News column - 8
CMA,Uniglory,
Triton,APL, Lloyd
Triestino,Matson,
CAI, andChina
Shipping. Thecontainersare scheduled for release in June.
Alsocoming from InterMountain in Juneare50’ PS-1boxcars
withdoubledoors ineight roadnames, anda1937AARboxcar
inachoiceof 16 roadnames. Check theabovewebsite for com-
pletedetails.Undecoratedkits scheduled for release this sum-
mer includea40’ PS-1boxcarwithachoiceof 6’, 7’, or8’ doors,
andA-LineHuskyStackcontainer cars.All of theundecorated
kitshaveanMSRPof $19.95each. Thekits comewithplastic
wheelsetsandwithout couplers.
KadeeQualityProducts
has released
12of itsHGCself-centering
truckswith .088" treads.
Truckswith33”wheelsets
includeACL70-tonBarber®
S-2 rollerbearingandS-2-B
plainbearing trucks;National typeB-150-tonwithsmoothor
ribbed-backwheels (above);Barber®S-270- ton rollerbearing
trucks;andASF®RideControl®50-ton trucks.ASF®100-ton roller
bearing truckswith36”wheelsetsarealsoavailablewith .088"
treads.BettendorfT-sectionandAAR type truckswithplainor
rollerbearingsareall availablewitheithercoilor leaf springs.Arch
bar truckswithplainbearingsand33” ribbedbackwheelsarealso
availablewitheithercoilor leaf springs.Kadee’snon-magnetic
sinteredmetalwheelsaremountedonprototypicallycontoured
insulatedaxles.All theHOscaleKadee trucksmentionedabove
haveanMSRPof$9.95pair.
Kadee isnow selling itspopular
Whisker®couplers inpacksof 25pairs
at anMSRPof $46.25. Typesavail-
able include#118SF shelfhead, #119
SE shelfhead, #153 scalehead short
couplers, and#156 scalehead long
couplers.
KatoUSA
is
sellingGeneral ElectricP42
Genesis locomotivesdeco-
rated inAmtrakphaseVb,
and four versionsofAmtrak’s
Anniversary scheme, includ-
ingphase I, II (right), III, and
IV. TheHO scale ready-to-run
model isavailable forana-
logDCoperationat$198.00
each. The same locomotives
areavailablewith factory-installedESULoksoundat$318.00, or
withSoundtraxx®Tsunami®DCCand soundat$328.00.All prices
areMSRP.Ademonstrationof the locomotiveand its features
canbeviewedat
.
Lake JunctionModels
) is sell-
ing a craftsman kit for a small Chicago&NorthWestern
Interlocking Tower. Components in theHO scale craftsman
MRH-Apr2014
