Model Railroader Editor Neil Besougloff shows how he installed Walthers street system sections and Blair Line grade crossings on our latest project layout. […]
Build the Milwaukee Road Beer Line part 4
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Video: Walthers N scale Y3a 2-8-8-2
Model Railroader Associate Editor Dana Kawala runs the upgraded Walthers N scale Y3a on Managing Editor David Popp’s N scale layout. The Y3a now features a DCC sound decoder. […]
Walthers N scale 2-8-8-2 Y3a Mallet
Walthers N scale 2-8-8-2 Y3a Mallet A highly detailed N scale model of a Y3a 2-8-8-2 steam locomotive is now available with a factory- installed sound system. This N scale Y3a from Walthers features a dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. The tooling for the model is the same as the DC version from […]
Walthers HO scale Fairbanks-Morse H-10-44 diesel switcher
Walthers HO scale Fairbanks-Morse H-10-44 diesel switcher A semi-streamlined carbody developed by famed industrial designer Raymond Loewy made the Fairbanks-Morse H-10-44 a distinctive entry into the diesel switcher market. Many H-10-44s had careers that spanned 40 years. The new Proto 2000 from Walthers HO scale H-10-44 is available in a version that includes a dual-mode […]
Walthers HO scale Superliner II passenger cars
Walthers HO scale Superliner II cars Amtrak Superliner II passenger cars are now available as HO scale plastic models from Walthers with a plated finish that simulates the prototype’s stainless-steel body like nothing else I’ve seen. The model’s wire grab irons, crisp printing, built-in electrical pickup for optional interior lighting, and faithfulness to the prototype […]
Product video: Walthers Proto 2000 GP9
Watch this Digital Command Control (DCC)- and sound-equipped HO scale diesel run along our Wisconsin & Southern Troy Branch project layout. […]
Product video: Walthers Proto 2000 GP9
Watch this Digital Command Control (DCC)- and sound-equipped HO scale diesel run along our Wisconsin & Southern Troy Branch project layout. […]
Walthers HO scale Geeps
Proto 2000 GP9 Walthers’ latest run of HO scale Proto 2000 GP7 and GP9 diesel locomotives feature Proto Max metal magnetic knuckle couplers, limited-run paint schemes, and a dual-mode QSI Quantum sound system with dual speakers. Electro-Motive Division built more than 3,600 GP9s from January 1954 until December 1959. Surprisingly, a fair number of these […]
Walthers N scale 0-8-0
Walthers N scale 0-8-0 In the steam era, an 0-8-0 shifting back and forth in a freight yard was a common sight on many North American railroads, and now an accurate depiction of such a yard goat is available in N scale. This Heritage Steam Collection by Walthers N scale United States Railway Administration (USRA) […]
Walthers HO scale EMD F7 locomotives
Walthers HO EMD F7 A powerful ready-to-run HO scale model of Electro-Motive Division’s (EMD) popular F7 diesel locomotive is now part of the Proto 2000 series from Walthers. The model faithfully captures the streamlined appearance of the classic mid-century locomotive. By the numbers. Electro-Motive Division manufactured the F7s between February 1949 and December 1953. During […]
Walthers N scale Alco RS-2 has accurate details
Walthers N scale Alco RS-2 Fans of first-generation diesel power can now have a detailed, solid performing N scale model of an RS-2, the American Locomotive Co.’s first road switcher produced after World War II. The Walthers model is prototypically accurate and has provisions for easy conversion to Digital Command Control (DCC). Postwar road switcher. […]
Walthers HO scale USRA 2-10-2
Walthers HO USRA 2-10-2 This massive HO USRA 2-10-2 is a big brute of a steam locomotive, designed for mainline freight ser-vice. Part of Walthers’ Proto 2000 Heritage Collection, it offers classic good looks and a powerful new mechanism capable of hauling prototype-length trains. Though it can negotiate curves as sharp as 18″ radius, the […]
