New products for December 15, 2011

Including model railroad products from Atlas, Concept Models, American Z Lines, and more!

HO scale locomotives

General Electric Dash 8-40C and 8-40CW diesel locomotives. New road numbers and paint schemes. Dash 8-40C: Canadian National (15th anniversary or modern paint schemes), Ferrocarriles Nationales de Mexico (three road numbers). Dash 8-40CW: BNSF (three new numbers); Conrail (“Quality” lettering), CSX (patched Conrail), Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific (three new numbers). Two road numbers each except as noted. Five-pole skew-wound armature motor with dual flywheels, separately applied details, and factory-installed Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. Direct-current model, $159.95 (limited-edition, $169.95); with QSI Digital Command Control and Quantum sound, $259.95 (limited-edition, $269.95). Second quarter 2012. Ready-to-run. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

HO scale freight cars

42-foot coil-steel car with hood. New paint schemes: Canadian National (gray or brown with Grand Trunk Western reporting marks), Laurinburg & Southern, Tomahawk Ry., Providence & Worcester, and South Shore Freight (CSS reporting marks). Four car numbers each. See-through walkways, removable hoods, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. $36.95. Second quarter 2012. Ready-to run. Master Line series. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

50-foot single-door boxcar. New paint schemes: Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Family Lines (Seaboard Coast Line reporting marks), Grand Trunk Western, Milwaukee Road, Pennsylvania RR, and Western Maryland. Two car numbers each. Three different side sill styles (straight, tabbed, and fish-belly), separately applied details, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. $27.95. Second quarter 2012. Ready-to-run. Master Line series. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Concept Models HO scale Kasgro Rail 204000-2 heavy-duty depressed-center flatcar

Kasgro Rail 204000-2 heavy-duty depressed-center flatcar. Cast-resin kit with five pairs of 100-ton trucks. Price to be announced. Concept Models, http://www.con-sys.com

Sidetrack Laser HO scale River City Distributors. Also available in N scale.

HO scale structures

River City Distributors. Laser-cut wood kit with peel-and-stick roofing, Grandt Line windows, and rooftop billboard. $57.95. Sidetrack Laser, 503-449-5361, www.sidetracklaser.com

Great Lakes Models HO scale Slim the cowboy silhouette

HO scale details and accessories

Slim the cowboy silhouette. Unpainted etched-brass detail. $2.25. Great Lakes Models, www.greatlakesmodels.com

Howard’s Hobby HO scale vehicle license plates

Vehicle license plates. Virginia (1940 to 1950) and military license plates (Army, Air Force, Marines, and Navy). Each set includes tags for at least 20 vehicles. Printed on photo paper. $1.50 per set includes shipping. Howard’s Hobby, www.howardshobby.com

N scale locomotives

Electro-Motive Division GP38 and GP40 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. GP38: Ann Arbor (three road numbers), BNSF (blue and white or Santa Fe patch-out), Connecticut Department of Transportation (New York, New Haven & Hartford scheme), Helm Leasing, and Missouri-Kansas-Texas (three numbers). GP40: Kansas City Southern (three numbers), Missouri Pacific, Providence & Worcester (three numbers), Union Pacific, and Western Pacific (one number). Two road numbers each except as noted. Directional lighting, blackened metal wheels, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. Direct-current model, $119.95; with NCE Corp. Digital Command Control decoder, $154.95. Second quarter 2012. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

GG1 electric locomotive. New paint scheme: Conrail (American Revolution Bicentennial). Illuminated and directional classification lights, blackened metal pantographs, and Kato knuckle couplers. $155-$160. April 2012. Ready-to-run. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com

N scale freight cars

Gunderson Maxi-IV 40-foot double-stack well car. New paint scheme: BNSF (post-2005 herald). Three road numbers available. Each set includes 10 NYK 40-foot intermodal containers with magnets. $145-$150. April 2012. Ready-to-run. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com

N scale passenger cars

Bi-level gallery coach and cab-coach. Metra and Virginia Ry. Express. One road number per body style. $30-35. April 2012. Ready-to-run. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com

N scale structures

River City Distributors. Laser-cut wood kit, peel-and-stick roofing, rooftop billboard, and Grandt Line windows. $47.95. Sidetrack Laser, 503-449-5361, www.sidetracklaser.com

N scale track

No. 2 wye turnout. For Unitrack line. Screw-terminal controlled power control mechanism. $30-$35. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com

American Z Lines Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe bi-level auto rack

Z scale freight cars

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe bi-level auto rack. Two single cars and two four-car runner packs available. Single car, $38. Four-car runner pack, $131. Ready-to-run. American Z Lines, 614-764-1703, www.ztrack.com

American Z Lines Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe American Car & Foundry three-bay covered hopper

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe American Car & Foundry three-bay covered hopper. Single car, $32. Four-car runner pack, $113. Ready-to-run. American Z Lines, 614-764-1703, www.ztrack.com

American Z Lines Cargill Foods 23,000-gallon-capacity funnel-flow tank car

Cargill Foods 23,000-gallon-capacity funnel-flow tank car. Metal wheelsets and knuckle couplers. Single car, $38; four-pack, $131. Ready-to-run. American Z Lines, 614-764-1703, www.ztrack.com