fixing up your freight car models, including adding coupler […]

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Kadee HO boxcar

Kadee HO boxcar with a working cushion underframe An operating cushion underframe is a great new feature that Kadee has incorporated into its HO scale line of Pullman-Standard 50-foot PS-1 boxcars. The characteristic extensions of the car’s sliding center sill make this distinctive model easy to spot anywhere. Cushion underframes have been around since the […]

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An MR quick look: Kadee HO scale whisker couplers

Kadee HO scale whisker couplers

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 […]

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Kadee HO scale PS-2 two-bay covered hopper is superbly done

Kadee HO scale PS-2 two-bay covered hopper

Kadee HO scale PS-2 two-bay covered hopper The roof hatches can be opened. The molded ladder rungs measure only a scale 1″ in diameter HO PS-2 covered hopper is superbly done A great-looking Clinchfield 70-ton covered hopper is the first model introduced in Kadee’s new line of Pullman-Standard PS-2 two-bay covered hoppers. It comes ready […]

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Kadee HO scale 50-foot PS-1 boxcar is highly detailed and ready to run

Kadee HO 50-foot PS-1 boxcar This sharp-looking ready-to-run model of a 50-foot PS-1 boxcar follows the same construction style and features the same high level of detail as Kadee’s successful 40-foot PS-1. Pullman-Standard began building 50-foot versions of the PS-1 in 1948. The increased capacity and large door opening of the longer car helped it […]

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