Marc Horovitz 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, 45-ton diesel Accucraft Trains33268 Central Ave.Union City CA 94587Price: $995Website: http://accucraft.com 1:20.3 scale, gauge-1 model of 45-ton Whitcomb side-rod, diesel-electric locomotive; track powered; all metal construction; 0-24V DC operation; LED directional lighting; working knuckle couplers; two motors; all wheels powered. Dimensions: Length over end beams, 15″; width, 5 3/8″; […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana Kawala looks at Rapido’s new HO Canadian passenger train in detail in this video review. The big set features 3 locomotives and 10 passenger cars, and the models included museum-quality details inside and out. […]
This ready-to-run train set from Walthers includes everything you need to get started in the model railroading hobby. The set features a locomotive, freight cars, caboose, track, and a Digital Command Control (DCC) and sound system. In this video, Model Railroader associate editor Steve Otte shows you how to set up and operate this ready-to-run […]
Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, 7/8″ scale, live-steam 0-4-0T Accucraft Trains33268 Central Ave.Union City CA 94587Price: $995Website: http://accucraft.com 1:13.7 scale, live-steam 0-4-0T; gas fired; reversing from the cab via simple eccentrics and reversing links between the frames; D-valves; displacement lubricator; water glass; safety valve; pressure gauge; throttle; superheater; 60 psi blowoff pressure; some tools and syringes […]
Kevin Strong Metal subroadbed systemRailbed Systems100 McIntosh LaneHampstead NH 03841Prices: See websiteWebsite: www.railbed.net Welded-steel subroadbed sections; matching pieces for common LGB track-sections; custom sections available on request Pros: Sturdy construction; easy to bolt sections together; can be used outdoors in the ground, suspended, or indoors held to the wall by brackets Cons: Metal plates used […]
Kevin Strong 1:20.3 scale figures Sundance Central Productions2654 Success Dr.Odessa FL 33556Price: $15 each (some sold in groups for a discount)Website: www.sundancecentral.org 1:20.3 scale, unpainted resin-figure kits; can be assembled in a variety of poses Pros: Well detailed, realistic features Cons: None Kevin Strong Kevin Strong If you’ve ever had the chance to see the […]
Marc Horovitz 1:24-scale drawings for “steel” piers and girders Vilas County Lumber Company12306 Lakeview TrailHorner Glen IL 60491Price: $27Website: www.VCLCo.com Drawings for scratchbuilding a plastic model of a steel trestle; seven sheets, 13″ x 19″; separate 8½” x 11″ sheet of painting and weathering advice; printed in colors, computer generated Pros: Complete, detailed drawings; sources […]
Marc Horovitz In the April 2013 GR, we reviewed Wuhu Brand’s live-steam Falk gypsy logging locomotive. We have received a new product sample that incorporates several revisions, so we thought it only fair to mention them here. According to the factory, these revisions include reducing the diameter of the jet orifice from 0.25mm to 0.2mm […]
Don’t miss the full review of Emma in the June 2013 issue! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this In-Depth video review, Dana Kawala puts a new Broadway Limited HO scale Erie USRA K5 Heavy Pacific through its paces. Along the way, Dana discusses many of the spotting features of these big passenger steam locomotives. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Want to see what MR Video Plus is about? Check out this free In-Depth Product Review video. Spring Mills Depot has released a limited run of Baltimore & Ohio I-12 cabooses in HO scale, and Jim Hediger puts the model to the test […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana reviews Bachmann’s new HO scale Alco S-2 switcher. Part of the Sound Value line, the switcher comes equipped with a DCC sound decoder, and we put it through its paces in this video. […]
