Summit Models HO scale Jack in the Box Price: $69.95ManufacturerSummit USA LLC512 Ford St.Lake Charles, LA 70601www.summit-customcuts.comEra: presentComments: Nothing says modern America like fast food, and now you can have a contemporary burger joint on your HO scale layout. Jack in the Box is a laser-milled styrene structure kit that includes drive-through menu boards, clear […]
Atlas O EMD GP7 diesel locomotive Here’s a brand new model of Electro-Motive Division’s classic GP7 road switcher, and it’s a beauty. It combines the utilitarian look of the prototype with a powerful mechanism that’s suitable for nearly any assignment. Manufactured by Atlas O, this well-detailed locomotive is offered ready-to-run with a factory-installed QSI sound […]
M.T.H. Electric Trains HO scale 60-foot flatcar A nicely detailed reproduction of a 60-foot flatcar is M.T.H. Electric Trains’ first entry into the HO scale freight car market. The MTH car is based on a prototype Pullman-Standard built in the 1960s and ’70s for Trailer Train, and accurately matches photos and dimensions printed in the […]
Athearn DCC-sound-equipped N scale F45 Price: $199.98ManufacturerAthearn Trains1550 Glenn Curtiss St.Carson, CA 90746www.athearn.comEra: 1966 to 1990sComments: I reviewed the DC-only Athearn N scale F45 and FP45 in the February 2009 issue. This DCC version includes a dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control decoder. The decoder and a single downward-facing speaker are on top of the […]
Below, you can watch a streaming video of this “Blast from the Past” as Lionel revisits the olden days with the O gauge “Thunderbird” set, part of the “Lionel Postwar Authentics – Conventional Classics” series. […]
BLI’s model of the New York Central’s 4-8-2 Mohawk is a very good representation of the original. It delivers great performance mechanically and sounds superb due to QSI/DCC sound from two 1.1″ speakers. Right out of the box, you know BLI did their homework. This locomotive looks like it was meant to run and it […]
Watch us run this upgraded Rivarossi locomotive. Along with factory-applied weathering the model includes a dual-mode ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. […]
Hornby America, Inc. HO scale Big Boy steam locomotive With a coat of factory-applied grime and rust, this HO scale Big Boy looks like it’s seen years of hard use. Since the late 1960s Rivarossi has manufactured Big Boy 4-8-8-4 locomotives in HO scale. This is the first Rivarossi Big Boy to be weathered and […]
Con-Cor International N scale Aerotrain Following the success of the HO scale Aerotrain, reviewed in the May 2008 issue of Model Railroader, Con-Cor now offers this articulated passenger train in N. The ready-to-run model is designed for direct-current layouts, but provisions are included for adding Digital Command Control and sound. Prototype history. The two nine-car […]
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Broadway Limited HO scale Paragon2 Hudson J1e steam locomotive Out of the box, this is a good looking locomotive. It appears to match very closely with pictures that I have of similar locomotives. One negative that immediately grabbed my attention was the lack of heft of the locomotive in my hand. This will be problematic […]
“The Chopper” by NorthWest Short Line Photo by Dennis Murphy I have a lot fun with my model railroading hobby. I find the different aspects to be the most enjoyable part. And lately, I’ve been working a lot with wood kits (buildings and bridges mostly).You can never have too many models on your layout, especially […]
