National Train Show
Several MRH staff members attended the National Train Show
held last month in conjunction with the National Model Railroad
Association’s annual convention. Many of the new products
introduced at NTS are included in this month’s news report …
NEW PRODUCTS FOR ALL SCALES
Kalmbach Publishing
) has released “50
Way to a Better-Looking Layout,” by Jeff Wilson, in which the
prolific author presents a collection of detailing projects. The
100-page book includes some new ideas, as well as selected
favorites from the pages of Model Railroader magazine. Most
projects are designed to be completed in an evening or week-
end. The new publication is available from most hobby stores
as well as direct through the above website.
Boulder Creek Engineering
has intro-
duced the HotShot™ Speedometer
that displays scale speed of passing
trains. The readout device flashes its
display and triggers an alarm when
trains exceed the user-set speed
limit. The device includes photo
sensors to detect trains in typi-
cal room lighting, and automatically adjusts to compensate
for a range of lighting conditions. Visit the above website for
pricing and additional details. A demonstration of the sys-
tem can be viewed at
