high x 7.5" wide. The craftsman-style kit features laser-cut
walls, Tichy doors and windows, and BEST shingles. Illustrated
instructions are provided along with assembly templates.
Kit #ST017 is priced at $45.00 plus shipping and handling.
Vehicles and figures in the illustration are not included.
North West Short Line/Oso Railworks
has released repowering kits for rejuvenating older HO scale
steam models. Kits are now available for a TYCO/Mantua
0-6-0T and a Varney Dockside 0-4-0T. Principal components
in each of the kits include a DCC-friendly motor, a polished-
steel worm gear, a machined Delrin axle gear, a Quick-Mount
fixture, and detailed instructions. The 0-6-0T kit also has a
small flywheel. The repower kits sell for $42.95 each. Details,
including installation instructions are available in section 6 of
the NWSL catalog which can be viewed at the above web site.
Red Caboose
is scheduled
to release HO
scale ready-to-
run versions of
its Evans 100-
ton coil cars this fall. Road names will include Elgin, Joliet, &
Eastern; Norfolk Southern; Detroit, Toledo & Ironton; Grand
Trunk Western; Chicago & North Western; and CSX Spring
Hill Express as shown here. Each road name will be avail-
able in six numbers at an MSRP of $42.95. InterMountain
Railway is responsible for marketing Red Caboose products.
For additional information visit
News column - 11
MRH-Apr 2013