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New products for August 23, 2012
Including model railroad products from Atlas, Walthers, American Z Lines, and more!
Published:
August 23, 2012
HO scale locomotives
Alco C-420 phase 1 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes. Low nose without nose light: Delaware & Hudson, Delaware Lackawanna (one road number), and Lehigh Valley. High nose: Delaware & Hudson (three numbers), Long Island (three numbers), National Ry. of Mexico, and Roberval & Saguenay (three numbers). Limited editions (one number each): Buffalo Southern and Vermont Northern. Two road numbers each unless noted. Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, separately applied details, and Accumate knuckle couplers. Direct-current model $169.95; with QSI Titan Digital Command Control sound decoder, $259.95. First quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
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 Walthers HO scale Electro-Motive Division SW1 diesel locomotive
HO scale freight cars
American Car & Foundry 23,500-gallon-capacity tank car. New paint schemes: Ennar Latex, Exxon, Invista, J&J Railcar Leasing, and Southern Rail Associates. Four car numbers each. Separately molded brake line plumbing, brakewheel chain detail, and factory-installed Accumate knuckle couplers. $32.95. First quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
Trinity Industries 4,402-cubic-foot-capacity aluminum coal gondola. New road numbers: BNSF Ry. (post-2005 herald) and Union Pacific. New paint schemes: Canadian National, CSX, and Denver & Rio Grande. Four car numbers each. Weighted underframe, removable plastic coal load, and Accumate knuckle couplers. $22.95. First quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Trainman series. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
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 Concept Models HO scale Pennsylvania RR depressed-center flatcar no. 470256
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Pullman-Standard PS-2CD 4,427-cubic-foot capacity covered hopper kit. New paint schemes: Chessie System (Western Maryland reporting marks), Northern Pacific, Soo Line (two schemes), and Union Pacific. Six car numbers each. Etched-metal running boards, separately applied details, and Kadee no. 58 knuckle couplers. $36.95. Ready-to-run. ExactRail LLC, 866-945-1701, www.exactrail.com
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 Walthers HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio 25-foot wood caboose
40-foot single-sheathed boxcar with dreadnaught ends. New road numbers: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Great Northern; Milwaukee Road; and Union Pacific. Two car numbers each. Grain doors, metal wheelsets, and Proto-Max knuckle couplers. $19.98. March 2013. Ready-to-run. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
50-foot coal gondola. Scrap service schemes: Burlington Northern; Depew, Lancaster & Western; Joseph Transportation; and Trinity Industry Leasing (CEPX reporting marks). Thirteen road numbers (two six-packs and single car). Factory-installed internal bracing and brake gear, metal wheelsets, and Proto-Max knuckle couplers. Single car, $24.98; six-pack, $129.98. March 2013. Ready-to-run. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
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 Walthers HO scale Association of American Railroads 50-ton flatcar
Wabash 15000-series stockcar. Vacuum-cast urethane resin kit with laser-cut plywood running boards, Tichy brake components, photo-etched detail parts, and Tahoe Model Works trucks. $50. Yarmouth Model Works, 519-633-7574, www.yarmouthmodelworks.com
HO scale passenger cars
85-foot Budd Hi-Level 68-seat step-down coach rear car. Amtrak (phases 1 and 2 schemes). Factory-installed grab irons, sprung diaphragms, and Proto-Max knuckle couplers. Standard, $79.98; with light-emitting diode interior lighting, $89.98. November 2012. Ready-to-run. WalthersProto. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
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 Walthers HO scale Donnie's Drive-in
Donnie’s Drive-in. Injection-molded plastic kit with interior details (seats, tables, and counters), clear window glazing, and signs. $39.98. WalthersCornerstone series. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
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 Walthers HO scale antiques barn
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 Howard's Hobby HO scale Route 66 road signs
Route 66 road signs. Illinois and no state name. $1.50 each or $3.50 for five signs. Howard’s Hobby, 203-732-5346, www.howardshobby.com
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 Walthers HO scale hand-painted figures
N scale locomotives
General Electric Dash 8-40B, 8-40BW and 8-32BWH diesel locomotives. New paint schemes and road numbers. Dash 8-40B: Arizona Eastern (new paint scheme), BC Rail, CSX, Seminole Gulf, and Southern Pacific. Dash 8-40BW: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; BNSF Ry. (post-2005 scheme); and Providence & Worcester (one road number). Dash 8-32BWH: Amtrak (“Pepsi can” scheme). Three road numbers each unless noted. Prototype-specific cabs, Scale Speed motor, and factory-equipped Accumate knuckle couplers. Direct-current model, $129.95; with Lenz Digital Command Control decoder, $169.95. First quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
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 Kato USA N scale Electro-Motive Division F40PH diesel locomotives
N scale freight cars
50-foot single-door boxcar. New paint schemes: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Canadian National; Erie Lackawanna; Missouri-Kansas-Texas; National Ry. of Mexico; and Penn Central. Two car numbers each. Nine-foot Youngstown door, improved Dreadnaught ends, and Accumate knuckle couplers. $17.95. First quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Trainman series. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
85-foot trash flatcar. New paint schemes: Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, CIT Group, and Florida East Coast. New road numbers: Allied Waste, ECDC Environmental, East Carbon, and USA Waste. Three car numbers each. Open deck design, weighted and detailed underframe, metal wheelsets, and knuckle couplers. $24.95 (undecorated, $19.95). Fourth quarter 2012. Ready-to-run. Trainman Plus series. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
American Car & Foundry 23,500-gallon-capacity tank car. New paint schemes: Ennar Latex, Exxon, Invista, J&J Railcar Leasing, and Southern Rail Associates. Four car numbers each. Separately molded brake piping, brake wheel chain detail, and factory-installed Accumate knuckle couplers. $24.95. First quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
N scale details and accessories
20-foot high-cube municipal solid waste trash container. New paint schemes: AWIU (red stripe) and ECCE. New container numbers: DSEU, LWT, and USWX. Mounting pegs for 85-foot flatcar, see-through forklift pockets, and molded chain securement. Four-pack, $19.95. Fourth quarter 2012. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com
O scale freight cars
Gunderson Twin-Stack well cars. New paint schemes: CSX, NOKL, Susquehanna, and TTX. Two car number sets each. Metal grab irons and stirrup steps, detailed brake system, and knuckle couplers. End (A-B) units, $159.95. Intermediate (C-D-E) units, $209.95. Fist quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Atlas O, 908-687-9590, www.atlaso.com
Pullman-Standard 40-foot Hy-Cube boxcar. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (1975 repaint); Denver & Rio Grande Western; Illinois Central; and Northern Pacific. Two car numbers per scheme. Separately applied ladders, brake wheels, and brake line detail; sprung die-cast metal trucks with rotating bearing caps; and knuckle couplers. $57.95. Fourth quarter 2012. Trainman series. Atlas O, 908-687-9590, www.atlaso.com
Pullman-Standard 4,427-cubic-foot-capacity low-side covered hopper. New road numbers: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. New paint schemes: Akron, Canton & Youngstown; Commodity Traders; Louis Dreyfus; and St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco). Four car numbers per scheme. Opening hatch covers with working latches, separately applied wire grab irons, and knuckle couplers. $73.95. First quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Atlas O, 908-687-9590, www.atlaso.com
O scale details and accessories
40- and 45-foot intermodal containers. 40-foot containers (new paint schemes): APL, FESCO, Hyundai, and Triton. 45-foot containers (new container numbers): APL and Sea-Land. 40-foot containers based on corrugated design with logo panels. 45-foot containers based on riveted smooth-side design. All containers feature opening doors. Compatible with Gunderson Twin-Stack cars. 40-foot, $24.95; 45-foot, $27.95. First quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Atlas O, 908-687-9590, www.atlaso.com
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 1:50-proportion Dark Diamond Scania R Topling. Produced by WSI Models available from b2bReplicascom.
Z scale locomotives
Electro-Motive Division F7 A and B diesel locomotives. New paint scheme: Rock Island (solid maroon). A unit, $109.95; B unit, $94.95. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com
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 American Z Lines tri-level auto rack
Tri-level auto rack. New paint scheme: BNSF Ry. (post-2005). Metal wheelsets and AutoLatch knuckle couplers. Two single cars and two four- packs. Single car, $38. Four-pack, $131. Ready-to-run. American Z Lines, 614-764-1703, www.ztrack.com
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 American Z Lines 60-foot beer car
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 American Z Lines waffle-side gondola
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 American Z Lines Thrall 53-foot well car
Assorted freight cars. St. Louis Independent Packing Co. double-sheathed meat refrigerator car, $26.95; Union Pacific 40-foot boxcars (two road numbers), $23.75 each; and Chesapeake & Ohio double-sheathed class XM boxcar, $19.95. Cars come with Micro-Trains trucks, plastic wheelsets, and Magne-Matic knuckle couplers. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com
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 Full Throttle Z scale 70-ton offset-side three-bay hoppers
Z scale structures
Girder bridges. Pennsylvania RR, Rock Island, and Southern Pacific. Injection-molded plastic. $13.15 each. Micro-Trains Line Co., 541-535-1755, www.micro-trains.com
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 Walthers Water Drops
Water Drops. Heat in oven and pour for water effects. Clear or tinted (blue, green, and brown drops). $19.98 each. SceneMaster. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Decals
Norfolk, Franklin & Danville 50-foot double-door boxcars. Each set includes road name, 12 road numbers, dimensional data, capacity, and date lettering. Completes one car. $4.99. Great Decals, 703-560-4266, www.greatdecals.com
Assorted decals. Burlington Northern 40- and 50-foot boxcar dimensional data; Missouri Pacific and Texas & Pacific express boxcars; Southern Pacific station signs, signal lettering, and right-of-way signs; and Western Pacific 4,600- and 4,650-cubic-foot-capacity American Car & Foundry Center Flow covered hoppers (early and late). HO scale, $7; N, $5.75. Microscale Industries, 714-593-1422, www.microscale.com
Books
2013 HO and N&Z Reference Books. Each book catalogs thousands of model railroading products from hundreds of manufacturers. Books also include modeling tips, layout photos, and 16-month wall calendar. $15.98. October 2012. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com
Prototype plans
Assorted 1:24-proportion CAD drawings. More than 70 plans offered, including American farm wagon ($28) and Michigan Central Depot ($19). Drawings may be converted to other scales. Vilas County Lumber Co., 708-301-1795, www.vclco.com
CDs
Russ Simpson Westside Lumber Co. collection. Compact disc contains images, plans, and notes about locomotives, cabooses, skeleton log cars, tank cars, flatcars, camps, mills, and yards. Total collection consists of 25 CDs. $30 per disc. Goldline Products, 209-984-4450, www.goldlineproducts.com
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 HO scale Allegheny Midland class GB 41'-6" steel gondola. Accurail HO scale kit custom decorated for Division 7 of the National Model Railroad Associations Mid-Central Region.
Allegheny Midland class GB 41’-6” steel gondola. Accurail HO scale kit custom decorated for Division 7 of the National Model Railroad Association’s Mid-Central Region. Three car numbers available. Single car, $18; three-car set, $51. Shipping $5.50 for one car, $8 for two or three. Ohio residents add 6.5 percent tax on the total (including shipping). Send check to: Division 7 MCR-NMRA, P.O. Box 62501, Cincinnati, OH 45241.
Sleeping Cars of the Santa Fe. By Michael W. Flick, Dennis J. Kogan and Terry W. Lehmann. 406 pages, 459 photos (41 in color), 101 drawings, and 58 maps. Also includes appendix with glossary of Santa Fe lightweight sleeping car names. Members, $52; non-members, $65. Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society, atsfrr.com
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 Pittsburgh Lake Erie CA-4 caboose. Custom-decorated InterMountain car offered by the Pittsburgh Lake Erie RR Historical Society.
2013 Collector’s Calendar. Features 15 historic railroad-oriented photos from Fort Wayne, Ind., and the surrounding area. $10 plus $2 shipping. Order from Three Rivers Railroad Heritage Council, Inc., Heartland Railway Museum, P.O. Box 12828, Fort Wayne, IN 46866-2828.
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