2009 iHobby Expo preliminary report

HO scale locomotives

“Little Joe” electric locomotive. Milwaukee Road; Chicago, South Shore & South Bend; and General Electric demonstrator. Features to be announced. $399.95. Ready-to-run. M.T.H. Electric Trains

2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive. Nickel Plate Road. Features to be announced. $449.95. Ready-to-run. M.T.H. Electric Trains

Union Pacific “veranda” gas-turbine locomotive. Features to be announced. $499.95. Ready-to-run. M.T.H. Electric Trains

Electro-Motive Division E7 A-B diesel locomotive set. Pennsylvania RR and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. Five-pole skew-wound motor and Proto Max magnetic knuckle couplers. A-A or A-B set, direct-current model, $379.98; with Digital Command Control and sound, $529.98. Matching A unit, direct-current model, $199.98; with DCC and sound, $279.98. February 2010. Proto 2000 line. Ready-to-run. Wm. K. Walthers Inc.

Electro-Motive Division GP15-1 diesel locomotive. Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Chicago & North Western, Conrail, CSX, Missouri Pacific, and Union Pacific. Five-pole skew-wound motor, helical gearing, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $99.98. December 2009. Proto 1000 line. Ready-to-run. Wm. K. Walthers Inc.

HO scale structures

Interlocking tower. Laser-etched horizontal siding, interior floor, and rolled roofing with etched locator lines. Footprint: 2-1/2″ x 2-3/4″. $24.99. GC Laser

West End shack. Laser-cut wood kit. Three-tab shingles and cap, interior floor, and stovepipe detail. Includes a 55-gallon drum, two benches, and fuel tank. Footprint: 2-1/4″ x 2-3/8″. $15.99. GC Laser

Assorted lineside sheds. Laser-cut wood kits. Open storage shed (pictured), $20.99. Gas house, $6.99. Motor car house, $11.99. Shim shed, $16.99. Tool house, $17.99. GC Laser

Stuckey’s. Injection-molded styrene construction. Based on 1960s-era prototype. Includes gas pumps and island and factory-applied signs. $69.98. February 2010. Cornerstone Built-ups series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc.

J.W. Shoe Cobbler. Factory-assembled and decorated plastic structure. Footprint: 3″ x 4-5/16″. $59.99. Built & Ready Landmark Structures line. Woodland Scenics

HO scale track

Race & Train intersection track. To be used with Life-Like Racing and train sets. Easy snap-together installation. Adapters available for other brands. $14.98. December 2009. Life-Like Products Div. of Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.

HO scale details and accessories

1950 Dodge Meadowbrook four-door sedan. Cadet Red, Dawn Gray, Island Green, Black, and yellow taxicab. Separately applied plated grill and bumpers, wheel covers, detailed interior, and rolling vinyl tires. $14. CMW Holdings Ltd./Classic Metal Works

Maintenance detail set. Fuel stand, 55-gallon drums, barrels, crates, cargo straps and banding, wooden beams, and nut-bolt-washer castings. More than 90 pieces. $36.99. GC Laser

Fuel tank. Footprint: 3/8″ x 7/8″. $4.99. GC Laser

N scale passenger cars

Heavyweight Railway Post Office. New six-wheel trucks, sprung diaphragms, clear window glazing with louver detail, and Magne-Matic magnetic knuckle couplers. Great Northern, $19.35; and New York, New Haven & Hartford, $20.15. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co.

N scale structures

Assorted lineside sheds. Laser-cut wood kits. Shim shed (pictured), $7.99. Gas house, $4.99. Motor car house, $6.99. Open storage shed, $7.99. Tool house, $10.99. GC Laser

N scale details and accessories

1950 Dodge Meadowbrook four-door sedan. Cadet Red, Dawn Gray, Island Green, Black, and yellow taxicab. Separately applied plated grill and bumpers, wheel covers, detailed interior, and rolling vinyl tires. Two-pack, $13. CMW Holdings Ltd./Classic Metal Works

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Fuel tank. Footprint: 3/16″ x 1/2″. $3.99. GC Laser

O scale details and accessories

Fuel tank. Footprint: 5/8″ x 1-9/16″. $6.99. GC Laser

S scale details and accessories

Fuel tank. Footprint: 1/2″ x 1-1/8″. $4.99. GC Laser

Z scale structures

Assorted lineside sheds. Laser-cut wood kits. Tool house (pictured), $9.99. Gas house, $4.99. Motor car house, $5.99. Open storage shed, $6.99. Shim shed, $6.99. GC Laser

Sawmill. Undecorated laser-cut wood kit. Two-story mill with log ramp, acetate windows, shingled roof, and detailed machinery deck. $74.95. November 2009. Micro-Trains Line Co.

Z scale details and accessories

Fuel tank. Footprint: 3/8″ x 5/32″. Two-pack, $4.99. GC Laser

Large scale passenger cars

2009 LGB Christmas passenger car. Magnetic knuckle couplers. $199.99. Made by LGB, distributed by Märklin Inc.

Large scale details and accessories

Pallets. Laser-cut wood kit. Pallets measure 1-3/4″ square. Four-pack, $10.99. GC Laser

Scenery

Woodland Classics ready-made trees. 45 types of handcrafted trees ranging in height from 3/4″ to 9″. No two alike within one package. $8.99-$20.99 depending on size and number. December 2009. Woodland Scenics

Tools

Patriot 105 double-action gravity-feed airbrush. Tapered color well, maximum angle trigger clearance and stroke, and “easy access” needle removal system. Parts interchangeable with models 155, 200, and 360. $119. Badger Air-Brush Co.

Manufacturers featured in this week’s News & Products

Badger Air-Brush Co.
9128 W. Belmont
Franklin Park, IL 60131
847-678-3104
www.badgerairbrush.com

CMW Holdings Ltd./Classic Metal Works
3401 Silica Rd.
Sylvania, OH 43560
419-842-8114
www.classicmetalworks.com

GC Laser
P.O. Box 621
Genoa City, WI 53128
815-354-6627
www.gclaser.com

Life-Like Products Div. of Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.
P.O. Box 3039
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414-527-0770
www.walthers.com

Märklin Inc.
402 Travis Lane no. 64
Waukesha, WI 53189
262-522-7080
www.marklin.com

Micro-Trains Line Co.
P.O. Box 1200
Talent, OR 97540
541-535-1755
www.micro-trains.com

M.T.H. Electric Trains
7020 Columbia Gateway Dr.
Columbia, MD 21046
410-381-2580
www.mthhotrains.com

Wm. K. Walthers Inc.
P.O. Box 3039
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414-527-0770
www.walthers.com

Woodland Scenics
P.O. Box 98
Linn Creek, MO 65052
573-346-5555
www.woodlandscenics.com