New model trains for the week of April 25, 2019

HO scale freight cars
Assorted freight cars. Tidewater Southern 50-foot Pullman-Standard PS-1 boxcar ($39.95) and Tank Gas Corp. American Car & Foundry 11,000-gallon insulated tank car ($44.95). Injection-molded plastic models with separately applied detail parts, metal wheels, and Kadee couplers. Kadee Quality Products Co., 541-826-3883, www.kadee.com

Bethlehem Steel 3,600-cubic-foot-capacity 100-ton quad hoppers. New paint schemes: Helm Financial Corp. (ex-Union Pacific H-100-17 in two road numbers) and Union Pacific (H-100-17 black repaint with double rotary in one number). New road numbers: Detroit, Toledo & Ironton (original 1976 black in six numbers) and Union Pacific (1989 H-100-17 black repaint, three numbers; 1997 H-100-19 black repaint version two, two numbers; original H-100-18, 12 numbers; and original H-100-19, 12 numbers). Factory-installed and painted wire grab irons and uncoupling levers, see-through etched-metal brakewheel platform, and Kadee scale couplers. $38.95. Tangent Scale Models, 828-279-6106, www.tangentscalemodels.com

N scale locomotives
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Alco PA-1 and PB-1 diesel locomotives. PA-1: Goldbonnet in one road number, red-and-silver warbonnet in two numbers. PB-1: Red-and-silver warbonnet in one number. Models feature five-pole motor with brass flywheels and blackened metal wheels. Direct-current models: PA-1, $110-$120; PB-1, $100. With Train Control Systems K0D8-E Digital Command Control motor decoder: PA-1, $170-$180; PB-1, $160. Kato USA Inc., 847-781-9500, www.katousa.com

N scale freight cars
50-foot single-sheathed boxcar. With end doors: Akron, Canton & Youngstown; Missouri Pacific; Texas & Pacific; and Western Pacific. With standard ends: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Great Northern; Missouri Pacific; Texas & Pacific; and Western Pacific. Two road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated (with regular ends and end doors). Separately applied side doors, solid-bearing trucks, and knuckle couplers. $29.95. Fourth quarter 2019. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

N scale details and accessories
40-foot corrugated-side intermodal container. Ocean Network Express, NYK Logistics & Megacarrier, P&O Nedlloyd, and Safmarine. Two three-packs per scheme; also available undecorated. Injection-molded plastic construction. $39.95 (undecorated, $36.95). Fourth quarter 2019. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Aerial ladder truck. Kit features resin body and cab, stainless steel photo-etched parts, and pewter castings. $49.95. Showcase Miniatures, 334-750-3276,
www.showcaseminiatures.net

Scenery
3-D cardboard sheets. Cream brick, irregular pavement, modern pavement, old town pavement, plain tile (red or gray), quarrystone wall, red brick, roof tile, timber wall, weathered brick, and weathered timber wall. HO scale sheets are printed on thick cardboard in matte colors and measure 9-13/16” x 4-15/16”. Sheets can be cut with scissors or craft knife and attached with hot glue or NOCH Landscaping Glue (sold separately). $2.99. Price may vary based on exchange rate. NOCH GmbH & Co. KG, www.noch.com

Wrinkle Rocks. Large glacial cut rock, Grossvenediger rock, sandstone, Seiser Alm rock, and Wildspitze rock. Printed on high-quality paper. Cut from sheet and wrinkle. Suitable for N through O scales. Sheets measure 10” x 17-3/4”. $23.99. Price may vary based on exchange rate. Designed in cooperation with Andreas Dietrich Modeling Studio. NOCH GmbH & Co. KG, www.noch.com

Z scale locomotives
General Electric P42 Genesis diesel locomotive. New paint scheme: Metro-North RR. Two road numbers. Traction tires and directional light-emitting-diode headlights. Designed for Digitrax and TCS drop-in Digital Command Control decoders. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com

Z scale passenger cars
Lightweight passenger coach. New paint scheme: Metro-North RR. Metal wheels, clear window glazing, and AutoLatch couplers. American Z Line, 614-764-1703, www.americanzline.com

Building plans
American-built shingle mill. Plan set shows post-and-beam construction with batten-on-board siding. Also features attached lean-to where shingles were packed, shipping shed, brick power house, and jack ladder. Includes 13 x 19-inch super B-size drawings and a decimal-fraction-millimeter chart. 1:87.1, $12; 1:20.3, $39; 1:24 ($17 for plans printed at 1” = 1-1/2” or $28 for plans printed at full scale). Vilas County Lumber Co., 708-945-8740, www.vclco.com