Con-Cor M-10000 Featuring lighted car interiors, prototypically accurate details, and realistic close coupling, this new HO scale M-10000 is a great model of one of the more historic passenger trains to run on American rails. The Con-Cor M-10000 has provisions for adding a Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. A sound decoder and speaker kit made […]
Proto 2000 GP9 Walthers’ latest run of HO scale Proto 2000 GP7 and GP9 diesel locomotives feature Proto Max metal magnetic knuckle couplers, limited-run paint schemes, and a dual-mode QSI Quantum sound system with dual speakers. Electro-Motive Division built more than 3,600 GP9s from January 1954 until December 1959. Surprisingly, a fair number of these […]
Peter Witt-type streetcar Before the age of the interstate highway system and city buses, streetcars were the backbone of urban mass transit. A new HO scale model of a Peter Witt-type streetcar that served on the streets of Baltimore is now available from Bachmann. The prototype for this Spectrum series model is similar to streetcars […]
Dynamis Digital Command Control (DCC) system Dynamis Digital Command Control (DCC) system Features such as a wireless throttle with a large display and intuitive, easy-to-use programming menus make the Dynamis Digital Command Control (DCC) system a great choice for both novice and expert DCC users. The system is produced by Bachmann in conjunction with Electronic […]
Athearn’s new HO scale Electro-Motive Division FP45 Though the prototype was designed to lead the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe’s top passenger trains, Athearn’s new HO scale Electro-Motive Division FP45 has the heft and power to haul practically any consist you could throw at it.Equipped with onboard sound and Digital Command Control (DCC), the newest […]
HO Walthers Flexi-Van Here’s a well-done model of the unique Flexi-Van intermodal car and trailer system that was developed by the New York Central RR in the late 1950s. It comes assembled with a pair of trailers decorated in appropriate prototype paint schemes. Individual trailer kits and extra bogie wheels are offered separately.This Flexi-Van equipment […]
18-car postwar Morning Daylight The Southern Pacific promoted its streamlined Daylight as the most beautiful train in the world. A set of newly tooled N scale passenger cars and a GS-4 locomotive from Kato U.S.A. live up to the good looks of their prototypes. Sold separately, the locomotive, 10-car set, and four add-on two-unit articulated […]
Factory Direct Trains HO scale Trackmobile A ready-to-run die-cast metal Trackmobile 4850TM with a three-pole can motor, detailed cab interior, and acetal handrails is available from Factory Direct Trains. The bi-modal vehicle is the firm’s first model and is offered as a direct-current model and with Digital Command Control (DCC). The latter uses a North […]
Broadway Limited Imports’ HO RSD-15 The growl and burble characteristic of an American Locomotive Co. diesel engine is captured in the new RSD-15 locomotive from Broadway Limited Imports’ BlueLine. The prototype. The RSD-15, first delivered in 1956, was an upgrade of Alco’s earlier RSD-7. The only difference between the models is the RSD-15’s 2,400-hp model […]
Bachmann HO DCC turnout Modelers who use Bachmann’s HO scale E-Z track system can now add Digital Command Control (DCC)-equipped turnouts to their layouts. Bachmann E-Z Command remote-control turnouts function with Bachmann or other National Model Railroad Association (NMRA)-compliant DCC systems. Construction. Like other components of the Bachmann E-Z track system, the DCC-equipped turnout features […]
Athearn N scale Big Boy One of the largest locomotives ever built is available as a sound-equipped N scale model. The accurately detailed Athearn Big Boy 4-8-8-4 also has power worthy of its prototype. The N scale locomotive’s drawbar pull is almost double that of the average N scale steamer. Equipped with a Model Rectifier […]
Bachmann 1:20.3 K-27 Several great looking K-27 class 2-8-2 locomotives, each including many roadnumber-specific details found on the prototypes, are now available in 1:20.3 proportion. These new Bachmann Spectrum narrow gauge models also have provisions for adding a sound system and a Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder or a Radio Control (RC) receiver. The K-27 […]
