Accurail HO combination-door boxcar kit Cody reviewed a two-pack that included two Accurail boxcars decorated for Northern Pacific. Price: Single car, $17.98; two-pack (one Metallic Brown, one pre-Burlington Northern merger green), $34.98 Manufacturer Accurail P.O. Box 278 Elburn, IL 60119 www.accurail.com Era: 1959 to early 1980s (as decorated) Comments: Accurail has released an HO scale […]
Accurail HO scale 36-foot double-sheathed boxcar kit The one-piece plastic carbody features well-defined molded detail, including the seams on the steel roof and the corrugations on the steel ends. Separate plastic parts include a see-through brake platform and a running board with simulated wood grain. As the 40-foot steel boxcar was in the steam-to-diesel transition […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Get a quick demo of Atlas Model Railroad Co.’s new HO scale ALP-45DP locomotive and cars and a look at other new model railroading products in this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. For his modeling tip, Cody heads down to the workshop where […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Get a quick demo of Atlas Model Railroad Co.’s new HO scale ALP-45DP locomotive and cars and a look at other new model railroading products in this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. For his modeling tip, Cody heads down to the workshop where […]
Accurail HO scale PS-2 4750 covered hopper kit An injection-molded plastic kit of Pullman-Standard’s best-selling PS-2 of all time is now available from Accurail. The HO scale 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper features a one-piece body; separate underframe, slope sheets, and end frames; and plastic wheelsets. Pullman-Standard produced the 4750 covered hopper from 1972 to 1981. More […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Cody’s Workshop, Cody shows the basics of assembling a freight car kit and some easy ways to enhance them. He also demonstrates how to use clear paint to add turn signals to vehicles. Plus, Cody answers your questions and […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Cody’s Workshop, Cody shows the basics of assembling a freight car kit and some easy ways to enhance them. He also demonstrates how to use clear paint to add turn signals to vehicles. Plus, Cody answers your questions and […]
1930s-era freight cars and locomotive on Model Railroader‘s Rice Harbor project layout. Accurail No. 2500 series Norfolk & Western USRA twin hoppers (2) No. 4111 Virginian 40-foot outside braced-boxcar with wood doors and wood ends No. 4311 New York Central 40-foot outside-braced boxcar with wood doors and metal ends No. 43041 Pennsylvania 40-foot outside-braced boxcar […]
Accurail HO AAR 70-ton triple hopper This AAR 70-ton offset-side hopper from Accurail is a creatively designed and well-executed model of a very common freight car of the steam and steam-diesel transition eras. The model is an accurately scaled representation of a car built to the AAR standard of 1935. Production of the prototype cars […]
Accurail HO scale 40-foot stockcar kit The latest HO scale car from Accurail is this good-looking model of a Great Northern Ry. 40-foot stockcar. The plastic kit combines ease of assembly with good detailing and builds into an accurate replica of the prototype. The Great Northern built 198 stockcars numbered 56050 to 56248 in 1957 […]
