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Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, 1:20.3 scale, three-truck Shay Missouri Locomotive Company PO Box 243 Jefferson City MO 65102 Price: $1,995 + $90 s&h Website: http://moloco.biz 1:20.3 scale, gauge-1 model of a Lima three-truck Shay; electrically powered; all-metal construction; directional lighting; four-foot minimum radius; ready for installation of sound, smoke, and other electronics; motor geared to […]
3D Printing & Laser Cutting: A Railway Modelling Companion by Jeff Geary & Dave Renshaw Published by Ian Allan Available in the US from: Specialty Press 838 Lake Street S Forest Lake MN 55025 Hardcover, 8″ x 10 1/2″, 160 pgs., 325 illustrations Price: $24.95 If you are new to 3D printing and/or laser cutting, […]
Marc Horovitz 1:20.3 scale, gauge-1 ‘E’ van Accucraft Trains 33260 Central Ave. Union City CA 94587 Price: $105 Website: www.accucraft.com 1:20.3 scale, gauge-1 model of Isle of Man Railway guard’s van; gauge-0 wheelsets also supplied; all-plastic construction; metal wheels; chopper-type couplers; maroon-and-cream livery; non-opening doors; no interior detail. Dimensions: Length, 10″; width over duckets, 5 […]
Marc Horovitz 1:19 scale, live-steam 0-4-0+0-4-0 Accucraft Trains 33260 Central Ave. Union City CA 94587 Price: $4,250 Website: www.accucraft.com 1:19 scale, Tasmanian K1 Garratt; all metal construction; regaugeable; gas fired twin-flue boiler; pressure gauge, water glass, twin safety valves, throttle, filler plug; displacement lubricator; gas tank in rear bunker; dummy coal load; dummy Walschaerts valve […]
Truss bridge for ga. 1 track American Made Steel Bridges 26374 Hernando Road Winter Haven FL 33884 Price: $210 Website: www.americanmadesteelbridges.com Stainless-steel truss bridge (#10048); made from 18-gauge sheet metal; welded construction; can be used alone or combined with other units to make a longer bridge. Dimensions: Length, 18″; width, 6″; height, 93/4″ (91/4″ clear) […]
Marc Horovitz 1:32 scale, gauge-1 hopper car AMS (Division of Accucraft Trains) 33260 Central Ave. Union City CA 94587 Price: $89.40 Website: www.accucraft.com 1:32 scale, gauge 1, three-bay hopper car; plastic body; metal trucks, fully sprung; operating scale knuckle couplers; blackened wheels; non-opening hopper doors; minimum radius, 48″. Dimensions: Length, 155/8″; width, 4″; height 45/8″. […]
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Marc Horovitz 1:29 scale, gauge 1, high-cube boxcar American Mainline (AML) 33268 Central Ave. Union City CA 94587 Price: $179 Website: www.americanmainline.com Mostly plastic, gauge 1, 1:29-scale model of a Gunderson 50′ high-cube boxcar; non-opening plug doors; underbody detail; truck-mounted knuckle couplers; body-mount couplers also included; sprung roller-bearing trucks; metal wheelsets. Dimensions: length, 21 5/16″; […]
Marc Horovitz “Egghauler” freight cars Egghaulers.com Prices: see text Website: www.egghaulers.com All plastic, eliptically shaped freight cars in bright colors, intended to go with Eggliners; supplied without wheels or couplers. Dimensions (gondola car): length over ends, 7″; width, 4 1/2″; height, 3″ Pros: Well-made whimsical product; fits well visually with Eggliners Cons: Some details not […]
Mini-Lathe Tools & Projects for Home Machinists by David Fenner Published in the US by: Fox Chapel Publishing 903 Square St. Mount Joy PA 17552 5 3/4″ x 81/4″, softbound, 120 pages Price: $12.99 Website: foxchapelpublishing.com A metal lathe is one of the most versatile tools that a serious modeler can own. An amazing array […]
Kevin Strong Digital/analog diesel sound MyLocoSound Available from: G Scale Graphics 5860 Crooked Stick Drive Windsor CO 80550 Price: $79 Website: www.gscalegraphics.net MyLocoSound “Blue” diesel sound system; suitable for track power or battery R/C; not DCC compatible. Dimensions: 2 1/4″x 1 3/8″ x 1/2″ Pros: Easy installation; sounds can be easily adjusted via handheld remote; […]
Kevin Strong 1:20.3 scale, push-cart kit Alscad Design Allen Pomeroy III PO Box 52 Winchester NH 03470 Price: $19.85 + s&h Laser-cut wood, metal, and styrene kit for small track-worker’s push cart. Dimensions: 4 3/4″ long over the handles, with the bed measuring 4 1/8 ” x 3″ Pros: Well detailed; easy-to-follow instructions Cons: Cast […]
