Follow Hal Miller as he shows you the progress on the latest Model Railroader staff project layout. Much of the trackwork is complete. Work is also underway on the compact engine terminal, including a motorized, Digital Command Control turntable from Walthers that Hal has installed. Jim Hediger is also at work on a prominent structure […]
ManuFacturer: Walthers
Walthers HO scale Magnolia Hotel
Walthers HO scale Magnolia Hotel Price: $34.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. 5601 W. Florist Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53201 www.walthers.com Era: late 1800s to 1950s Comments: The Magnolia Hotel is one of the latest structure offerings from Walthers. The injection-molded plastic kit, part of the Cornerstone Main Street USA series, features a decorative peaked-roof cornice […]
Video Step by Step: Build a plastic structure kit – part 2
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment of Video Step by Step, Cody Grivno shows you how to assemble a Walthers HO scale ranch tract house kit. In part 2 of 2, he covers adding windows & doors, window panes, window dressing, and other finishing details. […]
Video Step by Step: Build a plastic structure kit – part 2
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment of Video Step by Step, Cody Grivno shows you how to assemble a Walthers HO scale ranch tract house kit. In part 2 of 2, he covers adding windows & doors, window panes, window dressing, and other finishing details. […]
Video: Walthers HO scale Pere Marquette passenger train
The new HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio Pere Marquette streamliner from Walthers features EMD E7A diesel-electric locomotives equipped with SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) decoders. The passenger car models feature overhead interior lighting. See and hear this detailed HO scale passenger train as it makes a run across the Model Railroader staff’s layout. […]
Video: Walthers HO scale Pere Marquette passenger train
The new HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio Pere Marquette streamliner from Walthers features EMD E7A diesel-electric locomotives equipped with SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) decoders. The passenger car models feature overhead interior lighting. See and hear this detailed HO scale passenger train as it makes a run across the Model Railroader staff’s layout. […]
Video Step by Step: Build a plastic structure kit – part 1
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment of Video Step by Step, Cody Grivno shows you how to assemble a Walthers HO scale ranch tract house kit. In part 1 of 2 episodes, he covers wall assembly, preparing sub-assemblies, plus prepping and painting detail parts. […]
Video Step by Step: Build a plastic structure kit – part 1
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment of Video Step by Step, Cody Grivno shows you how to assemble a Walthers HO scale ranch tract house kit. In part 1 of 2 episodes, he covers wall assembly, preparing sub-assemblies, plus prepping and painting detail parts. […]
Walthers HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio Pere Marquette
Walthers HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio Pere Marquette Michigan’s Pere Marquette streamliners are rolling along HO rails thanks to Walthers. Introduced by the Pere Marquette Ry. in 1946 as America’s first postwar streamliners, two identical 7-car trains provided daily service between Detroit and Grand Rapids, Mich. A 1947 merger made the PM part of the […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for October 2013
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Get a look at the new SoundTraxx DCC equipped Athearn GP50 in this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. You’ll also see new model train products from Atlas, ExactRail, Piko America, and Walthers. In this month’s modeling tip, Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for October 2013
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Get a look at the new SoundTraxx DCC equipped Athearn GP50 in this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. You’ll also see new model train products from Atlas, ExactRail, Piko America, and Walthers. In this month’s modeling tip, Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno […]
Walthers HO scale 14,000-gallon sulfur tank car
Walthers HO scale 14,000-gallon sulfur tank car Tank cars are among the most specialized freight cars operating today. They come in a seemingly infinite variety to haul all sorts of petrochemicals and liquid products. This Walthers model is a replica of a prototype car built by Trinity Industries to transport molten sulfur. Sulfur is […]