Atlas N scale GE Dash 8-40CW N scalers who model the modern day should be happy with Atlas’ new release, General Electric’s Dash 8-40CW road engine. Atlas’ offering is a well detailed, crisply painted model with a smooth, flywheel-equipped drivetrain and an optional Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. The prototype. Seen by some railfans as […]
Rapido N scale Canadian National lightweight passenger cars Price: $47.95 each ManufacturerRapido Trains Inc. 140 Applewood Crescent, Unit A Concord, Ont., Canada L4K 4E2 www.rapidotrains.com Era: 1952 to present day Comments: These new N scale lightweight passenger cars from Rapido Trains are some of the best-detailed commercial models I’ve seen. Each plastic car comes assembled […]
BLMA Models HO and N scale Norfolk Southern class G85R Top Gon coal gondolas A Norfolk Southern class G85R Top Gon coal gondola is the first freight car offering from BLMA Models. The ready-to-run cars are available in HO and N scales and have road number-specific load limit, light weight, and “rebody” date stencils. Prototype […]
Train Control Systems drop-in N scale Digital Command Control decoder Price: $39.95 ManufacturerTrain Control Systems P.O. Box 341 Blooming Glen, PA 18911 www.tcsdcc.com Comments: This drop-in Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder from Train Control Systems fits the Kato N scale SD70ACe, GG1, and SD40. The TCS K1D4-NC decoder controls motor and lighting functions and has […]
THE TARGET OF OUR ATTENTION HERE is another addition to the locomotive lineup for the Atlas O Trainman series of value-priced, scale-dimension, three-rail products. Our Atlas model is a General Electric U23B, a four-axle freight-hauler. Don’t let the model number fool you. The General Electric U23B came after the venerable U25B. Of course, the original […]
ON THE CUSP OF ALCO’S DECLINING YEARS, the Schenectady, N.Y. locomotive builder fielded the 1,800 horsepower RS-11 as a replacement in the catalog for its popular RS-3 (and its cousins). The new Alco locomotive could be purchased in low- or high-hood versions and was suitable for both freight and passenger operations. Its natural target was […]
Model Power HO scale Plymouth Industrial Switcher David Schoedel This is an okay locomotive from Model Power. It can’t haul very much and it runs kind of bad. It has no illuminated headlight, and the detailing on it is rather lame. It is driven by a worm gear attached to a cheap motor. The electrical […]
The Paragon2 J1E Hudson 4-6-4 features an all-new Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder and realistic synchronized smoke. Watch us run the model as it leads a New York Central passenger train. […]
I bought the product from Trainworld. While reading the instructions, I noticed it needed a decoder for working on a DCC layout. I wrote Atlas for a hint regarding a suitable decoder and was informed that the circuit board had a fault so for the present the best thing I could do was not to […]
I received my first of two MTH Challengers a few days ago. I’m amazed at the features and quality of this locomotive! It far surpasses my other Challenger (Genesis). The unit runs perfectly and the sound is outstanding. I especially like the two engines going in and out of synch with one another, and the […]
American Mainline switcher Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, 1:29 scale, electrically powered, USRA 0-6-0American Mainline33268 Central Ave.Union City CA 94587Price: $1,599E-mail: americanmainline@gmail.comWeb site: http://americanmainline.com Electrically powered model of USRA 0-6-0 switcher; made of brass, steel, and die castings; 24V gear-head motor; electronics in tender; 12 pickup wheels; directional lighting; sound-system ready; working knuckled couplers; minimum radius, […]
Mamod Steam Models 0-4-0T live-steam locomotive Marc Horovitz Gauge 0, 1:19 scale, live-steam 0-4-0TMamod Steam ModelsUnited KingdomPrice £230, including shipping to the US (until November 2009)Web site: www.mamod.co.uk All metal, live-steam locomotive; ready to run; two, double-acting oscillating cylinders; gas fired; ceramic external burner; silver-soldered boiler; 40 psi blowoff pressure; safety valve, throttle, reversing lever, […]
