Availability of the new P42 locomotive will be coordinated
with a new run of Kato’s HO Superliner passenger cars
(one number each of a coach, lounge, diner, and sleeper)
in Amtrak's current Phase IVb (aka Phase VI) paint scheme.
They are expected to have an MSRP of $80.00 to $90.00. An
Amtrak material handling car will list at $49.00 each.
Moebius Models
(
) has released an HO
scale kit for Mel’s Drive–In, an iconic structure popular from
the late 1940s to the ‘70s. The injection molded plastic kit has
an MSRP of $44.95. A newly released HO kit for the Munster’s
House is also priced at $44.99.
Rapido Trains
(
)
has scheduled a second
production run of its highly-regarded HO scale lightweight
coaches. The cars are based on a CC&F design that is similar
to cars owned and operated throughout North America.
News column - 14
MRH-May 2013
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