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New HO scale freight cars scheduled for release in July from
Kadee Quality Products
) include a Maine Central
40’ PS-1 boxcar with Youngstown door. Priced at $34.95, the
ready-to-run model reflects the colorful paint job applied
when the prototype was shopped in 1963.
Also coming in July is a twin-bay SSW Cotton Belt PS-2 cov-
ered hopper car that replicates a prototype built in 1957 by
Pullman Standard. The model is decorated in as-new light
gray alkali resistant paint. The HO scale ready-to-run model
has an MSRP of $42.95.
Kaslo Shops
), a supplier
of cast resin freight cars and locomotive shells, is currently
working on an HO scale body kit for a Dash 8-40-Cm, the
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Canada-specific version of a Dash 8-40CW locomotive but
with a full-width cowl car body and unique four-piece wind-
shield. Preliminary samples are expected soon with a good
possibility of availability by this fall.
Another Canadian locomotive shell under development at
Kaslo is an HR616 road switcher with a full-width cowl body
built in 1982 by Montreal Locomotive Works. The 3000 H.P
prototype was based on ALCo’s Century 630. Introduction of
the HO model is expected in 2014.
Here’s an early look at
Kato’s
)
upcoming HO scale
General Electric P42
locomotive. The com-
puter-generated images
show some interest-
ing details including
a new fiberglass nose
panel. The bolt-on pan-
els make it easier to repair the locomotive nose in the event
of damage due to grade crossing incidents. Also new are the
rounded headlight bezels to match the smooth lines of the
locomotive's front.
A P42 for DC operation is expected by July in three road num-
bers at about $185.00 to $195 each. Locomotives with DCC
will follow about a month later. Models equipped with ESU
Loksound will be priced in the range of $305.00 to $315.00
each. DCC locomotives equipped with Soundtraxx Tsunami®
are expected to be about $10.00 more.
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