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News & Products for the week of October 18, 2007All the new product announcements received by the Model Railroader Product News desk this week
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October 17, 2007  Alco RS-2 diesel locomotive
Alco RS-2 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes. Chesapeake & Ohio; Delaware & Hudson; Green Bay & Western; Louisville & Nashville; Maine Central; and Spokane, Portland & Seattle. $99.98. Proto 1000 Series from Walthers |
 Electro-Motive Division SD7 diesel locomotive |
HO scale freight cars
50-foot double-plug-door boxcar. Wisconsin & Southern (Athearn 60th anniversary scheme). $17.98. Ready-to-run. Athearn Trains |
 Evans 50-foot high-roof boxcar |
 50-foot bulkhead flatcar |
 Johnstown America BethGon Coalporter gondola |
 Chesapeake & Ohio-style ex-troop sleeper express boxcar
Chesapeake & Ohio-style ex-troop sleeper express boxcar. Baltimore & Ohio (blue; maintenance-of-way schemes), Boston & Maine, Chesapeake & Ohio (green; blue-and-gray schemes), and undecorated (single only). Magnetic knuckle couplers, RP-25 contour metal wheelsets, and separately applied wire grab irons. Single car $26.98, limited-run two-pack $49.98. Ready-to-run. Wm. K. Walthers Inc. |
 Wayfreight train set
Wayfreight train set. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Canadian National; Chicago & North Western; Pennsylvania RR; and Union Pacific. Each set includes a Proto 1000 F3 diesel locomotive, bay-window caboose, flatcar with removable grader, log car with removable logs, three SceneMaster vehicles, and Solid State Model Rectifier Corp. power pack. Available with Atlas track or Bachmann EZ-Track. $119.98. Trainline. Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.
HO scale structures
Atlas signal tower upgrade. Laser-cut cardstock and plywood accessory kit includes new roof contour, interior switch levers, staircase, and scale windows and trim. $22.50 plus shipping. Vectorcut |
HO scale details and accessories
1955 Ford F-100 pickup and panel trucks. Pickup available in black (with flames), red/white, and red (with flames). Panel truck painted black (with flames), white/blue, and yellow (with flames). Clear window glazing, rubber tires, and detailed cab interior with separately applied steering wheel and detail parts. $11.98. Ready-to-use. Athearn Train |
 Pneumatic crossing gates |
 Street lamps |
 General Steel Castings Commonwealth 54-foot flatcar
General Steel Castings Commonwealth 54-foot flatcar. Atlantic Coast Line; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Great Northern; Illinois Central Gulf; Minneapolis & St. Louis; Rock Island; and St. Louis-San Francisco. With Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. Single car $12.98, limited-run two-pack $25.98. Ready-to-run. Wm. K. Walthers Inc.
O scale locomotives
Alco C-630 and C-628 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes on C-630 are Canadian National and Seaboard Coast Line. New schemes on C-628 are Lehigh Valley, Monon, and Penn Central.
Unpowered $229.95, with Digital Command Control and QSI Quantum sound system $479.95.
Ready-to-run. Atlas O
Alco RSD-7 and RSD-15 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (RSD-7); Bessember & Lake Erie (RSD-15); Penn Central (RSD-15); and St. Louis Southwestern Ry. (RSD-15). $239.95. April 2008. Trainman line. Atlas O
O scale freight cars
Gunderson articulated Twin-Stack cars. New paint schemes. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Burlington Northern; Soo Line; TTX (Burlington Northern); and undecorated. A-B set $142.95,
C-D-E set $182.95. February 2008. Ready-to-run. Atlas O
United States Railroad Administration 40-foot rebuilt boxcar. New paint schemes. Chicago & North Western; Detroit, Toledo & Ironton; Lancaster & Chester; Muncie & Western; and Vermont Ry. New road numbers on cars decorated for New York, Susquehanna & Western. February 2008. $57.95. Ready-to-run. Steam Era Classics. Atlas O |
 General Steel Castings Commonwealth 54-foot flatcar
Southern Pacific combination type 23 depot. Laser-cut wood kit with tab-and-slot wall and roof construction; milled siding; and peel-and-stick windows, doors, and trims; and three-tab shingles. Measures 6" x 6-1/4" x 20". $279.95. American Model Builders Inc.
Icing platform and icehouse. Modular injection-molded plastic kits with raised platform for 40-foot refrigerator cars, lower level platform for side door loading, and end ladder. Platform measures 4" x 6" x 37", icehouse measures 6" x 9" x 14". Platform $59.95, icehouse $49.95. February 2008. Atlas O
O scale details and accessories
40-foot intermodal containers. New paint schemes. China Shipping, Capital Lease, Evergreen, Italia, Hanjin, K-Line, NYK Line, and Uniglory. Single container $24.95, eight-pack $199.60. February 2008. Atlas O |
 Kenworth W900 truck with Trail King lowboy trailer |
 Gateman's tower
Gateman's tower. Injection-molded plastic eight-sided tower with outside staircase, exterior coal box, and separate storage shed. Kit includes decals and parts for two complete towers. HO scale $32.98, N scale $23.98. Cornerstone Series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc.
Manufacturers featured in this week's news and products
American Model Builders Inc., 8229 Brentwood Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63144; www.laserkit.com
Athearn Trains, 1550 Glenn Curtiss St., Carson, CA 90746; www.athearn.com
Atlas O, 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; www.atlasO.com
Norscot Scale Models, 1000 W. Donges Bay Rd., Mequon, WI 53092; www.norscot.com/models.html
Vectorcut, 8 Ethelridge Rd, White Plains, NY 10605; www.vectorcut.com
Wm. K. Walthers Inc., P.O. Box 3039, Milwaukee, WI 53201; www.walthers.com |
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