Centralia HO scale Soo Line wooden caboose Soo Line modelers are dancing in the aisles over this new HO scale release from Centralia Car Shops. The long-awaited styrene kit depicts the most common type of Soo Line wooden caboose and offers a desirable prototype with great detail at an affordable price. After acquiring a variety […]
Miller Engineering HO, N, and Z scale Starlite Drive-in Theater Miller Engineering’s drive-in movie theater incorporates animation, sound, and lighting effects to make the finished model come alive. Modelers in HO, N, and Z scales can build and enjoy the magic of a miniature drive-in theater that shows actual movies. With the addition of a […]
Bachmann large scale Baldwin 2-8-0 Impressive is the word for Bachmann’s new large scale, outside-frame, narrow gauge Consolidation. It’s a superb ready-to-run model based on a standard 2-8-0 design built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in the early part of the 20th century. At the time, Baldwin was the world’s major supplier of narrow gauge […]
Trix HO scale Big Boy 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive What better way to make a big splash in the model railroad market than to introduce a top-notch model of the world’s biggest steam locomotive. Märklin introduced its Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 last year in a three-rail AC version, but most U. S. HO enthusiasts have had to […]
Bachmann HO scale Russian 2-10-0 Decapod steam locomotive Bachmann has released an interesting HO lightweight 2-10-0 Decapod based on the prototypes built for Russia during World War I. Even with ten drivers, this Decapod is about the same size as the Bachmann 2-8-0 reviewed in the June 1998 Model Railroader. According to George Drury’s Guide […]
Bachmann N scale 2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive Bachmann’s eagerly awaited N scale 2-8-0 has pulled up on the ready track and is just what we’d hoped it would be: a good-running engine with a wealth of detail rivaling high-ticket brass imports. Made in China, the locomotive is marketed in Bachmann’s Spectrum line of higher-end model […]
Bachmann HO scale Norfolk & Western class J streamlined 4-8-4 steam locomotive Bachmann’s Spectrum-line HO Norfolk & Western class J 4-8-4 is an exciting, all-new locomotive. It shouldn’t be confused with the model of the same prototype that Bachmann introduced in 1985, which missed the mark on many dimensions. The new locomotive is highly accurate […]
E-R N scale Baldwin RF-16 sharknosed diesel locomotives This set of well-detailed Baldwin “sharknose” RF-16 diesel cab units marks E-R Models’ entry into the N scale locomotive market. They’re also the first mass-produced N scale plastic models of this distinctive locomotive. The RF-16 was Baldwin Locomotive Works’ final attempt to capture a portion of the […]
San Juan Car Co. On3 class C-16 Consolidation 2-8-0 San Juan Car Co. has released a plastic kit for a narrow gauge 2-8-0 with detail exceeding brass imports. The kit replicates Denver & Rio Grande Western class C-16 locomotive no. 278 as it appeared in 1940. It features a Faulhaber micro-motor running an enclosed spur […]
Atlas O scale PS-1 50-foot boxcar There’s a lot you can say about Atlas O’s new 50-foot PS-1 boxcar, but the first word that comes to mind is “Wow!” Straight out of the box, the car makes a positive impression with its size, heft, and fantastic detail. Fifty-foot boxcars became the railroad industry’s de facto […]
Atlas N scale GE B30-7 road diesel locomotive General Electric introduced the B30-7 to succeed its U30B and built 199 units between December 1977 and May 1981. Both were four-axle, 3,000-hp units and were GE’s answer to Electro-Motive Division’s 3,000-hp GP40 and GP40-2. Owners of B30-7s included Burlington Northern, which acquired eight via the 1980 […]
Rivarossi Allegheny 2-6-6-6 steam locomotive “How we loved to call an engine big!” That was a fond declaration of David P. Morgan, the longtime editor of Trains Magazine who stood second to none in admiration of steam locomotives. Even in HO, the new 2-6-6-6 Allegheny-type simple articulated from Rivarossi and Walthers is an engine that […]
