Rivarossi HO Allegheny 2-6-6-6 with Loksound class H-8 2-6-6-6 Allegheney steam locomotive no. 1641 I had been anticipating receipt of this engine for many months. As a collector of non-brass articulated engine models in HO, this was the one that I wanted to wait for until it came available with DCC and sound. The packaging […]
CTR: Southern Pacific Steam – Commuters CTR: Southern Pacific Steam – Daylights […]
Current Model Railroader subscribers: See the Athearn Genesis N scale Big Boy in action. We ran the sound-equipped steam locomotive on Jim Kelly’s N scale layout. Jim is a former managing editor of Model Railroader magazine. […]
CTR: Southern Pacific Steam – Commuters CTR: Southern Pacific Steam – Daylights […]
Current Model Railroader subscribers: See the Athearn Genesis N scale Big Boy in action. We ran the sound-equipped steam locomotive on Jim Kelly’s N scale layout. Jim is a former managing editor of Model Railroader magazine. […]
Athearn N scale Big Boy One of the largest locomotives ever built is available as a sound-equipped N scale model. The accurately detailed Athearn Big Boy 4-8-8-4 also has power worthy of its prototype. The N scale locomotive’s drawbar pull is almost double that of the average N scale steamer. Equipped with a Model Rectifier […]
Bachmann 1:20.3 K-27 Several great looking K-27 class 2-8-2 locomotives, each including many roadnumber-specific details found on the prototypes, are now available in 1:20.3 proportion. These new Bachmann Spectrum narrow gauge models also have provisions for adding a sound system and a Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder or a Radio Control (RC) receiver. The K-27 […]
Current subscribers: See and hear the new MTH Triplex run with Digital Command Control on our club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy and in our workshop with the MTH Digital Command System. […]
Current subscribers: See and hear the new MTH Triplex run with Digital Command Control on our club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy and in our workshop with the MTH Digital Command System. […]
Dave Goodson 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, K-27 2-8-2Bachmann Industries1400 E. Erie AvenuePhiladelphia PA 19124Price: $1,400Web site: www.bachmanntrains.com Plastic and metal model of D&RGW K-27 2-8-2; illuminated headlight, classification lights, cab light, firebox; DCC and sound ready; knuckle and hook-and-loop couplers provided; review sample, #83097-pre-wreck Nº 455, green boiler; 19V Pittmann motor with flywheel; engineer and […]
MTH Electric Trains HO Erie Triplex One of the more unusual prototypes to grace North American rails is now available to HO modelers. The 2-8-8-8-2 Triplex is the second HO scale offering from MTH Electric Trains. An accurate replica of the prototype, the model operates with realistic sound in DC, Digital Command Control (DCC), and […]
Don’t miss these cosmetic fixes for the K-27! Dave Goodson To do this modification, you must lock #1 and #4 axles! Photo 1 shows the magnets in place (set them where you want them), and the screws pre-threaded into the lower firebox holes provided. Dave Goodson Photo 2 shows a Sierra reed attached to the […]
