Atlas N scale EMD SD50 diesel locomotive Atlas Model RR Co. has upgraded its N scale Electro-Motive Division SD50 diesel with an improved drivetrain that offers smoother performance at more prototypical speeds. The Master Line series model is also available in new paint schemes, both of which model locomotives still on the rails today. Now-retired […]
Korea Brass HO scale U25C diesel locomotive A General Electric U25C marks the debut of Korea Brass USA as a new brand in the HO scale locomotive market. The six-axle locomotive accurately models its second-generation diesel prototype. The best news for Digital Command Control operators is that the model is available with a factory-installed Train […]
The Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Pennsylvania class L1s features the firm’s new Paragon3 sound and electronics system. Recently I had a chance to examine and run a pre-production sample of Broadway Limited Imports’ Pennsylvania RR class L1s. The HO scale 2-8-2 steam locomotive is available detailed and decorated for either the pre- or post-war […]
Arnold N scale EMD SW1 The Arnold N scale SW1 is available with roadname-specific details, including the headlight arrangement and arched or straight cab windows. The backup lights on the SW1 switchers are also correct for their prototypes. The Burlington Northern version includes a non-functioning rooftop cab beacon. End-cab yard switchers were among the earliest […]
Walthers HO scale GP60 diesel locomotive The most recent release of the WalthersProto GP60 has the look of an old friend, while still being thoroughly modern. Dressed in limited-run paint schemes, these HO scale models depict the end of the GP series from General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division. Yet they were also the first of the […]
American Limited Models HO scale Trinity covered hopper The American Limited Models HO scale TrinityRail 3281 covered hopper separately applied brake gear and piping. American Limited Models, a longtime manufacturer of locomotive and passenger car diaphragms and fuel cranes in HO and N scales, has jumped into the freight car market. The company’s first release […]
Kadee HO scale AC&F 11,000-gallon tank car The Kadee HO scale American Car & Foundry tank car features a prototypically accurate underframe and brake gear. Kadee’s first all-new body style since 2008 is an HO scale 11,000-gallon insulated tank car, built by American Car & Foundry (ACF) to carry hazardous materials like propane, ammonia, chlorine, […]
The Model Railroader staff reviewed the preproduction engineering sample of the Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 HO scale Milwaukee Road S3 steam locomotive. The HO scale 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive is made primarily of die-cast metal with many plastic and brass detail parts. A famous Milwaukee Road steam locomotive made a stop, albeit in HO […]
WalthersMainline HO scale F40PH A powerful passenger hauler, the Walthers HO scale Electro-Motive Division F40PH, is back as part of the WalthersMainline series. Although not as highly detailed as a WalthersProto locomotive, the F40PH has been upgraded with the same mechanism as a top-of-the line model. It’s also one of the first WalthersMainline locomotives to […]
Athearn HO scale SD70M Electro-Motive Division’s SD70M, one of the most numerous locomotives on North American rails today, is now offered in an HO scale model equipped with Digital Command Control and sound. This isn’t the first HO scale SD70M in Athearn’s Genesis line. Senior editor Jim Hediger reviewed a previous model in the November […]
Moloco HO scale 50-foot plug door boxcar Like the prototype the 1981 repaint version of the HO scale Moloco boxcar doesn’t have running boards and features rooftop grab irons on the B end. The Moloco HO scale Santa Fe boxcar features a fully detailed underframe. Want a little color in your HO scale boxcar fleet? […]
Wuiske Models HO scale Queensland Rys. 1550 class diesel Price: $295 (Australian) for HO or HOn3 version Manufacturer Wuiske Models PO Box 131 Jandowae, QLD Australia 4410 www.wuiskemodels.com Era: early 1970s to 2000s Comments: A freight locomotive that served on Australia’s Queensland Rys. is available from Wuiske Models in HO scale standard gauge and HOn3 […]
