The latest release from
Morning Sun Books
includes “Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Volume 2: The
Red Era,” by Daryl McGee; and “Lehigh and New England
Railroad and its Successors,” by Mike Bednar. Visit the above
website for additional details including pricing.
LARGE SCALE PRODUCT NEWS
Accucraft
) is selling a large scale (1/32 scale
for operation on 45mm G scale track) Union Pacific Big Boy
4-8-8-4 steam engine. The live-steam butane-powered model
is controlled by working Walschaert’s valve gear for forward/
reverse with a screw reverser located in cab. Also in the cab are
a water level gauge, blow-down valve, throttle valve, a pair of
safety valves, super heater tube, and pressure gauge. The dual
flue boiler works on 65 psi pressure. The custom built brass
model has a list price of $8995.
New large scale
items shown by
Bachmann
at
the National Train
Show included this
1:29 scale Peter Witt
streetcar. The model is scheduled for release in October at a
suggested price of $399.99 each. In addition to the Chicago
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MRH-Aug 2013
