Model railroad locomotive, freight car, passenger car, structure, detail, and electronics announcements for July 8, 2021

General Electric Lehigh Valley U23B diesel locomotive.

Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of July 8, 2021. HO scale locomotives  General Electric U23B diesel locomotive. New […]

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JTC N scale 53-foot high-cube containers

Three high-cube containers

While Jacksonville Terminal Co. has up until now stuck to producing accurate scale models of prototypical intermodal equipment, the company is branching out into fantasy schemes with its new Visionary Series. The first three offerings in this series let N scale modelers simulate interchange with the well-known railroads of the fictional Appalachian Lines: W. Allen […]

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Rapido N scale The Canadian 10-car set

Line of passenger cars

The flash of light on fluted stainless steel made its way through our Canadian Canyons layout recently thanks to Rapido’s new N scale Canadian 10-car set, and these models are available at your favorite dealer now. The Canadian debuted in 1955 with all new cars from Budd of Philadelphia. Canadian Pacific ordered a total of […]

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Peter Waldraff’s Hidden Epoxy River Railroad Gallery

Peter Waldraff’s Epoxy River Railroad folded open.

  Peter Waldraff has always prioritized saving space when building a layout. His interest in this modeling niche first started when he was 27, when he built his first N scale layout in a custom built, glass-covered coffee table in order to maximize what minimal room he had in his 1,200 square foot house. However, […]

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Shaping a signature structure, Episode 3

Steve “Regular Guy” Brown focuses on a kitbashed building that represents a signature structure on his N scale depiction of the Winston-Salem Southbound Railway. Explore the various techniques he used to form and fit this key component of the layout scene.   […]

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Shaping a signature structure, Episode 3

Steve “Regular Guy” Brown focuses on a kitbashed building that represents a signature structure on his N scale depiction of the Winston-Salem Southbound Railway. Explore the various techniques he used to form and fit this key component of the layout scene.   […]

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