News & Reviews News New model trains for the week of August 2, 2018

New model trains for the week of August 2, 2018

By Angela Cotey | August 1, 2018

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


See the latest HO, N, and Z scale model railroading products announced this week!

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Accurail HO scale assorted freight cars
Accurail HO scale assorted freight cars
HO scale freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Northern Pacific Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper, $19.98. Clinchfield 36-foot double-sheathed boxcar with wood ends and fish-belly frame, $17.98. Grand Trunk 36-foot Fowler boxcar, $17.98. New York Central subsidiary (Cincinnati Northern; Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Youghiogheny; and Toledo & Ohio Central) United States Railroad Administration two-bay hoppers (single car, $16.98; three-pack, $49.98. New York, Susquehanna & Western 50-foot single-door boxcar, $17.98. Western Pacific American Car & Foundry 4,600-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay Center Flow covered hopper, $18.98. Injection-molded plastic kits with plastic wheelsets and Accumate couplers. Accurail, 630-365-6400, www.accurail.com

TrinityRail 31,000-gallon crude oil tank car. Capital Finance (CBTX reporting marks) and Stauffer Chemical Co. (STAX marks). Rivet Counter line (24 road numbers plus unnumbered) features rotating bearing caps, etched-metal head shields, metal wheels, and metal piping. Operator line (12 road numbers) has injection-molded plastic head shields, plastic parts, and simplified lettering. Rivet Counter line, $39.99; Operator line, $25.99. Winter 2018. ScaleTrains.com, 844-987-2467, www.scaletrains.com

Wm. K. Walthers Inc. HO scale Jordan spreader
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Jordan spreader
Jordan spreader. BNSF Ry.; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Canadian Pacific; maintenance of way (gray); Pennsylvania RR; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific. Also available painted yellow but unlettered and as undecorated kit. New model with factory-installed grab irons, railroad-specific details, and positionable wings and moldboards with metal hinges. $89.98. WalthersProto. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Westerfield Models HO scale Southern Pacific class B-50-15 single-sheathed boxcar
Westerfield Models HO scale Southern Pacific class B-50-15 single-sheathed boxcar
Southern Pacific class B-50-15 single-sheathed boxcar. Original freight scheme with wood sheathing, Pacific Motor Trucks (PMT) service with steel sheathing, and postwar Overnight service with steel sheathing. Cast-urethane one-piece body, Hi-Tech rubber air hoses, Yarmouth etched bronze corner steps and Carmer uncoupling levers, and proprietary decals. Original freight scheme with wood or steel sheathing, Murphy radial roof, no end doors, and K/AB brakes [wood] or AB brakes [steel], $45 each. Steel sheathed with Murphy radial roof, no end doors, and AB brakes, PMT service, $48; Overnight service, $47. Kits also offered with Kadee no. 511 or Tahoe TMW-109 trucks and code 110 wheels or Tahoe Model Works TMW-209 trucks with semi-scale wheels, $52 each. Westerfield Models LLC, 303-658-9343, www.westerfieldmodels.com
N scale freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Arizona & California 70-foot Husky-Stack well car (two road numbers), $29.90. Conrail 33-foot two-bay hopper with coal load, $26.90. Union Pacific 39-foot single-dome tank car, $26.90. Injection-molded plastic models with plastic wheelsets and Magne-Matic couplers. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com
N scale passenger cars
18-roomette lightweight sleepers. Illinois Central (brown, orange, and yellow), New York Central (Postwar City-series and 20th Century Limited), Nickel Plate Road, Pennsylvania RR (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray, Fleet of Modernism, and Tuscan Red), and Union Pacific (City of Los Angeles). Two car names per scheme, also available assembled but undecorated. Wire grab irons, interior details and lighting, and truck-mounted couplers. $52.95 (undecorated, $39.95). Produced by Centralia Car Shops and InterMountain Railway Co., 800-472-2530, www.intermountain-railway.com
N scale details and accessories
Intermodal container retrofit underframes. For ScaleTrains.com 53-foot refrigerated and dry box intermodal containers. Injection-molded plastic with metal top plates and Inter-Box Connecting pin locations that match up with 40-foot containers or two 20-foot containers to allow stacking on top. Inter-Box Connecting pins mate with Jacksonville Terminal Co. (JTC) 40-foot high-cube containers with magnets, JTC 20-foot standard containers with magnets, JTC canvas-top containers with magnets, and Atlas 40-foot containers. Modelers will need to remove the reefer details from the stock unit and reattach them to the new underframe. Price and release date to be announced. Jacksonville Terminal Co., 904-253-3430, www.jtcmodeltrains.com

Ocean Network Express 40-foot high-cube intermodal container. Pink with white lettering. Injection-molded plastic, eight different door variations, Inter-Box Connecting pins, and magnetic connecting system (one bottom magnet and metal top plate). Two-pack, $29.95. Jacksonville Terminal Co., 904-253-3430, www.jtcmodeltrains.com

Z scale details and accessories
Bridge abutments and tunnel portals. Bridge abutments: Aged concrete abutment two-pack, $16.50; Art Deco two-pack, $16.50; cut stone two-pack, $16.50; and poured concrete (two abutments and four wing walls), $18. Tunnel portals: Blasted rock three-piece set, $14.75. Concrete and rock for double-track line, $14.75. Oven-cured high-strength modified Gypsum castings. Produced by Ztrains, available from Ztrack Center, www.ztrackcenter.com
Train Control Systems AS6 decoder
Train Control Systems AS6 decoder
Electronics/controls
AS6 decoder. Six-function, drop-in non-sound mobile decoder for Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Alco S-1, S-2, S-3, and S-4 diesel locomotives. Features back electro-motive force load compensation, RailCom, and programmable lighting effect. Compatible with light-emitting diodes (no external resistors required) and 12V incandescent bulbs. $48.95. Train Control Systems, 215-453-9145, www.tcsdcc.com
Flex-I-File Cone-tip sander with peel-and-stick abrasive pieces, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store
Flex-I-File cone-tip sander with peel-and-stick abrasive pieces, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store
Tools
Cone-tip sander with peel-and-stick abrasive pieces. 150-, 280-, 320, 400-, and 600-grit assorted pack. $8.99. Produced by Flex-I-File, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store, www.KalmbachHobbyStore.com
Flex-I-File Microbrushes, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store
“Flex-I-File microbrushes, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store
Microbrushes. Super fine (white), fine (yellow), and regular (green). Non-absorbent, non-linting heads with bendable neck. 100-pack, $14.99 each. Produced by Alpha Abrasives, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store, www.KalmbachHobbyStore.com
Flex-I-File Nano brush micro fiber applicators, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store
Flex-I-File Nano brush micro fiber applicators, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store
Nano brush micro fiber applicators. Pack includes 18 Nano brushes in assorted sizes and applicator handle. $7.99. Produced by Flex-I-File, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store, www.KalmbachHobbyStore.com
Noch GmbH & Co. KG road construction system
Noch GmbH & Co. KG road construction system
Scenery
Road construction system. Street markings set (street marking pen; flexible rule; and templates for HO, N, and TT scales), $28.99. Road construction paint (asphalt gray and anthracite asphalt, 8.5 ounce bottles), $15.99 each. Paint roller (50mm wide with spare roller), $7.99. Prices may vary based on exchange rate. Noch GmbH & Co. KG, www.noch.com/en/
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