47. MRH14-01-Jan2014-L.pdf - page 113

Walthers has also released HO scale Gunderson express boxcars
decorated for International Bridge & Terminal, Amtrak (silver), and
Amrtrak phase IVb (with stripes), and phase IVb (without stripes).
The ready-to-run HO scale Proto® models has an MSRP of $34.98.
Westerfield Models
(
)
has HO scale
resin kits for several
versions of
Pennsylvania Railroad
class X23 single-
sheathed, outside-
braced boxcars including the original car (above). Kits are also
available for cars with a new roof, with a new door and old roof,
and with new roof and door (below).
Westerfield’s crafts-
man-type cast resin
kits come with
appropriate decals,
but without trucks
or couplers. The kits
mentioned above
are available direct at
$42.00 each.
Yarmouth Model
Works
(
)
has etched replace-
ment stirrups
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specifically designed to upgrade Intermountain’s PFE reefers.
As illustrated above, the fret has enough material for two cars.
It sells for $3.00. These won't snap off like the factory-supplied
plastic ones. Owner Pierre Oliver reports that more etched stir-
rups for plastic cars are being developed.
Here is a preview of some HO
scale etched running boards
coming soon from Yarmouth.
From the top, they repre-
sent Apex, Kerrigan, and
Morton metal running boards.
Brake steps are also under
development.
N SCALE PRODUCT NEWS
N scale Bethgon
Coalporter cars are
now available from
Athearn
(
)
in several
schemes including
the CSXT car shown
here. Additional road
names are NS, CN, BN (black body), and BNSF (silver body). The
models are available in five packs with different road numbers
at an MSRP of $99.98. Individual cars list at $19.98 each.
Also available now
from Athearn are
Bombardier com-
muter coaches
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