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New products for February 2, 2012
Including model railroad products from Athearn, Intermountain Railway, Broadway Limited Imports, and more!
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February 2, 2012  Athearn Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division SW1500 diesel locomotive
Electro-Motive Division SW1500 diesel locomotive. New road name: Conrail (“Quality” lettering). Prototype-specific details, cab interior, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $124.98. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains, 310-763-7140, www.athearn.com
General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. Fictional paint schemes: Chessie System (Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks), Chicago & North Western, Great Northern, New York Central, Southern Ry., and Western Pacific. Two road numbers each. Etched-metal details, wire grab irons, and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. Direct-current model, $179.95; with SoundTraxx Digital Command Control sound decoder, $259.95. August/September 2012. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co., 303-772-1901, intermountain-railway.com
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 Concept Models HO scale cryogenic tank car
Cryogenic tank car. Cast-resin kit with decals. Grab irons, ladders, trucks, and couplers not included. $29.99. Concept Models, www.con-sys.com
10,000-gallon-capacity tank car. New road numbers and paint schemes: Canadian General Transit Co., Canton Tank Car Co. (new paint scheme), Frontenac, General American, Pan Am Oils, Phillips (new paint scheme), Southern Pacific, and Union Tank Car Co. Six car numbers each. Metal wheelsets and Kadee magnetic knuckle couplers. $34.95. August/September 2012. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co., 303-772-1901, intermountain-railway.com
HO scale passenger cars
California Zephyr streamlined passenger cars. Dome-style car, $79.99; non-dome style, $74.99; 11-car set, $799.99. Cars feature detailed interior with lighting, prototype-specific details, and interior window blinds. Minimum recommended radius is 22”. Ready-to-run. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, www.broadway-limited.com
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 Bar Mills Scale Model Works HO scale barn at Jackson Corners
The barn at Jackson Corners. Laser-cut wood kit. Includes horse and wagon. $47.95. Bar Mills Scale Model Works, 207-929-3400, www.barmillsmodels.com
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 BLMA Models N scale American Car & Foundry 89-foot F89J intermodal flatcar
American Car & Foundry 89-foot F89-J intermodal flatcar. Trailer Train (PTTX reporting marks, yellow paint scheme). Ten car numbers available. Body-mounted Micro-Trains knuckle couplers. $28.95. Ready-to-run. BLMA Models, 562-712-7085, www.blmamodels.com
Pennsylvania RR class X58 boxcar. Lehigh Valley (three versions available) and Pennsylvania (five versions). Etched-metal running boards with separate corner grab irons, BLMA ASF Ride Control roller-bearing trucks, and Micro-Trains no. 1015 brown knuckle couplers. $32.95. Ready-to-run. Eastern Seaboard Models Corp., www.esmc.com
O scale freight cars
Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper. New road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Burlington Northern; CSX; Reynolds Aluminum; Southern Ry.; and West Central. Four car numbers each; also available undecorated. Separately applied details, metal wheelsets, and Kadee-compatible magnetic knuckle couplers. $55.95. Third quarter 2012. Ready-to-run. Atlas O, 908-687-9590, www.atlaso.com
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 Bar Mills Scale Model Works O scale Amos Cutter Merchandise structure
Amos Cutter Merchandise. Laser-cut wood kit with peel-and-stick shingles. $89.95. Bar Mills Scale Model Works, 207-929-3400, www.barmillsmodels.com
O scale details and accessories
Coca-Cola 125th Anniversary vehicles. 1:43 proportion. Kenworth T300 beverage truck, $19.99. Peterbuilt 387 long hauler, $24.99. Second quarter 2012. Atlas O, 908-687-9590, www.atlasrr.com
Z scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. New road name: Canadian National (North America paint scheme). Two road numbers available. Micro-Trains trucks and magnetic knuckle couplers. $195.95. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com
Z scale freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Golden West Service 60-foot bulkhead flatcars with plywood loads (two car numbers available) $26.85; Norfolk & Western 70-ton two-bay hopper, $20.70; and Union Pacific 50-foot plug-door boxcar, $31.80. All cars are ready-to-run and have Micro-Trains trucks and Magne-Matic knuckle couplers. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com
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 BPH Enterprises SceniKing Roll Outs photo backdrops
SceniKing Roll Outs photo backdrops. Twelve scenes available. 16-1/2” x 72”. Ten of the scenes link to other scenes and four connect to themselves. Printed on non-glare 24-pound paper. $49.95 each. BPH Enterprises, 705-739-4878, www.sceniking.com
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 True Scene Modeling FusionFiber landscape modeling fiber
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Casting supplies
Metal powders for resin casting. Add to casting resin to cast objects that look like real metal. Six-ounce iron powder, $14.95; seven-ounce bronze powder, $24.95; and eight-ounce brass powder, $19.95. Micro-Mark, 800-225-1066, www.micromark.com
DVDs
The Great Train Story. Forty-five minute DVD on HO scale layout at Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. $12.95. TM Books & Videos, 800-892-2822, www.tmbv.com
Books
New York Subways and Stations: 1970-1990. By Tod Lange. 208 pages, hard cover. More than 150 images of stations, subway yards, and work equipment. $39.99. Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 610-593-1777, www.schifferbooks.com
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