Product Announcement: HO GMD-1 from Rapido Trains
HO-scale GMD-1 Diesel Locomotive from Rapido Trains An iconic Canadian first-generation diesel locomotive is the four-axle GMD-1 prototype. Rapido Trains has set an October 16, 2023 deadline for reservations for a new production of HO-scale GMD-1 diesel locomotive models planned for 2024 delivery. The HO replica will again include a heavy die-cast frame with piping […]
Product Announcement: HO Thrall 86-foot High-Cube Boxcar from ScaleTrains
Product Announcement: HO Thrall 86-foot High-Cube Boxcar from ScaleTrains ScaleTrains announces an all-new Rivet Counter freight car release due in early 2024. The highly detailed replica will provide an early version Thrall 86-foot high-cube boxcar in HO scale. This version (dating from the car’s 1964 introduction in North American railroading) will feature high-mount brake, tall […]
New Release: HO ICG Decals sets for Tangent’s GATC 4700
HO-scale ICG Decals IC and ICG sets for GATC 4700 Covered Hopper ICG Decals introduces five new decal sets for its line of fine-quality HO releases. These new sets are silk screen printed and sell for $12 each. The waterslide decal sets include accurate lettering presented in multicolors. ABOVE: This 1992 photo shows ICG […]
Arrowhead Models adds Conrail hopper
Arrowhead Models expands its collection of finely detailed Committee Design hopper car replicas with the arrival of Conrail examples. The releases include Hollidaysburg repaints with three shop visit dates: 7-77, 4-79, and 1-80 (multiple road numbers are available for each). The fully assembled model rides on metal wheels mounted in Arrowhead Models own truck sideframes […]
Rapido’s Angus Shops Caboose
A new production of Rapido Trains’ wide-vision Angus Shops caboose models is available now in HO scale. This 2023 release provides improved lighting as an enhancement for this highly detailed 1:87 replica, which has been part of Rapido’s freight car offerings for several years. This latest run includes new paint schemes and re-runs of popular […]
Zingraff Casting is new in HO from Fos Scale Models
Fos Scale Models introduces Zingraff Casting to the hobby manufacturer’s line of HO releases. The kit provides materials to create a small brick structure with lots of detail. The roof features a skylight, dust collector, and large sign. Surrounding the building, you’ll receive oil drums, welding tanks, junk-filled dumpster, workbench cabinets, and more. The […]
UP combo-door boxcar coming from Moloco
Moloco Trains announces Union Pacific’s BC-50-5 and BC-50-6 class 50-foot combination-door boxcars. This new HO-scale model is now available for reservations.
Portable LED Light Tower from East Coast Circuits
A new addition from East Coast Circuits will arrive in fall 2023. The release is designed for use at construction sites, railroad yards, crime scenes, parking lots, and more on your HO model railroad. The offering will come with 16 LEDs, the unit will be able to rotate 360-degree, will come with detachable outriggers, and […]
Atlas announces Mobile Office for HO and N
Atlas announces a Mobile Office Container release coming for HO and N. The first release of this all-new tooling effort is due in early 2024. The model accurately reproduces a common feature of many industrial and railroad facilities with its 40-foot shipping container-style office. The model will include doorways, windows, and light fixture detail. Separately […]
Home Shops has Tangent-made High Cubes in HO
Home Shops has a new group of 86-foot high-cube boxcar replicas available decorated in schemes for home road/freelance model railroads. You read about Home Shops and saw the company’s initial release of a similar home road series of Tangent Scale Models-made 4750 three-bay covered hoppers in July 2022’s Model Railroad News. This latest limited production […]