JLWII2000 video: Broadway Limited Imports Brass Hybrid HO scale C&O class J3A 4 8 4 Greenbrier steam locomotive

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    In this exclusive video for Model Railroader from James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel, you’ll see the HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio class J3A 4-8-4 Greenbrier from Broadway Limited Imports. The superdetailed steam locomotive features brass-hybrid construction, realistic sound, and a fan-driven smoke unit. See and hear this new locomotive in action! […]

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JLWII2000 video: Broadway Limited Imports Brass Hybrid HO scale C&O class J3A 4 8 4 Greenbrier steam locomotive

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    In this exclusive video for Model Railroader from James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel, you’ll see the HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio class J3A 4-8-4 Greenbrier from Broadway Limited Imports. The superdetailed steam locomotive features brass-hybrid construction, realistic sound, and a fan-driven smoke unit. See and hear this new locomotive in action! […]

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Bachmann HO scale Sound Value GG1

Bachmann HO scale Sound Value GG1

Bachmann HO scale Sound Value GG1 GG1s have been riding the model rails almost as long as they did the prototype railroads. Bachmann Trains has added an HO scale model of Raymond Loewy’s Pennsylvania RR masterpiece to their Sound Value line. The dual-mode-decoder-equipped model operates with sound on direct-current (DC) and Digital Command Control (DCC) […]

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Atlas Santa Fe class BX-177 boxcar in N, HO scales

Atlas Santa Fe class BX-177 boxcar in N, HO scales

Atlas Santa Fe class BX-177 boxcar in N, HO scales An Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe class BX-177 plug-door boxcar is now available in N and HO scales from Atlas Model Railroad Co. Don’t confuse this Master Line car with the BLMA (now Atlas) class BX-166 double-plug-door boxcar that I reviewed in the March 2016 […]

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New model railroading products for the week of January 17, 2019

Rapido Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division SW1200 diesel locomotive

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe diesel locomotive. Union Pacific (George Bush 41 Presidential Library and Museum). One road number (2018 version with black radiator fan housings). Removable cab roof secured with magnets, light-emitting-diode headlights and ditch lights, and commemorative box. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $249.98; with dual-mode […]

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New model trains for the week of January 10, 2019

Bachmann HO scale Pennsylvania RR class K4 streamlined 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Diesel SD70AH diesel locomotive. Union Pacific. Two road numbers. Models based on Tier 4 credit units built in 2016. Features Positive Train Control antenna array, light-emitting-diode headlights and ditch lights, and late handrails. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $239.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami 2 sound […]

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Turning Spaces into Places, Part 1

Welcome to Gerry Leone’s Bona Vista Rwy. HO scale (1:87) model railroad! In this series you’ll follow Gerry as he shares various tips and techniques for visualizing, planning, and then modeling a definitive, detailed layout scene that starts from a plain and simple site. […]

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New model trains for the week of January 3, 2019

Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale American Car & Foundry 4,650-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay Center Flow covered hopper

HO scale freight cars Pullman-Standard 4,740-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper. Burlington Northern (Cascade Green, three-pack features paint scheme variations); Chicago & North Western (green, gray, and yellow schemes); Milwaukee Road (gray); Montana Rail Link (gray); Pillsbury (gray with black underbody); and Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern (gray). Three single cars and one three-pack per scheme. Roller-bearing […]

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