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opening in the 12-panel welded sides. Note the 4/5 Pullman-
Standard “dartnaught” ends and low tack board on the pro-
totype photo. The HO scale ready- to-run model will have an
MSRP of $34.95.
Mike Rose Hobbies
is
selling concrete phone booths based on
an early Lehigh Valley prototype that is
still standing on an abandoned branch
line near Bernice, Penn. The model is
similar to phone booths used by other
railroads including DL&W, Erie, CNJ,
and O&W. The structure is a 3D-printed
model and is offered both with and with-
out a smoke jack. It is available in HO, S,
and O scales. For pricing and additional
information on both the models and the
prototype visit
Minitrains EU
(
has
introduced an HOn30
scale 0-4-0 steam loco-
motive and four pas-
senger cars, all based
on the fictional Fiddletown & Copperopolis cartoon series.
The locomotive is an 0-4-0 with a four-wheel tender.
The passenger car set includes a coach, combine, RPO-
baggage, and a baggage car. Minitrains EU does not currently
have an outlet in the
US but will sell directly
to consumers in North
America. For pricing
and ordering instruc-
tions visit the above
website or send an inquiry to
Note that in Europe, HOn30 gauge equipment is identified as
HOe. Trains run on standard 9mm gauge N scale track.
The newest item from
Nick &
Nora Designs
is an HO scale kit
for Annie’s Lunch Counter. The
HO scale kit features laser-cut
walls and front window. The
foundation is cast. The doors
and windows are from Tichy. The
completed structure has a foot-
print of 2.625” x 5.375”. For pricing and ordering information
visit
Rapido Trains
and
Canada’s national pas-
senger railway (VIA Rail
Canada) have teamed
up to produce an accu-
rate HO scale model of a VIA F40PH-2D locomotive. Among
the features of the ready-to-run model are etched-metal
radiator grilles, accurate Canadian roof fans with the correct
number of blades, unique panel and door arrangements on
the body, extensive interior detail including a desktop control
MRH-Mar 2014
