The next production
run of Walthers
Mainline series
10,000 gallon 36’
tank car is scheduled
for release in August. In addition to the CGTX-British American
Oil car illustrated here, decorating schemes for the HO scale
model will be Citgo, Gulf, Phillips 66, Sinclair, and Valvoline. The
ready-to- run tanker will have an MSRP of $24.98.
Also scheduled
for release next
month is a Walthers
Cornerstone™ kit
for Diamond Coal
Corporation. This is
an impressive HO
scale kit with a two-
track tipple arrange-
ment suitable for
both steam or diesel
eras. The corrugated metal structure with separate windows
and doors is ideal for kitbashing or combining multiple kits. As
shown here the finished model has a footprint of 19.375” x
13.1825” x 7.5” high. Diamond Coal has an MSRP of $49.98.
N SCALE PRODUCT NEWS
Athearn
) will release another production run of
its N scale Husky Stack cars early next year. Decorating schemes
will be BNSF, CSX, Trailer Train, TTX, and TTX with a new logo
as illustrated here. Features on the ready-to-run model include
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etched metal walk-
ways, separately
applied brake rigging
and brake wheel,
and machined metal wheels. The MSRP will be $19.98 each.
Atlas Model Railroad Company
) is preparing a
Master series GP40/GP40-2 for release in the first quarter of
next year. In addition to the CN unit shown, the GP40 version
will be available decorated for Penn Central, Denver & Rio
Grande Western, Soo Line, and The Rock.
The GP40-2 version
of the diesel model
will be available for
Iowa, Chicago &
Eastern; CSX;
Western Pacific;
Cotton Belt; and Ontario Northland as illustrated here. The N
scale ready-to-run model will have an MSRP of $119.95 or
$154.95 with a factory installed decoder.
Also under devel-
opment for release
in the first quarter
of 2015 is a pair of
N scale ready-to-
run freight cars. They include a Trainman series Thrall 4750
cu.ft. covered hopper decorated for Minneapolis, Northfield
& Southern; Reading Blue Mountain & Northern, Crystal Car
Line, and Canadian National. An undecorated version will also
be available.
MRH-Jul 2014
