New products
Model Railroader operators and builders can get the latest information on locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, tracks and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products that Model Railroader publishers have news about for the week of October 21, 2021.
HO scale locomotives
General Electric Dash 9-44CW diesel locomotive. Chicago & North Western (program as delivered in five road issues, Operation Lifesaver program in one issue), BNSF Ry. (Six-digit Heritage I diagram), Canadian National with Illinois Central report marks (diagram as delivered in two digits and overdue with parking lights), GE Demonstrator (black and red in one number), Norfolk Southern (Diagram thoroughbred with positive train Control antennas), Southern Pacific (drawing supplied) and Union Pacific (drawing supplied with nose number cards). Four numbers per diagram, unless otherwise specified; also available without decoration (four body styles). Separate and factory applied wire pullers, snow plows and wipers; detailed cabin interior; and illuminated number boxes. DC model with 21-pin connector for Digital Command Control decoder, $ 194.99; with ESU LokSound 5 dual-mode sound decoder with Full Throttle, two cube-type speakers and two PowerPack super capacitors, $ 289.99. Rivet counter line. ScaleTrains.com, 423-299-3689, scaletrains.com
Electro-Motive Division NW2 diesel locomotive. Burlington Northern (Cascade Green and black), Chesapeake & Ohio (blue and yellow), Erie Lackawanna (brown, gray and yellow), Great Northern (Omaha Orange, Pullman Green and yellow), Lehigh Valley (Cornell Red with black stripes) and South Pacific (black and orange). Four road numbers per diagram (two each in direct current and digital command control); also available without decoration. Model based on the Phase V prototype. Five-pole, obliquely wound motor with flywheels, RP-25 contour turned metal wheels and Proto-Max metal couplers. DC model, $ 149.98; with its dual-mode ESU and digital command control, $ 209.98. February 2022. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
HO scale freight cars
24 foot tool car. Wood kit with Tichy Train Group stem and Conowingo RR decals. Without trucks or hitches, $ 40; with Tichy Train Group roll-bar trucks, Kadee no. 148 traction couplers and gearboxes, $ 45; and with Kadee no. 509 archbar trucks, Kadee no. 148 traction couplers and gearboxes, $ 50. Conowingo models, conowingomodels.com
85-foot General American G85 class flat car. Trailer train (brown and yellow diagrams with GTTX report marks and brown diagram with TTX markings; yellow and black diagram with VTTX markings and container pedestals), Erie Lackawanna (black), Pacific Fruit Express (orange), Railway Express Agency ( green with container bases), Southern Pacific (black) and Union Pacific (Mineral Red). Models feature General American raised and lowered trailer hitches, unless otherwise noted. Four road numbers per diagram. Die-cast metal chassis, 70 ton roller bearing trucks with 33 inch RP-25 turned metal axles and Proto-Max metal couplers. $ 31.98. February 2022. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
HO scale structures
Pennsbury Hydroelectric Mill. Kit includes a real cedar shingle roof from Rail Scale Models; ridge beam; complete roof supports; rock paper; Windows, doors and details from Tichy Train Group; and water wheel. The water wheel can be motorized. $ 80. Conowingo models, conowingomodels.com
HO scale details and accessories
Assorted 50 ton trucks. American Steel Foundries A-3 Ride Control trucks (roller and solid bearing versions), Barber S-2 solid bearing trucks, and Barber S-2-A roller bearing trucks. Each truck is offered with RP-25 blackened metal rim wheels (.110 “), blackened metal semi-scale tread wheels (.088”) and nickel-plated semi-scale tread wheels ( .088 “). All trucks have a separate brake harness detail. Roller bearing trucks have rotating bearing caps. $ 10.95 per pair. Tangent scale models, 828-279- 6106, tangentscalemodels.com
N-scale passenger cars
Illinois Central Heavy Passenger Car Five Pack. Includes two beds with 10 sections, 1 living room and 2 compartments; coach; dinner; and baggage car. Injection-molded plastic cars with Magne-Matic couplers and clear glass. $ 149.95. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, micro-trains.com
Z scale freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe; Peoria & Eastern (New York Central); North Pacific; and Reading Co. 50 foot box cars (two route numbers per system, $ 26.80 to $ 29.95 each). Imperial Sugar 39 foot single dome tank car, $ 29.95. Injection-molded plastic cars with plastic axles and Magne-Matic couplers. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, micro-trains.com
O scale details and accessories
40 foot high-cube refrigerated intermodal container. Maersk Sealand (white and blue), “K†Line (white and red), NYK Logistics & Megacarrier (white and blue) and Ocean Network Express (white and magenta). Four container numbers per diagram; also available in a pack of eight (two each of the four road names) and undecorated. Injection molded plastic with composite sandwich side design and detailed bay window refrigeration unit with separate parts. Single container, $ 26.95 (undecorated, $ 24.95); pack of eight, $ 215.60. Master line. Atlas O, 908-687-0880, atlasrr.com
Electronics and controls
Peelable and sticky light emitting diodes. Each lamp contains double-sided mounting tape and 11 “leads. Can be connected to a 12V to 18V (30ma) power supply or battery. Pack of four, $ 7.98. Rock Island Hobby, rockislandhobby.com
Weather supplies
PanPastel metallic set. Includes six colors (0.3 ounces each), palette tray and cover, and Sofft application tools (one for each painting knife, sponge bar and corner slice sponge, and two covers knives). $ 54.99. Produced by PanPastel, available at Kalmbach Hobby Store, KalmbachHobbyStore.com
Softt Applicator Starter Kit. Includes one slice from each corner, one sponge bar and knife (# 3 – oval) and five knife covers (# 3 – oval). $ 9.99. Produced by PanPastel, available at Kalmbach Hobby Store, KalmbachHobbyStore.com
Set of four Softt sponge bars art. Includes four different shapes. Sponges measure 2 “x 0.6” x 0.6 “. $ 5.99. Produced by PanPastel, available at Kalmbach Hobby Store, KalmbachHobbyStore.com
Books
A Guide to Historical Modeling of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Locomotives 1900-1987. By Gregory M. Smith. Includes a list of locomotives from 1900 to 1987; 1957 renumbering of locomotives; index of photos published commercially; and HO, S and O scale locomotive listings and decals. Softcover, 570 pages. Retail price, $ 59.95; member price, $ 53.96. $ 6 shipping for the first book, $ 1 for each additional book. Retail sales tax, $ 3.60; member sales tax $ 3.24 each. B & ORHS Store, PO Box 1608, Sykesville, MD 21784; borhs.org/Shopping/index.html
Browning Locomotive Cranes Vol. 2. Reproduction of a 1920 Browning Co. locomotive crane catalog. Includes descriptions of cranes, their components, and photos of cranes used in various industries. Softcover, 52 pages. $ 35. Archive series of manufacturers’ catalogs. SilverLake Images LLC and Ron’s Books, 914-967-7541, ronsbooks.com
