for non-sound and $229.95 for sound- equipped models.
Comparable B units will list at $139.95 and $219.95.
Several classes of
Santa Fe stock cars are
scheduled for release
from InterMountain in
late May or early June.
In the mix are class SK-R, SK-T, SK-U, and SK-S as shown here
with double doors and AB brakes. Six road numbers will be
available for each class at an MSRP of $34.95 each.
InterMountain’s
new AAR Alternate
Standard twin-bay
open hopper car will
be arriving at deal-
ers soon. Freight car
expert Ed Hawkins
worked closely with InterMountain in developing this HO
scale model which promises to be an accurate representation
of the prototype. Six road numbers each will be available for
ATSF, Erie, Northern Pacific, W&LW, Clinchfield, Chesapeake &
Ohio, Montour, Nickel Plate Road, Baltimore & Ohio, Cambria
& Indiana, Litchfield & Madison, Minneapolis & St. Louis,
Pittsburgh & West Virginia, and Pittsburg & Shawmat. The
ready-to-run model will have an MSRP of $38.95.
Kadee Quality
Products
)
is quoting a February
release date for a 1951-
era Rock Island 40' box-
car with a “100 Years of
Progress” herald.
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Also coming from
Kadee in February
is a St. Louis & San
Francisco 40' boxcar
featuring a “Ship it
on the Frisco” slogan.
Visit the above website for more information including pricing.
Penn Dutch Scale Models
has a selec-
tion of 12 different kits that
build into authentic looking HO
scale barns. The models feature
corner post, and tab & slot con-
struction, and include various
components from Northeastern
Scale Lumber. The kits range
in complexity and price from $37.00 to $79.00 each. Built-up
models are also available. Visit the above website for addi-
tional details.
Rapido Trains
has
formally announced
that it will produce
HO scale versions of
the Canadian-built
FPA-4 and FPB-4 pas-
senger locomotives.
The prototypes were
unique to Canadian National given their FPA-2 profile and ALCo
251 prime mover. Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) built the
locomotives in the late 1950s. After being retired by CN in 1989,
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