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Model railway product news, including HO, N, O and large scale
Model railway product news, including HO, N, O and large scale
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Product News Model railway operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, tracks, etc. by reading the frequent product updates of the model railway company. The following is the product news released by Model Railroader editors during the week of July 29, 2021.
HO-scale locomotive Canadian national GP9RM diesel locomotive kit. With 36" and 48" fans (both styles are available in three versions: there are blinds on the left side of the cab, no blinds, and a raised utility box on the right). The kit includes 3D printed locomotive shells and detailed parts; etched metal steps, fan grille and blades, pillars, windshield wipers and door handles; molded wire grab irons, handrails and lifting rings; and two types of light assemblies . Designed to install WalthersMainline GP9 chassis. US$109.92. Maple Leaf Train, +972-52-621-6455, mapleleaftrains.com
General Electric B36-7 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe ("Kodachrome" scheme, a road number); Conrail (blue with white threshold stripes and quality scheme, three numbers each); and South Pacific (scarlet and gray, with speed and Roman Letters, two numbers each). Railway specific details, metal side handrails with plastic pillars and metal couplers. With ESU LokSound sound decoder, $339.95. Delivery in 2021. Rapido Trains Inc., 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com
Various truck kits for HO scale trucks. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy single-sheath double hopper, $18.98. Burlington North American Automobiles and Foundry has a two-chamber center flow covering hopper with a capacity of 2,970 cubic feet at $20.98. Canadian Pacific 40-foot riveted side boxcar (stepped Gothic font and "newsprint service only" shield), $19.98. Illinois Central 40-foot double-hull refrigerated truck (yellow and brown with "Central Despatch"), $20.98. 36-foot wooden boxcar with nickel plates (Fowler, double-sheath for fish maw bottom frame, double-sheath for straight bottom frame: bicycle, $19.98; three-piece, $58.98). Injection molded plastic kit with plastic wheel set, truck and Accumate coupler. August/September 2021. Accurail, 630-365-1173, accurail.com
40-foot double-hull refrigerated truck. Canadian nationals (brown with maple leaf pioneers); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (yellow and brown with the words "Burlington Refrigerator Express"); Chicago and Northwest (white with the words "North Western Refrigerator Line Company"); Harding Cream Co . (Yellow, brown and black); Kahn (yellow, silver and black); and The Meriden Creamery Co. (yellow, brown and black). Each scheme has seven road numbers (three bicycles and one four-car). A 50-ton solid-bearing truck with 33-inch metal wheels; separate, factory-applied brake wheels; and McHenry scale couplers. Bicycle, $34.99; four-pack, $119.99. August 2022. Round house series. Athearn train, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
40-foot single-sheathed boxcar. Ann Arbor; Baltimore and Ohio; New Jersey Central Railroad; Chesapeake and Ohio; Chicago and Northwest; Milwaukee Road; Delaware and Hudson; Central Maine; Norfolk and West; Central New York; Pennsylvania (Youngstown and Creco gates); Reading Company; Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac; and South Pacific. Unless otherwise stated, each plan has six road numbers, and undecorated ones are also available. Wooden doors, Youngstown corrugated doors or Creco panel doors (depending on the situation); KC or AB brakes; detailed underbody with separate brake levers and ducts; and Rapido half-scale couplers. A single bike is $49.95; a six-piece package is $299.70. The release date is expected to be announced. Rapido Trains Inc., 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com
TTX (yellow with the DTTX report mark and the old, new, new, and Railbox marks, and the new mark and the "forward thinking" slogan). Three road numbers for each paint scheme. Welding line details and separate, factory-applied iron grab and brake devices. 20-foot and 40-foot containers can be loaded in the well, and 40 to 53-foot containers can be loaded in the top position. $39.98. August 2021. WalthersProto. Ok. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
HO proportional bus 34-foot Overton bus. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe (yellow, green and red); Boston and Maine (red and black); Canadian nationals (green and yellow); Denver and Rio Grande West (yellow, black and silver); New York Central (green and yellow); and South Pacific (green and black). One coach and four pieces of luggage (luggage, combine harvester, coach and observation vehicle) are planned for each. Transparent windows and green skylights, machined metal RP-25 profile metal wheels, and McHenry scale coupler mounted on the body. Coach, $36.99; four-pack, $129.99. August 2022. Round house series. Athearn train, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
HO scale structure chicken coop and farm building. Injection molded plastic kit with chicken coop/coop, hangar, tilt (partial structure) and gravity fuel tank. Structural footprint: chicken house 2-1/2” x 1-1/4” x 1-3/8”, hangar 2-7/8” x 3-7/8” x 2-7/8”, and Tilt to 3-1/2” x 1-7/8” x 1-1/2”. USD 24.98. August 2021. Cornerstone series. Well. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, Walthers. com
Machinery warehouse. Injection molded plastic kit. The size is 9-3/4” x 4-1/2” x 2-3/4. US$19.98. Cornerstone series. Ok. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
HO scale details and accessories 40-foot parcel trailer. UPS (with and without logo, red end, red stripe and yellow stripe). There are three trailer numbers for each project. Vinyl tires, painted wheels and injection molded plastic bodies. $37.99. August 2022. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
N-scale structure trackside structure set. An injection molded plastic kit with interlocking towers, handcart sheds, and cross sheds; two positionable transit doors; and cars. The size of the interlocking tower is 2” x 1-1/4” x 2-1/4; the size of the handcart shed is 2-1/2” x 1-3/8” x 1-1/8”; the size of the cross shed It is 1” x 3/4” x 7/8”. USD 24.98. August 2021. Cornerstone series. Ok. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, walthers.com
N-scale details and accessories 40-foot parcel trailer. 40-foot parcel trailer. UPS (with and without logo, red end, red stripe and yellow stripe). There are three trailer numbers for each project. Vinyl tires, painted wheels and injection molded plastic bodies. $34.99. August 2022. Athearn N. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
O-truck Gunderson Multi-Max automatic racking. BNSF Lai. (Orange), Canadian Pacific (white with red "CP" and Soo report mark), southern Kansas City (yellow and southern Kansas City and Mexican pioneers in southern Kansas City), southern Norfolk (yellow and thoroughbred pioneers) And Union Pacific (yellow with the slogan "Pioneer Shield and "Building America"). There are four road numbers for each plan. New superstructure, flatbed and truck tools; positionable end doors; and movable inner deck (additional deck can be used separately to convert from double to triple). US$144.95. The fourth quarter of 2021. Main line. Atlas O, 908-687-8857, shop.atlasrr.com
O Meter structure Wilson's Gas & Go service station. Injection molded plastic kit with modern and vintage air pumps, positionable garage doors and waterslide decals. Dimensions are 11-3/4” x 8-1/8” x 4-5/8”. US$72.50. Fourth quarter of 2021. Atlas Mountain Slope Structure Line. Atlas O, 908-687-0880, shop .atlasrr.com
The large cargo truck Betsy Ross 40-foot refrigerated truck. Shackle couplers; independent, factory-applied brake wheels, pedals and stirrup steps; and plastic wheels. $119.99. October 2021. American tradition series. PIKO America, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com
40-foot boxcar for Christmas 2021. Shackle couplers; independent, factory-applied brake wheels, pedals and stirrup steps; and plastic wheel sets. The model will only be provided once. $119.99. September 2021. PIKO America, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com
A large Christmas cargo remote control starter set with simulated sounds and smoke. Including a 2-6-0 "mini Mogul" steam locomotive and boat, three trucks, radio control power system, power clamp, indoor/outdoor R1 track ring, track clamp, track magnet for bell and whistle sound activation, smoke fluid , Decoupling rods and transformers. The model has a hook and loop type coupler. You can use the PIKO Digital Steam Sound Kit (No. 36220, sold separately) to upgrade to digital sound. US$874.99. October 2021. PIKO America, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com
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