QConnection
) is selling kits
for a 1943 ver-
sion of a CB&Q
class HC-1 twin-
bay 70- ton hop-
per. Priced at $24.95 each, the HO scale kit features Kadee
#158 whisker couplers and Kadee two-piece self-centering
National type B-1 trucks. Produced for QConnection by Bowser,
the kit includes additional weight to meet the NMRA recom-
mended practice.
Rapido Trains
has expanded the
selection of road
names on the
next production
run of its HO scale
steam generator
cars. New roads
will include the Amtrak 2 scheme shown above, plus Spokane,
Portland & Seattle; Ontario Northland (green scheme); and
Canadian Pacific.
Road names from the first production run that are being rerun
include CN (1954 green scheme), CN (noodle), D&RGW, GN,
Milwaukee Road, Milwaukee Road (yellow UP scheme), NYC,
NP, Ontario Northern (chevron scheme), PRR, ATSF, UP, VIA Rail
Canada, and undecorated.
Rapido’s steam generator car is based on a CN prototype built
by General Motors. Rapido’s HO scale ready-to-run model fea-
tures working backup lights, complete underbody detail, and BX
