MTH Dash 8 locomotive

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Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, 1:32 scale, GE Dash 8 MTH Electric Trains 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive Columbia MD, 21046 Price $749.95 Website: www.mthtrains.com 1:32 scale, gauge 1, plastic and metal GE Dash 8 diesel locomotive; analog DC, AC, DCC, and MTH DCS-compatible control. Dimensions: length, 26″ (excluding couplers); width, 4″, height, 57⁄8″. In 1:32 scale, […]

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New model trains for the week of April 21, 2016

B.T.S. HO scale Cabin Creek Fire Station no. 1

HO scale locomotives General Electric U33B and U36B diesel locomotives. U33B: Penn Central, Reading & Northern (two road numbers), and Rock Island (maroon and yellow). U36B: Auto Train and Seaboard Coast Line (American Revolution Bicentennial scheme in one number and yellow and black). Four numbers per scheme unless noted; undecorated models also available. Prototype-specific details, […]

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WalthersMainline HO EMD SD70ACe

WalthersMainline HO EMD SD70ACe

WalthersMainline HO EMD SD70ACe diesel locomotive Engineer’s side of the WalthersMainline HO scale EMD SD70ACe diesel locomotive Rooftop view of the Walthers Mainline HO scale EMD SD70ACe Wm. K. Walthers has a treat for fans of modern motive power: an attractively priced HO scale Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe, ready to detail and weather. Part of the […]

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Broadway Limited Imports N scale Baldwin Centipede

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Broadway Limited Imports N scale Baldwin Centipede diesel locomotive Riding on 12 axles and 20 feet longer than an Electro-Motive Division E8, the Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2 earned its “Centipede” nickname. Broadway Limited Imports produced an accurately detailed, N scale model of this unique diesel-electric locomotive. Part of the Paragon2 series, the 1:160 diesel features a dual-mode […]

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R.J. Corman’s ‘new’ Baldwin NEWSWIRE

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Former Texas South-Eastern No. 301 in R.J. Corman colors in Diboll, Texas, on Monday, April 4. Mike Harbour Texas’ Mike Harbour heard rumors that R.J. Corman was about to do a nice thing for a member of an older generation. Turns out, he heard right and arranged to meet up with a vintage Baldwin formerly […]

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How to disassemble and paint a large-scale locomotive

How to disassemble and paint a large-scale locomotive

Name:    Chris Haon Railroad Name:    L.P. & C.L. Railroad Location:    Marietta, GA Scale:    1:29 Theme:    Anytown, USA Description:    In this multi part video series I will be taking apart a locomotive and walk you through the steps on how to paint it and decal it. I will be adding more videos so be on the […]

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How to disassemble and paint a large-scale locomotive

How to disassemble and paint a large-scale locomotive

Name:    Chris Haon Railroad Name:    L.P. & C.L. Railroad Location:    Marietta, GA Scale:    1:29 Theme:    Anytown, USA Description:    In this multi part video series I will be taking apart a locomotive and walk you through the steps on how to paint it and decal it. I will be adding more videos so be on the […]

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New model trains for the week of March 24, 2016

Rivarossi HO scale Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive from Hornby America

Rivarossi Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive from Hornby Hobbies HO scale locomotives Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive. Road numbers 4014 and 4018. Five-pole can motor with brass flywheels and improved electrical pickup on all eight drivers. Direct-current model with 21-pin socket for Digital Command Control decoder, $389.99; with LokSound Select sound […]

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PRR’s first passenger diesel

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Pennsylvania E7A 5901, one of the units constituting the big road’s first passenger diesel, teams up with an E7B and another E7A on a “Blue Ribbon” limited departing Chicago. This historic unit is preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. PRR photo […]

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