1966. The D&H car fea-
tures a cushion under-
frame and the as-built
decorating scheme of a
yellow body with green
lettering and a silver roof.
Kadee also sells
undecorated
kits for 40' and
50' PS-1 box-
cars. Visit the
above website for details and pricing.
Kato
) is working on a new sound system that
does not utilize DCC or decoders installed in rolling stock. It is
said to be a plug-and-play system using Kato’s Unitrack.
Modelers will be able to select their preferred sound schemes.
A video demonstrating an early prototype of the new analog
sound system is available at
In other
news, Kato
has added
Union Pacific
and the San
Luis & Rio
Grande road
names to
its lineup of
EMD SD90/43MAC diesel locomotives. The HO scale ready-to-
run models are scheduled to be available late this month. The
MSRP is tentatively set at $195.00 each.
News column - 12
Scale Model
Masterpieces
is selling a Stone Gas
Station craftsman-type kit.
The basic structure was
originally sold by Thomas
A. Yorke in the 1980s
as the Short Line Stone
Depot. Production rights
to the kit were acquired
by Richard Bendever of
Deben Llc, who upgraded the kit with Kappler scale lumber;
Grandt Line windows, doors & roof detail; added detail cast-
ings, signage (Flying A, Shell Oil, and Sinclair); and full-size
drawings and assembly instructions. The molds for the struc-
tural castings are taken from Yorke’s original hand-carved
masters. Visit the above website for additional information on
availability and pricing.
Rapido Trains
is now selling its GMD-1
chassis as a separate item. Each chassis comes fully powered
and includes all lighting. The DC chassis is priced at $125.00
and the DCC/sound chassis is $225.00. Product information
and part numbers are available at
Rapido offers a detailed review of the prototype
GMD-1 at
Roundhouse,
Division of
Athearn
is sched-
uled to deliver
MRH-Sep 2013
