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Features: O-31 operation, die-cast metal construction, two can-style motors, smoke unit, wireless tether, ProtoSound 3.0 sound and command system, coil coupler on tender Length: Frame 25½ inches Die-cast metal construction Smoke unit Directional lighting MTH ProtoSound 3.0 sound and command system Coupler-to-coupler: 25½ inches Two can-style motors When I received this O gauge model, it […]
Price: $199.95 (no. 66903) Features: O scale, fully assembled plastic construction, entryway movie posters, self-adhesive lettering sheet for custom marquee titles, brilliant chase lighting, power supply included Footprint: 13 x 7¼ inches Illuminated sign Adhesive lettering for your own marquee Coming attraction posters On/off switch and power supply jack at rear Back in the late […]
Recently Matthew Herman of ESU visited the Model Railroader offices and talked with senior editor Dana Kawala about some of the latest features to be found in ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) decoders. See and hear ESU LokSound – equipped diesel locomotives as they run on the Model Railroader staff’s Wisconsin & Southern layout. […]
Recently Adam Tager, the Director of Product Development for Model Rectifier Corp., paid a visit to the Model Railroader offices. In this video, Adam demonstrates the new MRC Decoder Dr. This handheld device makes it easy to program, read, and test Digital Command Control decoders. […]
Not to be confused with the model from the 1960s, this HO scale U25C from Rivarossi features all-new tooling and prototype-specific details. Distributed by Hornby America, this new “U boat” is available factory equipped with an ESU LokSound Select dual-mode decoder that operates on Digital Command Control (DCC) and direct-current (DC) model railroads. Engineer’s side […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale EMD SW1500 switcher With its striking color scheme and flashing lights, Broadway Limited Imports’ Southern Pacific “Kodachrome” scheme SW1500 makes a splash. Even in one of the 11 more sedate schemes offered, this highly detailed, sound-equipped model will attract a lot of attention. The model features BLI’s Paragon2 dual-mode sound […]
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 […]
Atlas HO scale Canadian 50-foot plug-door boxcar Price: $36.95, $31.95 (undecorated) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1975 to present Comments: Well-detailed models of boxcars that appear regularly on both sides of the U.S/Canadian border are available in HO scale from Atlas. Between 1975 and 1980, the […]
The SoundTraxx Tsunami SoundCar is a Digital Command Control decoder that brings the sounds of the train beyond the locomotive to a model train layout. In this video, Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala gets a demo of the SoundCar with George Bogatiuk of SoundTraxx. Listen to various SoundCar installations in freight and passenger equipment […]
This HO scale Pennsylvania RR class H10s from Broadway Limited Imports features the firm’s Paragon2 Digital Command Control sound decoder and synchronized puffing smoke. Watch the HO scale 2-8-0 Consolidation-type steam locomotive as it hauls freight on the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
Broadway Limited Imports LLC PRR 2-8-0 steam locomotive A superb Pennsylvania RR class H10s 2-8-0 Consolidation has been released in HO scale by Broadway Limited Imports. It’s offered decorated in multiple road numbers with a choice of prototypical tenders. The model features BLI’s dual-mode Paragon2 sound decoder which provides smooth operation on both direct-current (DC) […]
Athearn Trains HO scale TankTrain tank cars With bright orange and white lettering on black car bodies, models of the GATX TankTrain are again on hobby shop shelves. Models of these cars were available as kits in the early 1980s. Those kits were notorious for being difficult to assemble, but the prototype was always interesting. […]
