New products for October 13, 2011

HO scale locomotives

Northstar Electro-Motive Division F59PHI diesel locomotive. Two road numbers. Factory-installed grab irons, Digital Command Control wiring harness, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $109.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, athearn.com

HO scale freight cars

TTX Co. 56-foot well car. Capable of carrying 20- to 48-foot containers on the bottom and up to 53-foot containers on top. Metal wheelsets and magnetic knuckle couplers. Containers are not included. $22.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, athearn.com

HO scale passenger cars

Brill 55 “doodlebug” railcar. Available in Pullman green or orange. Double-etched brass body, railroad-specific details, and magnetic knuckle couplers. Unassembled, $89.95; unlettered with black roof, $299.95; gray primer, $289.95; with Bowser power truck installed, $399.95. Shipping to North America, $12; elsewhere, $20. Model Railroad Warehouse, mrrwarehouse.com

HO scale structures

Judy’s Jams & Jellies structure kit. Laser-cut acrylic parts, tanks, piping and signs, tab-and-slot construction. Footprint is 5” x 16.5”. $145. Custom Model Railroads, 410-889-0010, cmrtrain.com

Walnut Grove Depot kit. Laser-cut wood kit, window glazing, tab-and-slot construction, and peel-and-stick parts. Footprint is 3.30” x 5.5”. $69.95. Blair Line, 417-359-8300, blairline.com

HO scale details and accessories

Railroad tie pile. Laser-cut wood cut in random pattern. Two piles per package. Stained, $9; unstained, $8. Blair Line, 417-359-8300, blairline.com

N scale train sets

Virginia Railway Express bi-level commuter train set. Includes MP36PH locomotive, two gallery bi-level coaches, and one gallery bi-level cab-coach. Price to be announced. February 2012. Starter series.
Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, katousa.com

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe El Capitan train set. Electro-Motive Division F3 diesel locomotive in red-and-silver passenger Warbonnet scheme, 10 -car base set (four coaches, storage mail, baggage, baggage-dormitory, step-down coach, lounge, and diner), and two-car add-on set (storage mail car and baggage). Prices to be announced. February 2012. Ready-to-run. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, katousa.com

N scale freight cars
Assorted weathered freight cars. Burlington Northern Santa Fe boxcar with graffiti and Western Pacific three-bay covered hopper. Micro-Trains trucks and magnetic knuckle couplers. $27.99 each. Ready-to-run. Produced by InterMountain, distributed by Fifer Hobby Supply, 575-523-9743, fiferhobby.com

N scale structures

Judy’s Jams & Jellies structure kit. Laser-cut acrylic parts, tanks, piping and signs, tab-and-slot construction. Footprint is 3” x 9-1/4”. $75. Custom Model Railroads, 410-889-0010, cmrtrain.com

N scale details and accessories

Railroad tie pile. Laser-cut wood cut in random pattern. Two piles per package. Available stained or unstained, $8. Blair Line, 417-359-8300, blairline.com

Z scale freight cars

33-foot twin hoppers. Central of New Jersey rib-side hopper and Central of Pennsylvania offset-side hopper. Two different two-packs available. Hay Bros. Garage coal loads, Bowser trucks with blackened metal wheelsets, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $42 per two-pack. Ready-to-run. Full Throttle, 352-589-0303, wdwfullthrottle.com

O scale details and accessories

Assorted 1:43-proportion vehicles. All models have die-cast metal construction, window glazing, and rolling tires. Jura Citroen type H pruning truck, $39.95. Nissan NV 200 Combi Fire, $39.95. Air France Summer Camp Citroen type H bus, $40.95. Luxembourg Post Citroen 2CV AZU special, $41.95. Fisher Sinpar refrigerated mini-truck, $44.95. Rocher Renault Lander, $124.95. Made by Eligor, available from b2bReplicas.com, 417-206-9700, b2breplicas.com

Tools

Assorted clamps and work holders. Berna multiclamps, helping hand with glass magnifier, multi-angle bench vise, mini vise, universal work holder, and bench universal work holder. Prices to be announced. Shesto Ltd., 020 8451 6188, shesto.com

Club offerings

Virginian & Ohio 50-foot plug-door boxcar kit. Custom-decorated ready-to-run Accurail car offered by National Model Railroad Association, Mid-Central Region, Division 7. Four car numbers available. Single car, $17; four-car set, $64. Shipping $5.50 for one car, $8 for two to four. Ohio residents add 6.5 percent tax on the total including shipping charge. Send check to: Division 7 MCR-NMRA, P.O. Box 62501, Cincinnati, OH 45241.