kit which can be built in either the early or late version of the
depot. The overall footprint is 7” wide x 5.5” deep. The main
structure without the platform is 5” x 5”. The kit has an MSRP
of $124.95.
Walthers
will begin ship-
ping its Proto™ ACF
Type-21 10,000 gallon
insulated tank car this
month. Six decorating
schemes have been
produced. Cars with black tanks and white lettering include
EORX-City Service (above), GATX, MPCX, and SDRX-Sinclair.
MPCX will be available on a white tank, and TCX-Texaco on a
silver tank. The ready-to-run HO scale models have an MSRP of
$39.98 each.
Walthers has introduced a new idea with three restored private
passenger cars plus a Cornerstone® structure kit for a Railcar
Restoration and Charter service. The HO scale structure has an
MSRP of $49.98. The assembled model measures 13.62” x
8.75” x 5.13” high.
The HO scale ready-to-run cars include a Pullman-Standard
club lounge (above) and a 6-4-1 sleeper observation. Both are
colorfully decorated in a purple charter scheme with smoke
tinted windows. Also available is a Budd-built drawing room
/ lounge car that is depicted while still undergoing restora-
tion. The fluted car has both partially tarnished and partially
restored stainless sides. Each of the three cars has an MSRP of
$69.98. The purple charter cars are also available with interior
lights at $79.98 each.
Also new from Walthers is an HO scale kit for a 3-story brick
Jewelry Store featuring curved glass display windows and a
simulated marble façade. Dimensions of the assembled build-
ing are 3.56” x 5.87” x 6.0” high. Printed interior details are
included with the kit which has an MSRP of $39.95 each.
N SCALE PRODUCT NEWS
New N scale models
scheduled to arrive from
Atlas
in the
second quarter of 2013
include a Trainman®
series C&O-style all-
steel cabooses. The
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