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News & Products for June 4, 2009

Published: June 4, 2009
HO scale locomotives

Electro-Motive Division SW1500 diesel locomotive. Conrail, Indiana Harbor Belt, Reading RR, and St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt). Three road numbers each. Wire and etched-metal details, Digital Command Control Quick Plug, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $99.98. November 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Union Pacific 4-12-2 steam locomotive. Brass and plastic "hybrid" construction. Five-pole skew-wound can motor, Paragon 2 Digital Command Control sound decoder with back-electromotive-force control, and speed-synchronized puffing smoke. $549.99. Early 2010. Ready-to-run. Broadway Limited Imports

HO scale freight cars

Berwick 60-foot hi-cube boxcar. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Conrail; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Norfolk & Western; Southern Pacific; and Western Pacific (two car numbers each). Wire and etched-metal details, machined metal wheelsets, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $24.98. October 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Wide-cupola steel caboose. Denver & Rio Grande Western, Ferromex, and Seaboard Coast Line. Two car numbers each. Full window glazing and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $18.98. September 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains

Michigan-style taconite ore car 12-packs. Chicago & North Western (in black or oxide red), Lake Superior & Ishpeming, and Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Co. Also available in data only (mineral red). Metal wheelsets and Proto-Max magnetic knuckle couplers on end cars (intermediate cars have dummy couplers). $169.98. October 2009. Ready-to-run. Gold Line. Wm. K. Walthers Inc.

HO scale passenger cars

Bombardier bi-level commuter cars. Metrolink and Utah Transit Authority Front Runner. Full window glazing and interiors, metal wheelsets, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. Three-packs include two coaches and one cab car (with road numbers different from the separate units). $35.98 per cab or coach; three-pack, $107.98. October 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
Woodland Scenics HO scale Country Store expansion kit
Woodland Scenics HO scale Country Store expansion kit
HO scale structures

Country Store Expansion. Factory-assembled and decorated. Details include liquid propane gas tank, stairway and landing to upper floor, signs, ice machine, and front porch merchandise. $69.99. August 2009. Built & Ready series. Woodland Scenics

HO scale details and accessories

Ford "C" tractor with 28-foot trailer. APA Transport, ANR Freight System, Duff, Pacific Intermountain Express, Smith's Transfer, and Superior Fast Freight. Cab interior and rolling vinyl tires. $24.98. October 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains
Walthers HO scale Proto-Max magnetic knuckle coupler
Walthers HO scale Proto-Max magnetic knuckle coupler
Proto-Max magnetic knuckle coupler. Die-cast metal head and shank, separate metal centering spring, and plastic draft gear box. Available with standard shank, short shank (for close coupling), or reverse trip pin (designed for the pilot of E and F units). $21.98 per 20 pair of standard shank; $5.98 per four-pair of standard, short shank, or reverse trip pin. Wm. K. Walthers Inc.

N scale structures

Speeder shed. Laser-cut wood kit includes basswood, microplywood, and fiberboard construction. Peel-and-stick parts, printed signs, and laser-cut details. $17.95. Monroe Models
O scale Pescarlo 2008 Scania series R topline made by Eligor, distributed by b2bReplicas.com
O scale Pescarlo 2008 Scania series R topline made by Eligor, distributed by b2bReplicas.com
O scale details and accessories

Assorted 1:43-proportion vehicles. All models have die-cast metal construction, window glazing, and rolling vinyl tires. Pescarolo 2008 Scania series R topline (pictured), $129.95. Citroen C15 DDE delivery van, $33.95. Bischwiller Help Center Renault 1000 KG van, Citroen H fire truck with cistern, Couzan Brault Lemonade Renault 4CV, Lyon-Coal-scuttles 1955 Rédélé Mini-series (two versions), Winter Olympics of Albertville 1992 Alpine A610, Cicuit de la corniche de Casablanca 1968 Alpine 220, Florist "Fleuriste" Citroen type H delivery van, Economic Houses of Valence Refrigerator Renault 4CV, Hulle De Panne De Chaval Renault Juvaquatre Hippfrit, or Sultana Waxing Creams Renault Juvaquatre Creme Cirage Sultane, $37.95. Fireman Workshop Iveco Eurocargo carrier, $57.95. Renault Premium DXI sappers Fireman flatbed tow truck, or La Laitiere Volvo FH Restyle semi, $123.50. and Man TGX tractor (in white), $56.95. Made by Eligor, distributed by b2bReplicas.com
Woodland Scenics large scale fishing buddies figures
Woodland Scenics large scale fishing buddies figures
Large scale details and accessories

Fishing Buddies figures. Includes three hand-painted men with fishing poles and tackle. $29.99. August 2009. Scenic Accents line. Woodland Scenics

Z scale locomotives

Electro-Motive Division Chicago, Burlington & Quincy GP35 diesel locomotive. Two road numbers available. Magnetic knuckle couplers. $195.95. Micro-Trains Line Co.

Z scale freight cars

40-foot General American single-door boxcar. Missouri Pacific, $30.40, and Southern Pacific (silver "Overnights" paint scheme), $24.90. Two car numbers each. Sliding Youngstown doors and magnetic knuckle couplers. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co.

Z scale passenger cars

Amtrak smooth-side passenger cars. Sleeper, dome car, coach, and baggage. Magnetic knuckle couplers. $28.20 each. Micro-Trains Line Co.

Z scale structures

Military clinic kit. Laser-cut microplywood kit. $24.95. Micro-Trains Line Co.

American three-stall wood roundhouse kit. Laser-cut microplywood kit. Clear window glazing, roofing, and cast metal details. Footprint is 5" x 7". $79.95. The N Scale Architect

Z scale details and accessories

Assorted accessories. Lightweight passenger car trucks with magnetic knuckle couplers: $6.45 per pair, $54.95 per 10 pairs. Intermodal container four-packs: Maersk (20 foot), Hapag-Lloyd (40 foot), or APL (40 foot), $16.95. 40-foot log car square timber loads: three-pack, $12.55. Micro-Trains Line Co.
BLMA Models multiple-scale PODS Moving & Storage containers
BLMA Models multiple-scale PODS Moving & Storage containers
Multiple-scale details and accessories

PODS Moving & Storage containers. Factory-assembled. HO scale, $9.45 each; N scale, $12.95 per two-pack. BLMA Models

Erie Canal barge kit. Unpainted cast-resin kit includes fore and aft cabins, two loading bridges, and hold cover. N scale footprint is 1" x 7". Z scale footprint is 7/8" x 5". N scale, $26.95; Z scale, $16.95. The N Scale Architect
Master Appliance Corp. MT-30 butane-powered microtorch
Master Appliance Corp. MT-30 butane-powered microtorch
Tools

MT-30 butane-powered microtorch. Self-igniting with adjustable flame up to 2,500 degrees F, metal fuel tank which runs approximately one hour on a full charge, and three-inch diameter circular base. $37. Master Appliance Corp.

Books

Alco PA: The Burly Beauty. By George Melvin. Digital book on CD-ROM (requires computer with CD drive to read). Includes 89 photos high-resolution photos, of which 40 are in color. Forty pages in Portable Document Format (PDF). $12.95 (plus $4.85 shipping per order in United States, $10.95 to Canada and Mexico, $12.95 all other countries). Highlands Station, LLC

Videos

Great Model Railroads Vol. 62. DVD shows the Rochester Model Railroad Club's 2,500-square-foot HO scale Seneca Valley Lines layout (featured in the September 2008 Model Railroader). $45 plus $7 shipping. Allen Keller Productions
Manufacturers featured in this week's News & Products

Allen Keller Productions
7410 Lebanon Church Rd.
Talbott, TN 37877
www.allenkeller.com

Athearn Trains
1550 Glenn Curtiss St.
Carson, CA 90746
310-763-7140
www.athearn.com

BLMA Models
16623 Pear Blossom Ct.
Whittier, CA 90603
562-712-7085
www.blmamodels.com

Broadway Limited Imports
4 Signal Ave., Ste. C
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386-673-8900
www.broadway-limited.com

b2bReplicas.com
4521 Reinmiller Road
Joplin, MO 64804
417-206-9700
www.b2breplicas.com

Highlands Station, LLC
600 Dudley St.
Lakewood, CO 80215
303-829-4449
www.HighlandsStationLLC.com

Master Appliance Corp.
P.O. Box 68
Racine, WI 53401
262-633-7791
www.masterappliance.com

Micro-Trains Line Co.
P.O. Box 1200
Talent, OR 97540
541-535-1755
www.micro-trains.com

Monroe Models
P.O. Box 1120
Cokato, MN 55321
320-286-2854
www.monroemodels.us

The N Scale Architect
4063 County Hwy. 2
Delancey, NY 13752
607-746-8416
www.thenarch.com

Wm. K. Walthers Inc.
P.O. Box 3039
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414-527-0770
www.walthers.com

Woodland Scenics
P.O. Box 98
Linn Creek, MO 65052
573-346-5555
www.woodlandscenics.com

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