News & Reviews News New products for the week of December 3, 2015

New products for the week of December 3, 2015

By Angela Cotey | December 2, 2015

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


Check out the latest model railroading products in HO, N and Z scales!

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Bachmann Trains HO Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive
Bachmann Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive
HO scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (post-2005 herald), Canadian National, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Great Northern, and Pennsylvania RR. One road number per scheme. Equipped with E-Z App for touch-screen control of speed, direction, lights, and sound using Bluetooth 4-supported Apple smart device (iPhone, iPad, and iOS) and free E-Z App download. $239. Bachmann Trains, 215-533-1600, www.bachmanntrains.com
Accurail HO scale assorted freight cars
Accurail HO scale assorted freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Lehigh Valley Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper, $18.98. Great Northern 40-foot steel boxcar (single car, $16.98; three-pack with two Vermillion Red and one brown car, $49.98). Lehigh & New England 40-foot six-panel single-sheathed boxcar (single car, $16.98; two-pack, $32.98). North Western Refrigerator Line 40-foot double-sheathed refrigerator car, $17.98. Union Pacific 50-foot combination-door boxcar, $16.98. Virginian Ry. war-emergency two-bay hopper, $15.98. Western Maryland 40-foot insulated boxcar, $16.98. Injection-molded plastic kits with plastic wheelsets and Accumate couplers. Accurail, 630-365-6400, www.accurail.com
Athearn HO scale Eastern-style center-cupola steel cabooses
Athearn HO scale Eastern-style center-cupola steel cabooses
Eastern-style center-cupola steel cabooses. Conrail (Penn Central patchout), Missouri Pacific, Pittsburgh & West Virginia, Rock Island (ex-Lehigh Valley), and Western Maryland. Two road numbers per scheme. Injection-molded plastic body; RP-25 contour metal wheels; and separately applied smokejack, brake wheel, brake stand, and brake gear. $26.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com

American Car & Foundry 50-foot Precision Design boxcar. Smooth-side version. New paint scheme: Seaboard System. New road numbers: Louisville & Nashville, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, and Western Maryland. Exterior-post version. New paint scheme: Conrail (PCA reporting marks). New numbers: Illinois Terminal, Norfolk Southern (pre-1982 company), Rock Island, and St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco). Two numbers per scheme. Die-cast metal underframe with separate brake system, positionable doors, and Accumate couplers. $33.95. Third quarter 2016. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Summit USA HO scale First State Bank
Summit USA HO scale First State Bank
HO scale structures
First State Bank. Milled styrene and laser-cut acrylic kit with Plastruct silver mirror glass. Based on prototype in Livingston, Texas. Measures 14-1/2” x 6-1/2” x 4”. $110. Summit USA, www.summit-customcuts.com
Best of Show HO scale assorted vehicles available from American Excellence
Best of Show HO scale assorted vehicles available from American Excellence
HO scale details and accessories
Assorted vehicles. 1953 Saab 92B and 1970 Meyers Manx dune buggy. Factory-painted and assembled cast-resin models. $19.95 each. Produced by Best of Show Models, available from American Excellence, 980-335-2701, www.american-excellence.com
N scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division SW1001 diesel locomotive. Ready-to-run model with etched metal and CNC bent handrails and TCS Digital Command Control. $350. Cutting Edge Scale Models, www.cescalemodels.com
N scale freight cars
General American Transportation Corp. 20,700-gallon non-insulated tank car. Type 10 saddles. New paint schemes: Canadian National. New road numbers: GATX (“Service Driven”). Type 20 saddles. New schemes: Eastman Chemical, Reagent Chemical, and S.M. Brooks. New numbers: Dow Chemical, GATX (WX repaint), and Relco Tank Line. Three numbers per scheme. One- or two-piece top platform option as appropriate, see-through end platforms, and five-section non-insulated body. $31.95. Second quarter 2016. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Micro-Trains Line Co. N scale 70-foot heavyweight baggage car
Micro-Trains Line Co. N scale 70-foot heavyweight baggage car
N scale passenger cars
70-foot heavyweight baggage car. New paint scheme: Baltimore & Ohio. Injection-molded plastic model with body-mounted Magne-Matic couplers, plastic wheelsets, and clear window glazing. $34.90. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trainsline.com
The N Scale Architect New York Central System Lines East tower
The N Scale Architect New York Central System Lines East tower
N scale structures
New York Central System Lines East tower. Laser-cut micro-plywood and brick sheet kit with internal wall and roof support system, scale drawings, and signal station plaque sheet. $69.95. The N Scale Architect, 607-746-8416, www.thenarch.com
American Z Line General Electric P42 Genesis diesel locomotive
American Z Line General Electric P42 Genesis diesel locomotive
Z scale locomotives
General Electric P42 Genesis diesel locomotive. Amtrak (phase 3 and 4 schemes in four road numbers; phase 4 Northeast Corridor scheme in two numbers; phase 5 scheme in six numbers; and phase 1, 2, and 3 heritage units in one number each); Metro North (two numbers); New Jersey Transit (two numbers); New York, New Haven & Hartford (two numbers); and VIA Rail Canada (three numbers). Price to be announced. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
American Z Line assorted Amtrak Superliner I passenger cars
American Z Line assorted Amtrak Superliner I passenger cars
Z scale passenger cars
Assorted Amtrak Superliner I passenger cars. Coach (phase 3 in two road numbers, phase 4b in three numbers), diner (phase 3 and 4b in one number each), lounge (phase 3 and 4b in one number each), and sleeper (phase 3 in two numbers, phase 4b in three numbers). Six four-packs (two in phase 3 paint, four in phase 4b paint) also available. Prices to be announced. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com
Electronics/controls
K7D4 drop-in decoder for Kato N scale Siemens ACS-64 locomotive. Designed to replace the original light board. Includes forward and reverse light-emitting diodes and two solder pads for additional light functions. Features back-electromotive-force control and customizable lighting effects. $48.95. December 2015. Train Control Systems, 215-453-9145, www.tcsdcc.com
White Pass Models St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) steam locomotive decals
White Pass Models St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) steam locomotive decals
Decals
St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) steam locomotive decals. White (freight) and bronze gold (passenger) versions. HO scale, $6; O scale, $8. Add $2 shipping and handling per order. Gary Major, White Pass Models, 22902 Orting Kapowsin Hwy., Graham, WA 98338

Union Pacific tool car/excursion boxcar. HO scale, $8; N scale, $6.50. Microscale Industries, 714-593-1422, www.microscale.com

Accurail HO Chicago & North Western Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper produced for the Chicago & North Western Historical Society
Accurail HO scale Chicago & North Western Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper
Club offerings
Chicago & North Western Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper. Accurail HO scale kit produced for the Chicago & North Western Historical Society. Three road numbers. $23 each plus $7 shipping. Illinois residents add 8.75 percent sales tax. CNWHS-RM, P.O. Box 1068, North Riverside, IL 60546
HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio 40-foot United States Railroad Administration single-sheathed boxcar
Accurail HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio 40-foot United States Railroad Administration single-sheathed boxcar
Chesapeake & Ohio 40-foot United States Railroad Administration single-sheathed boxcar. Accurail HO scale kit produced for Division 7, MCR, NMRA. Four road numbers (1153 and 1191 with Andrews trucks, 1501 and 1505 with Bettendorf trucks). $20 each; four-pack, $76. Ohio residents must add 7 percent sales tax on the total price of the kits and the shipping fee. Shipping $6.50 for one car, $9.50 for two to four cars. Customers outside the United States must contact group for shipping charges. Send check or money order (US dollars) to Division 7, MCR, NMRA, P.O. Box 62501, Cincinnati, OH 45262; www.cincy-div7.org
New York, New Haven & Hartford 3300-series 40-foot boxcar. InterMountain HO scale ready-to-run model produced for the New Haven Railroad Historical & Technical Association. Four road numbers. $29.95 each plus $6 shipping for one car, add $1 for each additional car. NHRHTA, P.O. Box 289, Accord, MA 02018; www.nhrhta.org
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