Marc Horovitz 1:29 scale, gauge-1 F3 A and B units USA Trains PO Box 100 Malden MA 02148 www.usatrains.comCheck with your local dealer for price and availability Plastic models of F3 diesels; A and B units sold together; each unit has two motors and four powered axles; working smokestacks; directional marker and headlights; rubber diaphragms; […]
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USA Trains GG-1 locomotive
Marc Horovitz 1:29 scale, gauge 1, GG-1 locomotiveUSA TrainsPO Box 100Malden MA 02148Check with your local dealer for price and availabilityWeb site: www.usatrains.com All-metal model of Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 electric locomotive; die-cast body and trucks; motorized pantographs; dual motors; steam exhaust unit; detailed cab interior; operates on regular track power or on DCC using QSI […]
USA Trains Hudson locomotive
Marc Horovitz 1:29 scale, gauge-1 NYC Hudson USA Trains PO Box 100 Malden MA 02148 Price: $2,299.95 w/o sound; $2,699.95 with Phoenix sound system installed Web site: www.usatrains.com All-metal model of New York Central’s J1e Hudson; die-cast boiler, cab, tender shell, and detail parts; smoke unit synchronized to axle rotation (four puffs per revolution); working […]
Aristo-Craft 2-8-8-2 Mallet locomotive
Marc Horovitz 1:29 scale, gauge 1 2-8-8-2 locomotiveAristo-Craft Trains698 South 21st St.Irvington NJ 07111Price: $945 ($993 for Union Pacific)Web site: www.aristocraft.com Plastic-and-metal model of a USRA 2-8-8-2 Mallet locomotive; USRA or Vanderbilt tender, depending upon road name; smoke unit; sound ready; DCC ready; battery ready; control switches under firebox; two motors with flywheels and fans; […]
Micro-Trains to release GP9 in Z scale
Micro-Trains Line Co. announced that it will be releasing a Z scale Electro-Motive Division GP9. The model, scheduled for release in early 2007, will feature a Maxon 8 mm coreless motor with dual flywheels, golden-white light-emitting-diode headlights, etched-metal handrails, and Magne-Matic couplers. Road names and pricing information yet to be released. […]
Broadway Limited’s HO scale AC6000CW diesel is a big-time hauler
Broadway Limited’s HO AC6000CW diesel Here’s a powerful model of General Electric’s massive six-axle AC6000CW heavy-duty road diesel. The ready-to-run locomotive from Broadway Limited Imports is offered for the first time in plastic. It features an injection-molded plastic body shell with many freestanding details. The model also has a lot of heft (27 ounces) thanks […]
HO RS-27 runs well and sounds like an Alco at work
Alco HO RS-27 This first-rate Alco RS-27 road switcher delivers realistic sound effects and smooth operation. It’s a second generation Alco from Life-Like’s Proto 2000 line that comes ready-to-run in a DC-only version or with a factory-installed dual-mode decoder and QSI Quantum Sound system that operates on digital command control (DCC) or DC layouts. A […]
Athearn HO 65-foot mill gondola hauls long loads
Athearn HO 65-foot mill gondola An excellent model of a 65-foot mill gondola with movable drop ends is now available from Athearn. It comes ready-to-run with metal wheels and insulated magnetic knuckle couplers. Mill gondolas are designed to haul finished steel products such as angles, I-beams, or other structural shapes. All of the bracing is […]
Walthers HO Pennsylvania RR B60b baggage car will be useful to many
Price: $34.98 Manufacturer Walthers P.O. Box 3039 Milwaukee, WI 53201 Phone 414-527-0770 www.walthers.com Description Ready-to-run HO scale plastic and metal baggageexpress car Road names Pennsylvania RR (five versions), Long Island RR,Norfolk & Western (N&W class Bej), Penn Central, and undecorated Walthers’ HO scale Pennsylvania RR baggage car is an accurate model of a prototype that […]
American beauty: Model Power’s N scale 4-4-0 steam locomotive
Model Power’s N scale 4-4-0 steam locomotive A nicely proportioned N scale model of a 4-4-0 American type has been released by Model Power. Small steam engines are few and far between in N, and Model Power has high hopes for this one – the American is available in 16 road names plus a painted […]
Video: Reading T1-class 4-8-4 in HO
Precision HO scale Reading T1-class 4-8-4 Executive editor Andy Sperandeo reviewed the HO scale “T Hog” in the April issue’s Product Review Extravaganza. Click the icons below to see a video clip of this well-detailed, well-proportioned model steam engine. All videos may take several minutes or more to download depending on your connection speed. […]
Train-li-USA Railbender for 45mm track
Railbender for 45mm track Train-li-USA 3 Kensington Way Upton MA 01568 Price: $265 + s&h Web site: www.train-li-USA.com EasyBend-DuoTrack Railbender for gauge-1 track; #15-079 for code 250; #15-131 for code 332; galvanized-steel construction; simultaneously bends both rails on a section of track Pros: Sturdy construction; easy to use; calibrated scale on slider allows for duplication […]