names will be Bessemer & Lake Erie, C&O (Chessie herald),
W&M (Chessie herald), CC (Canadian National), Northern
Pacific, and Wheeling & Lake Erie. The Trainman® series ready-
to-run models will have an MSRP of $17.95. An undecorated
version will be available at $13.95.
BLMA
is taking res-
ervations for
a second pro-
duction run
of its Trinity class RAF53C, 53' three-unit spine cars. The model
features a die-cast metal frame, pre-assembled hitches, and
numerous separately applied plastic and etched-metal detail
components.
The models
come with
Micro-Trains®
body-mounted
couplers and
ride on 70-Ton
ASF Ride Control® trucks fitted with BLMA’s re-designed 33”
wheelsets. The N scale ready-to-run three-unit models have an
MSRP of $84.95. Delivery is scheduled for early 2014.
News column - 19
MRH-May 2013