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THIS PREMIER LINE model is a scale version of one of the world’s most easily identified streamlined locomotives – the “Torpedo” version of the Pennsylvania RR’s K4s 4-6-2 Pacific. The Torpedo was one of the Pennsy’s finest locomotives. With a streamlined nose, the body designed to lift the wind up and around the train, lessening […]
Faller Car System starter set The Faller Car System uses battery powered models of cars and trucks to add action to a layout. The vehicles use magnets to follow a steel wire that’s buried in the road. They appear to drive around a layout by themselves because you don’t see the wire. My set came […]
Rivarossi HO Allegheny 2-6-6-6 with Loksound class H-8 2-6-6-6 Allegheney steam locomotive no. 1641 I had been anticipating receipt of this engine for many months. As a collector of non-brass articulated engine models in HO, this was the one that I wanted to wait for until it came available with DCC and sound. The packaging […]
rue Line Trains HO scale Canadian Pacific wood-sheathed caboose My first introduction to the True Line Train Canadian Pacific Caboose was several months ago at my Local Hobby Store, Maritime Hobby and Crafts. This was a pre-production release made available for review and represented the most recent of the CPR wood sheathed caboose liveries, the […]
Factory Direct Trains HO scale Trackmobile A ready-to-run die-cast metal Trackmobile 4850TM with a three-pole can motor, detailed cab interior, and acetal handrails is available from Factory Direct Trains. The bi-modal vehicle is the firm’s first model and is offered as a direct-current model and with Digital Command Control (DCC). The latter uses a North […]
Broadway Limited Imports’ HO RSD-15 The growl and burble characteristic of an American Locomotive Co. diesel engine is captured in the new RSD-15 locomotive from Broadway Limited Imports’ BlueLine. The prototype. The RSD-15, first delivered in 1956, was an upgrade of Alco’s earlier RSD-7. The only difference between the models is the RSD-15’s 2,400-hp model […]
Bachmann HO DCC turnout Modelers who use Bachmann’s HO scale E-Z track system can now add Digital Command Control (DCC)-equipped turnouts to their layouts. Bachmann E-Z Command remote-control turnouts function with Bachmann or other National Model Railroad Association (NMRA)-compliant DCC systems. Construction. Like other components of the Bachmann E-Z track system, the DCC-equipped turnout features […]
Current Model Railroader subscribers: See the Athearn Genesis N scale Big Boy in action. We ran the sound-equipped steam locomotive on Jim Kelly’s N scale layout. Jim is a former managing editor of Model Railroader magazine. […]
Athearn N scale Big Boy One of the largest locomotives ever built is available as a sound-equipped N scale model. The accurately detailed Athearn Big Boy 4-8-8-4 also has power worthy of its prototype. The N scale locomotive’s drawbar pull is almost double that of the average N scale steamer. Equipped with a Model Rectifier […]
Bachmann 1:20.3 K-27 Several great looking K-27 class 2-8-2 locomotives, each including many roadnumber-specific details found on the prototypes, are now available in 1:20.3 proportion. These new Bachmann Spectrum narrow gauge models also have provisions for adding a sound system and a Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder or a Radio Control (RC) receiver. The K-27 […]
Con-Cor International HO Aerotrain This HO model of the General Motors Aerotrain may look like something out of the future, but it’s a replica of a unique train introduced more than 50 years ago. Our sample is the basic Con-Cor Aerotrain set that includes a locomotive, two coaches, and an observation car. Add-on sets of […]
An MR quick look: HO scale sand tower and fuel cranes Price: $29.95 ManufacturerAmerican Limited ModelsPO Box 7803Fremont, CA94537-7803www.americanlimitedmodels.com Description: plastic ready-to-install models Comments: Factory assembled and painted HO scale models of a modern-era sand tower and two Snyder Equipment Co. fuel cranes are available from American Limited Models. The three models come conveniently packaged […]
