Follow along with Eric White as he works on the MR&T to replace some of the layout’s old turnouts with new ones from Walthers! […]
HO scale Walthers Turnouts
Section: Staff Reviews
ScaleTrains.com HO scale Pullman-Standard 4785 covered hopper
ScaleTrains.com is back with a third run of Pullman-Standard 4,785-cubic-foot capacity three-bay covered hoppers. The Rivet Counter line model features prototype-specific details; see-through stainless steel running boards with wire corner grab irons; and Barber S-2 100-ton trucks with raised foundry data, truck-mounted brake beams, and rotating bearing caps. Prototype background. Pullman-Standard (PS) produced the 4785 […]
Tangent HO scale 40-foot PS-1 boxcar
Cody Grivno, group technical editor, gives Tangent’s new HO scale PS-1 boxcar the once over in this rapid review. […]
Check out this Rapid Review of the new Athearn Genesis GP18!
Cody Grivno, group technical editor, and Eric White, senior editor, take a close look at the Athearn Genesis HO scale GP18 in this Rapid Review video. […]
Bachmann’s new N scale Hudson is on the test track!
The iconic class J3 Hudson pulled New York Central’s Great Steel Fleet until streamlined diesels entered the scene after World War II. This well-detailed N scale model features a dual-mode SoundTraxx Econami sound decoder and fine details. Check out the video! […]
Rapido HO scale 40-foot double-sheathed United States Railroad Administration boxcar
With about 25,000 built, the United States Railroad Administration 40-foot double-sheathed boxcar is one that deserves a place on any transition-era or earlier model railroad. Rapido’s model will help you fill your roster with highly detailed examples fitted with the correct style of brake for the paint schemes offered. War babies The double-sheathed boxcar was […]
Walthers HO scale Railgon gondola
A Railgon 53-foot gondola has joined the growing lineup of freight cars in the HO scale WalthersMainline product range. The plastic model, based on a Thrall prototype, features a mix of molded and separate, factory-applied parts; 36″ metal wheels mounted on plastic axles; and body-mounted Proto-Max metal couplers. The prototype. Railgon Co., a nation- wide […]
Rapido Trains HO scale MLW M420 diesel
Rapido Trains is bringing the comfort, Canadian style. We recently received a sample of the company’s new Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) M420 loco- motive, and it’s a beauty, eh? The prototype. When Alco locomotive production ceased in Schenectady, N.Y., in 1969, locomotives continued to be built in Canada by former subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works until […]
Bachmann N scale NYC J-3a 4-6-4 Hudson
Bachmann’s latest N scale locomotive is a classic. New York Central’s J-3a Super Hudson, designed to lead the railroad’s top streamlined passenger trains, incorporated all the best steam technology available to the Central’s designers. The result was an iconic locomotive that would epitomize the idea of steam power for generations to come. Bachmann’s N scale […]
Model Rail/Rapido Trains 16XX 0-6-0PT
Model Rail Offers at www.modelrailoffers.co.uk for £149.00 plus shipping (approximately $200 as of this writing). Pluses Hefty die-cast construction, smooth operation, and great detail Minuses DC-operation only. Circuit board issue requires replacement (available from Model Rail Offers) for use with DCC Verdict Solid running model of a British Railways steam-era light-duty locomotive Overview You couldn’t […]
Product Review: ScaleTrains.com N scale standard turbine locomotive
Fire up the turbine, it’s time to melt some bridges on your N scale layout with ScaleTrains.com’s Rivet Counter line Union Pacific (UP) Standard Gas Turbine locomotive. These models come with an optional ESU LokSound 5 mini Digital Command Control (DCC) dual-mode sound decoder. Prototype history You can’t really melt any bridges with this model, […]
Rapido Trains N scale Canadian passenger train
The Canadian is out and it’s roaming the Canadian Canyons layout in the Model Railroader workshop! See Rapido Trains’ all new streamliner is here and Cody Grivno and Eric White take a look at the 10-car set and the add-on sets. […]
