Broadway Limited HO F7 A ready-to-run sound-equipped HO replica of Electro-Motive Division’s classic bulldog-nosed F7 has been released by Broadway Limited Imports. The hard-pulling, well-detailed model also features a dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder that operates on DC or DCC layouts. The prototype. Electro-Motive manufactured approximately 7,500 Fs, starting with the FT in 1939 […]
SoundTraxx HO Tsunami DCC decoder The Tsunami line of 16-bit DC/DCC sound decoders from SoundTraxx is the latest group of sound systems to join the HO scale market, and it’s a formidable entry. Its very robust set of features includes 22 steam sounds and a full range of motor and other operating controls. The decoder […]
HO scale locomotivesBNSF Ry. diesel locomotives. Electro-Motive Division GP35, GP50, and GP60M and General Electric C44-9W. Two road numbers per locomotive. 2005 paint scheme. $84.98 to $99.98 each. January 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains Electro-Motive Division F7 A and B HO scale diesel locomotives. Great Northern (Omaha Orange and Pullman Green). F7A ($129.98 without sound, $199.98 […]
Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk, parent firm of LGB, has transferred ownership of LGB of America to a new firm, U.S.-based G45. “In these changing times you have to keep moving forward,” said Rolf Richter, managing general partner of E.P. Lehmann Patentwerk. “This move forward provides new opportunities for us, for LGB of America, and for […]
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Athearn HO SD45-2 with DCC and sound A classic six-axle road diesel is now available to HO modelers as an Athearn Genesis model. It’s Electro-Motive Division’s SD45-2 in a DC version without sound and a version with sound and a dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. The model has a powerful, smooth-running mechanism, and locomotives […]
Athearn HO AT&SF 50-foot ice reefer A distinctive ready-to-run plastic model of a World War II-era 50-foot steel refrigerator car is now available in HO scale. It features new plastic body tooling, formed wire grabs, cleanly molded details, and magnetic knuckle couplers. The prototype. In early 1940, in anticipation of heavy war-time traffic, the Atchison, […]
Micro-Trains HOn3 reefer This diminutive ready-to-run model of a narrow gauge composite-frame wooden refrigerator car is a well-detailed plastic and metal car. It has a molded styrene body, a die-cast metal floor, and many separate detail parts that come factory installed. The car marks Micro-Trains’ entry into the ready-to-run HOn3 market, so it includes trucks […]
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This powerful Norfolk & Western class Y6b 2-8-8-2 is an HO scale late-steam-era articulated locomotive capable of operating on curve radii as sharp as 18″. The locomotive is the latest addition to Precision Craft Models’ line of steam locomotives. It’s available with an automatic Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder and the Electronic Solutions Ulm (ESU) […]
Micro-Trains Line Z scale EMD GP35 diesel This extremely accurate model of an Electro-Motive Division GP35 is detailed enough for even the most demanding modeler. Rivets are visible (with a magnifying glass, unless you have young eyes), dimensions are right on, and the delicate, etched-metal handrails are accurate down to the number of stanchions. Micro-Trains […]
