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News and Products for October 14, 2010See the latest trains and other announcements from model railroading manufacturers including an HO scale Consumers Energy Schnabel car and load from Concept Models, N scale Pennsylvania RR class M1a and M1b 4-8-2 steam locomotives from Broadway Limited, O scale Desperation Pass depot and outhouse kits from Sidetrack Laser, and more
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October 14, 2010  Concept Models HO scale CPOX 820 Schnabel car and load
Consumers Energy Schnabel car and load. Cast-resin kits. Grab irons, ladders, and related detail parts not included. Car and load sold separately. Car kit, $120. Transformer load, $24.95. Concept Models, www.con-sys.com
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 American Model Builders HO scale G. R. Dill & Sons salting station
G. R. Dill & Sons salting station. Laser-cut wood kit. Peel-and-stick parts, scribed platform decking, and tab-and-slot construction. Footprint is 3.75" x 16". $129.95. LaserKit series. American Model Builders Inc., 314-646-8588, www.laserkit.com
HO scale details and accessories
Locomotive window set. Replacement flush-fitting window set for Proto 2000 series General Electric U28 and U30 diesel locomotives. Laser-cut acrylic with factory-applied masking tape. $6.95 each. LaserKit series. American Model Builders Inc., 314-646-8588, www.laserkit.com
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 American Model Builders Inc. HO scale naval gun barrel load
Vehicle license plates. Oklahoma (1960 to present), North Dakota (1950 to present), and North Carolina (1960 to present). Each set includes enough plates for at least 20 vehicles. Printed on photo paper. $1.50 per set (shipping included). Howard’s Hobby, 203-732-5346, www.howardshobby.com
N scale locomotives
Pennsylvania RR class M1a and M1b 4-8-2 steam locomotives. Five road numbers; also available painted but unlettered. Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, separately applied details, and magnetic knuckle couplers. Direct-current models, $249.99. With Paragon2 Digital Command Control and sound, $349.99. Ready-to-run. Paragon2 series. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, www.broadway-limited.com
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 Sidetrack Laser O scale Desperation Pass depot and outhouse kit
Desperation Pass depot and outhouse kits. Depot: laser-cut wood components, cast-metal detail parts, and Grandt Line train-order signal. Footprint is 3-1/2" x 6-3/8". $49.95. Outhouse: laser-cut wood components, styrene hinges, and corrugated metal roofing. Footprint is 1-1/2" x 1-1/2". $12.95. Sidetrack Laser, 503-449-5361, www.sidetracklaser.com
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 American Z Lines Southern Ry. class C-30-5 bay-window caboose
Southern Ry. bay-window caboose. Two car numbers. Metal wheelsets and AutoLatch couplers. $64. Ready-to-run. American Z Lines, 614-764-1703, www.ztrack.com
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 American Z Lines Soo Line PS-2CD 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper
Electronics/controls
RL-LED light board. ½" x 18". Contains eight super bright light-emitting diodes. Sections can be broken off for installation for use in shorter cars. Available in warm and cool white. $54.95. Dallee Electronics Inc., 717-661-7041, www.dallee.com
Decals
Assorted decals. Chesapeake & Ohio open-top coal hopper, post-1957 scheme (HO and N scale). Conoco tank cars, 1912-1929 (HO scale, $4). Union Pacific indicator numbers for steam locomotives, 1939-1959 (HO and N scale). UP turbines and freight cab unit diesels, 1950-1970 (HO scale). Unless noted, HO scale sets $6.50, N scale sets $5.25 Microscale Industries, 714-593-1422, www.microscale.com
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 How to paint a steam locomotive, by Pictures & Words Productions
How to paint a steam locomotive. Step-by-step instructions for painting a Bachmann
2-8-0, a brass Mount Washington Ry. Co. Mikado, and a brass Sugar Pine Lumber Co. Shay. 160 minutes. $22 plus $4 shipping. Companion disk on weathering steam locomotives (42 minutes), $5 plus $4 shipping (free shipping if ordered with How to paint a steam locomotive). Pictures & Words Productions, 541-485-8203, www.trainvideosandparts.com
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 Alas HO scale Quincy Oil Co. 25,500-gallon tank car
Quincy Oil Co. 25,500-gallon tank car. Custom-decorated ready-to-run HO scale Atlas Model Railroad Co. car sold by South Shore Model Railway Club. Twenty-five road numbers. $27.95 plus $5 shipping for one car; add $1 shipping for each additional car. Club Car, c/o Dave Clinton, 11 Hancock Rd., Hingham, MA 02043; www.ssmrc.org
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 Red Caboose HO scale St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) 42-foot flatcar
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