Accurail is selling a pair of Soo Line 40’ PS-1 steel boxcars in a
2-pack at $29.98.
Also available now is an NJDX-Central New Jersey 40’ plug-door
steel refrigerator car at $16.98.
Kits for a 55-ton USRA twin-bay hopper decorated for Virginian
are available in a 3-pack at $42.98.
Additional HO scale kits from Accurail include a Norfolk &
Western 50’ combo-door boxcar decorated in dark blue with
optional scale couplers will list at $79.95. The 2-rail version will
list at $84.95 each. Availability is planned for the second quar-
ter of this year.
Atlas-O will release a new run of its O scale model of a Thrall-
built articulated auto carrier with delivery set for the third
quarter of 2013. New paint schemes will be available for
FXE, FOKL, Norfolk Southern, and TTX as seen here. Special
details include operating end doors, detailed interior deck-
ing, separately-applied wire grab irons, complete brake line
details, and 70-ton roller-bearing trucks. The model is 35“
long and comes with an adjustable articulated diaphragm
with curvature settings for O-42, O-54, and O-63 operation.
The 3-rail version has an MSRP of $134.95 and requires a
minimum radius of 42” for reliable operation. The 2-rail ver-
sion lists at $141.95 and requires a 36” minimum radius.
NEW PRODUCTS FOR HO SCALE
Accurail
has listed several new freight car kits
this month including a Baltimore & Ohio 40’ wood reefer with a
fishbelly underframe at $16.98. The ends, roof and underframe
are all oxide red.
January News column - 4
MRH-Jan 2013
