Bill Zuback Facts & Features Manufacturer USA Trains 662 Cross Street Malden, MA 02148 www.usatrains.com Price: $219.95 Features: All-metal frog Brass rail Built-in micro switch for reversing polarity of frog Illuminated dwarf signal with red and green aspects Length, 36″ Switch-control box with illuminated red and green indicator lights Suitable for indoor and outdoor use […]
William Zuback Manufacturer Bridgewerks, Inc. 2522 N. Proctor St. Suite 249 Tacoma WA 98406 www.bridgewerks.com Price: $275.00 William Zuback Renowned for its stable of large, high-amp direct-current (DC) power supplies, Bridgewerks deviates from the norm to introduce a small, yet sleek, power controller intended for modest sized railroads. The all-new Morrison Controller is a 3A […]
William Zuback Manufacturer MTH Electric Trains 7020 Columbia Gateway Dr. Columbia MD 21046-1532 www.mthtrains.com Price: $749.95 Era: 1992 to 1999 (as decorated) Road names: Dash 8-40CW – CSX “The Spirit of America” [no. 1992 with Presidential seal and no. 7812 without] and “boxcar” herald); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Canadian National; Conrail; and Norfolk Southern. […]
Bachmann N Sound Value Baldwin 2-8-0 It was only a few months ago – in the September 2018 issue – that we last reviewed a Baldwin 2-8-0 steam locomotive from Bachmann. But that was an HO scale model. Bachmann’s new Consolidation is an N scale model. This freight hauler is well detailed, nicely decorated, and […]
Marc Horovitz 1:32 scale, gauge-1 British passenger cars Accucraft 33260 Central Ave. Union City CA 94587 Price: $275 ea. Website: www.accucraft.com Gauge 1, 1:32-scale British MK I coaches; mostly plastic bodies; full interior detail; rubber diaphragms; metal trucks (equalized) and wheelsets; working knuckle couplers; sprung buffers. Dimensions: length over end beams (per coach), 23 3/4″; […]
Marc Horovitz Gauge 1 electric locomotive LGB (Märklin) Price: $1,099.99US Website: www.lgb.com Gauge-1 model of an RhB Ge 4/4 II locomotive; analog DC or DCC control; multi-protocol DCC decoders; can be run from track power or overhead catenary (analog only); multi-purpose socket; sound equipped; pantographs operate automatically; traction tire on one wheel; 11 electrical track-pickup […]
Murder to Scale by Debra B. Schiff, with Mike Blumensaadt Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble online, or can be ordered from any bookstore; Kindle version also available 4″ x 7″, softbound, 190 pages Price: $7.99 + s&h Cozy mysteries are those that take place within a small, well-defined community, such as a hobby or […]
Marc Horovitz Scroll saw Proxxon Prox-Tech, Inc. PO Box 1909 Hickory NC 28603 US Price: $427.50 Website: www.proxxon.com/us Two-speed scroll saw; cast-iron base; magnesium saw arms; 190W brushless motor; 800 or 1,700 strokes/min.; stroke length, 3/4″; throat depth, 18 1/8″; cutting depth, 2 1/2″, or 1 1/4″ with the table at a 45° angle. Overall […]
The Portage Railway: An Illustrated History of the Huntsville & Lake of Bays Railway by Jeff Young and Peter Foley Available from: Credit Valley Railway Company 2900 Argentia Road, Unit 24 Mississauga ON L5N 7X9 Canada www.cvrco.ca 12 1/4″ x 9 1/4″; 204 pages, including 10 9″ x 18 1/2″ foldout drawings; hardbound The Huntsville […]
Unscrewing the holder reveals the blade. Additional blades and holders are available separately. If you have a crafter in your house, odds are you’re already familiar with the Brother ScanNCut family of electronic cutting devices. They combine a craft cutter with a built-in scanner and make quick work of cutting out designs and patterns. As […]
Marc Horovitz 1:32 scale, gauge 1, live-steam 0-6-0T Accucraft 33260 Central Ave Union City CA 94587 Price: $1,156 Website: www.accucraft.com Gauge 1, 1:32 scale, live-steam model of a Victory-class 0-6-0T; all-metal construction; gas fired; single-flue boiler; two double acting, piston-valve cylinders; piston-valve reversing via a lever in the cab; all drivers flanged; displacement lubricator with […]
Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, 1:20.3 scale, three-truck Shay Missouri Locomotive Company PO Box 243 Jefferson City MO 65102 Price: $1,995 + $90 s&h Website: http://moloco.biz 1:20.3 scale, gauge-1 model of a Lima three-truck Shay; electrically powered; all-metal construction; directional lighting; four-foot minimum radius; ready for installation of sound, smoke, and other electronics; motor geared to […]
