I’VE LONG THOUGHT that the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad’s E-27-class 2-8-0 Consolidations were some of the most attractive, balanced-looking products the steam era ever produced. They were powerful, sure-footed, and reliable. The B&O at one time had more than 400 of the E-27-class 2-8-0 locomotives. The flexibility and utility of those locomotives led them to […]
I’VE OFTEN HEARD that we should be careful what we wish for – even if it is a good thing – because we just might get it. When reviewing a riveting tool set in the January 2006 issue, I mused about having something equally helpful to assist with the repair of old Lionel reversing units. […]
Red Rock Mountain, just southeast of Hidden Valley. On top is the turntable and engine facilities. Scenery was made from recycled packing material. William Zuback The scratchbuilt power house building contains most of the controls for the D.E.U. Line below. Access is through the top. William Zuback It’s a busy day at the Hidden Valley […]
Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk, parent firm of LGB, has transferred ownership of LGB of America to a new firm, U.S.-based G45. “In these changing times you have to keep moving forward,” said Rolf Richter, managing general partner of E.P. Lehmann Patentwerk. “This move forward provides new opportunities for us, for LGB of America, and for […]
MTH’s Standard gauge no. 384 steam passenger set retails for $599.95 (no. 10-1250-1). It features die-cast metal and sheet-metal construction, two passenger cars, ProtoSound 2.0, smoke unit, track, and transformer. For more information, check out Bob Keller’s review inside the November 2006 issue of CTT, or see your MTH retailer. […]
MTH’s Standard gauge no. 384 steam passenger set retails for $599.95 (no. 10-1250-1). It features die-cast metal and sheet-metal construction, two passenger cars, ProtoSound 2.0, smoke unit, track, and transformer. For more information, check out Bob Keller’s review inside the November 2006 issue of CTT, or see your MTH retailer. […]
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Download the PDF of this project here. This part includes the dock for the boat. Note: This PDF is tiled to print on your home printer. Two “overview” pages will print first, followed by the full-size plans. Each page has 1 1/2″ of intentional overlap. Trim the excess paper from each page and assemble the […]
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Athearn HO SD45-2 with DCC and sound A classic six-axle road diesel is now available to HO modelers as an Athearn Genesis model. It’s Electro-Motive Division’s SD45-2 in a DC version without sound and a version with sound and a dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. The model has a powerful, smooth-running mechanism, and locomotives […]
Athearn HO AT&SF 50-foot ice reefer A distinctive ready-to-run plastic model of a World War II-era 50-foot steel refrigerator car is now available in HO scale. It features new plastic body tooling, formed wire grabs, cleanly molded details, and magnetic knuckle couplers. The prototype. In early 1940, in anticipation of heavy war-time traffic, the Atchison, […]
Micro-Trains HOn3 reefer This diminutive ready-to-run model of a narrow gauge composite-frame wooden refrigerator car is a well-detailed plastic and metal car. It has a molded styrene body, a die-cast metal floor, and many separate detail parts that come factory installed. The car marks Micro-Trains’ entry into the ready-to-run HOn3 market, so it includes trucks […]
