News & Reviews News New products for February 23, 2012

New products for February 23, 2012

By Angela Cotey | February 23, 2012

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


Including model railroad products from Athearn, Walthers, Howard's Hobby, and more!

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Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive
Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotives
HO scale locomotives

Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes and road numbers: Southern Pacific; CP Rail; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Nickel Plate Road; Toledo, Peoria & Western; and Western Maryland. Three road numbers each. Directional headlights, prototype-specific details, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $109.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com

Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD45 diesel locomotive
Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD45 diesel locomotive
Electro-Motive Division SD45 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Northern Pacific (three numbers), Erie Lackawanna (American Revolution Bicentennial paint scheme, one road number), and Penn Central (four numbers). Separately applied details, prototype-specific details, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $119.98 (EL, $129.98). Ready-To-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com
Athearn HO scale Pacific Fruit Express 57-foot mechanical refrigerator car
Athearn HO scale Pacific Fruit Express 57-foot mechanical refrigerator car
HO scale freight cars

Pacific Fruit Express 57-foot mechanical refrigerator car. New road numbers: With Pacific Fruit Express, Southern Pacific Fruit Express (white or black lettering), or Union Pacific Fruit Express (white or black lettering) reporting marks. Three car numbers per scheme. Metal wheelsets and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $19.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com

Athearn HO scale PullmanStandard 4740cubicfoot capacity covered hopper
Athearn HO scale Pullman-Standard 4,740-cubic-foot capacity covered hopper
Pullman-Standard 4,740-cubic-foot capacity covered hopper. New paint scheme: Landmark (Washington Court House, Ohio). Three car numbers available. Metal wheelsets and McHenry magnetic knuckle couplers. $29.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com
Athearn HO scale Trinity three-bay covered hopper
Athearn HO scale Trinity three-bay covered hopper
Trinity three-bay covered hopper. New paint schemes and road numbers: CP Rail, CSX, and Norfolk Southern. Six car numbers each. Etched-metal and wire details, metal wheelsets, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $34.98. January 2012. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com

Two-bay offset-side hopper. New paint schemes and road numbers: Canadian Pacific; Detroit & Mackinac (new car numbers); Erie Lackawanna; Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; Litchfield & Madison; Norfolk & Western (new numbers); Peoria & Eastern; Reading (new numbers); Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac; and Wheeling & Lake Erie. Two car numbers each. Detailed brake gear and body-mounted Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. $17.95. Trainman series. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

85-foot trash flatcar. New paint schemes: Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, CIT Group, and Florida East Coast. New road numbers: Allied Waste, ECDC Environmental, East-Carbon-DSEX, and USA Waste. Three car numbers each. Open deck design, weighted and detailed underframe, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $27.95. Ready-to-run. Trainman Plus series. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Concept Models HO scale Cryogenic tank car
Concept Models HO scale Cryogenic tank car
34,152-gallon cryogenic tank car. Cast-resin kit with decals. Grab irons, ladders, trucks, and couplers not included. $24.99. Concept Models, www.con-sys.com

34-foot wood- or steel-sheathed war emergency hopper. New road numbers: Chesapeake & Ohio (steel), Illinois Central (wood), Southern Ry. (steel), and Wabash (wood). Available as single car or three-packs. Factory-installed grab irons, detailed underbody, and Proto-Max magnetic knuckle couplers. Single car, $31.98; three-pack, $89.98. November 2012. Ready-to-run. Walthers Proto series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com

2,980-cubic-foot-capacity two-bay covered hopper. New road numbers: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago & North Western; CSX; and Union Pacific (Building America paint scheme). Two car numbers each. Factory-installed hopper gates, metal wheelsets, and Proto-Max magnetic knuckle couplers. $21.98. September 2012. Walthers Mainline series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com

HO scale passenger cars

Pullman-Standard heavyweight 82-foot passenger cars. 14-section sleeper; 6-compartment, 3-drawing room sleeper; 8-section, 1-drawing room, 2-compartment sleeper; 10-section, 1-drawing room, 2-bedroom sleeper; and 12-section, 1-drawing room sleeper. All available in green or two-tone gray. Factory-installed grab irons, sprung diaphragms, and Proto-Max magnetic knuckle couplers. $64.98 each. Ready-to-run. August 2012. Walthers Proto series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com

85-foot Pullman-Standard 10-roomette, 5-double bedroom sleeper without skirt. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Northern Pacific; and Pennsylvania RR (Fleet of Modernism paint scheme). Factory-installed grab irons, sprung diaphragms, and Proto-Max metal magnetic knuckle couplers. $64.98. Ready-to-run. Walthers Proto series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com

HO scale structures


Industry office structure kit. Brick exterior with front awnings, gutters, downspouts, and rooftop ventilators, clear window glazing, and decals. Footprint is 4-3/4” x 6-1/4”. $19.98. April 2012. Cornerstone series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com

Union Crane & Shovel Co. structure kit. Metal or wood end doors, molded in three colors, and grooved base that accepts code 83 or 100 rail. Footprint is 4-1/4” x 5-5/8”. $29.98. March 2012. Cornerstone series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com

Howards Hobby HO scale Who Brewery BT29 beer delivery truck
Howards Hobby HO scale Who Brewery delivery truck
HO scale details and accessories

Who Brewery delivery truck. Includes Connecticut license plates. $18 each plus $4.50 shipping. Howard’s Hobby, 203-732-5346, www.howardshobby.com

Athearn N scale 50-foot FMC double-door boxcar
Athearn N scale 50-foot FMC double-door boxcar
N scale freight cars

FMC 50-foot double-door boxcar. New paint schemes: British Columbia Ry., Burlington Northern, Northern Alberta Ry., and Western Pacific. Three car numbers each. Screw-mounted trucks, metal wheelsets and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $19.98. Ready-to-run. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com

Athearn N scale PullmanStandard PS2 2893cubicfootcapacity covered hopper
Athearn N scale Pullman-Standard PS2 2,893-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper
Pullman-Standard PS2 2,893-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper. New paint schemes: Burlington Northern, Cemex, Denver & Rio Grande Western, and Erie RR. Three car numbers each. Metal wheelsets, and McHenry magnetic knuckle couplers. $19.98. Ready-to-run. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com
Howards Hobby Flexible latex rubber rock molds
Howard’s Hobby Flexible latex rubber rock mold
Scenery

Flexible latex rubber rock molds. Each mold can make 50 to 75 castings. 1-1/2” x 3”. $6.75 plus $3 shipping. January 2011. Howard’s Hobby, 203-732-5346, www.howardshobby.com

Shesto Ltd. vice
Shesto Ltd. vice
Tools

Assorted vises. Mini bench vise, hobby bench vise, multi-angle bench vise, and universal suction vise. Prices to be announced. Shesto Ltd., www.shesto.com

Railroads of Rhode Island. by Frank Heppner
Railroads of Rhode Island, by Frank Heppner
Books

Railroads of Rhode Island. By Frank Heppner. Tour the state’s historic railways with a longtime railfan and railroad historian. 208 pages. Paperback. $19.99. The History Press Inc., 543-577-5971, www.historypress.net

5 thoughts on “New products for February 23, 2012

  1. It would be nice for those of us who don't live in North America and newcomers to get more info on new Loco's and Frieght cars. Like who owned them, thier era, and where in the Country they came from, and for what they were used.
    Thanks Guys.

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