Video: Walthers HO scale Metroliner

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Check out the Walthers HO scale Metroliner as it makes a run on the Model Railroader staff’s model train layout. Each of the cars features prototypical interior and exterior lighting as well as a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. […]

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Rivarossi/Hornby HO scale U.S.A. S100 0-6-0 switcher

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HO scale 0-6-0T switcher. Made by Rivarossi Distributed by Hornby America. An American switcher designed by the United States military for use in Europe and Africa during World War II is the latest addition to Rivarossi’s HO scale offerings. Distributed in the United States by Hornby America, Rivarossi’s S100 0-6-0T tank switcher is accurately detailed […]

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Walthers HO Metroliner electric passenger train

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The marker lights automatically illuminate when the car reverses. Zooming under the wires along the Northeast Corridor, Metroliner Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) cars redefined modern high-speed rail in the United States. The Walthers HO scale Metroliner cars are prototypically detailed on the inside and out. I tested models equipped with dual-mode SoundTraxx Digital Command Control […]

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Bluford Shops HO scale modern caboose

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Bluford Shops HO scale modern caboose Price: $49.95 Manufacturer: Bluford Shops P.O. Box 152 Bluford, IL 62814 www.bluford-shops.com Era: 1978 to present Road names: Missouri Pacific (red or MOW green), Family Lines (Louisville & Nashville, Clinchfield, Seaboard, or Indiana RR), Union Pacific, and Southern Pacific Comments: A modern road caboose is the latest ready-to-run HO […]

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Bachmann Roadside U.S.A. HO scale ice cream stand

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Bachmann Roadside U.S.A. HO scale ice cream stand Price: $50 Manufacturer Bachmann Industries 1400 E. Erie Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19124 www.bachmanntrains.com Comments: Looking for an easy way to add some interest to a small town or roadside scene on an HO scale layout? Bachmann Trains fills that order with this fun ice cream stand. The […]

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ExactRail HO scale HO scale CoilSHIELD car

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Exact Rail HO scale HO scale CoilSHIELD car A ready-to-run plastic model of the unique Conrail CoilSHIELD car is available for the first time in HO scale. The ExactRail car is a dimensionally accurate model of a steel industry workhorse. The prototype. Conrail hauls large quantities of coil steel for its on-line steelmakers. Much of […]

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HO scale Lime Ridge & Hercules and Portland & Western

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Name: Lime Ridge & Hercules and Portland & Western Layout designer: Steven Otte Scale: HO Size: 8 x 12 feet Theme: Stone and gravel industries Locale: generic Era: late steam to early transition era Style: around-the-walls Mainline run: 63 feet Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: Atlas 18″ Snap-Switch (rest are no. 4) Maximum grade: 2 […]

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HO scale Pennsylvania RR’s Middle Division

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Name: Pennsylvania RR’s Middle Division Layout designer: Will Darrow Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 24 x 36 feet Prototype: Pennsylvania RR Locale: Mifflin to Lewistown, Pa. Era: steam-to-diesel transition era Style: walk-in Mainline run: 130 feet Minimum radius: 36″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the April 2014 Model Railroader. Click […]

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Cody’s Workshop: Episode 12 – adding etched brass steps

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Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Cody’s Workshop, host Cody Grivno shows how to install etched-brass steps on a diesel locomotive. He also shares how to use tools specifically designed for bending thin metal parts to shape. Finally, Cody’s Express Mail segment reveals answers and […]

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Cody’s Workshop: Episode 12 – adding etched brass steps

Cody Grivno sitting at his workbench

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Cody’s Workshop, host Cody Grivno shows how to install etched-brass steps on a diesel locomotive. He also shares how to use tools specifically designed for bending thin metal parts to shape. Finally, Cody’s Express Mail segment reveals answers and […]

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